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Make plans to attend the sixth annual Collection: Art to Wear fashion show on April 26 at 8 p.m. in The court of north carolina on the nc state campus.

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March 3 design guild award dinner honoring ann goodnight the Umstead hotel, Cary

March 4 - 24 exhibition: architecture teaching Fellows

March 23 interview days

March 23Karsten heuer “Being Caribou” Witherspoon Cinema, nC state Campus, 6 p.m.Co-sponsored by the College of Design, NCSU Libraries and the College of Veterinary Medicine

March 24Urban sustainability Conferencesheraton Capital, downtown Raleigh

March 25 - April 13exhibition: Landscape architecture alumni/Faculty show

March 30 interview days

April 9architecture Lecture: Julie eizenberg 3712 Bostian hall, 6 p.m.

April 12alumni and Friends gatheringnew York, nYarrangements tBa

April 14 - May 6graphic design senior show

April 16architecture Lecture: Bill valentine 3712 Bostian hall, 6 p.m.

April 23Craig dykers, Principal architect, snøhetta 3712 Bostian hall, 6 p.m.Co-sponsored by the College of Design and NCSU Libraries

April 26 (rain date April 27)2007 Collection: art to Wear fashion showthe Court of north CarolinanC state Campus, 8 p.m.

May 3alumni and Friends gathering in conjunction with aia national Convention6 p.m., Marriott River Center hotelsan antonio, texas

May 3alumni and Friends gathering in conjunction with asLa nC ConferenceColeJenst & stone, Charlotte, n.C.

May 7 - May 12exhibition: graduation show

May 12spring Commencement

May 13 - sept 1summer exhibition

June 10 - 16design Camp/Overnight 1

June 25 - 29design Camp/day

July 8 - 14design Camp/Overnight 2

August (TBA)dedication of the newly renovated Robert Burns auditorium and aaron s. allred entrance gallery in Kamphoefner hall

october 7aRe Prep Course: graphics divisionswww.design.ncsu.edu/cont-ed

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all aRChiteCtURe LeCtURes – due to the renovation of Burns auditorium in Kamphoefner hall, the school of architecture’s lecture series events will be held in Bostian hall auditorium, room 3712. www.design.ncsu.edu/bostianmap.html

eXhiBitiOns are featured in the Brooks hall gallery.

visitORs are encouraged to verify time and location of events, which are subject to change. For more information, call 919/515-8313 or sign up for designlife, an e-newsletter, at www.design.ncsu.edu (link to “news & events” from pull-down menu).

OUR thanKs College of design lectures and exhibitions are sponsored in part by design guild dean’s Circle and Benefactor members.

For more details, go to www.design.ncsu.edu/events.

the design guild is an association of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders established in 1996 to promote design education at the nC state University College of design through private contri-butions and gifts. the publication of Design Influence is fully supported by design guild funds.

We welcome your submission of alumni news items in addition to your comments about this publication. to receive our electronic newsletter, DESIGNlife, please send us your e-mail address.

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919/515-8313

Marvin J. Malecha, fAiAdean

carla Abramczykdirector of development

Jean Marie livaudaisdirector of professional relations

Pam Welchdevelopment assistant

sherry o’nealeditor; director of communications

craig Mcduffie (BedV 1983)designer

coVeR On the cover, a close-up view of model from winning nC state student team. see story on page 6.

deAn’s MessAge 2 ABreathofFreshAir

RecogniTions 4 DesignGuildDinner 5 DistinguishedAlumnus

feATuRes 6 FirstinSustainableDesignCompetition 8 ParkScholarshipsBringTopStudentstoCollegeofDesign 9 HGTVDreamHome–NCStateEdition10 CottonSteersFolbottoSuccess12 GeneBresslerAimstoMakeUrbanDevelopmentBetterinN.C.13 DesignStudioConnectsAlumniandTriangleUniversities14 GraphicDesign:AnExpandedView16 Achieve!TheCampaignReachesMilestone

18 coMMenceMenT AddRess

22 college neWs

noTes24 Alumni/Friends28 Faculty/Staff30 Students

32 DonorSupport33 CollegeFaculty&StaffListing

d e a n ’ s M e s s a g e

Designthoughtisthemostpowerful

enablingtoolinatimeofprofoundchange.

Itrepresentsaproblemsolutionand

opportunity-seekingprocessthatfosters

theconditionsforcreativity,sparkingnew

thought.Itisasurvivalmechanism.Design

thinkingisthemeansbywhichthemost

difficultchallengesmaybeaddressed.It

beginsbyassociatingfreethinkingwith

thebeginner’smindandrealizesresults

byemployingtacticsassociatedwith

experience.

Thereisatemptationtorecallthepast

“appareledincelestiallight,”obscuringthe

difficulties,romanticizingexperiencesand

constructingmemoriesoftimespast.

Therealityofthepastisadynamicmixof

circumstancesandpersonalities.Conflict

anddeferralareneverfarfromthecreative

spirit.AbrahamLincoln’swords,“The

dogmasofthequietpastareinadequateto

thestormypresent”perfectlydescribeour

time.Weareembarkedonatransformation

thatisunlikeanyotherinourmemory

andcertainlyremarkableinhistoryforthe

complexityofthehumanandenvironmental

issueswemustconfront.

Thisisatimeofprofoundchange.Newroles

areevolvingfordesignersingovernmentand

insociety.Newformsofownershipandteam

organizationguidethepracticeevenaswe

mustnavigateanincreasinglylegaland

litigiousenvironmentwhilealsomastering

thepixelandanarrayofnewmaterials

andmethods.Thoseenteringthedesign

professionsfaceanuncertainfuturedriven

byforcesasdynamicasanyinhistory.Itis

atimewhenthegapbetweeneducationand

practiceisgrowing,evenastheeducation

experiencehasneverbeenricherandthe

needtodevelopthetalentpoolnevergreater.

Designeducatorsmustcarefullyconsider

theredefinitionofthedesignprofessions

andthemannerbywhichtheywillbe

conductedasanelementofeducationthatis

ascentralasthestudioculture.Integrated

practicedependsonevolvingtechnological

solutionsaswellasnewteamorganizational

models.Anditdemandsaresponsefrom

theeducationcommunity.Ifweignore

thischallengewewilldoourstudentsa

disservice.

Therealityofinternationalpracticeis

forcingustoacceptaworldthatissmaller,

fasterandmorecompetitive.Outsourcing

andoff-shoringaspectsofpracticeis

evolvingataratesoastoredefineboththe

natureofentry-levelskillsandtheabilities

requiredtoleadadesignfirm.Firmsand

teamsareformedandreformedtomatch

projectsaswellaspoliticalcontexts.

Eventhosewhoexpecttoconducttheir

professionalliveswithinawell-defined

regionalcontextwillmorethanlikelybe

requiredtointeractwithinternational

corporations,clientsandfundingsources.

LawrenceSommershasobservedthat

theactionandinactionofhumanbeings

imperilslifeontheplanetandthelifeofthe

planetitself.Sustainabilitycannotbean

optionwithinprofessionaldesignstudies;it

mustbeanintegralaspectofeducationand

afundamentalcomponentofprofessional

studies.

Justaswecanmarvelattheadvancesof

knowledgewecanalsowonderataworld

wheremanyareleftbehindbecauseof

advancementsintechnologyandeducation

thataresimplynotavailabletothem.

Theland-grantmissionofourUniversity

demandsofusaninvolvementinthemost

vitalaffairsofourcommunityandourstate.

Wemusteducateindividualstoassumea

responsibleroleintheircommunities.Itis

throughsuchinvolvementthatthepower

ofdesignwillberealizedonbehalfofthose

whoareleastabletoworkontheirown

behalf.However,weshouldnotseethis

onlyasworkingonbehalfofothers.When

weengagethecommunity,weenrichour

ownspirit.Wedemonstratetheimportance

andtherelevancyofwhatwedo,thereby

attractingthebestandthebrightesttoour

side.Whenweworktosecurethediversityof

otherswesecureourownrighttoexpression.

Whenweenableothersweenableourselves.

Whatanamazinglessonthisisforthe

youngestamongus.Whatanimportant

valuetoengenderinthosewhowillleadour

professions.

Thisisanopportunityforleadership.The

designprofessionsareexplodingwithnew

knowledge,withskillstestedbyapplication,

andmeasuredbyhowwemarkedlyimprove

thelivesofthosewhoexperienceourwork.

TheCollegeiscontinuallyrefreshingits

communityoffacultywithnewmembers

andnewleadership.Inthetransitionswe

gainenergyandenrichourperspective.

Overthepastseveralyearswehaveadded

newfaculty,broughtnewleadershipinto

theCollegeandexpandedourprogram

offerings.Thishasopenedthepossibilityof

pursuingtopicsasdiverseasenvironmental

justice,informationtechnologyand

affordablehousing.

Justaswemustconfrontthechallenges

ofourtime,wevaluethefreshnessofthe

dreamforwhatwewanttobecome.Thisis

thecommitmentweaffirmfortheCollege

ofDesign.Thefreshnessofdreamsfosters

manyideastoflourishaswerespectthe

authorityofideas.Ideasarethefreshairof

design.ThisisthecultureoftheCollegeof

Designcommunity.

A breath of fresh airby Marvin J. Malecha, fAiA, dean

dean's Message

There was a time when meadow, grove and stream

The earth and every common sight,

To me did seem

Appareled in celestial light,

The glory and the freshness of a dream

—William Wordsworth, Ode. Intimations of Immortality

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d e s i g n g U i L d a W a R d

AnnGoodnightpassionatelyworks

topromotetheartsandeducationinour

community.Fromenhancingourstate’s

collectionofarttofoundingCaryAcademy

tosupportingtheeducationalinitiativesof

theContemporaryArtMuseumandserving

ontheNCStateUniversityBoardofTrustees,

Annhasdedicatedherselftoimproving

theworldwelivein.Oftenconnectingher

supportforvisualartsandeducation,she

hasengagedcountlessschoolchildren

inlearningthoughtheartsand

design.Whethershe’soverseeingan

architecturaldesignproject,selecting

worksforfuturecollectionsoftheNorth

CarolinaMuseumofArt,orstrategically

planningacampaigntosupportone

ofmanycommunityinitiatives,Ann

Goodnighthasakeeneyefordetail

whilestayingfocusedontheultimate

goalofbuildingathrivingcommunity.

Forherunflaggingsupportand

dedicationtotheartsandeducation,

theDesignGuildisproudtonameAnn

Goodnightthe2007DesignGuildAward

recipient.

design guild Honors Ann goodnight

“Annmakestheconnectionbetweenthe

valueoftheartsandthecreativitynecessaryto

fosteraprosperouscommunity.Herthoughtful

andrelentlesssupportofthearts,aswellas

herinspiringleadershipineducationmakes

obvioushercommitmenttoentirewell-being

ofourregion.Forherimpressiveserviceto

ourcommunity,shewell-deservingofthe

recognitionthatcomeswiththeDesignGuild

Award,”saysDeanMarvinJ.Malecha.

Ann Goodnight was honored with the Design Guild Award at the 10th Annual Design Guild

Award Dinner held Saturday, March 3, 2007 at The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, N.C.

d i s t i n g U i s h e d a L U M n U s

TheCollegeofDesignhasnamedCharlesA.

“Chuck”FlinkII,FASLA,asits2006Distinguished

Alumnus.Flinkisa1982graduateoftheCollege

ofDesignwithaBachelorofEnvironmental

DesigninLandscapeArchitecture.Heisfounder

andpresidentofGreenwaysIncorporated,

anenvironmentalplanningandlandscape

architecturecompanyestablishedin1986and

basedinDurham,N.C.Heiswidelyregardedas

oneofthenation'sleadinggreenwayplanners

havingcompletedcomprehensivegreenwayand

openspaceplansformorethan100communities

within32states.Hehasalsoprovidedconsulting

servicestoclientsinArgentina,Canada,Japan

andSt.Croix,USVI.In2003,Flinkwaselected

aFellowintheAmericanSocietyofLandscape

Architectsinrecognitionofhisextraordinary

workandachievementinlandscapearchitecture.

Flinkhasco-authoredtwoaward-winning

books:Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design

and Development,andTrails for the Twenty-First

Century.Bothpublicationshavebeencitedby

theAmericanPlanningAssociationasthe“best

singlereference”onthecreationoftrailsand

greenways.Flinkhasbeenfeaturedinprominent

nationalandinternationalpublicationsincluding

National Geographic, Landscape Architecture,

Walking, American Planning, Rails-to-Trails, Good

Housekeeping, Buzzworm Environmental Journal,

Southern Living, Business Journal Magazineand

American City County.In2001,Flinkreceived

aMeritAwardfromtheAmericanSocietyof

LandscapeArchitectsforhisinvolvementwith

theGrandCanyonGreenwayproject.In1995,

hereceivedanEnvironmentalExcellenceAward

fromtheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation

FederalHighwayAdministrationforhisworkon

theSwiftCreekRecycledGreenway,thenation's

firstgreenwaybuiltfromrecycledtrash.Flinkis

therecipientofnumerousothernational,state

andlocalplanninganddesignawardsforhis

workongreenway,openspaceandtrailprojects

throughouttheUnitedStates.

Flinkhaslecturedontheplanning,design

andimplementationofgreenwaysatmorethan

150nationalandinternationalconferences

since1986.Heservedasanadjunctprofessorof

landscapearchitectureattheCollegeofDesign

from1994-1998.Heservedthreeconsecutive

termsaschairmanoftheBoardforAmerican

Trails,Inc.Washington,D.C.,andasamember

oftheNorthCarolinaGreenwaysAdvisory

Commission.Heiscurrentlychairmanofthe

BoardofTrusteesfortheEastCoastGreenway,

a2,800-mileurbangreenwaythatextendsfrom

Calis,Maine,toKeyWest,Fla.,alongtheAtlantic

seaboardoftheUnitedStates.

CollegeofDesignDeanMarvinJ.Malecha,

FAIA,saysofFlink,“Chuckofferstosocietythe

designknowledgeandpracticethatwestriveto

teachourstudents.Heisaleaderinhisprofession

and,moreimportantly,hesolvesproblemsfor

communities,bringingpeopletogethertofind

sustainableandopenspacesolutionsthatwilllast

forgenerations.TheCollegeofDesigncommunityis

tremendouslyproudofChuck’saccomplishments.”

FlinkwashonoredonFriday,January26,

2007,atNCState’sDistinguishedAlumniAwards

“EveningofStars”eventattheDorothyandRoy

ParkAlumniCenteronCentennialCampus.Hewill

serveastheCollegeofDesign’scommencement

speakeronMay12,2007.

college of design selects charles A. “chuck” flink ii as distinguished Alumnus Award Winner

charles A. “chuck” flink ii, fAslA, (BedlA 1982)

Thomas schaller’s rendering of The umstead Hotel and spa. Architect: Three Architecture incorporated.


ThegoaloftheUSGBC’sannualcompetitionistodrawattention

totheavailabilityofaffordable,environmentallyfriendlybuildings,by

askingcompetitorstodesignstructureswithincertainenvironmental

andcostparameters.TheNCStateteamdesignedahomeusing

passivesolarenergytodecreaseheatingandcoolingcosts.Theyalso

incorporateduniversalaccessibilityandenergy-efficientconstruction,

andtheydiditallwithinamaterialsbudgetofamere$46persquare

foot.

Withastatewidewin,thefourstudentsandonewhohadsince

graduated,teamedbackupontheirowntimetocompeteatthenational

level.Lanoustillguidedthestudentteamastheyhadtotakealarge

seriesofmodelsandpresentationboardsdowntojusttwo30"x40"

postersforthenationalcompetition.

AccordingtoK.C.Kurtz,“Wehadsuchacomprehensivepresentation

andahugemodeldisplaythatwentabovethestatewiderequirements;

itwaschallengingtocullthatdownintotwoposters.Thatwasnational’s

ThreecountiesinNorthCarolinaaresportingabrand-newdesign

forsomeoftheirHabitatforHumanityhomes,courtesyofahard-

workingteamofNCStateCollegeofDesignstudents.Theteamtook

firstplaceatthe2006U.S.GreenBuildingCouncil(USGBC)Natural

TalentDesignCompetitionafterwinningthestatewidecompetition.

Whatstartedasanindependentstudyventureforfivearchitecture

graduatestudentstoenterastatewidesustainabilitycompetition,

garneredthemanationalfirstplaceawardinsustainabledesign.

ThestudentswereenrolledduringtheSpring2006semesterinan

independentstudywithAdjunctAssociateProfessorRandyLanou

(M.Arch.1997)andspiritleaderSchoolDirectorTomBarrie.

ForalumnusRandyLanou,ownerofBuildSense,supporting

thestudentsthroughthestatewidecompetitionwasthegoalofthe

independentstudy.Barriesays,“Theygetafacultyadvisoranddesign

thebuildingcompletely.Itturnsouttobealotmorethanthreecredit

hoursworthofwork.”

TeammembersAndrewDarab,FrankGiordano,EricJabaley,K.C.

KurtzandSusanUngerleiderrepresentedNorthCarolinainthenational

competitionafterwinningtheSustainableBuildingDesignCompetition.

Thestateprizewas$5,000,andthenationalprizewas$2,500.

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attempttoleveltheplayingfieldbecauseitislikechoosing‘bestin

show’atadogshow…withallthedifferentprogramrequirements,

youarecomparingapplestooranges.”

Theteamhadtolearntoworktogether,maximizingtheirstrengths

inordertofinishtheproject.

“Ithinkwedidagoodjobofrecognizingthestrengthsofeach

member,”saysteammemberSusanUngerleider.“K.C.andEricboth

hadindispensablebuildingexperience.AndrewandFrankaregreat

atgraphiclayoutandprogramming—layingoutthespaceswithinthe

hometomaximizethefloorplan’sfunctionality.”

Insteadofcreatinganactive“solarhouse,”whichusesexpensive

photovoltaicstoabsorbthesun’senergy,theNCStateteamcreated

a“passivesolar”design,whichmeansthatthelongestpartofthe

structureisorientedalonganEast-Westaxis.Inaddition,glazingand

engineeredroofoverhangsareusedsothatinthewintertheglazing

allowsthesun’senergyintothestructure,andblocksitinthesummer,

thusheatingandcoolingthehomemoreefficiently.

“Designingsustainablestructuresisreallyamattermoreof

educationthanexpense,”saysteammemberKurtz.“Youcancreate

energy-efficienthousingbyusingoff-the-shelfproducts;itdoesn’t

havetoallbecustombuilt.”

Thejudgesatthenationalcompetitionagreed.Wheneverything

wassaidanddone,therewasathree-waytieforfirstplace,with

theNCStatestudentdesignteamtakingthehonoralongwithtwo

professionalarchitecturefirms.

“Toaperson,thiswasanoutstandingteam,”saysLanou.“They’re

smart,andwereinvestedintheprojectbothpersonallyandintellectually.

Ihadahighlevelofconfidencethattheycouldwinthecompetition,

becausetheycreatedaworkable,real-worlddesign.”

“Wedidn’trealizethatwe’dbecompetingagainstprofessionalsat

thenationalcompetition,”saysKurtz.“Thestatecompetitionwasonly

opentostudents—butthat’snotthecaseelsewhere.Theteamwas

reallyproudofthat.”

Thestatetitlemeantthattheirwinningdesignwouldbebuilt.So

far,HabitatforHumanityhasbuiltthehouseinOrangeandCatawba

counties,withtheChathamCountyhousestillunderway.Ifthepilot

housesgowell,thehomeplanscouldbeaddedtotheHabitatfor

Humanityplanbook,availabletohomeownersnationwide.Durham

andYanceycountieshaveexpressedinterestintheplans,too.

Ph.D.CandidateTraciRiderservesontheNationalEmerging

BuildersCommitteeofUSGBC.Shewasorganizerfornational-level

sustainabledesigncompetition.Shecoordinatedthe12statewinning

entriesintothenationalcompetitionandworkedcloselywiththe

teamstopreparefortheDenverfinale.

TracyDixonwithAdvancedEnergy,locatedonCentennialCampus,

wastheorganizerofthestatewidecompetitioninNorthCarolina.

Tracey Peake from NC State News Services contributed to this article.

first in national sustainable design competition

(l-R) Randy lanou, faculty advisor, eric Jabaley, Andrew darab, frank giordano, K.c. Kurtz and susan ungerleider smile broadly after winning the statewide competition, which qualified the team to compete nationally.

features on this 1/4" scale model include rainwater catchment, bamboo privacy screen and architectural greenscreen. national jury commented on the simple elegance of the design scheme.

full-scale wall section from state competition presentation materials.

Building detail of the Hillsborough home in orange county during construction including advanced in-line framing and raised-heel energy trusses.


TheParkScholarshipsatNCStateareoneofthemostprestigious

undergraduatescholarshipsintheUnitedStates.Currentlyvalued

at$59,000forin-statestudents(40awardedthisyear)and$107,000

forout-of-statestudents(10awardedthisyear),theinnovative,

year-roundprogramhadmorethan1,000applicantsforthose50

scholarships.Competitionisfierceandtime-consumingasprospective

studentsworkfromcompleting

applicationsthroughinitial,semi-

finalistandfinalistinterviews,

somegivenbypreviousPark

Scholarsandalumni.

CollegeofDesignfreshman

AlexWiedemannisoneofthose

rarerecipients.TheClayton,

N.C.-nativeknewothersfrom

herhighschoolwhowerePark

Scholars,suchasCaseyCoats

(seestoryatright),andshewas

veryfamiliarwiththeCollegeof

DesignsincesheattendedDesign

Campthesummerbeforeherjunioryear.

“Ireallyfitinhere.Thereareopportunitiestoreallyconnectwith

thefaculty,”shesays.

OneoftherequirementsofeachParkScholaristoselecta

communityserviceagencytobeinvolvedwithwhileenrolledatNC

State.Wiedemann,agraphicdesignmajor,isworkingwithtwoother

ParkScholarstocreateanelectronicmarketingplanfortheEastern

ChapteroftheMultipleSclerosisSocietytohelpspreadthewordabout

M.S.andthesociety’sactivities.

ShealsoenjoysbeingpartoftheParkSparcprogramwherePark

Scholarsvisithighschoolstoencouragestudentstoapply.

Park scholar ships Br ing Top s tuden t s to col lege o f des ign

Park scholar Alex Wiedemann

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college of design Park scholar is also leader of the Pack

AlsofromClayton,N.C.,LandscapeArchitecture(LAR)Junior

CaseyCoatsreceivedtheLeaderofthePackawardof$1,000atthe

homecomingfootballgameagainstGa.TechonNovember4,2006.

TheLeaderofthePackscholarshipreplacedthehomecomingking

andqueenseveralyearsago.Interestedstudentsmustsubmitthree

essaysandanapplication,whichalongwiththeirGPAdetermineifthey

areoneof12semi-finalists(sixmaleandsixfemale).Semi-finaliststhen

makea10-minutepresentation,immediatelyfollowedbyaninterview,

todeterminesixfinalists.Theweekbeforehomecoming,finalistsare

allowedtocampaignandthestudentbodytakesavote.Thevoteisonly

partofthetotalscore,sonooneknowswhowinsuntilhomecoming.

Thoughsufferingfrommononucleosis,Coatsmadeittothegame

andwalkedawaywiththescholarship!SinceParkScholarsgetfree

tuition,roomandboardforfouryears,Coatswillusethescholarshipto

payforherrequiredfifthyearinLAR.

Coats’listofaccomplishmentsalsoincludebeingappointed

asanalumnistudentambassadorandservingontwohomecoming

committees.ShewasalsoselectedtoparticipateinWolfAide,aprogram

thatteachesleadershipskills.

Inaddition

tobeingaPark

Scholarand

participatinginthe

mandatorylearning

labsduringbreaks,

Coatsispresident

oftheNational

SocietyofCollegiate

Scholars,NCState

Chapter.

HgTV dream Home – nc state edition

Afather-sonteamofNCStatealumnirecentlyworkedonaonce-

in-a-lifetimeproject—theHGTV2006DreamHome.

In1982,AlPlatt,Architect(M.Arch1975)openedhispracticein

themountainsofBrevard,N.C.Al’sson,Parker(BEDA1994,B.Arch.

1999),joinedhimin1994.ThenamewaschangedtoPlattArchitecture

in2005anditisnowa12-personfirmspecializinginresidentialand

communitybasedarchitecture.Parker'sNCStateclassmateJanErik

“Bud”Holland(BEDA1994;M.Arch.1997),whojoinedthefirmin

1997,servedasprojectmanagerfortheDreamHomeproject.

WhenHGTVmadeplanswithGreyRockDevelopmenttobuildthe2006DreamHomeatLake

Lure,JackThomasson,homeplannerforHGTV,recommendedPlattArchitecture,afirmthat

strivestodesignhousesthatcomplementlandformsandpreservethenaturalintegrityoftheland.

MarkBarker,principalofMWBConstructionfromBlackMountain,N.C.,waschosenasthebuilder.

Theentireprojectmovedveryquicklythroughdesignandwascompletedinninemonths,

whichisnormallyuptoathree-yearprocess.

Thesmallfirmusuallyworkson8-10homesayear,butthesuccessoftheDreamHome

projecthasincreaseddemandfortheirwork.“Wehaveheardfrompeopleallovertheworldwho

complimentthehomeandourdesign,”saysAlPlatt.

More information about the 2006 Dream Home located at Lake Lure, N.C., can be found at hgtv.com/

dreamhome. Learn more about Platt Architecture at www.plattarchitecture.com.

Park scholar and leader of the Pack casey coats with her parents.

Al and Parker Platt

Platt Architecture staff in front of the HgTV dream Home. l-R: John Witherspoon, Parker Platt, Bill Pauer, celia Hickson, Brad Kimzey, Amy Montieth, sue Whitehurst, stephanie Holland, Bud Holland, laura Botch, Ava carr, Al Platt, steve l’Heureux. not pictured, Wendy lofton, celesta Britton and Brian fireman.


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company.Hestayedwiththecompany,butwaslookingforanother

challenge.

LuckwasstillridingwithCottonwhenafriend’sfather,whowas

theheadofindustrialdevelopmentinCharleston,suggestedthathe

lookintopurchasingFolbot,whosefounderpassedawayin1982.

Enamoredwiththeideaofbecominghisownbossandrelyingon

hisownbusinessdecisions,Cottonwasabletoroundupfourinvestors

andbecamethepresidentofFolbot.

AlthoughthecompanybroughtkayakingtotheU.S.in1935,there

hadbeennoproductinnovationforyearsaccordingtoCotton,“Ifthe

salesarethisgoodwiththisproduct,surely,Icanimproveonthat!”

Althoughfacedwithareluctancetochangewithinthecompany,

Cottonstartedrevampingtheaestheticsofmostmodelstomeet

marketdemandforlighter,stronger,higher-

techboats.Hedecidedtoabandon

woodforpolycarbonateand

aluminum.

Athis

youngestson’srequest,he

builtalong,skinnyfastboatthathas

beensuccessful.Hestillsketcheshisdesignsand

buildsfull-scaleprototypessincesuchhigh-endequipment

isathisdisposal.

NowFolbothas17employeesinCharlestonandtheyhave

distributorsinGermany,Canada,EnglandandAustralia.Seventy-five

After24years,productdesignerPhilCotton(BPD1968)stilllooks

forwardtogoingtoworkeverydayasowneroftheFolbotkayak

company.

“Istillgoinandhavefun,”Cottonsaid.“Iliketobuildthingsand

I’maproductdesigner,soeverydayisplayday!”

Cotton’sjourneyasanNCStatestudentdidnotbegininproduct

design,though.Hewasacceptedoriginallyintothemechanical

engineeringprogram.Aftervisitinghisbrother’sproductdesign

studiowheretheywerebuildingkites,Cottonwasintriguedand

entertainedthepossibilityofamajorchangepriortohisfreshman

year.Luckilyforhim,DeanHenryKamphoefnerpermittedhimto

enrollinproductdesign.

“Backthenalotofthecurriculumoverlappedwitharchitecture

andlandscapearchitecture,”Cottonsays.

Duringthelate60swhenCottongraduatedfromNCState,most

menhadtogointotheservice.SoafterhisJunegraduationhewasoff

totheU.S.Navy’sofficercandidateschoolinRhodeIslandinJuly.

Aftercompletinghisservice,Cottonacceptedajobinthecarpet

divisionofBurlingtonIndustries,whichmeantmovingtoLexington,

Va.Hespenteightyearsasaprojectengineer“creatingfunthingslike

atile-stackingmachine,”headds,sincehewastheonlyproduct

designeronstaff.

In1979herelocatedtoCharleston,

S.C.,tobecomethegeneral

managerofatextile

percentofFolbotsalesareintheU.S.andallwarrantyandrepairwork

isdoneinCharleston.

“Idon’tpaddleasmuchasIshould,”Cottonsays.“Idotestevery

boatpersonally.”

Normalturnaroundofanorderisabouttwoweekssinceeachboat

iscustomized,buttheInternethasincreasedbusiness.

“Since1983,it’sbeenagoodlivingformyemployeesandme…

andwe’vemadeitsuccessfulwithourfocusoncustomerservice,”

explainsCotton.

Hehasdiscoveredthatifyougooutofyourway,itisgreat

advertising.“Itworksbetterwhen99percentofthe

customersarenice,patientand

understanding…alivevoice

answersthe

cotton steers folbot to success

Visit the Folbot Forum

(www.folbotforum.com),

noted as the best and biggest

manufacturer’s kayaking

forum with information on

Flotillas and more.

phone,”Cottonsays.“Ifthereisaproblem,wetakecareofit.”

“Italkto90percentofourcustomersatsomepointandour

customerserviceissecondtonone,”Cottonadds,attributingpart

ofthewisdomtothemanyclasseshehadthroughtextiles

companiesonhowtodealwithpeople.

“I’mnotmoney-driven…ifIbreak

evenandhavefun,I’m

happy!”hesays.

Right: illustration is of the cooper, one of folbot’s latest folding frames.

Below: Phil cotton tests a cooper kayak on the Ashley River a few blocks from his office.


andexternalprofessionalcolleaguestodevelopexpertiseusingnew

computermodelingandsimulationtoolstodesignmoresustainable

communities.

Bresslersaysthelandscapearchitectureprogram,specifically,will

betterprepareitsstudentswithdesignthinkingcapabilitiescoupled

withrigoroustechnologicaltrainingtoenablethemtomoreeffectively

dealwiththewhy’s,what’s,who’sandhow’sofsustainabledevelopment.

Inhispreviousposition,BresslerwasinvolvedintheColorado

CommunityDesignNetwork,agroupofuniversityfacultyandstudents

alongwithanumberofexternalconstituentsconsistingofplanners,

bankers,lawyers,landscapearchitectsandarchitects.Together,they

participatedinthecollege’sstudios,lecturesandreviews,andengaged

studentsinexaminingwhat“betterdesignanddevelopment”means.

Hehopestocreateasimilar,moreadvancedgroupatNCState.

“NCStatehasthegreatestpotentialtomakeadifferenceinthe

qualityoffutureurbandevelopment,”Bresslersays.“I’veonlybeenin

Raleighsixmonths,butIamquicklydiscoveringitsremarkable‘can-

dospirit.’I’msettlinginandgettingtowork.”

AsDepartmentChair,ProfessorGeneBresslerrebuiltthelandscape

architecturecurriculumandprogramattheUniversityofColorado

atDenverandHealthSciencesCenter(UCDHSC).WhileatUCDHSC,

hewasappointedfoundingDirectoroftheUniversity’sCenterfor

SustainableUrbanism,andproducedaseriesofpublicconferences,

“ColoradoTomorrow,”thatexaminedurbangrowthanddevelopment

challengesandissuesfacingthestate.

NowheadingtheLandscapeArchitectureDepartmentatNCState’s

CollegeofDesign,Bresslerbringshisexperience,creativityandpassion

toRaleigh.“TheCollegeofDesignhasagreatreputationinareasof

communitydesign.Thereisrichhistoryandtremendousresourcesat

NCStateintermsofprojects,peopleand

facilities.That,coupledwiththerealities

thatthisbeautifulstateisexperiencing

tremendousgrowthanddevelopment

pressures,providesanexcellentlaboratory

forresearch,teachingandengagement.”

AtColoradoandOregon,Bressler

andhiscolleaguesdevelopedcomputer-

modelingtoolsforlanduseplanningthatwereusedtodetermine

sitessuitablefordevelopment,“game”alternativegrowthand

developmentscenarios,andtoevaluatepossibleconsequencesof

variousdevelopmentstrategies.Theresearchandappliedcoursework

addressedmultiplescalesfromthatofageographicregion,thedesign

ofacommunityanddowntothedesignofhomesites.

Bresslerisexcitedaboutcontinuingandexpandinghisworkand

thecapabilityoftheCollegeofDesigntobecomethe“thinktank”and

placetolearnandtestbestpracticesforstudyinganddealingwith

urbangrowthanddevelopmentissues.Inparticular,heisinterested

inworkingwithfacultyandstudentsinthecollege’sSchoolof

Architecture,otherunitsoncampus,UNC-CH’sPlanningDepartment

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gene Bressler, second from left, interacts with freshman landscape architecture fundamentals studio.

gene Bressler Aims to Make urban development Better in north carolina

FallSemester2006,broughtanewtwisttotheusualdesignstudio

experienceattheCollegeofDesign.ThissemestertheDepartmentof

LandscapeArchitectureworkedincollaborationwithUniversityofNorth

Carolina-ChapelHill,DukeUniversityandNCStateUniversityofficesof

theUniversityArchitectonsite-specificcampusdesignprojects.

LandscapeArchitectureinstructors,W.MichaelLeigh,RLA,ASLA,

(MLA2006)andM.ElizabethWakeford,(BEDA1985)facilitateda

UniversityCampusDesignStudioforundergraduatestudentsworking

onactualprojectsatthethreeuniversitycampuses.Incooperation

withalumnifromtheCollegeofDesign,allthreeinstitutionsusedthe

studiofortwoweekstoworkonsolvingadesignproblemforaspecific

areaofeachcampus.

DukewasfacilitatedbyMarkHough(MLA1997),wherestudents

workedonanewentrancetoCameronIndoorStadiumandanentrance

attheirstudentunion.Issuesincludedcirculation,parkingand

landscapeenhancement.

NCStatewascoordinatedbyTomSkolnicki(MLA1997)which

allowedthestudentstoworkonproposedrenovationstoareasnear

TuckerResidenceHall,CatesDriveandTalleyStudentCenter.These

dealtwithnewcirculation,studentspacesandthegreeningofcampus.

UNC-CHwasfacilitatedbyJillColeman(MSinLAR1988)where

design studio connects Alumni and Triangle universities

thestudentsworkedonthreecampusprojectsworkingtoimprove

circulationatMainLibrary,UndergraduateLibraryandMemorialHall.

SolutionsinvolvedADAaccessibility,newplantmaterialandremoval

ofpoorpedestriancirculation.

FinalprojectsconsistedofawayfindingsystematUNC-CHforfirst-

timevisitors,MasterPlanofCentralCampusforDukeUniversityandNC

StatehadaspecialrequestbyChancellorOblingertolocateand‘Create

IconicSpaces’oncampus.Eachstudentspentfiveweeksworkingup

designsolutionsfortheseprojects,whichwherepresentedtoeach

university’sfacultyandstaff.

Studentswereinvolvedinsiteanalysis,designdevelopmentand

schematicdesign,workingwiththeuniversitycontactsandotherstaff

members.Eachstudentpresenteduniquesolutionstoeachspecific

problem.FinalimplementationsarebeingconsideredbyNCState

UniversityHousing,UNC-CHWayfindingCommitteeandDukeMaster

Planning.

Tohelpbetterunderstandtheopportunitiesandconstraintsat

otherurbanandgrowinguniversitysettings,studentsalsospentfive

daysvisitingtheUniversityArchitect’sofficesatCarnegieMellon

University,ChathamCollegeinPittsburgh,Pa.,andGeorgetown,

AmericanandGeorgeWashingtonuniversitiesinWashingtonD.C.

students at unc-cH campus discussing the quad with the unc-cH historian.

emiley Blackwell (BlA student) presenting her Wayfinding program to unc-cH.

by W. Michael leigh (MlA 2006)


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Lauren Broeils,

aseniorfrom

Weddington,N.C.,took

awindingroadthat

ledhertocapitalize

onhercomputerand

graphictalents.The

designerofsixdegrees,a

studentgraphicdesign

publicationsponsored

byRedHatandGamila,

launchedhercollege

educationatAppalachian

StateUniversityasachemistryandcriminaljusticemajor.Sheusedto

writecomputerprogramstomakeherhomeworkeasierandrealizedshe

hadaknackforcomputers.

ShetransferredtoNCState’sCollegeofEngineeringasacomputer

sciencemajorandminoredinDesignStudies.Aftercompletingher

degreein2002,sheworkedinprogrammingbuthadanurgetoblendher

computeranddesigninterests.

Broeils’meetingwithDeniseGonzalesCrisp,thendepartmentchair,

helpedherdecidetoearnanotherbachelor’sdegreeeventhoughitwould

takeherthreeyearstocomplete.

Systematic/bigpictureideasthatwouldbeimplementedacrossall

differentmediaappealtoBroeils,whoexplains,“I’mveryinterested

intheculturalsectorofgraphicdesign.Ihaveasuperplantomoveto

MexicoandamtakingaPanAmericanStudiothisspringthatfocuseson

systems/connectionsbeyondborders…takingdesignmoreglobal.”

Fornow,Broeilsisanin-housedesigner(part-time)atBarefootPress

inRaleigh,creatingidentitysystems,Websitesandworkingwithpre-

presstolearnmoreabouttheprocess.

LikeBroeils,Katie Nordt,aDecember2006graduatefromApex,

N.C.,didnotbeginherdesignmajorimmediately.ShewasaCollege

Theacademicexperienceandfacultyinteractionofferedbythegraphic

designprogramishelpingagroupofstudentsbringtheirdesignideasto

lifeinavarietyofways.Theirexcitementandin-depthinterestshelped

newGraphicDesignDepartmentChairSantiagoPiedrafitadecidetobring

histalentstoNCState.

Whenmostpeoplethinkofgraphicdesign,theyvisualizelettersona

pageintertwinedwithillustrationsorphotographs.Graphicdesigntoday

encompassesmanymorepersonalities.

TakePaul Venuto,aseniorfromWashington,D.C.,andRichmond,

Va.,whohasalwayshadaninterestininteractivedesignandWebsites,

butsayshedidnotrealizethatmotiongraphicsfellintothedisciplineof

graphicdesign.

Sincecomingto

NCState,Venuto’s

visionshave

expandedeven

more.“Forexample,

inmysophomore

studioprojectwith

professorKermit

Bailey,wetook

projectsfromstatic

printandbrought

thoseelementstolifethroughanimation,”saysVenuto.

UsingFlash,MayaandAfterEffects,VenutoteamedwithIslam

Elsedouditoproduceaone-weekcollaborativemotionpiecetitled

“Routine.”TheprojectappearedintheDecember200610 Years of

Animation at the College of DesignshowatTheFishMarket.

Lastyearhewasenrolledinanadvancedgraphicdesignstudiowhose

goalwastoproduceaWebsitefortheContemporaryArtMuseum,now

aninitiativeofthecollege.Venutosays,“Theprojectpresentedagreat

opportunitytointroduceandvisualizethegoalsofCAMwhileexploring

theroleofcreativityineverydaylife.”

graphic design : An expanded View ofHumanitiesandSocialSciences(CHASS)studentandtransferred

sophomoreyear.Becauseshelikestopaint,Nordtsaysshethoughtabout

majoringindesignasaseniorinhighschool.AfterenrollingatCHASS,

shesignedupfora2-DdesignclasswithKathleenRieder.

“IlovedtheenvironmentwhenIvisitedtheschoolduringmy

freshmanyear,”saysNordt,whowasselectedtodesignthecommencement

programforwintergraduation.

Nordtdescribesherloveofbooks“asanobjectandanartifact.”She

likestowriteandcollectsbooksbygooddesigners.Infact,whenshe

travelssheoftenselectsbooksaskeepsakes.

Itcomesasnosurprisethatherfavoriteprojectwasinhermentor

MauraDillon’sstudio.“Wedesignedfourdifferentbooks:30pages,60

pages,100pagesandonecollaboration,”explainsNordt.

Asanindependentstudywith

DillonandCrisp,Nordtcompleted

abookwiththeNewHillCommunity

Associationincludingoral

historiesofthearea.

Althoughshehas

adeeploveforbooks,

Nordtdelightsin

designinginany

mediumorarea.

Earningaminorin

FrenchwhileatNCState,shestudiedinLille,France,andtraveledallover

westernEurope,aswell.Herlong-termgoalistomovetoNewYorkand

workforpublishers.

ThefourthchildinherfamilytoattendNCState,Nordthasdecidedto

stayintheareaforathree-monthinternshipatCapStratfornow,working

onsmallprojectsaspartofthecreativeteam.

LikeVenutoandBroeils,NordtwenttoLondonthispastsummerterm

tolearnabouttheartofletterpresswithprofessorTonyBrock.“Iwould

lovetoexplorethatmore,”sheadds.

BrockisthementorforJon Knox GriffinofRutherfordton,N.C.,a

seniorwhobecameanentrepreneurwhileindesignschool.

Griffinpurchasedrightstothedomainnamehellobrute.comin

December2005.ByJanuary2006,hehadputsomeofhisfavoritework

online,someillustration,books,etc.

Currently,hehasaposterseries,whichsprungfromoneofBrock’s

studios,inproductionwiththe

NorthCarolinaDepartmentof

Justicewarningschoolchildren

aboutthedangersofInternet

predators.Griffinalsowonat-shirt

designcontestonthreadless.com

andgarnereda$400prize.From

thisrecognition,hewascommissionedtodootherprojects.

InSpring2006,hehadt-shirtsappearonOwlmovement.comand

Urbanoutfitters.com,andlaterintheyear,abrandintheUKknownas

HiCaloriestartedproducinghist-shirtdesigns.

Griffinlikestotransform2-Dworkinto3-D.Helearnedtosew

whileenrolledinanArt+DesignstudioinwesternAustraliaduring

Spring2006.HelearnedaboutpatternmakingfromRebeccaPatersonof

“Breathless”fashionstudioandalsomanagedtoparticipateinfivegallery

exhibitionswhilethere.

SowheredidHello,Brutecomefrom?“Iwantedsomethingironic.Ihad

writtendownalistofwordsandIlikedhowthewordbrutestuckoutatme.

Itsoundedlike‘cute’butmeanttheopposite.Iaddedtheword‘hello’in

frontofitinhopesofhelpingitstickoutfromotherbrands,”saysGriffin.

Hello,Brutefeaturesdesignertoys.Griffinenjoysartdirectingand

developingproductlinesaroundcharacterdesign.Hischaracterscould

bedescribedasanthropomorphic,notquitehumanandnotquiteanimal.

TheownerofRotofugiinChicagofoundGriffinontheInternet

andlikedwhathesaw.HecalledandaskedifGriffinwouldhaveasolo

exhibitionFeb2–Feb25athisartgalleryandtoystore.“Iworkedonitfor

sixmonths.Myshowincludedhand-paintedvinyltoys,hand-sewnplush

toys,paintings,canvasillustrations,skateboarddecksandmore,”headds.

Griffin,whohasbeendrawingsincehewasfive,sayshisbiggest

surpriseaboutdesignschoolisthathehaslearnedsomuchfromhis

peers.“Itisgoodtogothroughtheprocesswithothers,”headds.

Learningtoscreenprinthimself,Griffinplanstoopenhisonline

storesoon.

To see more designs from these students, visit their Web sites:

Paul Venuto…www4.ncsu.edu/~pavenuto

Lauren Broils…www4.ncsu.edu/~lrbroeil

Katie Nordt…katienordt.com/

Jon Knox Griffin…hellobrute.com/blog.php

still image from Venuto’s “Routine”

Poster designed by Broeils

Hello, Brute collection by griffin

Book designed by nordt


DesignFundamentalsFund,PragueInitiativeFunds,theContemporary

ArtMuseum,theNaturalLearningInitiativeanddiversityinitiatives.

• Faculty research and scholarship support —Thefacultywithin

theCollegeofDesignaredoingamazingresearchprojectsandother

scholarlywork.TheworkthatCollegeofDesignfacultydoesbrings

nationalandinternationalrecognitiontothecollegeandprovides

studentsandalumniwithvaluableinformation.Supportisalways

neededfortheirresearch,studios,publicationsandclasses.

• Facilities and equipment —TheCollegeofDesigncontinuestoprovide

cutting-edgetechnologyforourstudentstobetterpreparethemtoenter

theworkforce.TherenovationofLeazarHallprovidedexpandedstudio

spaceaswellasoneofthebestshopsinthecountry.Thenextstepin

improvingourfacilitieswillbeanew60,000+squarefootbuilding

adjacenttoKamphoefnerHall.WearenumberoneontheBoardof

Trusteeslistforanewbuildingandweplantobeginthepreliminary

designinthenextyear.Inorderforthenewbuildingtobecomeareality,

wewillneedsupportfromtheStateofNorthCarolinaandfromour

alumni,friendsandalliedindustries.Therewillbemanyopportunities

tonamespaceswithinthenewbuilding.Inadditiontonewfacilities,

wearecontinuallyupgradingthecomputerlab,theshop,theweaving

labsandotherequipmentvitallyimportanttotheeducationofourdesign

students.Formoreinformationonthenewbuildingandequipmentneeds,

pleasecontactCarlaAbramczykintheCollegeofDesignat(919)513-4310

[email protected].

We sTill need suPPoRT fRoM All college of design AluMni!Oneofthefrequentquestionswereceiveis“whatfundscanIsupport?”

Therearemanyfundswithinthecollegetowhichanyonemaycontribute.

• Departmental Funds for Excellence—Eachdepartmenthasa

FundforExcellencethatprovidesthechairsanddirectorwithmuch-

neededunrestrictedsupport.Thesefundsallowdepartmentstoprovide

additionalresourcestostudentsandfacultythatstatefundsdonot

cover,includingvisitinglecturers,fieldtrips,suppliesandresearch

support.Anotherveryimportantwaytosupportthecollegeisby

becomingamemberoftheDesign Guild.DesignGuildmemberships

providethecollegewithunrestrictedfundsthatallowustoprint

thismagazine,bringinvisitinglecturers,andsupportthestudent

DesignCouncilandTheFishMarket,thestudent-rungallerylocated

indowntownRaleigh.GiftstotheDesignGuildalsofundalumni

receptionsandeventsthroughoutthecountry,andsupportthecollege,

students,facultyandalumniinmanyotherimportantways.Youmay

usetheenvelopeinsertedinthismagazinetosendadonationforthe

DesignGuildoranydepartmentalFundforExcellence.

• Scholarships and Fellowships—Thereareannualandendowed

scholarshipsandfellowshipstowhichanyonemaycontribute.Each

departmenthasseveralnamedfunds,someinhonorormemoryofa

formerprofessor,suchastheDuncanStuartendowment,theRobert

Burnsendowment,theJoeCoxendowmentandtheJohnReuer

endowment.Thecollege’sabilitytoattractandretainthemosttalented

andpromisingstudentsfromacrossthecountryandtheworldraises

thevalueofaneducationfromNCState,notonlyforcurrentstudents,

butforouralumniaswell,byenhancingthereputationofthecollege.

Formoreinformationonfundsthatbenefityourdepartment,please

contactCarlaAbramczykintheCollegeofDesignExternalRelations

Officeat(919)[email protected].

• Program support—Thesefundssupportspecificprogramswithin

thecollegesuchasTheStudentPublicationFund,theLeazarHall

scHolARsHiP ReciPienTs

Top: franklin Bost (2nd from right) with

the l. franklin Bost industrial design

fellowship recipients and department chair,

Bryan laffitte (left)

Right: larry Best of landdesign inc. with scholarship recipient

emmita lyford

Right: Herb and catherine McKim

with their scholarship recipient edward d.

Paschall

Right: smith sinnett Architecture

scholarship recipient sonyia Turner with firm members (l-r)

Jorge Abad, John sinnett, Jamey glueck,

and John Hitch

Right: chuck Messer with the Tackle design scholarship recipient

nicole catapano

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OnNovember17,2006,ChancellorOblingerannouncedthatNCStatehad

reachedamilestoneintheAchieve!CampaignforNCStateUniversity.Morethan

$1billionhasbeenraisedwithapproximatelyoneandahalfyearsleftuntilthe

endofthecampaign.NCStatehasnowjoinedanelitenumberofuniversities

acrossthecountrythathasreachedthislevelofprivatedonations.

college of design campaign ProgressIntheSpring2006Design Influence,theoverallgoalsforthesixmaincampaign

aspirationswereoutlined.AsofDecember31,2006,theCollegeofDesignismore

than70percenttowardits$9milliondollarcampaigngoal.

Thankstothesupportofalumniandfriends,thecollege’sendowmenthasgrown

duringthelast10yearsfrom$300,000tomorethan$3million,withanadditional

$3.9millionpledgedinplannedgifts.Theincomefromtheseendowmentscombined

withtheannualsupportresultinmorethan$116,000ofavailablefundstothe

studentsandfaculty.Thisyearmorethan50studentsreceivedscholarshipand

fellowshipsupporttotaling$65,000.

Achieve ! campaign Reaches Mi les tone

60TH AnniVeRsARyWeneedyourideasandinput,creativityandmemories!Would

youliketobetheleaderforyourclassreunionevent?Doyouhavea

greatideaforareunionactivity?Doyoukeepintouchwithalotof

peoplefromyourclass?Doyouhaveaspecialmemoryfromyour

yearsindesignthatyouwouldliketoshareduringthereunion?If

youansweredyestoanyoftheabovequestions,wewanttohear

fromyou!PleasecontacttheCollegeofDesignExternalRelations

Officeat(919)[email protected].

Total raised Percentcategory (as of 12/31/06) campaign goal to goal

scholarships & Fellowships $1,136,212 $2,000,000 57%

Faculty support & Research $1,313,575 $2,000,000 66%

Program development $2,165,835 $2,000,000 108%

Facilities & equipment $ 337,701 $1,500,000 23%

Unrestricted support $1,389,845 $1,500,000 93%

ToTAl $6,343,172 $9,000,000 70%


Itisbotha

greathonorand

responsibilityto

addressyou,the

graduatesofthisclass.

Whateveryour

individualnotions

ofthechangeoflife

thatawaityouwith

theacquisitionofyourdiplomas,andthesechangeswillbeverygreat

indeed,theexperiencethatyouhavehadattheCollegeofDesign

willcontinuetoshapeyourfuturedevelopmentasprofessionalsand

individualmenandwomen.

AsIstandhere,alsoonthevergeofamajorchangeoflife,Iwonder

whatitisthatIcantellyouthatyoudon’talreadyknow.Howcanyou

listentoamanwhodoesn’tevenownacellphone,oraniPod?Howcan

youplaceanyfaithinsomeonewhoonlyhasalimitedcomprehension

ofyourmusic,andyourmusicvideos?Whywouldyoubelievein

someonewhovalueshandwritingovercomputer-generatedtext?As

youcansee,pursuingthislineofthoughtisnotparticularlyproductive

atmyage.Ifthecriterionforwisdomdependeduponone’scurrency

inthematerialworldIwouldfailthetestmiserably,butitdoesn’t,

fortunately.

Itistemptingtomakecomparisonsabout“then”and“now,”the

timepastbeingmyexperienceasaprofessorattheCollegeofDesign

andasanarchitect,andthetimepresentbeingmycurrentexperience

withdesignstudents.Manythingsaredifferentandmanythingsare

thesame.Forexample,mostofyoucutandpastewordsandimages

everydaywithaneasewhichwouldhavebeenunimaginablein1968,

myfirstyearasafacultymemberonthiscampus.Andyettheonlyway

onecouldcreateapublicationatthattimewastoprintgalleys,cutout

rectanglesofRubilith,andpastebothontothickpapercopyboards.

Whatisthesameistheprocessofplacingtextandphotographswithin

agraphicformat,aswellasthewordsusedtodescribethisprocess,

andwhatisdifferentisthemethodbywhichthisisaccomplished.Ican

safelyassumethatsomeofyouhavenothadtheoriginalcutandpaste

experienceandprobablyhavenoideawhatIamtalkingabout.

Whyshouldwebeconcernedaboutwhathappenedinthepast

andwhathappenstoday?Itisbecausethepassageoftimeallowsus

tojudgetherelevanceofanideaoranobjectandtosenseitsviability

andpermanenceintherealmofconceptsandmaterialthings.This

isimportantbecauseithelpsustoseparatethetransitoryelements

ofourculturefromtheconstituentones,toseparatetrendsfromthe

moresolidfoundationsoflife.Itisimportantthatyouunderstand

thisdistinctionbecauseitcouldmeanthedifferencebetweenmaking

significantcontributionstotheadvancementofsocietythroughyour

skillsandcreativityasdesigners,asopposedtomerelyridingonthe

achievementsofothers.

Whatadauntingresponsibilityitisformetoplaceonyour

shoulders“theadvancementofsociety”asaprofessionalobjective.

That,ofcourse,istherealpurposeofyoureducation.Youmaywell

becomearchitects,landscapearchitects,graphicdesigners,product

designers,andsoon,butthegeneralaimofyoureducationistohelp

C O M M e n C e M e n t commencement Addressby Peter Batchelor, Professor of Architecturenc state university college of design, december 20, 2006

COMMenCeMent addRess

shapethedestinyofhumanityinallitsconceivabledimensions.

Fortunately—andreturningtomydesiretotellyousomethingwhich

youdon’tyetunderstand—youhavebeensuperblyequippedtodothis

bytheCollegeofDesign.

Lookcarefullyatyourdiploma,eithernoworlater,andimagine

thatitisalid.Pulldownwardsonthisimaginarylidusingavertical

axistocreateathree-dimensionalobject.Theobjectofyourcreation

isaboxwithsomeinterestingproperties:ItisaMagicBox.Liftthelid

andpeerinsideandyouwillfindstillmoreMagicBoxes,eachwith

theirownlidandlabel.Thisiswhatyoureducationhasgivenyou—a

MagicBoxwithmanyremarkableproperties,onewhichwillenableyou

tohelpadvancetheaimsofsocietythroughyourskillsandcreativity.

Let’sliftthelidoftheMagicBoxonitshingesandselectthefirst

boxinsidetodeterminewhatyouhavebeengiven.Thefirstboxwewill

selectiscalled“language.”

Language

Thelanguageofdesignisuniversal.Youcantraveltothefar

cornersoftheearth,toplaceswhereyoucannotcommunicateinthe

spokenlanguageofyourpeers,andyettherewillbeinstantrecognition

ofyourideas.Inallprobabilityyourlanguageskillswereverymeager

uponentryintotheCollegeofDesign,butovertheyearstheyhave

grownandmatured.

Asfacultywedonotconsciouslyteachcoursesindesignlanguage.

Instead,thelanguageofdesignisimbibedslowlythroughthedesk

criticismandjuryprocessoflearning.Inthisprocessyouhaveto

standinfrontofyourpeers,asyouwilldofortheremainderofyour

lives,andexplainwhatyouhavecreated.Therearealargenumber

ofwordsandphraseswhichcomprisethelanguage:Figure-ground,

axis,symmetry,closure,datum,format,alignmentandsoon.Asan

educatorIhavetriedtodefinethembywayofwrittenexplanation

tostudents,althoughIamnotsurethatsucheffortledtoincreased

illuminationinthemindsofstudentssincedesignlanguageonly

makessenseinthecontextofamaterialobject.

Onethingiscertain:Yourlanguagewillcontinuetoexpandover

timewithexperienceintheprofessionalworldofdesign.Moreover,you

willneverreachapointatwhichyoucanconfidentlystatethatyouare

completelyfluentinthelanguageofdesign.

Let’sclosethelidonlanguageforawhileandseewhatisinthenext

box,principles.

Principles

Theapplicationoflanguagetoconceptsgeneratesprinciplesof

design.Itenablesustoassemblethecomponentpartsofourideas

accordingtosomenotionsofharmonyandorder.Wechoosesymmetry

orasymmetrytoexpressourideasbecausethereisanunderlying

senseofpurposeintheirchoice.Perhapsyouarenotconsciousofthis

purposewhenthemeaningofthechoiceisembeddedinthedogmaof

yourdesignfield.Teachersandpractitionersofdesignoftenseizeupon

ideaswithoutexplainingtheirpurpose,andyoushouldbewaryofthis

practicesinceitleadstowhatImentionedearlier—thetendencyto

favortrendsoverthemorepermanentaspectsofdesign,ortransitory

overconstituentideas.

Anarchitectwillforevermusewhythehouseofaspeculative

builderhasroofgablesthatareunrelatedtotheplanofthehouse

becausehehasbeentaughtthat“formfollowsfunction.”Alandscape

architectwillwonderwhyaprojectcalled“RiversideForest”has

neitherrivernorforestandwhenalllivingplantshavebeeneradicated

fromtheecosystem.Agraphicdesignerwillscratchhisheadinwonder

attheincomprehensiblejumbleoftextandimagesofthetypicaldaily

newspaper.Inallthesecasestheunderlyingprinciplesoforderwere

notcarefullydefined,orelsewillfullyignored.

Adherencetoprinciplesrequiresadisciplinedmind,a

determinationtoremaintruetoform.Thisiswhatyoulearnedduring

thelonghoursofprojectdevelopment,andwhatwasreinforcedat

yourdeskandinthejuryroom.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,youwill

neverbeabletoignorethem.Imaginethisscenario:Afriendshows

youherweddinginvitation.Itisasmallcard,trimmedwithlacepaper,

andwithapaleyellowpaperonwhichtheannouncementisprinted

insilverfont.Lookingatityousaytoyourself“thereisinsufficient

contrastbetweenthefigureandtheground,”butsincesheisafriend

yousayinstead“Icannotreadthemessage.”Friend,family,client—it

makesnodifference.Yourprincipleswillcontinuetoguideyour

creativitythroughoutyourlife,forbetterorworse.Also,oncelearned


COMMenCeMent addRess

andapplied,principlesarealmostimpossibletodiscard.

Wewillgentlyclosethelidonprinciples,andlooknextatcraft.

Craft

Whatwondersmeetoureyesinthisbox!

Craftrepresentstheconvergenceoftoolsandtechniques.If

anythinghaschangedoverthecourseofmylifeitisthewaywecreate

ourbooks,buildings,landscapesandproducts.Gonearethedays

oftheT-square,plastictriangles,templatesandsliderules.Nowwe

havethecomputer,monitorandsoftwaretohelpusrealizeourideas.

Iknowthatsomefacultyinthecollegearetryingtokeeponefootin

eachcamp—thetraditionalandthecontemporary—andthereisgood

reasontobelievethatitmaybeavalidapproachtodesign(ifforno

otherreasonthancomputerscrashanddatabecomescorrupted),but

thereisnoquestionthattheemergenceofnewtoolsandtechniquesis

alteringtheoutcomeofourdesignconcepts.Canyouimaginethework

ofFrankGehrywithouthisaccesstocomputer-aideddesign?

Imustconfesstoacertainnostalgiaforthosebeautifullymade

drawinginstruments,woodenscalesmarkedoffininchesor

centimeters,elegantFrenchcurves.Thereisanimmediacybetween

handandeyewhichIfindfulfilling,thoughIsupposeyouderive

anequalamountofsatisfactionfromthedigitallyprinteddrawing.

Forbothyouandme,separatedaswearebytwogenerations,the

conceptofcraftkeepsustryingtoimprovebothourtechniqueof

communicationandourunderstandingofthetoolstoaccomplish

thisend.Wecannotdothiswithoutthecomponentsofournextbox,

romance.

Romance

Romanceistheloveofsomething,initiallyuncritical,whichexcites

themindandpromptsfurtherexploration.AlfredNorthWhitehead,

scientist,educatorandphilosopherwritinginThe Aims of Education,

saysthat“…Thestageofromanceisthefirststageofapprehension.

Thesubjectmatterhasthevividnessofnovelty:itholdswithinitself

unexploredconnectionswithpossibilitieshalf-disclosedbyglimpses

andhalf-concealedbythewealthofmaterial…”

Myromancewitharchitectureandurbanismgrewoutofchildhood

experiencesinLondon,thecityofmybirth.Lackingtheamenities

thatfacilitaterapidmovementandcommunicationsuchasacaranda

telephone,Iwalkedandcycledthestreetsofthatcity,experiencingits

sights,sounds,smellsandvisualdelights.ItwasherethatIdiscovered

theconnectionbetweenhouseandneighborhood,buildingandstreet,

architectureandurbanism.Thisconnectionrevealedtomethequality

ofacitythroughitspublicspaces,thestudyofwhichisencompassed

withintheinterdisciplinaryfieldofurbandesign.AndsoIfellinlove

withcities,apassionwhichIconveytomystudentsinclassandin

studio.

Romanceisanecessaryprerequisiteforstudentandteacheralike.

Withoutittherewouldbenosharingofknowledgeandnodiscovery.

Creativitywouldbeimpossiblewithouttheloveandpassionthat

romanceengenders.Moreover,romancemaybeirrational.Noonewill

questionyourlovefordesign,andnoonedoubtsitsexistence.Andyet

itwouldhavebeenimpossibletopursueyourstudies,asyouhavedone,

withoutexceptionalloveandpassionfordesign.

Ourfinalboxisabstraction.

Abstraction

Thegreatestbenefitofhighereducationisthatitenablesus

toabstractknowledgeinacoherentfashion,allowingustomake

generalizationsaboutthematerialandintellectualuniverse.

Abstractionforusistheequivalentofaworkinghypothesis;through

itweareabletoconstructaconceptbasedonpriorobservationand

experience.

Abstractionfacilitatesthecreationofamodelofthedesignidea

thatweareabouttoexplore.Forexample,thedesignofacitysquare

involvesmeinabstractissuesofcontext,movementofpeopleand

vehicles,andcivicfunctions.Similarly,thedesignofachairinvolves

theproductdesignerintheconsiderationofmaterialsandprocesses,

ergonomicsandanthropometrics.Withoutthecapacitytoabstractwe

arelimitedtoassemblingdetailsonapiece-by-piecebasis,andour

knowledgelacksacomprehensiveunderstandingofthetaskathand.

Theuniversityasalearningenvironmentteachesallofusto

abstractknowledge.AbstractionisnolessavirtuefortheEnglish

majorandengineerthanitisforthedesigner.IntheCollegeof

Designwehaveplacedahighpriorityinthecomprehensive

understandingofproblem-solvingasopposedtothemere

creationofartifacts.

Insummary,theMagicBoxisthegiftoftheCollegeof

Designtoyouasyoungprofessionals.

Afinalwordmustbesaidabouttheconditionsof

ownershipoftheseboxes:

The Magic Box cannot be destroyed.

Noknownweaponofthehumanintellectcanalteror

destroythecontentsoftheMagicBox.Also,eachseparate

boxinsideevolvesaccordingtothecareerpaththatyouhave

chosen.Infact,boththebigboxanditscontentsexpandover

timetoaccommodatethegrowthofyourdesignknowledge.

The Magic Box cannot be left behind.

Throwitintothebackrecessesofyourmindandlo!—it

reappearsatwill.Thiscansometimesbeembarrassingin

presentationstoclientswhenyouareforcedtodisagreewith

theirassumptions.InpubliclifeIaminfrequentconflictwith

citycouncilsandgovernmentagencieswhotendtoplunge

aheadonlargeexpenditureswithoutfullinformation.Idon’t

haveenoughfingersonmyhandtocountthenumberoftimes

Ihaveheardotherwiseintelligentpeoplesaythat“inorder

toobtainahigh-densityresidentialenvironmentonemust

havehighrisebuildings.”Thisisn’ttrue,ofcourse,andwe

payahighpriceinsocio-economictermsbyremovinglarge

numbersofpeoplefromcontactwiththegroundfloorplaneof

thecity.

The Magic Box cannot be transferred to others.

Itisuniquelyyours.Whileyourpeers,facultyandcolleagues

haveinfluencedandwillcontinuetoinfluenceitscontents,the

characteroftheboxismadeespeciallytofityourneeds.

This,then,isthefinalmessage:We,thefaculty,havegiven

youthisMagicBox.Useittoseekfulfillmentinlife,build

illustriouscareers,creategreatworksofdesignandadvance

humansociety.

Goodluck!

Peter Batchelor Retiring

ProfessorofArchitecturePeterBatchelorisretiringafterteachingin

theSchoolofArchitecturesince1968.GrantedthestatusofProfessor

EmeritusofArchitectureandUrbanDesignfromNCStateUniversity’s

BoardofTrustees,BatchelorisaFellowinbothTheAmericanInstitute

ofArchitectsandtheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPlanners.

BorninLondon,Batchelorearnedabachelor’sinarchitecturewith

honorsfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia,andmaster’sdegreesin

architectureandcityplanning.Batchelorhaswonmorethan35honors

andawardsforacademicachievement,architecturaldesign,drawing,

communication,urbanandregionalplanning.Hehaswritten51

refereedarticlesinjournalsandtechnicalreportsandistheco-author

oftwobooks.Healsohastwobookspendingpublication.

Hehaspracticedurbandesigninthreecountriesovertheprevious

44years.HehaschairedmajornationalAIAcommitteesandedited

UrbanDesign Case Studies.Alicensedpractitionerinarchitecture

andcityplanning,hedirectstheAIANCUrbanDesignAssistance

Program,whichprovidesinterdisciplinaryproblem-solvingteamsto

communities.

Archival photo of Batchelor and students


• Leadership:MarkJohnson,FAIA,Principal,

Civitas,Inc.

• Partnerships:DanielIacofano,Ph.D.,FAICP,

ASLA,Principal,MIG

Formoredetailsandhowtoregister,checkthe

conferenceWebsite:www.design.ncsu.edu/region

orcontactDirectorofProfessionalRelations

[email protected]

or919.515.8320.

COLLege neWs

Alumnus screens Motion Picture at nc state campus cinemaCollegeofDesignalumnusand

first-timedirectorMattCheckowski

(BGD1998),picturedright,screened

hisdebutfilm,SonyPictures’“Lies

andAlibis,”onNovember15at6:30

p.m.atNCState’sCampusCinema.

Checkowskiintroducedhisfilm

andparticipatedinaquestion-

and-answersessionimmediately

followingthescreening.

Priortoco-directing“Liesand

Alibis,”Checkowskiwasbestknown

forhisworkwithdirectorSteven

Spielberg.Checkowskiandhisdirectingpartner,

KurtMattila,createdthedreamsequences

forSpielberg’sacclaimedsciencefictionfilm

“MinorityReport,”starringTomCruise.More

recently,Checkowskihasworkedondesigning

newopeningsequencesandanewlookforESPN’s

MondayNightFootball.Theuniversity’sPublic

AffairsofficeselectedCheckowskitobefeatured

inanNCStateACCBasketballtelevisionadthis

spring.

Art + design faculty Hosted the southeast fibers educators in septemberOnSeptember22-23,2006,theCollegeofDesign’s

FibersProgramfaculty—VitaPlume,Tracy

Krumm,SusanBrandeisandBrooksStevens—

hostedtheannualprofessionalmeetingofthe

C O L L e g e n e W s

Joinarchitects,landscapearchitects,planners,

governmentleaders,engineersanddevelopers

onSaturday,March24,2007,attheSheraton

RaleighHotelforthe4thannualurbandesign

conferencepresentedbyNCStateUniversity

CollegeofDesignandtheCityofRaleigh

PlanningDepartment.

“DesigningforaSustainableUrbanRegion”

willoffercurrentinformation,strategiesandcase

studiesondesigningandplanningtheurbanregion

throughsustainablepractices.Participantswill

gainpracticalknowledgetopromotesustainable

designapproachesrangingfromsitestoentire

regions.Infourpresentations,design,transporta-

tion,leadershipandpartnerships,speakerswill

offertheirperspectivesontheurbanregionthrough

thelensofthethreedynamicsofsustainable

development:ecology,equityandeconomics.

Eachpresentationwillbefollowedby45-minute

panelsessionsincludingthespeakersandlocal

experts.GailLindsey,FAIA,principalofDesign

Harmony,willserveastheconferencefacilitator.

Major session topics:• Design:BillValentine,FAIA,Chairman,HOK

• Transportation:CatherineRoss,Director,

GeorgiaTech’sCenterforQualityGrowthand

RegionalDevelopment

confeRence KicK-off:OnFriday,March23,2007,at6p.m.,KarstenHeuer,wildlifebiologistandauthorofBeing CaribouwillspeakattheCampusCinemainWitherspoonHallaboutaremarkablefive-monthjourneyfollowingaherdof120,000caribouthroughtheArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge.Thebookandtheaward-winningdocumentaryofthesamenamebyhiswife,filmmakerLeanneAllison,bringsalivethestoryoftheseendangeredanimalsandtheirthreatenedmigration.

TheCollegeofDesign’sundergraduatestudents

attheSchoolofArchitecturegotachanceto

showRaleigh’scitizensanddesignprofessionals

theirFallsemesterstudioproject“RaleighSoMo:

AffordableHousingandUrbanDesigninthe

DowntownRaleighArtsDistrict”duringtheOpen

Houseatthecollege’sDowntownDesignStudioon

Friday,December15,2006.

AfteranofficialwelcomebyDeanMarvinJ.

Malecha,visitorsfromtheRaleigharea,including

RaleighCityCouncilmembersThomasCrowder

andRussStephenson(BEDA1979;B.Arch.1990)

andNCState’sViceChancellorDr.JamesJ.Zuiches,

touredtheDowntownDesignStudio,interacted

withstudentsandobservedthestudentprojects.

Theprojectsexploredmixed-usedevelopmenton

multiplesitesinthesectionofdowntownRaleigh

southofMooreSquare,consistingofaffordable

school of Architecture students share Their experiences with the Public during the fall semester open House at the college of design’s downtown design studio

housingforlocalartistsandartisansaswellas

studios,galleryandcommercialspace.

TaughtbySchoolDirectorTomBarrieand

TeachingFellowSeanVance(M.Arch.2006),“The

RaleighSoMo”wasastudioprojectdesignedfor

studentstostudy,discussanddesignarounda

rangeofissuesgermanetothecontemporary

Americancity,urbandesignandhousing.The

projectalsoconsideredmultiplecontextsrelevant

tothebuildingtypeanditsspecificsetting

includingsocial,political,historic,economicand

ecologicalissues,contemporaryurbandesign

theoriesandstrategies;andthemultivalent

aspectsofplaceexperienceandmeaning.

TheAIATrianglesponsoredcateringforthe

OpenHouse.Forfurtherinformationaboutthe

DowntownDesignStudio,pleasecontactDr.Celen

[email protected].

SoutheastFibersEducatorsAssociation.Thisisan

organizationthatSusanBrandeisfoundedin2001.

ThegroupusuallymeetsatPenlandSchool,but

metattheCollegeofDesignin2004and2006.

Themeetingincludesasocialdinner,opportunities

tosharecurrentartworkinprogress,eventsand

changesinourrespectivecurricula,anddiscussion

ofinnovationsandchallengesinteachingfibers

andtextilestoday.

study Trip to india completed in decemberAgroupofsevenfromthecollegesofDesign

andNaturalResourcestraveledfortwoweeksin

IndiainDecember,visitingdesignandplanning

institutionsinthecitiesofNewDelhi,Vadodara,

AhmedabadandMumbai,aswellaslocalsitesof

historical,designandnaturalinterest.

ThegroupwascomprisedoffacultyGeorgia

BiziosandPaulTesarfromtheArchitecture

dept.;MarthaScotfordfromGraphicDesign;

GeneBrothersfromParks,Recreationand

Management;plusLARalumnaKatherineGill

(MLA2005);JanTrask,Ph.D.StudentinPRM;

andRosemaryHoffmanfromtheUniversityof

Maryland.Thetripwasplannedwiththehelp

ofShishirRaval,adjunctassociateprofessorof

LandscapeArchitecture,nowlivinginVadodara,

whoaccompaniedthegroup.

The center for universal design Begins new ProjectsTheCenterforUniversalDesign,nowhousedin

LeazarHall,hasbeencontractedtoreviewmore

than10,000squarefeetofexhibitsandexhibit

spaceforanewNationalChildren’sMuseum

beingdesignedinWashington,D.C.Withafocus

onuniversaldesignandrecognizingdiversity

withinthepublicpopulation,thecenterstrives

tomakeenvironmentsandmulti-sensoryexhibit

experiencesusablebyeveryone.Themuseum’s

goalistopromoteequityandfurtherdevelop

healthy,engaged,globalcitizens.

ContractedbyNorway’sMinistryofthe

Environment,thecenterwillproduceareportto

assistthegovernmentwithimplementationofa

nationaluniversaldesignstrategy.Thereportwill

reviewcurrentthinkingontheapplicabilityof

universaldesignprinciplestobuilding,product

andurbandesign.

university expands Prague institute TheCollegeofDesign’sPragueInstituteInitiative

isbusierthanever.Thestudiospacewasdoubled

toallowothercollegestoofferprogramsinNC

State’sfirstInternationalCenter.Inadditionto

designstudios,NCState’sphysicsandmaster’s

ofaccountingprogramshouseclassesinPrague.

Generaleducationrequirementsareavailable

aswell.ThissummerallNCStatestudentsmay

registerforWorldLiteratureandCzechFilm

courses.Formoreinformation,contactPrague

InstituteDirectorDanaBarteltviae-mailat

[email protected].

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distinctionfrom

theU.S.Green

BuildingCouncil

whenitsrecently

completed

Sweetwater

CreekStatePark

VisitorsCenter

wasawarded

thePlatinum-

levelLEEDcertification.Inthenewconstruction

category,thisvisitorscenterisonlythe20th

buildingintheworldandthefirstintheSoutheastern

U.S.tobeawardedUSGBC’shighestdistinction.

Matthew Griffith(M.Arch.2002)aformer

recipientoftheprestigiousKamphoefner

FellowshipattheCollegeofDesign,hasjoined

FrankHarmonArchitectinRaleighasadesigner

andprojectmanager.BesidestheKamphoefner

Fellowship,GriffithalsoreceivedtheAmerican

InstituteofArchitect’sSchoolMedalandthe

FacultyDesignAward.Hisfocusisonurbandesign.

BeforejoiningHarmon’sfirm,Griffithworked

inFayetteville,Ark.,withMarlonBlackwellArchitect

andservedasavisitingassistantprofessorofarchi-

tectureattheUniversityofArkansas(2002-2004).

CalPoly’sRobertE.KennedyLibrarywasthe

siteofanexhibitionofarchitecture,furniture

andproductdesigntitled“M:OME–Modern

SustainableLiving”heldOct.27toDec.15,2007.

CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversitySanLuis

ObispoProfessorsofArchitectureLaura Joines-Novotny(MS1987)andTomDiSantowere

featuredintheexhibitionincludingarchitectural

designs,processdrawings,watercolorrenderings,

furnitureandlifestyleproductdesign,all

incorporatingprovensustainabletechnologies.

McCaig-WellesGallerywillpresent“ToBrooklyn,”

anexhibitionofpaintingsandworksonpaperby

Notes

a L U M n i / F R i e n d swinningentryinadesigncompetitionforthe

DubaiMixedUseTowershigh-risedevelopment.

The1,600,000-

square-foot

projectisdivided

intotwoslender

towerssituated

oneachsideof

amulti-story

atrium.Afolded

sheetofglass

overlapsthefront

façadeofeach

tower.TheRaleigh-DurhamInternationalAirport

TerminalCRedevelopmentprojectisscheduled

forcompletionin2009.

Angelica Garcia (BID2000;MID2005)relocated

toKohler,Wis.,andstartedanewpositionas

industrialdesignerIIforKohler,CanacinOctober.

Stayintouch:[email protected].

AtlantaarchitectDan Gerding(B.Arch1983)

workedonaprojectthatwasrecentlyawarded

thehighestbenchmarkbythegroupthatcertifies

environmentallyconsciousbuildings.Hisfirm

GerdingCollaborativereachedinternational

Roy Abernathy,AIA,(BEDA1990)isoneofthe

sixrecipientsofthe2007AIAYoungArchitect

Award.Abernathy,managingpartnerwithJova/

Daniels/BusbyInc.inAtlanta,wasrecognized

forhisleadershipandinvolvementwithyoung

architectsatthelocal,regionalandnationallevel.

Ben Benson(BEDA1984)andVictor Jones

(BEDA1989)havejoinedTyke Jenkins(B.Arch.

1967)andJoddy Peer(B.Arch.1967)asprincipals

oftheirfirmJenkins • PeerArchitectsinCharlotte.

BensonjoinedJ •PAin1994andisaLEED

AccreditedProfessionalwithmorethan20years

ofdesignexperience.JonesjoinedJ •PAin1998

andhas15yearsofarchitecturalexperience.Heis

alsoaLEEDAccreditedProfessional.

Cara Carpenter (BED1996)hasestablished

StudioPragmatik,LLC,avisualcommunications

andgraphicdesignfirmbasedinChicago,Ill.As

principalofStudioPragmatik,Carpentermanages

thefirmandheadsupitscreativedirection.

StudioPragmatikservesanationalclientbase.

Carpenterhasmorethan10years

ofexperiencedevelopingandproducing

communicationsforclientsincludingFortune

500companies,nationalretailers,distinguished

culturalinstitutionsandothernonprofit

organizations.Herworkhasearnedawardsfrom

theAR100,theAmericanGraphicDesignAwards

andtheARCAwardsforannualreports.

Curtis Fentress,FAIA,RIBA,(BEDA1972)

reportsonseveralprojectswithFentressBradburn

Architects,basedinDenverandWashington,D.C.

The120,000-square-footNationalMuseumof

theMarineCorpsopenedinQuantico,Va.,on

November10,2006.FentressBradburnhadthe

Greg Lindquist(BADandBAEnglish2003),

March8throughMarch31,2007.Lindquistisan

artistandwriter.Hewillreceiveadualmaster’s

degreeinfineartsinpaintingandarthistoryfrom

PrattInstituteinthespringof2007.Lindquist’s

landscapesevokeBrooklyn’sindustrialpastand

futureresidentialgrowth.Theexhibitiondocuments

specificsitesofbuildinganddecayinthepresent

Williamsburgwaterfrontandsurroundingareasof

Greenpoint,whereconstructioncranes,glassand

concretestructuresrapidlysupplantdilapidated

warehousesandbeachesofrubble,inanticipation

ofresidentialtowersandpublicpromenades.

Thesepaintingsanddrawingsseektodocument

thetransformationsthroughasubduedpalette,

balancinggraphicsensibilitywithpainterly

animation.Hisworkexploreslandscapeasa

memorial.Asbothphysicalfactandrepositoryfor

collectivememory,landscapebecomesaworkof

themind,theinternalprojectionofanethosontoa

perceptionofexternalenvironment.

Three alumni recognized at 2006 national AslA conference in october

VisitingAdjunctProfessorandDistinguished

AlumnusRodney Swink(MLA1977),

FASLA,wasawardedthePresident’sMedal

forsustained,unselfishanddevotedservice

totheSocietyatthenationallevel.

ClemsonUniversityProfessorEmeritus

ofPlanningandLandscapeArchitecture

Donald L. Collins,FASLA(BLA1968;

MLAHarvard1969)receivedtheJotD.

CarpenterTeachingMedalforhissustained

andsignificantcontributionstolandscape

architectureeducation.

VisitingAdjunctProfessorofLandscape

ArchitectureandAlumnaSusan Hatchell(MLA1982),FASLA,hasbeennamedVice

PresidentformembershipoftheAmerican

SocietyforLandscapeArchitects.

Theartistandinnovativeweaver, Elizabeth Morisette(BED1994)wasawardedtheJuror’s

MeritAwardof$1,000inthe“FOLKART:

TraditionandInnovationsExhibition.”Thehighly

spiritedexhibitionfeaturedtheworkof30local

artistsselectedinajuriedcompetitionbyDr.

RaymondG.Dobard,professorofarthistoryat

HowardUniversity.Theexhibitionisondisplay

atTheArtGallery,Arts/HarmonyHallRegional

Center,FortWashington,Md.,throughDecember

30,2007.

Morisettealsowasawardedafuturesolo

exhibitionbyTheMaryland-NationalCapitalPark

andPlanningCommission,ArtsandCultural

HeritageDivision.TheGreenbeltartist’sinventive

basketsandwallpiecesaremadewiththe

materialsshefinds“athand,”suchastwistties

andmen’sneckties.

Rod Morton(MPD1990)ownsaconsumer

designbusinessnamedHOSS,whichhandles

severalhighprofileprojectsayearfortheUnited

StatesTennisAssociation(USTA).

InSeptember2006,Mortondesignedthe

dedicationplaquefortherenamingoftheUSTA

BillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterinNew

York.Theceremonykickedoffthe2006USOpen

andwasattendedbytennisstarsChrisEvert,John

McEnroe,JimmyConnorsandVenusWilliams.

NewYorkMayorMichaelBloombergunveiledthe

plaqueforanaudienceofmorethan25,000seated

atstadiumcourt.TheceremonyandMorton's

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firstyearasanassistantprofessorofindustrial

design(afterservingasavisitingprofessorin

Spring2006);andChad Everhart(BEDA1998;

M.Arch.2003)whoisinhisfirstyearasan

assistantprofessorofbuildingscience.

Corey,ownerofTheOtherEdge,heldthe

inauguralDesignExpoRaleighfromOctober20

-November4,2006.Atwo-weekcelebrationof

designersintheTriangle,thethemewas“Hidden

Gems:GreatDesigninOurOwnBackyard.”(For

more,gotowww.dxraleigh.com.)

TheOtherEdgejustreleasedanewproductat

thePGAExpoinOrlando,thecompany’sfirstself-

aLUMni/FRiends nOtes

designwerefeaturedontheUSANetworkandCBS

Sportsandbroadcasttomorethan180countries

aroundtheworld.The New York Timesranthe

designonthecoverofthenextday'ssportssection.

ThisyearMortonhasbeenaskedtodesign

theretirementplaqueforAndreAgassi,whichwill

beunveiledontheopeningdayofthe2007Open.

Inadditiontotennis,Mortonhasalsoworkedfor

theHomeDepotSummerOlympicscampaign,the

PGAandNASCAR.

in Memoriam

charles H. Burger Jr., AslACharlesH.BurgerJr.(MLA1980)passedawayonJan.3,2007,frominjuriessustainedinanautomobileaccidentonChristmasdaythatalsotookthelivesof

hiswife,Barbara,and20-year-oldsonIvan.

BurgergraduatedfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeofForestryinSyracuse,N.Y.in1971.Byprofession,hewasalandscapearchitect.Heworked

forfirmsinNewYork,MontrealandRaleighbeforestartinghisownfirminthelate1990s.

Burger’sexpertiseincludedresidentiallandscapearchitectureandparkdesign.AfterearninghisMasterofLandscapeArchitecturedegreein1980atNCState

University,hetaughtinhisfieldattheUniversityofIllinoisinChampaign-Urbana,andhadbeenanadjunctfacultymemberatNCStatesince1986.Hewasa

member-at-largeoftheAmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitects,amemberofHistoricPreservationN.C.,wasontheNationalASLACommitteeforHonorsand

AwardsandwasamemberoftheHillsboroughParksandRecreationTaskForce.

“Charleswassuchagreatguywithajoyousspirit.Hehadapassionforlandscapearchitecture,teaching,stewardshipoftheland,andbuildingcamaraderie

withhispeers.Itisapainfulloss,”saysSusanHatchell.

STEP Inside Designmagazine’sJanuaryissuementions

threeCollegeofDesignalumniinthe“Design

IndustryNews”section.(www.stepinsidedesign.com/

STEPMagazine/Article/28711/0/page/2).Students

Caroline Okun(BGD2006)andCarolin Harris (BGD2006),developedsixdegrees(sixdegreeszine.

com),aprintandonlinemagazinetopromote

studentwork.AlsomentionedisMatt Checkowski(BGD1998)whoco-directedhisfirstfeaturefilm

“LiesandAlibis”distributedbySonyPictures.

TheNCStateDepartmentofCreativeServicesworked

inconjunctionwithWayne Poole(BEDP1973),

ownerofDesignDimension,todesignandimplement

theexhibitareaintheE.CarrollJoynerVisitorCenter,

theofficial“frontdoor”oftheuniversity.The2,200-

squarefeetofspaceincludesarotatingCalder-like

sculpturemobile,apresentationtheatreareaand

multimediakiosksfeaturingmorethan30videos

thatprospectivestudentsandothercampus

visitorsmaychoosetowatch.Thespace

recentlywonaCouncilforAdvancement

andSupportofEducation(CASE)

DistrictIIIAwardofExcellencefor

institutionalrelationsprojects.JoynerVisitorCenter

islocatedatthecornersofWesternBoulevardand

VarsityDrive.

Shawn Sowers(MID2004)developedhisfirst

productatLenovo–theLenovoUSBWebcam

(picturedatbottomofpage),whichwasinspired

bythreecameras–theMinoxSpyCamera,the

PolaroidLandCamera,andtheContaxI4Rdigital

Camera.TheMinoxhadthebiggestinfluenceon

theoverallconcept,asmallportablewebcamera

thatprotectsthelenswhenitisclosedandthat

slidesopentopoweronthecameraandrevealthe

lensandanLED.Inthefirstweekofitsreleaseit

wasonalmost30blogsandwasbeingreferredto

asthenew“BondSpyCam”.Theonlyconstraint

Sowershadmechanicallywasthatthewebcamera

hadtobe75mminonedirectiontoaccommodate

thecircuitboard.Sowerssaidhisteam’sconcept

wasnotonlybeautifulandclever;itwassmaller,

lighterandsaved$4.32perunit,whichis

impressiveinanindustrythatmakesdecisions

basedonamountslessthanacentperunit.

Theprojecttook10months,duringwhich

SowerswasabletotraveltoChinatoworkwiththe

engineersandspendtimeinthefactoryinspecting

thetoolsandworkingwiththetoolingstaff.

ThreeCollegeofDesigngraduatesareservingas

facultyatAppalachianStateUniversityinBoone,

NC.Picturedtopofoppositepage,lefttoright,are

Banks Talley(BID1996;MID2002),whoisinhis

thirdyearasanassistantprofessorofindustrial

design;Donald Corey(MID1996)whoisinhis

Alumni Teach graphic design in india

Beginningin2004,GraphicDesigngraduates

havebeentravelingtoBangalore,ahigh-tech

cityinthesouthofIndia,toteachinthe

graphicdesignprogramatSrishtiInstitute

ofArt,DesignandTechnology.

Geoff Halber(BGD2002)initiatedthe

ideafollowingtheexperienceofProfessor

MarthaScotford,aFulbrightlecturerthere

in2001.Cheryl Berkowitz(MGD2006)

taughttypographytherefortwomonthsthis

summer.

InJanuaryandFebruary2007,Jay Harlow

(MGD2006)willcontinuetheconnection

fortwomonths,teachingpackagingdesign

andinformationdesign.Srishti,foundedin

1996,isaprivatecollegeandsuffers,asmany

Indianschoolsdo,fromadearthofdesign

teachers.

generatedproject.ItiscalledtheHold-n-Onewall

mountedgolfbagholder.

Shane Totten(BEDA1989;M.Arch.1995),AIA

LEEDAP,wasrecentlynamedstudiodirectorwith

GerdingCollaborative.GerdingCollaborative’s

designfortheSweetwaterCreekStateParkVisitors

CenterwasrecentlycertifiedLEEDPlatinum(New

Construction).ThisisthefirstPlatinum(NC)

buildingintheSoutheastand20thintheworld.

WorksbyJoyce Watkins King(BED-VD1979)

willshowatArtfulLiving,onlevelthreeofthe

Hickory(N.C.)FurnitureMart.Theexhibition

openedFeb.1andcontinuesthroughMarch.

Carol A. Wilson(BEDA1976;M.Arch.1978)

FAIA,wasawardeda2006HonorAwardfor

DesignExcellencebyAIANewEnglandforher

BisharatResidence,ChebeagueIsland,Maine.

(www.aianewengland.org/designawards.shtml)

Wilson’sownstudioinFalmouth,Maine,

wasjustpublishedinMichaelJ.Crosbie’snew

book,Architecture for Architects.Herfurniture

wasexhibitedattheMesslerGalleryofthe

SchoolforFurnitureCraftsmanshipinRockport,

Maine,aspartoftheshow“GettingPersonal:

MaineArchitectsDesignFurniture.”Seewww.

woodschool.org/gallery/architects2006/index.html.

Dave Wofford(BED1994)wasfeaturedinThe

News & Observer’sHomesectionJan.27,2007,

in“StillImpressedwithLetterpress,”anarticle

abouthisdesign/letterpressstudioHorse&

BuggyPressinDurham(horseandbuggypress.

com).Woffordworksoutofafive-person

collectivecalledtheBullCityArtsCollaborative

(BCAC-bullcityarts.org)thathasjuststarteda

foyergalleryspace.TheUpfrontGallerywillbe

openeveryFridayfrom12-2p.m.,andthethird

Fridayofeverymonthfrom6-9p.m.aspart

oftheDurham

CultureCrawl.The

BCACwillhave

openstudiosthe

weekendofApril

14-15aspartof

thecityartwalk,

whichcoincides

withtheFullFrame

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Festival.

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MedicalCentertestingergonomicinterventionsfor

sonographers.Shepublished,jointlywithprofessors

IEatNCSUandOSUandanMDatDuke,“Low-

levelexertionsoftheneckmusculature:astudyof

researchmethods”,intheOctober2006editionof

theJournalofElectromyographyandKinesiology.

Joineshasalsobeeninvitedtopresenta

workshoponagingandworkandserveasaMaster

ErgonomistattheAppliedErgonomicsConference

inDallas,Texas,March12-15,2007.

ProfessorofIndustrialDesignHaig Khachatoorian

receivedaPhiKappaPhi2006Promotionof

ExcellenceGrant($9,000)andaProductResearch

&DevelopmentGrantfromBugatti/Landa

IlluminotecnicaDivision,LumezzaneS.A.(Brescia)

Italy($2,000).Hewasrecentlyappointedaschair,

Percent-for-ArtProgramCommitteeoftheChapel

HillPublicArtsCommissionandalsoserveson

theSculptureVisionsProgramCommittee.

VisitingAssistantProfessorofArt+DesignTracy Krummhasworksintwoupcomingshows:Artists

inResidenceExhibition,HoffmanGallery,Oregon

CollegeofArtandCraft,Portland,OR,Oct.5-29,

andMaterialDifference,ChicagoCulturalCenter,

Chicago,IL,Nov.4,2006,throughJan.7,2007.

ProfessorofIndustrialDesignGlenn Lewis,IDSA,

presentedpapersatthefollowingconferences:

“Connecting–aconferenceontheMultivocality

ofDesignanditsHistoryandDesignStudies”at

theUniversityofArtandDesigninSuomenlinna,

Helsinki,FinlandinAugust;“ElementsofChange’06”

IDSANationalConferenceandEducationSymposium,

Austin,TexasinSeptember.Lewishasbeeninvited

tospeakatthe“CreativityandConformity/Building

CulturesofCreativityinHigherEducation”confer-

enceattheUniversityofWalesInstituteCardiff.

DeanandProfessorofArchitectureMarvin Malecha

spokeon“InterdisciplinarityinEducation”atthe

UniversityofCalgary’s35thanniversaryEVDS

(EnvironmentalDesignStudies)Symposiumon

October21.

Professorof

Architecture

Wayne Place’s

booktitled

Architectural

Structures,

nowavailable

byWiley

Publishing,

provides

thecritical

toolsand

know-howto

designandbuildstructuresthatwillwithstand

wind,earthquakes,andotherforces.Thismajor

surveyofstructuraldesignisausefulguidetothe

fundamentalsofestablishingthestructuralconcept

forabuildinganddealingwithstructuralissues.

AssistantProfessorofArt+DesignVita Plume

wasselectedforaCanadaCouncilfortheArts

ProjectGrant.Plume’sgrantfundstheproducing

ofabodyofworkbasedoncombinationofwoven

shiboriandJacquardweaving,continuingher

investigationofhandandindustrialweaving

technologiesanddocumentingtheprocessand

results.Plumehadworkinaninternational

exhibitionofJacquardtextilespresentedin

MontrealCentreforContemporaryTextilesgallery

fromOct.2toNov2,2006.

DistinguishedProfessorofArchitecturePatrick RandwasnamedaFellowinTheMasonrySociety

attheannualmeetinginmid-October.Rand,the

firstfacultymembertoreceivethishonor,hasalso

beenrecognizedasrecipientofthePresident’s

Award.

PartofthecitationreadaboutProfessor

Randattheceremony:Pat Rand has served

his University, The Masonry Society, and the

Architecture Profession in an exemplary manner

throughout his career. He has distinguished himself

as an architectural educator through his selection

by North Carolina State University as an Alumni

Distinguished Professor, a rank awarded to only

a very few of the most outstanding faculty. He has

served The Masonry Society with distinction as

President, as a member of the Board of Directors,

as Chair of the Sustainability Subcommittee, and in

numerous other ways. He has led the architectural

sessions of the University Professors Masonry

Workshop since its inception over twenty years

ago. He has conducted numerous masonry-related

research projects from the architect’s perspective,

and many of the results have been published in

TMS publications. He has positively impacted

masonry architectural education throughout the

country arguably more than any other individual.

For his many contributions to TMS, he received the

President’s Award in 2005.

Distinguished

Professorof

Architecture

Patrick Randhas

co-authored

thebook

Architectural

Detailing;

Function

Contractibility

Aestheticswith

EdwardAllen.Thebook,publishedbyWiley,is

Rand’ssecondbooktobereleasedin2006.

AssistantProfessorofGraphicDesignWill Temple

wroteadesignreviewof“TheCouch:Thinkingin

Repose,”anexhibitionattheFreudMuseumin

ViennathatappearsinEyemagazine(vol.61).

Notes

F a C U L t Y / s t a F FProfessororArchitectureThomas Barriewill

stepdownasdirectoroftheSchoolofArchitecture

attheconclusionofhisfive-yearterminAugust

2007.Duringthefollowingacademicyearhe

willbeonscholarlyleaveandwillreturntofull-

timeteachingfallsemester2008.Inadditionto

teaching,ProfessorBarriewillleadcommunity-

basedurbandesignprojectsthroughtheNCState

UniversityExtensionOffice.Anationalsearchis

currentlybeingconductedtofindhissuccessor.

ProfessorofArchitectureGeorgia Bizios,director

oftheCollegeofDesign’sHomeEnvironments

DesignInitiative,receivedthe2006AIATriangle

OutreachAward,whichrecognizesher“exceptional

effortstobroadentheunderstandingandawareness

ofAIATriangleinthecommunity.”Inparticular,

theAIATrianglecelebratedBizios’leadershipina

newpartnershipbetweentheNCStateSchoolof

ArchitectureandThe News & Observer.Beginning

in2006,thenewspaperhaspublishedamonthly

“HomeoftheMonth”series,highlightingout-

standingresidentialdesignsinNorthCarolina.

ProfessorBiziosthanksDeanMalechaforhis

strongendorsementoftheprogramandcredits

fellowfacultymembersandSchoolofArchitecture

graduatestudentsfortheirsupportoftheseriesas

architecturalwriters.In2007,theserieswillexpand

tobepublishedinThe Charlotte Observeralso.

ThegrandopeningoftheRosaParksPlace

CommunityTransitCenterinCharlottewasheld

September18.Chandra Cox,departmentchair

andassociateprofessorofArt+Design,wasthe

artisthiredbyCharlotteAreaTransitSystem(CATS)

tocompletetheproject.Sheledaprojectteamto

incorporateWestAfricanAdinkrasymbolsinto

thedesignofthetransitcenter.

AnarticleaboutthenewRosaParksPlace

CommunityTransitCenter,locatedonBeatties

FordRoad,appearedinThe Charlotte Observer

September18,2006.

InNovemberAssociateProfessorofGraphicDesign

Denise Gonzales Crispgavealectureandworkshop

forstudentsattheKansasCityArtInstituteand

wasaHallmarkSymposiumspeakerfortheSchool

ofArtandDesignatKansasUniversity.Thetitleof

hertalk“DiscourseThis!DesignThat!Optionsfor

MarkingTrouble.”

TheTorpedoFactoryArtCenterinAlexandria,Va.,

oneofthelargestandmostsuccessfulartcentersin

theU.S.housingmorethan165visualartistsand

withanaverageof700,000visitorsayear,invited

Lope Max DíazasjurorforitsVisualRhythms/

RitmosVisualesartexhibition.Theexhibitionwillbe

opentothepublicfromJuly28-September3,2007.

Richard DuncanandLeslie Youngfromthe

CenterforUniversalDesignvisitedBeijingfora

weekinAugust.NCStateUniversitysignedafive-

yearexchangeagreementwiththeBeijingInstitute

ofTechnology(BIT)inOctober.Thisagreement

outlinesintendedcollaborationswiththeCollege

ofDesign.

Thecollege'sinvolvementwillbeinthreeareas:

1.BITwilltranslateandpublishanumberofthe

CenterforUniversalDesign’spublications.

2.ThecenterwillworkwithBITtodevelopand

deliveruniversaldesigncurriculatoitsstudents,and

3.BITandthecollegewillexchangestudentsand

faculty.

TheNovemberissueofArchitecturalRecord

includedanarticleaboutAssistantProfessorof

ArchitectureFrank Harmon’sdesignoftheNorth

CarolinaMuseumofNaturalSciencesPrairieRidge

EcostationforWildlifeandLearning.Harmon’s

firmdesignedthetreehouse-likeobservationperch

forstudyingthenaturalworld.Harmon,FAIA,

willdiscusstheevolutionofModernarchitecture

intheSouthwhenhepresentsaseminarforthe

SouthCarolinachapteroftheAmericanInstitute

ofArchitectsinFebruary.

OnJanuary10,2007,IndustrialDesignProfessors

Percy HooperandGlenn Lewiswerehonored

attheChicagoMuseumofScienceandIndustry

inaceremonyfortheopeningofaspecialexhibit

showingtheworkof45outstandingBlackIndustrial

Designerstitled“BlackCreativity2007:Designsfor

Life.”TheexhibitwillrunfromJanuary12until

February28.

AssistantProfessorofIndustrialDesignSharon JoineshasajointprojectwithDukeUniversity


Landscape

ArchitectureGraduate

StudentKristen Fordmeritedone

oftwoDangermond

Fellowshipsgiven

bytheAmerican

SocietyforLandscape

Architects(ALSA)

forherproposal,“ReimaginingtheLand:Toward

aFrameworkforBrownscapeAssessment,

DesignandRedevelopment.”Theresearchwill

addresstwofundamentalstepsinthebrownfields

redevelopmentprocess:siteassessmentandsite

design.GISwillbeusedtodevelopasystematic

assessmentprocessandmodelcreativeapproaches

tositeredevelopment.

TheDangermondFellowship,whichwascreated

toencouragetheinnovativeuseofgeographic

informationsystems(GIS)asaframeworkfor

exploringintegratedapproachestolandscape

assessmentandintervention,providesuptothree

$10,000fellowships,plussoftwareandhardware.

Art+DesignJuniorA.J. Klingenmaierwononeof

twothirdplaceprizesof$100inacartooncontest

stUdent nOtes

MasterofIndustrialDesignstudentSpencer BarneswasfeaturedinanAutodeskonline

interviewonJanuary7,2007.Barnesexplains

abouttheID415-002AdvancedDigitalProduct

ModelingclassthathetaughtduringtheFall2006

semesterattheCollegeofDesign.

Andrea Donnelly,aseniorinArt+Design,has

hadapieceacceptedintheFiberartInternational

2007;ExhibitionofContemporaryFiberArtin

Pittsburgh,Penn.Herworkwasoneof93pieces

selectedfrom1,500workssubmittedby609artists

from29countries.Thepieceacceptedisawoven

cubetitled“Density”completedinLopeMax

Díaz'spaintingstudioinspring2006.

Notes

s t U d e n t s

African American design student Association Assists with food Bank drive at north carolina state fairSeventeenmembersoftheAfricanAmerican

DesignStudentAssociation(AADSA)

participatedintheannualfooddriveforthe

FoodBankofCentral&EasternNorthCarolina

heldonOctober19,2006,attheN.C.State

Fair.The2006FoodLionHungerReliefDay

garnered217,819lbs.ofcannedfooddonated

byfairgoers.

AADSA’sadvisorisAssistantDeanfor

StudentAffairsMarvaMotley.

Picturedare13ofthe17volunteerswho

helpedwiththefooddrive.(L-R,front)

LaurenSmith,JessicaGeorge,Samantha

Everette,AmberMajors,BrittanyDavis,

MoniqueCleveland,AshleyKirkman,

(L-R,back)SharvinWhitted,Chris

Rosemond,WesleyBrown,GaryAtkinson,

AlishaStewartandZenaJeffress.

TheOctober2006issueofCM News,amagazinewithnationalcirculationproducedbytheNational

ConcreteMasonryAssociation(NCMA),includedanitemonArchitectureundergraduateand

graduatestudentswhoparticipatedintheNCMAMidyearMeetinginVancouver,B.C.

ThestudentswereonteamsinARC232StructuresandMaterialsclasslastSpringthatwonfirst

andsecondplacesinthe2006CollegiateCompetition,sponsoredbyNCMA.Eachofthefivestudents

onthewinningteamreceived$500scholarshipchecks.Twonewconcreteblockdesignswere

presentedbythestudentsattheconference,andattractedconsiderableinterestfromthemasonry

manufacturersinattendance.

forcollegecartoonistsonthestudentaffairs.com

WebsiteThecartoonthemewas“CampusLifeand

Technology.”

Hollin Norwood,aseniorinArt+Design,had

hisworkjuriedintoagroupexhibitiontitled“NEW

ART2007:NationalEmergingArtistCompetition”in

Boston.TheexhibitionranfromJanuary5-27,2007.

ThecompetitionwasjuriedbyRaphaelaPlatow,chief

curator,RoseArtMuseum,BrandeisUniversity.

Ph.D.studentandadjunctinstructorinarchitecture

Traci Rose Riderhasbeenselectedtoserveasa

jurymemberthisspringfortheprestigiousAIA

TopTenGreenProjectsinWashington,D.C.

Anna-Marie ZyliczandAllison Morganare

DaVincischolars(majoringinbothdesignand

humanities)whoarebothstudyinginPraguefor

theSpring2007semester.Eachreceiveda$1,000

scholarshipfromNCState’sFriendsoftheGregg

GalleryofArt&Design.Zyliczisstudyinggraphic

designwithDeniseGonzales-CrispandMorganis

studyinglandscapearchitecturewithArtRiceand

FernandoMagallanes.left to right: frank Werner, Adams Products co., student unit design chairman darryl Jones, geoffrey Barton, Juliane Kuminski, nicole Alvarez, Bradley Maples and Tim dougherty, Anchor Wall systems, Pdcc chairman.

fAsHion sHoW PleasereservethedateforthesixthannualCollection:ArttoWear

2007fashionshowsetforThursday,April26,2007,(April27,rain

date),8p.m.AcollaborationoftheCollegeofDesignandtheCollege

ofTextiles,theeventwillbeheldinanewlocation,TheCourtofNorth

Carolina,onthemaincampusofNCStateUniversity.Thisisthe

secondyearthatstudents’designsarejuriedintotheshow.

The2007studentcodirectorsareLizMorrisonfromtheCollegeof

DesignandEmilyCosgrovefromtheCollegeofTextiles.Therehave

been15designersselectedbyjurytobepartoftheshowfromafield

of23submissions.Designers:BrandonAlley,ElizabethBradford,

ElizabethBrown,EmilyCosgrove,LizDickinson,SaraMarieJenkins,

SaetKim,CharliMize,LizMorrison,RachelRandall,AllisonRussel,

NinaTie,HollyWeaver,GenavieveWhite,SarahYarborough. some of the 2006 designs from (l-r) liz Morrison, Rachel Randall and Kendall smith.


Angelo AbbateProfessor emeritus of Landscape architecture

carla Abramczykdirector of development, external Relations

delsey Averyadministrative assistant, Research and extension

Kermit Baileyassociate Professor of graphic design

dr. donald A. BarnesProfessor emeritus of architecture

Thomas Barriedirector, school of architectureProfessor of architecture

dana Barteltdirector, Prague institute

Peter BatchelorProfessor of architecture

Bill Bayleydirector of information technology Laboratory

georgia Biziosdirector, home environments designinitiativeProfessor of architecture

Kofi Booneassistant Professor of Landscape architecture

susan BrandeisProfessor of art + design

Barbara Brennyvisual Resources Librarian, harrye B. Lyons design Library

gene BresslerChair, department of LandscapearchitectureProfessor of Landscape architecture

leslie Brockadministrative secretary, Landscape architecture and international Programs

Tony Brockassistant Professor of graphic design

dr. Anita R. Brown-grahamdirector, institute for emerging issuesProfessor of Landscape architecture

Tim Buieassistant Professor of industrial design

lee cherryManager, advanced Media Lab

Pamela christie-Tabronadministrative secretary, graduate studies

Roger H. clarkProfessor of architecture

Armand V. cookeProfessor emeritus of industrial design

dr. nilda coscoCoordinator, inclusive design initiativedirector, Center for Universal design

chandra coxChair, art + design departmentassociate Professor of art + design

denise gonzales crispassociate Professor of graphic design

Meredith davisdirector, Phd ProgramProfessor of graphic design

Jim deanManager, Materials technology Labs

Karen e. deWitthead, harrye B. Lyons design Library

lope Max díazassociate Professor of art + design

ed driggersaccounting technician

Richard duncanCoordinator of training in Universal design, Research and extension

cheryl eatmonadministrative secretary,industrial design and graphic design

Jeremy ficcaassistant Professor of architecture

Patrick fitzgeraldassociate Professor of art + design

Vincent M. footeProfessor emeritus of industrial design

Amy friszCareer Counselor, external Relations

frank Harmonassociate Professor of architecture

dottie Haynesassistant dean for administration

nancy Hitchcockinformation specialist in Universal design, Research and extension

Percy Hooperassociate Professor of industrial design

Joey JenkinsComputing Consultant,information technology Laboratory

Bong-il Jinassociate Professor of industrial design

dr. sharon Joinesassistant Professor of industrial design

chris Jordandirector of Materials Laboratory and Facilities

charles JoynerProfessor of art + design

Haig KhachatoorianProfessor of industrial design

Bryan laffitteChair, industrial design departmentassociate Professor of industrial design

Jack lancastertechnician, Materials Laboratory

glenn e. lewisProfessor of industrial design

Jean Marie livaudaisdirector of Professional Relations,external Relations

Austin lowreyProfessor emeritus of graphic design

fernando Magallanesassociate Professor of Landscape architecture

Marvin J. MalechadeanProfessor of architecture

Robert MassengaleResearch assistant, natural Learning initiative

Joe MccoyCoordinator of network & hardware services, information technology Laboratory

claude e. McKinneyProfessor emeritus, design

lee-Anne Milburnassistant Professor of Landscape architecture

Jannette MinaLibrary technical assistant,harrye B. Lyons design Library

Robin c. Mooredirector, natural Learning initiativeProfessor of Landscape architecture

Marva Motleyassistant dean for student affairs

sherry o’nealdirector of Communications, external Relations

dr. celen Pasalarextension Planning specialistdirector, downtown design studio Research and extension

dr. Michael Pausedirector, design Fundamentals ProgramProfessor of art + design

santiago PiedrafitaChair, graphic design departmentassociate Professor of graphic design

dr. J. Wayne PlaceProfessor of architecture

Vita Plumeassistant Professor of art + design

J. Patrick RandProfessor of architecture

dr. cymbre Raubassociate Professor of art + design

dana Raymondassociate Professor of art + design

Wendy Redfieldassociate director, school of architectureassistant Professor of architecture

Arthur R. Riceassociate dean for graduate studies, Research and extensionProfessor of Landscape architecture

Holly Richardsstudent services assistant

dr. fatih RifkiProfessor of architecture

Jackie Robertsonadministrative secretary, academic affairs

Michael RodriguesBudget Manager

Henry sanoffProfessor emeritus of architecture

dr. Kristen schafferassociate Professor of architecture

Martha scotforddirector, international ProgramsProfessor of graphic design

Julie sherkResearch associate, natural Learninginitiative

carla skuceexecutive assistant to the dean

sharon silcoxLibrary assistant, harrye B. Lyons design Library

Renee spelleradministrative secretary, art + design

dr. Robert e. stipeProfessor emeritus of Landscape architecture

sandi sullivanadministrative secretary, architecture

Wayne TaylorProfessor emeritus of art + design

dr. John o. Tectorassociate dean for Undergraduate studies and academic supportassociate Professor of architecture

Will Templeassistant Professor of graphic design

dr. Paul TesarProfessor of architecture

James d. Tomlinsonassistant dean for Research and extension

susan Toplikarassociate Professor of art + design

scott Townsendassociate Professor of graphic design

Hazel TudorRegistrar

shirley VarelaResearch assistant, natural Learninginitiative

Katie WakefordResearch assistant,home environments design initiative

Ti-yuan Wangtechnology support technician,information technology Laboratory

nicole Welcheducation Curator, Contemporary artMuseumResearch and extension

Pam Welchadministrative secretary, external Relations

Anne Wessingadministrative secretary,architecture

Richard R. WilkinsonProfessor emeritus of Landscape architecture

stephanie WitchgerLibrary technical assistant, harrye B. Lyons design Library

Janice Wongaccounting technician

leslie youngCoordinator of Universal design services,Research and extension

college of designfAculTy And sTAff

dean’s circle ($5,000)

Richard a. Curtis

hagersmith design, Pa

Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)

adams Products Company

georgia/Carolinas PCi

eugene R. Montezinos

Riley Contracting group

Partner ($1,000-$2,499)

av Metro, inc.,

Frank d. thompson

BMs architects, PC,

herbert McKim, sr.

Charles h. Boney, Jr.

Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.

Louis W. Cherry

ColeJenest & stone Pa,

Michael s. Cole

Croxton Collaborative

architects PC

Kevin deabler

dixon Weinstein architects Pa

duda/Paine architects LLP,

turan duda

the Freelon group inc.,

Philip g. Freelon

hite associates PC

thomas s. Kenan iii

the Lsv Partnership Pa

Marvin J. and Cindy Malecha

Craig Mcduffie

Charles a. Musser, Jr.

Linda J. noble

Ozell stankus associates

architects inc.

Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee Pa,

h. Clymer Cease, Jr.

Red hat inc., C. david Burney

eric Robinson

skinner, Lamm & highsmith, Pa

small Kane architects Pa

Macon s. smith

the smith sinnett associates

John and Patricia M. tector

david W. tobias

Michael a. Weeks

Barbara Wiedemann

douglas d. Westmoreland

WgM design inc.,

W.g. “Bill” Monroe iii

Associate ($500-$999)

Carla C. abramczyk

harry Bates

L. Franklin Bost

gantt huberman architects

Landis inc., Barrett L. Kays

Karen ireland Koestner

John and tracey Martin

Monty Montague, BOLt

Mara e. Murdoch

Katherine n. Peele

K.C. Ramsay

Rodney L. swink

Fred M. taylor

Walton R. teague

Michael tribble

thomas a. trowbridge

Constantine n. vrettos

individual ($250-$499)

e.P. aretakis

douglas M. Bennett

Clement & Wynn Program

Managers inc

Paul h. Falkenbury

stephanie C. garner

hatcher design group, inc.

dottie M. haynes

William B. hood

nathan C. isley

Jova/daniels/Busby

W.C. Mcintire iv

Julie McLaurin

Ruby Mcswain

Linda Perry Meeks

alwyn h. Phillips iii

O. earl Pope, Jr.

theresa J. Rosenberg

Bruce h. schafer

Martha scotford

James W. M. smith

george W. stowe iii

trout & Riggs Construction

d e s i g n g U i L d

design guild Board of directors

MichaelS.Cole,ASLA,ColeJenest&StonePA,

President

CharlesH.Boney,Jr.,AIA,LS3P/Boney

C.DavidBurney,AIGA,RedHat

H.ClymerCease,Jr.,AIA,PearceBrinkley

Cease+LeePA

TuranDuda,AIA,Duda/PaineArchitects,LLP

PhilipG.Freelon,FAIA,TheFreelonGroupInc.

CraigMcDuffie,McDuffieDesign

W.G.“Bill”MonroeIII,AIA,WGMDesignInc.

MontyMontague,IDSA,BOLT

MackPaul,KennedyCovington

FrankD.Thompson,AVMetro,Inc.

RalphThompson,EmpireProperties

FrankJ.Werner,AdamsProductsCompany

BarbaraWiedemann,UNCChapelHill

design guildisanassociationofalumni,

friends,designprofessionalsandindustry

leadersestablishedin1996topromotedesign

educationattheNCStateUniversityCollege

ofDesignthroughprivatecontributions

andgifts.

ForinformationonhowtojointheDesign

Guild,pleasecontacttheOfficeofExternal

Relationsat919-515-8313.

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