Found 19 events matching "college of design. buildings"
Roger H. Clark completed the book started by Robert Burns titled School of Design: The Kamphoefner Years 1948-1973, Reflections and Recollections. A print edition exists in the library.
College of Design Dean Marvin Malecha led the design effort.
Arthur Clement graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in the College of Design (formerly the School of Design).
George Matsumoto, Japanese American architect, joined the faculty at the College of Design.
The Department of Landscape Architecture was established in the newly created College of Design, known at its founding in 1948 as the School of Architecture and Landscape Design.
The Art2Wear student-organized runway show debuted in 2001. The event presented fashion, costume and wearable sculpture created by the students of the College of Design and the College of Textiles at NC State. This annual event was organized and hosted by the Department of Art + Design in partnership with the College of Textiles to display examples of student work each spring.
Barry Jackson was hired as a faculty member. He is the earliest known Black faculty member at the College of Design.
Elizabeth B. Lee graduated from the College of Design. She is the earliest known woman to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in architecture at NC State.
Kamphoefner Hall was named for Henry L. Kamphoefner, founding Dean of the College of Design. It was built by Charlotte-based Wolf Associates to provide studio, teaching, and office space.
Works of art were loaned for display in the College Union. This exhibit was the beginning of a long history of art in the union and the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.
After graduating from the NC State College of Textiles where she studied fashion and textile design, Lisbeth Arias launched her own Latinx-inspired clothing line, fusing traditional Latin American textiles with modern fashion.
NC State and the National Youth Administration signed an agreement allowing the NYA to construct a training center on campus. A group of buildings was erected on a site later occupied by the east side of Miller Field and the Jordan Hall Addition. The college took control of these building in 1943 or 1944 and demolished them in 1959.
Philip Freelon graduated with a bachelor's of environmental design in architecture degree. Signature buildings his firm designed include the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, NC; the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, NC; the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore, MD; and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC. In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
Civil engineering alumnus Colonel William “Bill” D. Alexander III was named the 1976 recipient of the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Alexander contributed his engineering skills to the moon landings of the Apollo program in the 1960s as project manager for the design of the NASA Launch Support Facility.
Built as the original D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Brooks Hall was renamed and dedicated on April 12, 1956. It was remodeled for the School of Design with an addition to the North Side. Brooks Hall was named for Eugene Clyde Brooks, a former president of State College.
Eduardo Catalano (1917-2010) of Argentina came to NC State as head of the Department of Architecture in the College of Design. He stayed on the faculty until 1956. Catalano later taught at MIT and retired in 1995. His design achievements included construction of his own house in Raleigh (named House of the Decade by "House and Home" magazine in 1955), the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, and the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. In 2007, NC State awarded him an honorary doctorate and in 2017 held a symposium on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Two faculty in the College of Textiles, J.B. Gaither and J.W. Klibbe, reinstated the annual Textile Exposition and Style Show in 1959 as a Phi Psi project. Gaither had graduated in weaving and designing in 1938, participated in the style shows as a student, and realized the value of providing textile design students an outlet for their creativity. The shows continued for several years but were eventually discontinued.