College of Architecture and Environmental Design
The Good Kind of Fungus
A fungus that spent a week inside a grow tent has taken over the MuseLab. This isn’t the start of a science fiction novel, or an episode of “The Last of Us,” it’s “Party of One: Future Fungal Furniture.” The exhibit is the first publicly shared experiment of Britta Bielak’s research on the potential that mycelium, the root-like structure of a fungus, has as a regenerative and structural building material.
IN A FLASH: Brickwork Through a New Lens
A project on campus uses new technology to innovate brickwork.
IN A FLASH: Cracking The Serlio Code
"The Serlio Code" exhibition is on display in the DI Hub Gallery through Feb. 3.
Architecture Design Students Making Positive Impacts in Warren
Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design students have been commissioned to create new design concepts for a redevelopment site in Warren, Ohio, as recently featured in the Youngstown Business Journal. For over 20 years, St. Joseph Riverside Hospital has been vacant and plagu…
The 'Hole' Class
On a sunny, fall day, Kent State graduate student Korey Patterson, of Pittsburgh, was wearing a hard hat and safety glasses as he and other students stood near the edge of a large, open hole on the east side of the Aeronautics and Engineering building on the Kent Campus. Safety's important when c…Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From 's Division of Research & Economic Development is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nominati…
From Trash to Treasure: Cleveland Youth to Design, Fabricate Public Space Installation in Former Landfill Through Kent State Program
In an effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields, ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative created Making Our Own Space (MOOS), a design/build program for middle and high school students. The program introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.
Excellence in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
From 's Division of Research & Economic Development is pleased to announce the two winners of both the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award and Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Award. As part of the nomi…
Student Combines Creative and Educational Interests to Craft Award-Winning Thesis
Elizabeth Koenig is an Honors College senior from Elmore, Ohio, graduating this spring with a major in interior design and a minor in marketing. Though Elizabeth’s academic focus is design, she was inspired to complete a Senior Honors Thesis based on her original goal to become a teacher. Growing up in a family of educators, Elizabeth says, “I thought that’s what I wanted to do, too.”