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Architecture Alums Win AIA NC 2020 Design and Chapter Awards
Alumni of the School of Architecture received numerous accolades at the AIA North Carolina Design and Chapter Awards, held on Friday, October 23, in an online event. The statewide awards competition recognizes design that exceeds benchmarks for outstanding architectural design, structural composition, and application of design theory. More than 100 projects were evaluated; 21 received […]

Professor Finds Parallels Between Social Media Disinformation and 17th-century Witch Hunts
Professor of Digital Media Heather Freeman has produced a podcast series that explores the use of information technology to spread false information today and 400 years ago. Based on four years of research and interviews with more than 30 international scholars in fields from history to computer science to religious studies, Familiar Shapes digs into […]

Professor To Join AIA Virginia Conference Panel
Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design Nadia Anderson will be a speaker/panelist for a session at Architecture Exchange East, the annual conference of the Virginia chapter of the American Institute for Architects (AIA Virginia). The conference, “Foresight 2020,” is being held virtually this year, October 2-November 6. Anderson’s session, “Unconventional Clients,” is part of […]

Theatre Professor Interviewed for American Theatre Article
Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn was recently interviewed for an article in American Theatre, a publication of the national organization, Theatre Communications Group. The article, “You’ve Got to Be Taught: Cultural Competency in Theatre Training,” addresses growing efforts to address racism and bias and incorporate cultural competency and equity into theatre education . Dunn’s […]

Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Co-Edits New Book
A new book co-edited by Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley, with Peter Holland, surveys Shakespeare’s prevalence across popular culture. Published by Bloomsbury, Shakespeare and Geek Culture includes 18 essays that explore “geeky” enthusiasm for the Bard in science fiction novels, board games, movies, and other popular platforms. “Working at the intersections of a […]

Dean Muller and Professor McCormick Join Sustainable Development Panel
Brook Muller, dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, and Assistant Professor of Architecture Liz McCormick will join a panel discussion on October 27 hosted by Clean Air Carolina. The event, on the topic of sustainable development in response to pandemic and climate change, will take place at 4:00 pm virtually, through Zoom. Registration […]

Professor’s Firm and Students Design Habitat House Prototype
More than 18 months ago, Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County was looking for help in rethinking the design of their houses to be more efficient and more affordable. Associate Professor of Architecture Marc Manack was intrigued by the challenge and took on the task pro bono through his firm, SILO AR+D, enlisting the participation of […]

Professor’s Painting Chosen for UK Exhibition
A painting by Assistant Professor of Art Andrew Leventis is one of 128 works selected from more than 3,500 entries for the 2020 Wells Art Contemporary exhibition and award show in the United Kingdom. Established in 2012, Wells Art Contemporary is an international competition for visual art based in Wells, Somerset. Competition entries this year […]

Theatre Professor’s Project Wins National Theater Project Award
The Nouveau Sud Circus Project, founded and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz, has received one of ten 2020 National Theater Project Awards given by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Chosen from among 28 finalists, the award winners will receive Creation and Touring Grants, ranging from $90,000 to $125,000, which […]

Local Artist Transforms Rowe Gallery with “Not Another Word.”
It may be called Not Another Word., but the installation that has transformed the upper gallery in Rowe Arts is full of words. They are painted on walls, inscribed on mirrors, affixed to windows, engraved in plywood. “Language is my medium and the semiotics embodied by written words fascinates me,” says local artist Renee Cloud, […]