We are more than just the students and faculty currently engaged at the College. The College of Design boasts over 6,000 alumni around the world who have taken design into their work and home lives. The number of design enthusiasts from the public and private sectors has grown as well. Together, they complete the College of Design Community.
The College's External Relations Office is the primary source of information for alumni, friends, professional organizations, and the general public about current developments and giving opportunities at the College. It provides this information through a variety of publications, news releases, online resources and person-to-person situations.
The External Relations Office raises financial resources to enhance the College and meet a variety of needs, including scholarships. Support from individuals, foundations and corporations strengthens the quality of the educational experience at the College of Design.
The office also serves as a resource to alumni and design professionals throughout their careers, offering opportunities for continuing education, networking, and talent recruitment.
To learn more, or to find out how to get involved as an alum or friend of the College, explore the web pages to the right, or contact Carla Abramczyk, Assistant Dean of External Relations, at carla_abramczyk@ncsu.edu or at 919.513.4310.
The College of Design developes continuing education classes and connects both working designers and recent graduates to learning opportunities.
Look for upcoming opportunities and events under upcoming events.
Lectures at 7:00 pm in Burns Auditorium, Kamphoefner Hall. Participants may receive applicable continuing education credit. Check College of Design events calendar for individual lecture listings.
Catalog search for Architectural Registration Exam study resources in the NC State University Harrye B. Lyons Design Library and the D.H. Hill Library
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If you have any suggestions for particular programs, topics or speakers, please contact Jean Marie Livaudais, Director of Professional Relations, at jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu or at 919.515.8320
| Events | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture Registration Examination Preparatory Course | July 12-14, 2013 | NC State University College of Design |
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Please register using the form link below. Payment cannot be accepted until July 1. All registrants will be notified with registration confirmation and payment instructions.
Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, 2013
8:30 am to 6:30 pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
NC State College of Design
50 Pullen Road, Raleigh
Leazar Hall
Section 4: Grading, Drainage & Construction Documentation
Additional detail below.
Coffee and refreshments included. Breakfast and lunch on your own. (Several places to eat within easy walking distance.)
The hotel is within walking distance, two-tenths mile from the College.
Block rates start at $139.
1707 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Telephone: 919.828.0811
$425.00
Grading, Drainage & Construction Documentation
Section 4 Bootcamp
Through lecture, group discussion, and practice exercises, this intensive three day course focuses on preparing students to take Section 4: Grading, Drainage & Construction Documentation of the Landscape Architects Registration Examination. The course includes a look at how this section of the LARE is organized, what material is typically covered on the exam, and strategy tips for the various question formats taking into consideration the peculiarities of the new computer interface introduced in December 2012. The course covers the fundamentals of grading and drainage, and problem solving techniques applied to example exercises using the new Advanced Item Type problem format. Exercises will be of difficulty equal to or greater than those on the LARE. At lease half will be worked in class and reviewed during the course. Each student will receive a course syllabus containing approximately 340 pages of information pertinent to Section 4, a minimum of 30 AIT type exercises which involve graphical solutions of grading and drainage problems, and at least 100 multiple choice questions. Desk crits while working are part of the class.
The program includes:
Students will complete timed AITs and tests typical of those on Section 4 of the LARE. The class takes a programmed approach to Section 4, with lectures covering concepts and techniques applicable to specific grading and drainage applied skills, followed by a timed AIT which tests the skills taught. Individual feedback will be given to students as they work. Each AIT will then be reviewed by the class as a whole. The instructor will provide tips on how to break problems down and conceptualize a plan of attack for developing solutions. The first two three days will generally follow this format. Sunday will focus on material moved into Section 4 from Section D of the pre-2012 exam.
For questions regarding course content, please email instructor Ray Freeman: rayfreeman3@comcast.net
This course would benefit candidates for the LARE who are taking the exam for the first time, are experiencing difficulty passing Section 4 of the LARE and feel that a very intensive studio-like class would help, and/or need a refresher on grading skills and their application to drainage systems.
Ray Freeman, RLA (NC, MA, CA), CPESC, ASLA
Mr. Freeman is a principal of Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture and has more than 36 years of experience as a Landscape Architect. His specialty areas include site planning, layout and grading plans, sedimentation control, storm drainage and storm water management design, pond design, environmental permitting, specifications, and construction detailing. Mr. Freeman has taught this section of the LARE review since the Spring of 2000. He also taught Site Engineering for Landscape Architects in the Landscape Architecture program at the University of California at Berkeley from 1995-1999. He served as a full-time lecturer at the California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo in the fall quarter of 2008. Mr. Freeman currently teaches Site Engineering for Landscape Architects at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and Construction Materials: Design in Detail at the University of California at Berkeley.
Mr. Freeman’s LARE review classes have attracted students from 45 states, 5 Canadian Provinces, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.
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"The structure of the course, and the instruction offered by Ray were top notch. He is an expert on taking this exam, and grading work, and is able to break down this complicated subject for his students better than anyone I have encountered to date. Everyone in the class received personal attention and assistance, and I cannot sing his praises enough! The quality and depth this workshop covered far exceeded my expectations, and I will be sure to tell everyone I know how wonderful it was. I think this workshop helped me a hundred-fold in being prepared for the exam. Now I need to get back to studying!
Stephanie Coble, Raleigh, 2010
"This course proved to be the deciding factor for me passing. As a project manager, I do grading plans quite often and people look to me for professional guidance. When I took your class, it became crystal clear that I was missing some key elements in my solutions. The practice vignettes in addition to the instructor's insight and experience was what I needed to pass."
Darin Nordahl, Redding, CA.
“Its a bloody miracle! After 5 attempts, thousands of dollars and losing pounds of hair, I just found out that I passed my nemesis - Section E....and I owe it largely in part to your study session in San Francisco. Thanks to you I have now passed the LARE.”
Gyles Thornely, Aspen, CO Apr 07
“I passed multiple choice sections A, B, D, and Site Design section C the first time I took them. I will be taking Grading Section E for the first time in June. Thank you so much for all of your help and support throughout this process. I truly believe that I would not have even come close to passing if I had not taken your classes.”
Vicky Wilson, Stockton, CA Oct 07
“I am excited to let you know that I passed both sections C and E! I have no doubt that your review courses gave me the tools, momentum and confidence to pass. Your courses covered everything and more that was required to know on the exam. I would recommend anyone taking the test to avoid the anxiety and disappointment I felt after failing both sections in December to take your review course. I also want to thank you for your down to earth, supportive and "demystifying" approach to teaching the review courses.”
Mary Dewing, Modesto, CA, Apr 06
“Against all odds I passed the grading exam this time! I am so relieved and thankful that I found your class! No one offers the kind of class that you put so much work into--it is so valuable, I can't even tell you! Many thanks again from one happy camper in Michigan!“
Nannette Alton, Lansing, MI, Oct 07
“I have now successfully passed all 5 sections. I credit you and your courses for that, and appreciate all that you taught us.”
Troy Cook, SLC, UT, Apr 08
“Very good at reinforcing basic skills in preparation for the exam. Instructor is great at explanations in a very straightforward manner. I found the practice vignettes to be incredibly valuable and appreciated the overview of each vignette.”
“I just received the official letter from the State of Washington that I have passed Section C. Many thanks for the class! I could not have sorted out the program without all of your guidance.”
Wes Simmonds, Seattle, WA Apr 06
“Thank you for offering these classes...they are a great help in taking the test. I really think that the two (performance section) courses prepared me better than I ever could have done on my own.”
Valerie Peninno, Stockton, CA Fall 03
| Urban Design Conference | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Annual Urban Design Conference Creating Value: Designing for Resilient Cities | Saturday, March 6, 2010 | Raleigh Convention Center |
| 6th Annual Urban Design Conference Healthy City > Healthy People: Design Solutions | Saturday, February 21, 2009 | Raleigh Convention Center |
| 5th Annual Urban Design Conference Urban Growth: Intelligent by Design | Saturday, March 1, 2008 | Cardinal Club in Raleigh |
| 4th Annual Urban Design Conference Designing for a Sustainable Urban Region | Saturday, March 24, 2007 | Sheraton Raleigh Hotel |
| 3rd Annual Urban Design Conference Designing Sustainable Cities | Saturday, February 18, 2006 | Sheraton Raleigh Hotel |
| 2nd Annual Urban Design Conference Designing Communities for Healthy Living | Saturday, February 5, 2005 | Sheraton Capital Center Hotel |
| Urban Design Conference Renewed Communities: Downtown Partnerships for Design and Development | Saturday, February 7, 2004 |
| Other Continuing Education Events | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Annual Growing in Place Symposium presented by the Natural Learning Initiative | Friday, February 20, 2009 | Marbles Kids Museum |
| The Value of Design in Affordable Housing presented by the Office of Research and Extension | Friday, February 20, 2009 | Raleigh Marriott City Center |
| Public Lecture - Urban Life: Design for Change | Friday, February 20, 2009 | Raleigh Municipal Building, Council Chamber |
The following hotels offer special rates to participants of NC State University College of Design continuing education programs making individual reservations. (Please check program web page to determine if there is a block reservation rate specific to the program.) Participants must indicate they are attending a NC State program while making reservations.
DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone-University
(within walking distance, two-tenths mile from the College)
1707 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Telephone: 919.828.0811
Fax: 919.828.2788
NC State Individual Rate: $99.00
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
(located in downtown Raleigh 2 miles from the College)
421 S. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Telephone: 919.834.9900
Fax: 919.833.6342
NC State Individual Rate: $109.00
Candlewood Suites / Raleigh-Cary
(6.5 miles from the College)
1020 Buck Jones Road
Raleigh, NC 27606
Telephone: 919.468.4222
Fax: 919.468.4090
NC State Individual Rate: $65.90
Clarion Hotel - State Capital
(1.2 miles from the College)
320 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: 919.832.0501
Fax: 919.833.8578
NC State Individual Rate: 15% off current rates
Comfort Suites of Cary
(8.6 miles from the college)
350 Ashville Avenue
Cary, NC , US 27518
Telephone: 919.852.4318
Fax: 919.854.4398
Click on link for special NC State rates.
Wingate by Wyndham State Arena
(5 miles from the college)
6115 Corporate Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Telephone: 919.847.7383
Rate Code: LKSU
Monday - Thursday Rate: $85.00
Friday - Sunday Rate: $75.00
Advance payment is required to guarantee your place in the course. Payment must be received prior to class. We accept checks made payable to NC State University. (We cannot accept credit cards at this time.)
External Relations Office
NC State University
College of Design
Campus Box 7701
Raleigh, NC 27695-7701
If your plans should change, you may designate a substitute to attend in your place at any time or you may transfer to another session or a different event PRIOR TO the first day of the event for which you have enrolled. To cancel your registration and receive a full refund, you must call or email the External Relations Office at 919.515.8313 or design@ncsu.edu at least 10 business days prior to the course start date will be refunded the registration amount, less a 25% administrative fee not to exceed $50. If you do not notify External Relations to cancel your registration and do not attend the course, you are still responsible for the full registration fee. Non-paid, no-shows registered by phone, mail, fax, or online will be billed for the full registration amount.
The NC State University College of Design reserves the right to cancel a course for any reason, including insufficient enrollment. If a course is canceled by the College, all registration fees will be refunded or can be transferred to another course.
If you have any questions on payment policies, please contact Jean Marie Livaudais, Director of Professional Relations, at jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu or at 919.515.8320
Design Guild is a community of alumni, friends, design professionals and industry leaders whose purpose is to support, nurture and promote design education at the College of Design through volunteer efforts, special programs and events, and private contributions.
Members of the Design Guild believe that design is a powerful force that can help solve the challenges of our state, nation and world. The Design Guild inspires design excellence by advancing design thinking and design literacy for everyone.
The Design Guild is a global community established in 1996 as part of the NC State Foundation to promote design education at the College of Design. All members of the Design Guild receive invitations to take part in annual events, including the Design Guild Award Dinner held each spring. Members gain the opportunity to learn more about programs at the College of Design, to meet faculty and students, to network with other talented design professionals and industry representatives, and to attend lectures.
To join the guild, visit the membership page.Join the Design Guild online, visit our secure giving website and make a gift at one of the levels listed below:
Colleague, Dean’s Circle and Insider level gifts may designate a portion (up to $250) to a department or initiative of the College.
Please make checks payable to the “NCSU Foundation” and notate “Design Guild” on the memo line.
Mailing address:
Subscribe to DESIGNLIFE by sending an email to design@ncsu.edu with the subject line SUBSCRIBE
Become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or join our professional network on LinkedIn by searching for our group "College of Design : NCSU".
The purpose of the Design Guild Award is to recognize the significant contribution that an individual or group has made in design in the Southeast. The award brings awareness to the importance of design in the community - and the practice of good design as a sign of good citizenship.
The 2013 Design Guild Award Dinner, sponsored by the NC State Foundation, will be held on held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Pavilion at the Angus Barn in Raleigh. The reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a sit-down dinner at 7:00 p.m. Dress is black tie.
Download reply card here and mail with payment or rsvp online through our google form.
Become a sponsor of the Design Guild Award Dinner by filling out our online pledge form.
All major sponsors will be listed in the program, web site, DESIGNlife e-mail newsletter, in on-site signage and in Designlife magazine mailed to 6,500 people.
All sponsors committed by March 29 will be listed on the evening's program.
Please make checks payable to NCSU Foundation / Design Guild Fund.
At the request of the IRS, $75 for each complimentary guest included in sponsorship is non-deductible because of goods and services provided. Sponsors should forward their list of guests by April 8.
Please join us for the 2013 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Clancy & Theys Construction Company on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Pavilion at the Angus Barn in Raleigh beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Dress will be black tie.
Download reply card here and mail with payment or rsvp online through our google form.
Clancy & Theys Construction Company has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Design Guild Award for its longstanding contributions to the quality of our built environment and the appearance of our community as expressed through excellent design. The company has been committed to providing enduring support and respect for the community of architects and designers with which they have been intertwined for more than six decades.
The company’s founders—E.I. Clancy and John Theys—were friends with the architects whose buildings they built. From those friendships, a culture of respect developed for designers and a commitment grew to building the most challenging and architecturally interesting projects in the region. Led for the past 27 years by Tim and Tick Clancy, Clancy & Theys strives to support the intent of designers and owners – making sure that each project is built to the highest standards—worthy itself of becoming a landmark.
Clancy & Theys has had the privilege of building or renovating some of the region’s most architecturally significant buildings. It is deeply committed fulfilling its role in making superior design a fundamental aspect of our community and culture.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Design Guild Award Dinner please fill out our online form.
Please join us for the 2012 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Philip Freelon on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Raleigh Convention Center in downtown Raleigh beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Dress will be black tie
Download reply card here and mail with payment or rsvp online through our google form.
Phil Freelon has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Design Guild Award for his remarkable contributions to architecture, art, and design most notably his impact on public sector buildings – his work covers design for research and education, health and well-being, the advancement of understanding between disparate cultures, and the creative expression of the arts – focusing on the importance for the average person to experience beautiful and inspiring architecture not only when they go to a famous building but in their everyday lives.
A native of Philadelphia, PA., Phil Freelon holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture) from North Carolina State University's College of Design and a Master of Architecture from MIT. Freelon founded The Freelon Group in 1990. Freelon’s firm has successfully delivered award winning building design within a collaborative and innovative studio environment. The firm has completed major museum projects in Baltimore, San Francisco, Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. The team of Freelon Adjaye Bond has recently been selected by the Smithsonian Institution to design the new National Museum of African American History and Culture to be located on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Freelon has served as an adjunct professor at the College of Design, North Carolina State University and has been a visiting critic and lecturer at Harvard, MIT, the University of Maryland, Syracuse University, Kent State University, the University of Cincinnati, Catholic University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, among others.
Freelon is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is also the 2009 recipient of the AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture and the 2010 recipient of AIA North Carolina’s Gold Medal. Most recently Freelon was appointed by President Obama to the US Commission of Fine Arts.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Design Guild Award Dinner please fill out our online form.
Please join us for the 2011 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient William Ivey Long on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, NC beginning with a reception at 7 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Dress will be black tie
Directions: Nasher Museum of Art
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“There’s no place like home”…and no matter how far away and to what heights his talent and career have taken him, William Ivey Long, a native North Carolinian, has never forgotten from where he came.
William spent his childhood summers in Manteo, North Carolina, where his family worked at Paul Green’s outdoor drama, The Lost Colony. There, at the tender age of five, William made his first costume, an Elizabethan Ruff for his dog. Each summer, since 1988, he returns to Manteo, serving as Production Designer.
William’s career as a costume designer on Broadway spans more than three decades and more than 60 Broadway shows. He has eleven Tony Award nominations, and has won five times (Grey Gardens, Hairspray, The Producers, Crazy for You, and Nine). His work also extends beyond Broadway into designing for operas, dance, movies, music videos, and clothing for private clients to name a few.
William’s illustrious career as a designer is well known and acknowledged by his five Tony’s and numerous other awards, but his quiet work for the people of North Carolina and NC State University is not as widely known. For many years, William has given generously of his time to students of the College of Design and College of Textiles, most notably for the Art to Wear fashion show. His interaction with and mentoring of students has provided them with invaluable experience learning from a master.
William has also partnered with the College of Design and College of Textiles on the Seaboard School of Fashion and Costume. This project will give students hands-on experiences designing and fabricating costumes for theater and dance productions along the east coast. His dedication to Seaboard is an important economic stimulus providing jobs with dignity to a deserving population.
William uses his artistic talent not only to provide award winning costumes, but he willingly shares his knowledge and talent in order to expose this special art of fashion and costume design to those that may never have the opportunity to see a show on Broadway.
For his incredible talent and contributions to the world of art and design as well as his efforts to educate future designers and to give back to North Carolina, the Design Guild Board is pleased to name William Ivey Long the recipient of the 14th annual Design Guild Award.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Design Guild Award Dinner please fill out our online form.
In honor of William Ivey Long, this year’s Design Guild Dinner is also collaborating with Art to Wear to celebrate its 10th Anniversary
Art to Wear is a collaborative show between students of NC State’s College of Design and College of Textiles. Started in 2002, the first show was held in 'the pit' at the College of Design and drew a hundred spectators. Today the show has grown in size and recognition to become one of the largest non-athletic events at NC State. Now residing in Reynolds Coliseum playing host to an audience of more than 3500 annually and another 24,000+ web hits, this eclectic show has always emphasized a fusion of art and fashion, making it anything but your typical fashion show.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Art to Wear, attendees of this year’s Design Guild Award Dinner will have the bonus of a private showing of the work of two previous Art to Wear designers, Adrienne McKenzie (Senior Art + Design) and Jenna Bost (Art + Design Anni Albers Alumnus), both of whom had the opportunity to intern with William Ivey Long in New York. In addition, Eleanor Hoffman (Senior Art + Design, Anni Albers) will be showing her new designs that just debuted at Charleston Fashion Week where Eleanor was chosen as an Emerging Designer.
Design Guild Dinner attendees have the special opportunity to purchase floor seats for this year’s Art to Wear show at a discount when also purchasing tickets for the Design Guild Dinner.
If you are not attending the Design Guild Award Dinner and would like to purchase tickets for Art to Wear go to www.ncsuarttowear.com.
Art to Wear 2011 will take place on April 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum.
To receive a mailed invitation, please request by e-mail at design@ncsu.edu or call 919.515.8313.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please download the Design Guild Dinner sponsorship pledge form, fill out the on-line form or contact Keith Emrick at keith_emrick@ncsu.edu or 919.515.8313.
Download reply card here and mail with payment.
GREG HATEM IS A SPARK, A CATALYST, A FORCE BEHIND THE RESURGENCE OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. As founder and managing partner of Empire Properties, Greg has guided the company's portfolio of projects, consisting of more than 40 rehabilitation projects with 550,000 square feet of retail and office space which have truly enhanced not only the character of downtown Raleigh, but also its economy and quality of life. His six thriving restaurants have enlivened the life of downtown and encouraged other businesses to open. Continuing and generous support of design students through NC State College of Design's Downtown Design Studio and Fish Market art gallery have offered real-life experiences for future designers in all disciplines. Greg's wide-ranging efforts have revitalized downtown Raleigh and have served as a catalyst to numerous other development and preservation projects. For Greg's passion and commitment to strengthening and improving the downtown experience in all its myriad forms, from preservation to livability to the arts, the Design Guild board is pleased to name Greg Hatem the recipient of the 13th annual Design Guild Award.
Please join the Design Guild in honoring Greg Hatem at the 13th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Bay 7, the American Tobacco Campus in Durham.
Please join us for the 2010 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Greg Hatem with a tribute by Frank Daniels, Jr.
Sponsored by the NC State Foundation, please join the Design Guild in honoring Greg Hatem at the 13th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Bay 7, the American Tobacco Campus in Durham.
To receive a mailed invitation in February, please request by e-mail at design@ncsu.edu or call 919.515.8320.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please go to the Design Guild Dinner sponsorship pledge form or contact Carla Abramczyk at carla_abramczyk@ncsu.edu or 919.513.4310.
Download reply card here and mail with payment.
TOM DARDEN delivers positive change for communities and the environment. He is the CEO of Cherokee, an investment company that acquires, remediates and develops urban infill sites—including brownfields and transit-oriented developments—to protect human health and the environment and revitalize land for productive, sustainable reuse. Practicing “regenerative development,” Cherokee transforms polluted sites into sustainable developments that benefit people, the economy and the environment.
In Charleston, Cherokee has partnered with the city and Magnolia Development, a local development team, to convert a 200-acre industrial site into a vibrant new community. Cherokee’s investments in transit-oriented development projects, such as the property it owns along Charlotte’s new light-rail line can reduce sprawl and carbon emissions and revitalize blighted areas. Since 1984, Tom Darden has led Cherokee to invest in more than 525 properties such as these worldwide.
Cherokee practices its values. The company’s headquarters in an historic building in downtown Raleigh, NC and its Mainstream GreenHome, are living examples of high performance design and construction practices. Each project has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum designation. The Cherokee Gives Back philanthropic program extends company philosophy. Through Gives Back, Cherokee is helping to direct Brad Pitt’s Make It Right project in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and other community-building projects around the world.
Tom Darden is leading the way, achieving environmental progress hand in hand with economic success. For his passionate commitment to developing sustainable communities, the Design Guild is proud to name Tom Darden the 2009 Design Guild Award recipient.
Please join the Design Guild in honoring Tom Darden at the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Raleigh Convention Center.
The 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner is the culminating event of the College of Design’s 60th anniversary.
Please join us for the 2009 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Tom Darden. William A. McDonough, FAIA, will offer a tribute to Tom Darden
Sponsored by the NC State Foundation, the 12th annual Design Guild Award Dinner will be held on held on Saturday, April 4, at the Raleigh Convention Center.
To receive a mailed invitation, please request by e-mail at design@ncsu.edu, or call 919.515.8320.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please contact Carla Abramczyk at carla_abramczyk@ncsu.edu or 919.513.4310
2009 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Tom Darden (invitation PDF)
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JIM GOODMON believes in building strong communities. President and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting, he has distinguished himself in business and as an advocate for North Carolina communities. Goodmon and his wife Barbara have worked to improve the lives of countless people in the Triangle and across the state.
The rehabilitation of the urban built environment has been a significant focus of Goodmon’s work. By bringing together philanthropy with business investment savvy, he is revitalizing communities economically and culturally. Design Guild President Michael Cole says “From Raleigh’s Capitol Broadcasting Company headquarters to Durham’s American Tobacco Historic District; from Briggs Hardware on Fayetteville Street to Rocky Mount Mills, Jim Goodmon has been a tireless advocate and catalyst for progressive, historic preservation, adaptive re-use, creative urban design solutions and innovative mixed-use developments.”
For his innovative approach to preserving architectural treasures and renewing urban environments, the Design Guild is proud to name Jim Goodmon the 2008 Design Guild Award recipient.
The 2008 Design Guild Award Dinner, sponsored by the NC State Foundation, honoring recipient Jim Goodmon will be held on held on Saturday, April 12, at The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary.
Event and Table Sponsorships available. Please fill out the sponsorship pledge form and fax or mail into the College of Design External Relations Office.
Questions? Contact Jean Marie Livaudais at jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu or 919.515.8320.
2008 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Jim Goodmon (invitation PDF)
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Ann Goodnight passionately works to promote the arts and education in our community. From enhancing our state's collection of art to founding Cary Academy to supporting the educational initiatives of the Contemporary Art Museum and serving on the NC State University Board of Trustees, Ann has dedicated herself to improving the world we live in. Often connecting her support for visual arts and education, she has engaged countless school-children in learning through the arts and design. Whether she's overseeing an architectural design project, selecting works to donate to the North Carolina Museum of Art, or strategically planning a campaign to support one of many community initiatives, Ann Goodnight has a keen eye for detail while staying focused on the ultimate goal of building a thriving community. For her unflagging support and dedication to the arts and education, the Design Guild is proud to name Ann Goodnight the 2007 Design Guild Award recipient.
The 2007 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Ann Goodnight was held on held on Saturday, March 3, at The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary.
2007 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Ann Goodnight (invitation PDF)
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LARRY WHEELER is a man who sees the big picture. Since his appointment in 1994 as director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, the force the arts in North Carolina have flourished . The museum has become one of the region’s and the nation’s most popular and dynamic centers for the visual and performing arts.
Wheeler presided over the completion of the landmark Museum Park and greatly enhanced the Museum’s collection of contemporary art while continuing to build on what is considered one of the finest collections of European old master paintings in the Southeast. He ushered in the “era of the blockbuster shows” at the museum with record-breaking back-to-back exhibitions, treating growing audiences to works by Monet, Rodin, Matisse and Picasso. Museum fundraising has excelled under Wheeler’s guidance. Plans are underway for a new facility to begin construction late this year. Jeffrey Lee, architect-of-record for the new building, said “Larry has shown sustained leadership and vision in orchestrating the design of a truly remarkable museum campus for the state as well as for the country.”
In 2001 Wheeler received the prestigious Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government and in 2002 he received the City of Raleigh Medal of Arts. “Larry is a leader in the arts” remarked Dean Marvin J. Malecha. “He has another standard and another way of thinking about art. He has caused the art and design community to aspire to greater things.” Join the Design Guild on March 25th as we celebrate Dr. Wheeler’s contributions to the arts.
The 2006 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Larry Wheeler was held on held on Saturday, March 25, at Exploris on 201 East Hargett Street in Raleigh.
Entertainment was provided by Jazz musicians Glen Ingram and Elmer Gibson.
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Questions? Contact Jean Marie Livaudais at 919.515.8320 or jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu
GAIL LINDSEY, FAIA, makes being green easier for all of us. Lindsey passionately strives to improve the way architecture serves society through sustainable design. Born in Japan, Lindsey has lived all over the world. She attributes her passion for sustainability to both her global perspective and a prolonged hospitalization as a young adult. While in the hospital, Lindsey spent a lot of time thinking about how she wanted to use her time. She’s added her own phrase to a popular activist saying, coming up with: “Think globally, act locally, commit personally.”
And commit she has. Collaborating with the US Green Building Council, Lindsey was instrumental in establishing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the nation’s first green building rating system. Based on six major areas: building materials, water quality, energy, indoor air quality, site and area/community, the system awards points to reach specific certification levels. LEED has made a significant difference in the sustainability of both public and private design. For example, the General Services Administration (GSA) now incorporates a high LEED standard in all of its new federal buildings.
Lindsey has pioneered work in collaborative green charrettes, setting a new “green” course for many federal agencies and organizations. Charrettes she’s worked on include the White House, the Pentagon, the Grand Canyon, and the Habitat for Humanity headquarters. She’s been sought as a consultant by the Department of Defense to develop green bases of the future, by the Department of the Interior, to “green” the national park system, and by the Department of Energy to exchange information with 25 countries on performance metrics. Lindsey has lectured all over the world and was a visiting lecturer for the College of Design. She’s been asked to present at every national convention of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) since 1995 and has chaired the national AIA committee on the Environment. She was recognized as a fellow of the AIA in 2000.
At home in Wake Forest, Lindsey practices her own brand of green architecture through her firm, Design Harmony, which she founded in 1990. She designed her own environmentally conscious residence and, of course, drives a hybrid. A Walt Whitman quote inspires Lindsey as she works: “Re-examine all that you are told…dismiss that which insults your soul.” Lindsey’s energetic enthusiasm is unflagging as she travels the world and shares approaches to sustainable design. Join the Design Guild on February 26th to honor Gail Lindsey’s extraordinary contributions to our green earth.
The 2005 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Gail Lindsey was held on held on Saturday, February 26, at Exploris on 201 East Hargett Street in Raleigh.
Entertainment was provided by After Hours Jazz Combo.
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Richard Curtis is managing editor of graphics and photography for USA TODAY.
Since 1982, USA TODAY has looked basically the same. But a freshening of what used to be thought of as revolutionary was certainly called for as the paper heads into the new millennium. Advertisers, readers, and staff all thought the paper had become a bit stodgy and worn around the edges.
The original design, based on a 7-column grid, has evolved into today’s 12-column grid. What had grown over the years into a hodgepodge of typefaces is now simplified greatly into one typeface for headlines and text. The Page One nameplate shrinks a bit in the new design, yielding more precious space above the fold (the paper continues to sell a million papers a day in single-copy alone, so impulse buyers — influenced by the top half of the front page — are an important audience).
We have retained what readers like about the paper: conciseness, fairness, balanced reporting, a thorough national report, the ground-breaking full-color weather page, news from every state, simple presentation, strong graphics, color, and the most complete sports report available anywhere.
We have added what readers wanted more of: more news analysis, more in-depth and investigative reporting, increased financial news and sports news, a reformatted Life section to provide more news you can use, more graphics, and a greater focus in all sections on high tech and the new economy.
In the end, the redesigned national newspaper that debuted April 3, 2000, is intended to continue to serve almost six million daily readers. We publish at 35 domestic print sites, serving all 50 states, plus five international print sites. In the future: More print sites, increased circulation and advertising revenue, more news bureaus both in the USA and internationally, more pages, and a greater connection between the newspaper and the website version (www.usatoday.com).
The NC State University College of Design relies on the support of individuals, firms, companies, and foundations to benefit a variety of college activities. Listed below are donors who contributed $100 or more to the College of Design between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. The list includes in-kind donations. Please accept our deepest apologies for any errors or omissions.
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The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes the significant achievements of a talented and committed group of individuals. Recipients of this award are design professionals representing each of the curricular patterns of the College. They are individuals who have made significant contributions to new insights, fostering original ideas and searching for added knowledge.
In the spring of 2000 an alumni medallion was produced for presentation to the Distinguished Alumni recipient. This medallion is inspired by the early influence of the Bauhaus on design education at NC State University. It is influenced by the continuing emphasis within the College on the capability to craft by hand as parts of the necklace were fabricated in the College of Design shop. The medallion represents the application of principles into product, just what the College of Design has held as an important virtue.
Alexander Isley is president of Alexander Isley Inc., a Graphic Design Consultancy in Redding, Conn., and New York, NY.
Retail graphic program for the John G. Shedd Aquarium Gift Shop, Chicago
The Shedd Aquarium and Frederic Schwartz Architects invited us to collaborate on the redesign of the Shedd Aquarium gift shop. An exciting part of the project was working with Judith Bacal, a College of Design classmate who was an exhibit designer at Shedd.
We worked in creating the graphic approach for the shop, which has an underwater theme. Our involvement included determining the color palette for the space and designing the murals and oversized fixturing elements for the store. We created designs for large pink Lucite panels cut to the shape of coral, which glow as if they are under water. Within the bookstore section we selected passages from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Treasure Island and Moby Dick, coupling them with period engravings on large translucent panels to suggest stylized books.
Throughout the store we placed text containing educational and otherwise interesting facts about marine life, which addresses an important part of my personal design approach. I believe that it is not enough to conjure up a pretty design; I think the most successful designs leave an audience coming away with added knowledge or a more informed point of view. In this way this retail environment serves to provide a bit of education.
This assignment allowed me to do some things that are close to my heart: work in collaboration with people I respect and apply our design approach to architectural spaces. In our retail and exhibit work we get a chance to venture beyond the realm of the printed page, and I find this to be very exciting.
Monty Montague, IDSA, is nationally recognized for both product development and identity design accomplishments, and he is BOLT’s Design Principal. In this position he leads multidisciplinary teams in comprehensive development programs including product and brand strategy, market and user research, industrial design, human factors evaluation, environmental design, graphic design, engineering, and production coordination.
BOLT’s clients include contemporary office furniture companies such as Herman Miller and Allsteel, consumer products manufacturers such as GE Lighting and Dirt Devil, medical equipment companies such as Hill-Rom and CheckMed Systems, and retailers such as Lowes Stores and Harris Teeter.
Montague helped found BOLT in 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was selected in 1994 by ID Magazine as one of its “ID Forty” highlighting the “top 40 design innovators in the United States.” Montague holds a variety of design and utility patents and has received numerous international design awards including four Gold IDEA Awards from IDSA/Business Week Magazine – considered the “Oscars” of the industrial design profession. His design work has been published by journals in Europe and the U.S; he has written for various publications including the Design Management Journal and IDSA Innovation; and he has lectured widely at universities and industry forums.
Montague is the co-founder of the Carolinas Chapter of IDSA. He holds a Bachelor of Product Design degree with honors from North Carolina State University and received the School of Design’s Distinguished Alumni Award for 1999.
John L. Atkins, III, FAIA, was born and raised in Durham and attended NC State, serving in student government for three years, including as student body president during his senior year. He earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from NC State in 1966. He went ont to earn a master's degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970.
Atkins is President and Chief Executive Officer of O'Brien/Atkins Associates, a multidisciplinary design services firm he co-founded in 1975. Located in Research Triangle Park, O'Brien/Atkins has grown to an 80-person firm specializing in the design of large-scale, commercial projects. Examples of the firm's work are: RDU Airport Terminal C; RDU Airport Terminal A and Terminal A Interim Gates, Cisco Systems Offices/R&D Buildings 1 through 15; WorldCom Network Management Center and Administration Building in Weston; and Biogen BIO 24 Lab/Administration Building and parking deck. Services offered are architecture, interior design, MEP engineering, landscape architecture/planning and construction administration.
In 1998, O’Brien/Atkins Associates was named the inaugural winner of the American Institute of Architects-North Carolina Firm of the Year Award. This statewide award is the highest honor bestowed by AIA-North Carolina. John received the prestigious honor of being elected to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows in 1992. Fellowship in the AIA is the highest honor bestowed upon architects by the organization that recognizes significant contributions to the profession and society.
Atkins' leadership has continued to evolve at NC State. He was a founding member and former chair of the NC State Board of Visitors, and is a member of the board of trustees of NC State's Endowment Fund. He also served on the Chancellor Selection Committee that selected former chancellor Marye Anne Fox, and is a member of the Wolfpack Club. In 2003, Atkins was honored by NC State University with the highest nonacademic honor bestowed by the university, the Watauga Medal. John is also involved with the College of Design. He and his partner William O’Brien, FAIA, funded the O'Brien/Atkins Endowed Fellowship at the School (now College) of Design, and he is a former president and member of the executive committee of the college's Design Foundation. He currently serves as co-chair of the College of Design Achieve campaign committee. Atkins was recognized by the College of Design as its 2005 Distinguished Alumnus.
Atkins' service to the community includes co-founding both the Research Triangle Regional Partnership and the Greater Triangle Regional Council. He has also been involved with the N.C. Partnership for Economic Development and the Economic Development Coalition 2000. He has served on the board of directors of the N.C. Biotechnology Center and Wachovia Bank & Trust. He is also past president of the Durham Chamber of Commerce. In 2001, he was inducted in the Phi Kappa Phi honorary society.
Franklin Bost grew up in Shelby, N.C., and completed his bachelor’s degree in product design from NC State in 1968. He then earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College and the Director’s College, a program offered by the University of Georgia and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Bost is president of Porex Surgical Products Group in Atlanta. He has led the company from start-up to its current position as a leader in the facial biomaterial market. Porex is a globally focused business with sales in the United States and more than 40 countries worldwide. He developed and implemented U.S. and international marketing and sales programs for medical implantable devices, OEM medical, consumer and industrial components.
Porex product ad“Franklin Bost is in the business of restoring hope,” said Marvin J. Malecha, dean of the College of Design. “Through Franklin’s innovative leadership of Porex Surgical, which develops cutting-edge products for craniofacial reconstructive surgery, medical patients all over the world have been able to lead normal lives.
“At the College of Design and at NC State, Franklin gives of his time, expertise and resources to improve students’ educational experiences. Franklin is an alumnus who has combined his knowledge of design and business, as well as his spirit of community, to make a remarkable difference in the quality of life for countless people. We look to him as an example for our graduates to emulate.”
Before pursuing marketing, sales and business development strategies, Bost was a senior product development designer. He brought multiple new products from concept to successful commercialization. Bost is experienced in implementing quality management systems and international standards and certifications.
In addition to serving on the NC State University College of Design campaign committee, Bost is establishing a graduate fellowship in industrial design. He serves as an advisor to the industrial design department and presented at the Entrepreneurship and the Creative Spirit Seminar last year. Other service to the business and education communities include the university’s Graduate School Board of Advisors, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Georgia Biomedical Partnership, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, AdvaMed and the Society of Biomaterials.
Bost was honored on Friday, Oct. 31 at NC State’s Distinguished Alumni Awards as the 2003 College of Design Distinguished Alumnus.
Natalie "Alabama" Chanin is best known as the co-founder of the American couture line Project Alabama. Her designs for hand-sewn garments constructed using quilting and stitching techniques from the depression-era south have been lauded for both their beauty and sustainability. Made from recycled materials by artisans located near Natalie’s home in Florence, Alabama, Project Alabama designs earned accolades from peers as a finalist for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion and was selected as one of 10 fashion companies for the Council of Fashion Designers in America/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2005.
In late 2006 Project Alabama ceased operations in Alabama. Natalie left the company and launched Alabama Chanin where she continues to create limited-edition, rendered-by-hand, jewelry, clothing, home furnishing and textiles using a mixture of recycled and organic materials with local talent. Based on the thought that good design should be a part of everyday living, Alabama Chanin gives modern context to techniques that have been passed down through generations of women and men.
The artisans who work with Alabama Chanin represent this generational span. Stitchers aged in their early 20s work alongside those in their late 70s, producing garments in the spirit of the traditional quilting bee. Each collection emphasizes quality of cut, detail, craftsmanship, and style and each piece is a labor of love signed by the artisan who hand-stitched every seam.
Natalie has a Degree in Environmental Design from the NC State University College of Design and was named its 2007 Distingushed Alumna. She works simultaneously as designer, manufacturer, stylist, filmmaker, mother, artisan, cook and collector of stories from her home in Florence, Alabama.
Philip G. Freelon, FAIA, LEED® AP
Phil Freelon founded The Freelon Group in 1990, Over the past 21 years, the firm has grown to 51 total staff including 21 licensed architects. Focusing on higher education, science & technology and museum/cultural center projects, Freelon’s firm has successfully delivered award winning building design within a collaborative and innovative studio environment. The firm has completed major museum projects in Baltimore, MD, San Francisco, CA, Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. The team of Freelon Adjaye Bond has recently been selected by the Smithsonian Institution to design the new National Museum of African American History and Culture to be located on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Freelon's work has been published in national professional journals including Architecture, Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, and Contract magazine where he was named Designer of the Year for 2008. Metropolis and Metropolitan Home magazines and the New York Times have also featured Freelon and his firm. The Freelon Group has received thirty-seven AIA design awards at the national, regional and state levels and has also received AIA North Carolina’s Outstanding Firm Award in 2001.
Freelon has served as an adjunct professor at the College of Design, North Carolina State University and has been a visiting critic and lecturer at Harvard, MIT, the University of Maryland, Syracuse University, Kent State University, the University of Cincinnati, Catholic University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, among others. In 1989, Freelon was awarded the Loeb Fellowship and spent a year of independent study at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Phil is currently on the faculty at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning.
Freelon is one of 29 LEED® Accredited Professionals in his firm and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Freelon has served on numerous design award juries including the National AIA Institute Honor Awards for Architecture. He is also the 2009 recipient of the AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture and the 2010 recipient of AIA North Carolina’s Gold Medal.
A native of Philadelphia, PA., Freelon holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture) from North Carolina State University's College of Design and a Master of Architecture from MIT.
Randy Hester, a professor at UC Berkeley, is founder of SAVE International. He is a former associate professor at NC State University and was once elected to the Raleigh City Council.
Two irrepressible forces underlie my work: the human desire for participatory democracy and ecological limits. There are many more democracies in the world today and resource limits are more critical, complex, and misunderstood. More than any other factors, democracy and limits shape public landscape design.
My vocation is to design for ecological democracy, which integrates design with nature and environmental justice. This necessitates a process-oriented design that depends on civic involvement and adaptive science-based environmental management. Ecological democracy focuses on multiple potentials and consequences of actions; interconnected thinking, community stewardship, voluntary inconvenience, systemic coselfishness, and conspicuous nonconsumption inspire each design decision. I have written about these ideas (see "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sustainable Happiness," Places vol. 9 #3 1995 and "Democratic Design in the Pacific Rim," Ridge Times Press, 1999) and tested them most recently in creating a greenbelt plan for Los Angeles, and a green economic plan for coastal Taiwan County in Taiwan. Both plans are based on spatial principles of conservation ecology and local social nuance. Every design action is politically motivated by some anthropocentric and too often exclusively economic bested interest. Environmental impacts on human well-being are poorly considered. My goal is to make environment and well-being central to the political choice.
The design implications of ecological democracy are straightforward. Inhabited place must have a center, a locally-derived character, a clear limited extent, and a permeable boundary via which critical resources and externalities are monitored for impacts on sustainability and justice. In the Los Angeles greenbelt, the driving force is creating a clear limited extent. In Tainan County, the primary force is choosing an economic future based on the distinguishing locally-derived character. Instead of a petrochemical industrial complex, we proposed a green economic alternative based on traditional fishing and agriculture with new ecotourism and technology industries placed carefully to avoid negative impacts on a rare bird, the black-faced spoonbill. We have waged a grassroots and international battle to implement this plan and are hopeful of a successful political resolution.
NC State University provided me the skills to design for an ecological democracy. The curriculum in landscape architecture required ecology and related courses long before that word was popularized. Courses in sociology grounded my thinking in social desire and incorporated the civil rights movement. Drawing developed spatial thinking that is my most important tool. But drawing is more than a tool of my vocation. The School of Design taught me that a day without drawing is a day diminished.
Richard Curtis is managing editor of graphics and photography for USA TODAY.
Since 1982, USA TODAY has looked basically the same. But a freshening of what used to be thought of as revolutionary was certainly called for as the paper heads into the new millennium. Advertisers, readers, and staff all thought the paper had become a bit stodgy and worn around the edges.
The original design, based on a 7-column grid, has evolved into today’s 12-column grid. What had grown over the years into a hodgepodge of typefaces is now simplified greatly into one typeface for headlines and text. The Page One nameplate shrinks a bit in the new design, yielding more precious space above the fold (the paper continues to sell a million papers a day in single-copy alone, so impulse buyers — influenced by the top half of the front page — are an important audience).
We have retained what readers like about the paper: conciseness, fairness, balanced reporting, a thorough national report, the ground-breaking full-color weather page, news from every state, simple presentation, strong graphics, color, and the most complete sports report available anywhere.
We have added what readers wanted more of: more news analysis, more in-depth and investigative reporting, increased financial news and sports news, a reformatted Life section to provide more news you can use, more graphics, and a greater focus in all sections on high tech and the new economy.
In the end, the redesigned national newspaper that debuted April 3, 2000, is intended to continue to serve almost six million daily readers. We publish at 35 domestic print sites, serving all 50 states, plus five international print sites. In the future: More print sites, increased circulation and advertising revenue, more news bureaus both in the USA and internationally, more pages, and a greater connection between the newspaper and the website version (www.usatoday.com).
Architect Richard Green, FAIA (B.Arch. 1968), was honored as NC State University’s Distinguished Alumnus from the College of Design for 2001.
“He has made significant contributions to the conduct of architecture with a wide variety of clients," said Dean Marvin J. Malecha. "He has always been generous with his time when it comes to students and interns, and he has been a regular visitor, lecturer and design instructor at the College of Design, helping to introduce an innovative model of case study education.”
Richard Green is chairman and president of The Stubbins Associates Inc., a design firm in Cambridge, Mass., that serves clients internationally. Since 1968, Green has designed many of the firm’s award-winning projects including the Treasury Building in Singapore. Among his awards for excellence in design is the 1972 Rotch Traveling Scholarship.
He has served as a lecturer, architectural and urban design critic and thesis advisor at Harvard University and has also lectured at Princeton, the University of Southern California, Notre Dame, NC State University, Arizona State University, the National University of Mexico and numerous other institutions. In addition, he has served on many regional and national design award juries.
Green received a Bachelor of Architecture with honors from NC State University in 1968 and was a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1978-79.
Green's recent design portfolio includes several undergraduate science teaching facilities at colleges and universities across the nation including Carleton College, Duke University, University of Minnesota, Morris, Northern Michigan University, NC State University and the University of Chicago. In all of these facilities, the design emphasis has been to create buildings that respond to unique cultural, climatic and contextual influences as well as places that maximize interaction between students and faculty to provide an animated, energetic setting to transfer existing information as well as generate new knowledge.
Rodney L. Swink, FASLA, is a consultant to communities, firms and non-profits in the areas of downtown development and community revitalization as well as an adjunct faculty member of the NC State University College of Design. Previously he directed the North Carolina Main Street Center in the state's Department of Commerce for 24 years, leading downtown revitalization and development efforts statewide. His award-winning work resulted in more than $800 million of new investment in Main Street community downtowns during his tenure as director.
A registered landscape architect, Rodney has been active in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for more than thirty years serving as Chair of the Council of Fellows in 2008-2009, as ASLA national president in 2001-2002, and as ASLA Vice President for Policy in 1993-95. He received the ASLA President’s Medal in 2006 and The LaGasse Medal in 2008.
In 1998 Preservation North Carolina presented Rodney with the Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. More recently he was the recipient of the 2003 North Carolina Award from the N.C. Chapter of ASLA, the 2002 Frank B. Turner Award from the NC State Construction Office, and the 2001 Bramham/Marcus Humanitarian Award form NC Partners of the Americas.
Rodney has been active in his community serving as chair of the Raleigh Appearance Commission, as a founding member of the board of Scenic North Carolina, and on several other advisory boards including Preservation North Carolina and the NC State University Friends of the Gallery. He has served as president of North Carolina Partners of the Americas, a non-profit organization working with Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Upon graduation from NC State University with a Master’s degree in landscape architecture, Rodney went to work with the N. C. Division of Forest Resources where he helped create the state's urban forestry program. Rodney serves on the landscape architecture advisory board for both NC State University and for North Carolina A&T State University. He is a 2004 recipient of the "Wings on Wings" award of the NC State University College of Design and was recognized as its 2004 Distinguished Alumnus.
Ron Mace was a nationally and internationally recognized architect, product designer and educator whose design philosophy challenged convention and provided a design foundation for a more usable world.
He coined the term "universal design" to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetic and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life.
He was also a devoted advocate for the rights of people with disabilities which is reflected in his work. He graduated from the School of Design at North Carolina State University in 1966 with a Bachelor's degree in architecture. After four years of practicing conventional architecture, he became involved in the effort to produce the first building code for accessibility in the nation. This code became mandatory in North Carolina in 1973 and served as a model for other states. Ron's pioneering work in accessible design was instrumental in the passage of national legislation prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
In 1989, Mace established the federally-funded Center for Accessible Housing, currently known as the Center for Universal Design, at the NC State Univeristy College of Design. He was also Research Professor in the Architecture Department. Under Mace's direction, the Center became a leading national and international resource for research and information on universal design in housing, products, and the built environment. Several of the projects Mace directed at the Center include the development of universal house plans for a modular home company; new universal designs for a thermostat, an adjustable toilet, faucets, and a multi-use modular bathing unit; and a number of design publications. Under his direction, the Center was a co-sponsor of "Designing for the 21st Century: An International Conference on Universal Design" held in New York in June 1998. At Ron Mace's last speech at that conference, he discussed the differences between assistive technology, barrier-free and universal design; he also described several examples of universal design.
Mace was also President of Barrier Free Environments, Inc.(BFE), an accessible design consulting firm, and a Principal of BFE Architecture, P.A. in Raleigh. At BFE, Inc. Mace consulted on accessibility issues for The Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; the design of a universal street toilet for JC Decaux of France; and the grounds and buildings at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. While at BFE, Mace also produced a number of publications on accessible design including The Planner's Guide to Barrier Free Meetings (1980), The Accessible Housing Design File (1991), The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines Tech Sheet Series (1994-95), and Highlights of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design Slide Show (1993).
Mace was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and received the Distinguished Service Award of the President of the United States in 1992 for service in promoting dignity, equality, independence and employment of people with disabilities.
Ron Mace will be remembered as a caring friend, a devoted advocate, an ingenious designer, a mentor, and a man of truth, integrity, and perseverance. His efforts have significantly impacted the world many ways-legislation requiring equal access for people with disabilities, design guidelines for accessibility, universal design solutions, and greater independence for people with disabilities and older adults.
The Ron Mace Memorial Fund has been established to help support design students with disabilities and to help carry out Mace's life work. Tax deductible contributions may be made to the Ron Mace Memorial Fund in care of the NC State University College of Design.
William Valentine, FAIA Chairman, HOK Bill Valentine is Chairman and Design Principal of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), a global architectural design and services firm.
A 46-year veteran of HOK, Bill serves as a vocal advocate for sustainability with employees and clients, as well as leading the design of several projects each year and developing strategies for pursuing new projects.
Bill’s diverse, award-winning design portfolio includes projects representing the Corporate, Education, Justice, Aviation, and Science + Technology sectors. Representative projects include the Biogen Idec Research and Development Campus in San Diego; Natural Sciences 1 and Natural Sciences 2 at the University of California, Irvine; Nortel Campus in Ottawa, Canada; Adobe Systems Inc. World Headquarters in San Jose; Levi’s Plaza in San Francisco; Microsoft Augusta Site Campus in Redmond, Washington; Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco; Phoenix Municipal Courthouse; and King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Throughout his career, Bill has been widely recognized for his ability to understand, formulate and respond to client needs and program requirements in a creative, individualistic and people-focused manner.
Within the design and construction industry, Bill actively promotes his definition of ‘good design’ as a simple idea, elegantly executed and inspiring, with social significance and in harmony with the environment.
Bill earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is a frequent speaker and author on sustainable design topics.
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