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Center for Community-Engaged Design Department of Interior Architecture's research center that fosters community/university partnerships

Community-Engaged Design is nothing new to the Interior Architecture department nor to UNCG. Dating back at least to the 1958 Commencement House, students at UNCG have been designing and building projects in and around Greensboro and around the world. Recent projects include the work of Global Studio’s building a school in Ghana and the work of Urban Studio. Urban Studio 01 designed and constructe

d a single-family home at 919 Dillard Street, and Urban Studio 02 designed and constructed a facility of small suites for homeless teenage mothers. Other projects include Salvation Army Select, the Vance Chavis Libraryproject, Greensboro Children’s Museum project, and a myriad of smaller design-build projects. UNCG has a history of innovation in the design, construction, and management of single-family residences, too. The Commencement Houses of 1958, ‘59 and ‘65 developed by students in the School of Home Economics at Woman’s College provide early examples of innovation by students at UNCG. The Center for Community-Engaged Design will continue this tradition at a critical time in the history of UNCG. As UNCG expands into the Glenwood neighborhood with the Spartan Village Phases I and II projects, there is a great opportunity for meaningful community engagement through models of sustainable community design/build. In addition, there is a great potential for interdisciplinary research and projects to come from this initiative. While these projects have benefitted students, faculty, and communities near and far, the projects have not been sustained through long-term planning and funding. The nature of the Center for Community-Engaged Design is to provide a structure and support for the long-term development of a robust and sustained community-engaged design program at UNCG, modeled after existing “Community Design Centers” from around the country. The CC-ED is the first community design center in Greensboro. On April 4, 2014, the Center for Community-Engaged Design dedicated a new space at 842-B W. Lee Street, just off UNCG’s main campus, that will be an incubator for these research and design projects.

We've recently moved from our previous space to a new location at 1101 W. Gate City Blvd. Stop by to check out our new s...
16/05/2024

We've recently moved from our previous space to a new location at 1101 W. Gate City Blvd. Stop by to check out our new space sometime.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!Join us next Friday, April 26, 6-8pm, to celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of the CC-ED. Get you fre...
19/04/2024

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Join us next Friday, April 26, 6-8pm, to celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of the CC-ED. Get you free tickets via Eventbrite:

It's been TEN YEARS since the Center for Community-Engaged Design opened its doors at UNC Greensboro. Come celebrate this milestone with us!

Join us for this celebration and opportunity for Interior Architecture alumni to come together to mark this milestone in...
27/02/2024

Join us for this celebration and opportunity for Interior Architecture alumni to come together to mark this milestone in the department's history.

Innovative work at the University of Maine:
23/11/2022

Innovative work at the University of Maine:

The home is made entirely from a wood-based material, which University of Maine researchers say is an inexpensive, renewable and recyclable building option.

CC-ED Director, Travis Hicks, and Interior Architecture students from UNCG.
04/09/2022

CC-ED Director, Travis Hicks, and Interior Architecture students from UNCG.

"This town is my heart," said Leslie Bray Brewer, a UNCG alumna who is driving the efforts to build the center. It was her connection to UNCG that prompted a

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15/07/2022

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Check out this IARc alumna:
23/06/2022

Check out this IARc alumna:

Alumna Jenny Halsey was named one of ELGL’s top 5 local government influencers for 2021. She works to improve efficiency for communities.

Check out recent updates from THCD:
13/05/2022

Check out recent updates from THCD:

Congratulations, Judy!
13/04/2022

Congratulations, Judy!

Judy Burrey, a graduating senior in IARc, recently passed her LEED GA exam as part of a senior honors project. Join us in congratulating Judy, who is also a Design Assistant at Barbour Spangle Design in High Point. Well done!

Come out and celebrate next week with Professor Emerita, Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll. RSVP to lscarney@uncg.edu.
12/04/2022

Come out and celebrate next week with Professor Emerita, Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll. RSVP to [email protected].

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