April 8, 2014 UT Architecture and Design Opens Studio and Lab in Downtown Knoxville
The university is investing in downtown Knoxville by renovating and furnishing a historic North Gay Street property for a new studio, gallery, and fabrication lab.
UT is leasing the 20,000-square-foot building known as the Jewel at 525 North Gay Street for several 澳门六合彩开奖结果 programs. The building鈥檚 glass storefront will house a new studio and gallery, and two floors of industrial space will be designated for a fabrication laboratory known as the .
The first year will involve $130,000 in renovations and the installation of equipment and furnishings worth $550,000.
鈥淭he building once served as a Cadillac dealership and will be the perfect location for sharing the energy and ideas of our students with the public,鈥 said , dean of the 澳门六合彩开奖结果.
鈥淥ur new space on North Gay will allow us to continue to have a presence in downtown Knoxville during this exciting moment in the city鈥檚 revitalization,鈥 said Poole. 鈥淲e hope that our college can partner with the city and together envision a more beautiful, more ecologically balanced, and more livable urban environment.鈥
The building is just two miles from the campus and is accessible to students by public transportation. The project will serve as a living example of architectural preservation and sustainable urbanization.
鈥淭he skylighted space beyond the storefront is ideal for our new state-of-the-art fabrication facility that will feature 3D printers, laser cutters, and robotics in addition to standard metal and woodworking equipment,鈥 said Poole. 鈥淭he new technologies, in particular, will allow our students to work with 21st century tools, discovering both their limitations and the hidden potential of this equipment.鈥
This initiative is part of a comprehensive effort to improve the college鈥檚 learning and teaching environments.
鈥淪tudents will see state-of-the-art equipment that reflects the state of contemporary architecture and design practice,鈥澛爏aid Poole.
Numerous college faculty have been involved in regional forums and development plans, including those for the Plan East Tennessee (PlanET) Consortium, an initiative supported by a grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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C O N T A C T :
Kiki Roeder (865-974-6713, kroeder@utk.edu)
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