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Students demonstrate a model drone for “remediating landscapes� in the fourth-year and graduate student studio taught by Gary Rohrbacher in association with the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. 2
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Students in the School of Interiors discuss design interventions for Lexington’s STEAM Academy in Professor Rebekah Radtke’s 4 third year studio.
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Springtime at Pence Hall
introducing our new
dean The College of Design is pleased to welcome Mitzi Vernon as our new dean. Mitzi will assume the deanship September 1. “We are thrilled that Mitzi Vernon is joining the University of Kentucky in this critical leadership position,” said UK Provost Tim Tracy. “Professor Vernon has a unique background and diverse set of scholarly interests that make her an outstanding fit for a college that blends different disciplines and is renowned for its quality and service across the Commonwealth.” “It is an honor to be selected to take forward the rich and long history of the College of Design,” Mitzi said. “I look forward with enthusiasm to joining a distinguished faculty and to a partnership with Provost Tracy and the other deans. Now is an electric moment for the College of Design with the clear energy and focus of the President and the Provost. This is an opportunity to take forward the current programs in new ways, and in fact expand the college offerings with partnerships across campus.” Mitzi previously served as professor of industrial design at Virginia Tech. She is the recipient of three National Science Foundation Grant awards. The most recent grant, awarded in 2007, is a collaborative project examining the design studio as a model for teaching the design of software-intensive systems. Mitzi’s recent scholarship on product form led to the development of a new studio model and the student design and fabrication of a traveling exhibition called “FORM: LinePlane-Solid.” She has received multiple grants over the past several years to support this work. Mitzi is the primary inventor on three U.S. patents, and she has extensive experience with sponsored collaborative projects involving industrial design, architecture, physics, computer science, engineering, and education students. She received patents as the originator of the project “Fields Everywhere.” As a professor of courses in industrial design, including design research and professional practice, Mitzi has received numerous awards including the most prestigious teaching award at Virginia Tech, the William E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012), and was the inaugural awardee of the J. Stoeckel Design Studio Teaching Award in the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech (2012) for outstanding studio teaching. She is currently the chair of the Academy of Teaching Excellence (ATE) at Virginia Tech; a past president of the Faculty Senate at Virginia Tech; and a member of the Virginia Tech STEM Outreach Board of Advisors. Vernon received a Master of Science in engineering in product design from Stanford University in 1995; a Master of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1986; and a Bachelor of Science in interior design from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 1984. Dean Vernon welcomes your correspondence at vernon@uky.edu. 7
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Student Services Suite
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center For the past two years, the sounds of progress have been heard throughout Pence Hall.
The 106-year old building has been the center of the College of Design since 1965. In that time, countless students have moved throughout its halls, leaving indelible marks as well as their legacies. Under the leadership of UK/CoD Interim Dean Ann Whiteside-Dickson, in association with former Associate Dean for Administration Mark O’Bryan, and Assistant Professor of Interiors Rebekah Radtke, Pence Hall has undergone a muchneeded face lift. The first floor of Pence has received the most attention. Gallery moments have been incorporated throughout the public areas to showcase the work of our students on a rotating basis, creating energy and excitement among college members and visitors. The new media wall, incorporated in the stair lobby, will feature student and faculty work as well as broadcast special events. It is impossible to be in Pence and not experience the creative energy. The new Main Office, adjacent to the new Dean’s Suite, receives visitors to the college. The Student Services Suite provides students with a comfortable and private place to meet with advisors. Prospective students are welcomed in the Recruiting Center where they can meet with faculty, students, and the Director of Recruitment. For the first time in the College’s history, the leadership of the three units are in one building, enhancing opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. The college’s Business Office is also expanded to accomodate its operations. Additionally, updates to the second floor library entry and classroom spaces, as well as the third floor studios will provide enhanced teaching, learning, and critique spaces for students and faculty. Basement improvements will allow for more critique space with better lighting; the CAD lab and production areas will receive new flooring.
20th century chair collection The renovation has also allowed for the incorporation of the 20th Century Chair Collection, the core of which originally belonged to the School of Interiors. Represented in the collection are more than 40 signature pieces, demonstrating major construction types, technologies, and materials that revolutionized furniture design in the 20th century. Much of the collection was in storage prior to being brought back to life through refinishing, re-chroming, or re-upholstery. Numerous pieces are now used again for seating in the newly renovated offices while other pieces are on display. All pieces are labeled exhibition style for the enrichment and education of our students. The changes in Pence Hall rebrand and link the past and present; the building and college’s rich history are honored, while reflecting the cutting-edge research and design developed by its students and faculty. 9
Recruitment Center and Student Services Suite
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Verner Panton chairs in Dean’s Conference Room
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Classic chairs in use and on exhibit
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lecture
series UK/CoD hosted a number of prominent designers, historians, and academics over the 2014-2015 academic year. These guests included: Dan Barnes & Guy Kemper Glass designers and artists Wayne Braun, Principal PDR, Houston Jennifer Dumesnil, Director of Interior Design Swope Design Group, Louisville Claus Benjamin Freyinger & Andrew Holder, Principals* The LADG, Los Angeles Larry Isenhour, Author The Houses of Richard B. Isenhour Mary Lee O’Bryan, Principal O’Bryan Design Studio, Louisville Steve Sanderson, Director of Strategy CASE, New York Tino Schaedler, Principal Optimist Design, Los Angeles Nader Tehrani, Principal NADAA, Boston Hugh Trumbull, Principal* Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York
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celebrating
donors & scholars UK/CoD hosted its annual Donors & Scholars Luncheon to celebrate the generosity of alumni, friends, and partners. Many students rely on scholarship funds to support their studies, and this annual event gives them the opportunity to thank their benefactors in person. Architecture student Sarah Wagner, Interiors student Anne Prather, and Historic Preservation graduate student Lauren Poole each spoke about how the support of the College’s alumni and friends bolstered their education and publically thanked the sponsors on behalf of the College community.
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2014-2015 scholarship recipients Architecture Scholarships Douglass D. Abbot Memorial Scholarship Lisa Patterson AIA/KSA Scholarship Aaron James Fritsch Architecture General Education Scholarship James Michael Carroll Donnie Ray Shepperson Christopher Charles Wilson Olivia Klotz Hyo Jae Lee
Interiors Scholarships Gillis Scholarship Olivia Klotz Corey William Mai Ryan Alexander Northcutt Connor Nicholas Hymes Kenneth Greene Endowed Scholarship James Michael Carroll Anthony G. Johnston Endowed Scholarship Sarah Wagner
Beaux Arts Scholarship Emily Fannin
K. Norman Berry Associates Scholarship Aaron James Fritsch
Norman Chrisman Scholarship Connor Verteramo
Tom Martin Scholarship Christopher Westfall
UK/CoD Enhancement Fund Hyo Jae Lee Adam Logsdon Tyler Abell
Richard N. Monohan, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Paul Isaacs, Jr.
College of Architecture Endowed Scholarship Mitchell Watts De Leon & Primmer Scholarship Kaitlyn Minix Steven Deger Memorial Scholarship Sommer Cade EFCO Endowed Scholarship Chris Mancuso EOP Scholarship Fund Lauren Turnage Tom & Elizabeth Fielder Scholarship Mitchell Watts Susan Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Abby Maile
Pence Hall 5 Scholarship Bradley Jury Janet D. Pike Scholarship James Michael Carroll Jim Pinholster Memorial Scholarship Benjamin Gulley RossTarrant Architects Scholarship Adam Logsdon Gregory P. Schrodt Memorial Scholarship Chris Mancuso Zolondek Travel Enhancement Scholarship Emily Fannin Scott C. Veazy Scholarship Aaron James Fritsch
Beaux Arts Scholarship Alaina Bauer Student Enhancement Fund Alexandra Travis Allison Hoffman Alissa Ramburger Anne Prather Brooke Wargnier Zoe Pittman Interiors General Scholarship Caitlin Porter Tarah Carnefix EOP Scholarship Fund Jessica Funke Student Enhancement Fund Kaitlin Elliott Lauren Townsend Olivia VonBokel Edward A. Cave Scholarship Kathryn Albert Bobbie Jean & Richard Alloo Endowed Scholarship Katie Abushanab IDSA Award Morgan Black Interior Design Endowed Scholaship Sarah Baker Rothgeb Endowed Scholarship Sarah Moyer
Historic Preservation Scholarships Student Enhancement Fund Justin Hathaway Bridgette Sloan Kathleen McNamee
We are grateful to all our generous donors for their support. If you wish to contribute to a scholarship fund, visit www.uky.edu/development.
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celebrating
excellence The College of Design proudly boasts extraordinarily talented alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. In April, we had the opportunity to celebrate a few members of our community at the Celebrating Excellence Dinner. UK/CoD recognizes individuals in several categories: Distinguished Alumni for Professional Achievement, Distinguished Alumni for Service to the College, Faculty Excellence in Teaching, Faculty Excellence in Research, and Faculty Excellence in Service. The Dean presents a series of awards for Staff Excellence, Friends of the College, and Special Service Given to the College. Nominations will be solicited this Fall for the 2016 Celebrating Excellence Awards. Faculty, alumni, and friends are invited to submit nominations for consideration. Call for submissions will be posted on the College website on November 1.
2015 awardees (left to right) Ginny Miller, Richard Polk, Faith Harders, Allison Carll White, Gregory Luhan, Barbara Hulette, Gary Rohrbacher, Brent Bruner, Chris Estes, Jack Weber, Wayne Braun, Lindsey Fay, Ann Dickson, Lonn Combs
David Biagi, Director of the School of Architecture with Lonn Combs, faculty members Martin Summers and Associate Dean for Research Gregory Luhan
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Associate Dean for Administration Mark O’Bryan with guest April Pottorf and faculty member Len Wujcik.
award winners Wayne Braun
Distinguished Alumni for Professional Achievement Wayne Braun has distinguished himself through a prolific design career since graduating from the School of Interiors in 1978. As founding principal at PDR, a large scale architecture and interior design firm in Houston, Texas, Wayne is a nationally recoginized leader in workplace and corporate environment design. He has been the lead designer for corporate headquarters for Exxon-Mobil, CITGO, Devon Energy, Conoco Phillips, and Schlumberger. Additionally, he is an award-winning designer of commercial furniture products produced by manufacturers such as HBF. He has served the College as a member of the Dean’s Council and currently sits on the School of Interiors Advisory Board. Wayne hosts UK/CoD interns at his practice, and contributes regularly to scholarship funds.
Lonn Combs
Distinguished Alumni for Professional Achievement Lonn Combs, an educator and practicing architect, graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1992. He co-founded the firm EASTON+COMBS in 2004, which has become an internationally renowned practice that focuses on innovation, building strategies, digital methodology, and applied architectural research. Lonn was awarded the Rome Prize, one of architecture’s highest honors, in 2012. During his fellowship period, he conducted research on the history of the material innovation of Pier Luigi Nervi. Lonn is currently Assistant Professor of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Director of the school’s Master of Architecture program.
Jack Weber
Distinguished Alumni for Service to the College A 1985 graduate of the School of Interiors, Jack Weber has significantly contributed to the profession of interior design as a practicing professional for more that thirty years. In addition to working in all aspects of design, including master planning, programming, branded environments and marketing, Jack is the the Principal of Workplace Strategy at Gresham Smith and Partners in Nashville. He has served on the boards for IIDA and CretNet Global and has achieved both NCIDQ and LEED AP status. For the College, Jack serves on the School of Interiors Advisory Board and supports faculty by lending expertise in studio and lecture courses. He has sponsored internships, and been a featured guest for Design Chats. Jack was an early supporter of the spring break professional previews, welcoming students to Gresham, Smith and Partners for a week of hands-on professional experience in a specialized industry.
Faith Harders
Faculty Excellence in Service During her tenure as Director of the Hunter M. Adams Design Library, an appointment that began in 1992, Faith Harders has exemplified the idea of service to both the College community and to those outside of Pence’s walls. She has provided excellent support for students and faculty through her stewardship of the library, maintaining a thoughtful and complete collection. In addition to her service to the students, Faith has represented the College in the local design community through her tireless dedication to the preservation of historic spaces. In 2006, she received the Lucy Shropshire Crump Award, and in 2008 she was awarded the Betty Hoopes Award for her work in the preservation community. 19
award winners Lindsey Fay
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Lindsey Fay has served as a member of the School of Interiors faculty since 2011. She places a high value on experiential learning and immersion. She has spearheaded the Interiors spring break professional practice previews program, placing dozens of students in design firms all over the country in order to garner real world experience. She frequently involves students in her research, including the Post Occupancy Evaluation of the UK Hospital Emergency Department as well as the Cardiothoracic Unit. Lindsey conducted a cultural immersion study abroad experience for students to Thailand and Cambodia where students engaged in thoughtful exercises to study how design influences other cultures. In the local community, she partnered with Habitat for Humanity to engage students in service work while simultaneoulsy studying construction systems and materials.
Mike McKay
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Mike McKay joined the School of Architecture faculty in 2001. In that time, he has made significant advances in the second-year curriculum related to computational literacy. This knowledge extends to include a number of software programs that inform the work of the design studio. In addition, he has served the College as the head of several academic committees, including the Admissions Committee and the Lectures and Exhibitions Committee. Mike conducted a summer travel program to France, and was recently awarded a prestigious fellowship by the McDowell Colony in New Hampshire. While in residency there, he studied the production of space using anamorphic and perspective techniques.
Gary Rohrbacher
Faculty Excellence in Research Since joining the School of Architecture faculty in 2009, Gary Rohrbacher has forged new ground in the areas of research and collaboration. His work with the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) has garnered national acclaim for the College. With his design partner Anne Filson, Gary launched AtFAB, an open-source design company. One of the chairs from the AtFAB collection was recently acquired by the French National Center for Visual Arts and was included in “Oracles du Design” exhibition at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris, France. Most recently, Gary and Anne completed a design residency in Milan as part of the 2015 International Furniture Fair and Design Week and led a design workshop and symposium in San Francisco to conceptualize a future Design/Fabrication Laboratory in Amsterdam.
Ginny Miller
Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence
Ginny Miller has worked for the University of Kentucky for 31 years, and has held the position of College of Design Business Officer since 2000. In addition to overseeing the College’s financial operations, she also supervises the College staff. As an invaluable member of the Dean’s Executive Committee, Ginny is instrumental in the day-to-day operations of the College. 20
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award winners
Friend of the College
Barbara Hulette was presented with the UK/CoD Friend of the College award for her tireless dedication to the Historic Preservation program. She has served on numerous local, state, and national preservation boards, including president of the Blue Grass Trust, president of the Boyle Landmark Trust, board member of Preservation Kentucky, and an advisor to the National Trust. In recognition of her leadership in preservation, she received the John Wesley Hunt Award from the Blue Grass Trust in 2012 and the Ida Lee Wells Award from the Kentucky Heritage Council in 2001. For the College of Design, Barbara was actively involved in intiating and launching the historic preservation program through her contributions of counsel, advocacy, and assistance with the cultivation of financial support. She currently serves on the Historic Preservation Advisory Board and provides support for students to attend National Trust meetings.
EOP Architects
Friend of the College EOP Architects was named a Friend of the College for the firm’s strong commitment to our students. Members of the firm frequently serve as jurors in both the architecture and interiors programs. The firm makes regular contributions to student scholarships and hosts students for internships and spring break practice previews. Firm partners Chris Estes and Richard Polk serve on the advisory boards for the Schools of Interiors and Architecture, respectively. Richard Polk recently served on the Dean Search Committee. EOP frequently contributes to the professional development of our students, and has helped many of them launch their careers in architecture and interiors.
Allison Carll White
Dean’s Award for Special Service Allison Carll White, Professor in the School of Interiors, received a Dean’s Award for Special Service rendered to the Department of Historic Preservation. Allison, who holds a joint appointment in HP, has taught courses and served as the major professor for numerous graduate students in the department for more than 25 years. Under the administration of Dean Speaks, she stepped into the role of Director of Graduate Studies and currently she serves as the department chair. Allison’s leadership has resulted in significant program initiatives including a major grant for putting the program online, the development of program certificates, and the creation of an advisory board. Allison’s service, much of which has been above and beyond her regular appointment duties, demonstrates a commitment to striving for the common good of the department, the college, and the university.
Gregory Luhan
Dean’s Award for Special Service Gregory Luhan was awarded the Dean’s Award for Special Service for his work as Associate Dean for Research (ADR). Appointed ADR in 2007, Gregory has, with great foresight, enabled the College faculty to successfully increase their research productivity. He has worked with faculty to develop their research agendas by conducting workshops and individually reviewing proposals. To the University. Greg has given voice to the diversity of the creative research produced by the faculty. He is a tireless advocate for integrating the quality research accomplished within the College into University metrics. 21
celebrating the end of year
exhibition On May 8, students and faculty celebrated the culmination of the academic year and our graduates with the annual End of Year Exhibition. Renovations allowed the show to be held in Pence Hall for the first time. University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto stopped by to tour the exhibition and to speak with students and faculty about the projects exhibited. President Capilouto frequently lauds the work of our students, and the research contributions they make through engagement projects on campus and within the state.
Photos by GLINTstudios.
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aias quad AIAS, the American Institute of Architecture Students, hosted the annual Midwest Quad at UK April 10-12. Participants from regional design schools took part in intensive day-long workshops to create collaborative projects with faculty and guests. With the theme of “Fabricate”, the goal of the conference was to celebrate design innovation and to create an experience that applies to students in all design disciplines. The conference kicked off with a lecture by keynote speaker Nader Tehrani, professor of architecture at MIT and principal of NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry.
Photos by Oliver Hidalgo.
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“Plump Mass” workshop led by UK/CoD instructor Jordan Hines
Students and faculty participated in a variety of intensive workshops that addressed all aspects of design.
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professional practice
previews Spring break provides opportunities for architecture and Interiors students from the UK College of Design to spend an intensive week shadowing and working alongside professionals in design firms all across the country. Students have the opportunity to learn from seasoned designers on a variety of real world projects, expand their technical skill sets, and network with industry professionals. These experiences frequently result in offers for summer internships.
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This program impacted me as a designer through exposure. I have been able to see projects in the professional world of design to provide me with knowledge of areas/skills that I need to improve. In addition, I have realized where my strengths are as a designer and how I want to use them in my professional career.� - Katie Abushanab | Perkins + Will, Chicago
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Deborah Berke Partners, New York City Uhurur Design, New York City Perkins Eastman, New York City Perkins Eastman, Pittsburgh ZGF, Portland PDR, Houston Perkins + Will, New York City Perkins + Will, Chicago Deca Design, Portland Gresham Smith & Partners, Ft. Lauderdale HOK, St. Louis Veenendaal Cave, Atlanta RCH, Cincinnati Ross Tarrant, Lexington Hastings, Nashville Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Chicago Lichten Craig, Chicago Gresham Smith & Partners, Nashville EOP Architects, Lexington Forrest Perkins, Washington DC GBBN, Cincinnati Earl Swennson, Nashville HGA, Rochester Christner, St. Louis ID&A, Lexington KZF, Cincinnati CG Concepts, Lexington SHP Leading Design, Cincinnati Luckett & Farley, Louisville NBBJ, Columbus Peace Design, Atlanta
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Networking is EVERYTHING. It doesn’t simply aid in obtaining internships, and jobs, but also in who you are able to have supervise your construction sites, electricians, contractors, finish representatives… the list goes on. The more people you know, the better. Then, you can ensure that the best and brightest help your designs see the light of day, and that you work in some pretty magnificent places. - Anne Prather | Perkins Eastman, New York
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Brooks + Scarpa, Los Angeles Future Cities Lab, San Francisco Griffin Enright, Los Angeles LTL Architects, New York City Morphosis Architects, New York City Morphosis Architects, New York City NMDA, Los Angeles Oyler Wu Collaborative, Los Angeles PATTERNS, Los Angeles Reiser Umemoto, New York City ShoP, New York City Studio Gang, Chicago Urban Lab, Chicago Gray Construction, Lexington
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celebrating the school of interiors
accreditation
Interiors faculty and students prepared an exhibition of work, and received high marks from the accreditation team.
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation team visited in February 2015 and left our campus feeling great about the terrific work they reviewed and the comprehensive view of our program provided by the faculty and students during the visit. In their exit interview, they identified sixteen accolades for the School that appeared in written form in the team report we received in April. In addition to program strengths, the visiting team noted the School’s excellence in presenting work for review in an orderly and comprehensive manner. Some highlights include evidence of: strong, process-oriented work across a highly integrated curriculum; teamwork; community building within the school, on the campus, in the community, and in the world; and multi-disciplinary design explorations and collaborations. The team also acknowledged: outstanding students and alumni who value the program and contribute to the profession in meaningful ways; highly functioning faculty who are not afraid to cross course boundaries, take risks, share, exchange, and innovate; and support from College of Design staff in recruiting and student services. Additionally, the computer lab and the fabrication shop are staffed by capable and helpful individuals also committed to the vision of design excellence in the school as well as impressive outreach to leaders in practice and the industry. Finally, the team noted that sustainable and ecological concepts, contemporary issues facing interiors, and application of theories of human behavior were addressed at all levels. Students used research on projects across scale and complexity, resulting in effective communication across media throughout the program, including the integration of oral and visual materials to communicate ideas. Significantly, the team cited no program weaknesses or deficiencies. Now that’s sweet news!
Patrick Lee Lucas Director | UK/CoD School of Interiors
2014-2015 students and faculty of the UK/CoD School of Interiors
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celebrating student
awards
The college and university bestowed awards on select students for outstanding academic merit, exemplary service, and/ or execptional leadership.
Architecture Awards First Year Alex Bosse Austin Bryan Sommer Cade Ben Dimaio Lauren Delventhal Cameron Ginter Dalton Wharff Second Year Julia Arnold Bradley Beatty Michael Foster Hunter Heymann Shelby Hilliard Eric Lowe Felicia Perkins Bryan Wright Third Year Oliver Hidalgo Bradley Jury Andy Magner Samantha Neat Ian Pangburn Lauren Turnage Connor Verteramo Sarah Wagner
Fourth Year/Grad Alex Arrowood Thompson Burry Nikki Challita Owen Duross Shelby Ewing Aaron Fritsch Hans Koesters Mark Manczyk Chris Phillips Randi Riggs Hannah Sellers Ben Ward Chris Westfall Digital Media Award 1st: Mariana Moreira De Carvlaho 2nd: Julia Arnold 3rd: Pooya Mohaghegh HM: Felicia Kylie Perkins Building Technology Award Sarah Wagner History/Theory Award Bradley Jury Materials & Methods Award Andrea Nuzzolo Tanner Smith
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Historic Preservation Awards
Interiors Awards
Helen Edwards Abell Memorial Award Christina Sabol
First Year Jessica Moore
Clay Lancaster Memorial Prize Katie McNamee
Second Year Emily Preece
Faculty Honor Award for Excellence in the Master’s Project Caitlin Edge
Third Year Anne Prather Lauren Townsend
Chair’s Prize Justin Hathaway
Fourth Year Jessica Funke
Dean’s Prize Lauren Poole
University Awards Maurice A. Clay Award from Omicron Delta Kappa Brittany Holian Tanner Smith Oswald Creativity Awards Morgan Black Jessica Funke Brittany Holian Sarah Wagner Lyman T. Johnson Awards Kavwimba Mdumuka Zoe Pittman
UK Venture Challenge Mark Manczyk Singletary Fellowship Thomas Grubbs Fulbright Summer Institute Jessica Moore
2015 graduate
profiles Justin Hathaway | Department of Historic Preservation What’s next for you? I will be working as an Archaeological Crew Chief for Coastal Carolina Research in Virginia. What will you miss most about UK/CoD? The comaraderie and discussions with my classmates and professors inside and outside of class and the design atmosphere within the College. How do you feel UK/CoD prepared you for your career? It has prepared me for a career in Cultural Resource Management. The department is very hands on, and it provided me with excellent opportunities to learn real world knowledge.
Brittany Holian | School of Interiors What’s next for you? I move to Atlanta to work for VeenendaalCave Inc, a firm specializing in corporate and healthcare. What will you miss most about UK/CoD? The connections and family-like relationships I formed with my peers and instructors. How do you feel UK/CoD prepared you for your career? I have not only the technical skills required by my job, but critical thinking, time management, and the team-required communication skills.
Hans Koesters | School of Architecture What’s next for you? I’m moving to Los Angeles to work for Oyler Wu Collaborative. What will you miss most about UK/CoD? From day one, the college was one of the most welcoming places I had ever been. Without a doubt, I will miss having an environment comprised of so many great friendships with classmates and faculty. How do you feel UK/CoD prepared you for your career? In countless ways that have made me a more versatile designer. The explorations throughout my graduate work were facilitated by encouraging and highly knowledgeable faculty. 33
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Architecture students explore Delft in the Netherlands. Photo by Sarah Wagner.
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In the summer of 2014. nine students from the College of Design’s Interior and Architecture programs spent seven weeks in the abitare firenze [inhabit florence] program in Italy. Under the guidance of UK’s program director Christopher Manzo, students studied buildings and spaces through first-hand observation, analysis, and drawing. Each week, students considered different palazzi in Florence as they operate at four scales: as urban fabric context, the building’s form, the interiority or spatial qualities of home, and ornament. The program culminated with a proposal for a modern palazzo in the city. Students were asked to envision the “Palazzo of Tomorrow”, a combination residence and art studio for a modern sculptor and her son that integrates their modern needs with the city’s historical architecture. Students had the opportunity to not only tour the historic landmarks of Florence and the surrounding region, but to visit local design firms. On their weekly travels from Florence, students visited such cities in the region as Venice, Rome, Milan, Verona, Orvieto, Sicily, Cinque Terra, and Arrezzo; and places as far as Germany and Paris.
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Having such tangible access to some of the greatest architectural works in the world fueled such a creative studio culture. It gave us the ability to experience how our predecessors answered the problems of their day, and how we can aspire to do the same today.” -Emily Fannin
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Delft Five students from the UK College of Design teamed up with public administration students from Leiden University in the Netherlands to examine the relationship between cities and universities. Students were challenged to develop design interventions that address the social, economic, and spatial integrations of academic and non-academic cultures. Using the city of Delft and Delft University of Technology as a case study, students spent eight weeks participating in workshops, attending lectures, and conducting site visits designed to address the issue of municipality and academic integration.
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Studying abroad in Delft was a great experience because of the practice of collaborating with other people. The studio was like a work environment, which allowed us more exposure with working with other disciplines in our field. The biggest impact was seeing sites that we learned about in school. It was incredible to stand in structures I had only seen in pictures. Nothing can compare to seeing the real thing in person.� -Lauren Townsend
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Rome & Paris Eighteen students travelled to Rome and Paris for the summer design seminar entitled “Rome and Paris: From Ancient to Modern”, led by Professor of Architecture Mark O’Bryan. Students were introduced to techniques for designing a building using history and formal themes generated from historical artifacts. Studies of both cities consisted of investigation of elements, methods of organization, generative and critical strategies, and the problem of scale, change, growth and culture, and social planning.
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St. Peter’s Bascilia, Vatican City. Photo by Daniel Polk
Throughout the five weeks that I was overseas, my time was filled with long walks, daily sketches, thousands of photos, and unforgettable experiences. What I gained from it was something that can’t be bought. I would urge every college student to travel as much as they can, because that month completely changed my perspective on architecture, culture, and my education.” -Daniel Polk
Students at Ville d’Este, Lake Como, Italy. Photo by Katie Halsey
Cultivating New Education Abroad Opportunities The College worked this year to expand education abroad opportunities, with site visits to Berlin, Prague, and Barcelona in October 2014 and a site visit to seven institutions of higher education in China during May 2015. Patrick Lee Lucas represented CoD on both treks to discover potential exchange opportunities for faculty and students. CIEE organized the autumn sojourn with opportunity to see the third-party provider programs in three major European cities. UK’s Education Abroad office and the Confucius Institute collaborated to provide an innovative experience to foster global understanding in an increasingly complex world by sending a contingent of twenty UK faculty and administrators to China. When asked about these experiences, Dr. Lucas stated: “I came back thinking differently about the place of our College in the world and the many potentials of partnerships in China and in Europe. Although CoD proudly boasts that nearly one-half of our students undertake an education abroad experience, these additional sites represent significant opportunities for students to understand global impacts on design practice in different settings.” 37
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Drs. Allison Carll White and Patrick Lee Lucas of the UK/CoD School of Interiors
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celebrating grants &
research
The faculty of the College of Design continue to blaze new trails with their innovative research. Over the past year, faculty members have secured over $300,000 combined in grant funds to continue their exploration of various projects dedicated to improving the lives of Kentuckians through design.
Rebekah Radtke | School of Interiors Post-Occupancy Evaluation - New UK Living Learning Communities Under the guidance of faculty member Rebekah Radtke, and with support from Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, students conducted a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of Champions Court I. This facility is one of several new Living Learning Communities (LLC) on UK’s campus. These facilities offer students the opportunity to live and learn together in an integrated academic residential environment. The students’ analyzed the successes and weaknesses of the community, and their findings will be used to inform future residence hall designs.
Gregory Luhan | School of Architecture Big Blue Impact - Making Sustainability Visible Big Blue Impact (BBI): Making Sustainability Visible, is a collaboration crossing the fields of design—architecture, psychology, statistics, fine arts, physics, building engineering, and biotechnology. This proof-of-concept pilot study aims at collecting data about sustainability behaviors that can be captured, analyzed, and integrated into comprehensive models. The models will support visualizations that can serve as rapid feedback to shape future sustainable behavior.
Douglas Appler | Department of Historic Preservation Summer Faculty Research Fellowship Douglas Appler was granted funding to investigate the Federal Urban Renewal Administration in Kentucky and the transformative and disruptive effects of the Housing Act of 1949 on Kentucky’s major cities and rural communities. This research will fill a major gap in the literature related to urban planning, planning history, and historic preservation. The outcome of this research will give voice to Kentuckians who have been both positively and negatively influenced by these legislative measures, and also build upon the research and expertise of American journalists, such as Louisville native Grady Clay. 40
Martin Summers | School of Architecture Development of Sustainable Bus Stops
The Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the College of Design envisioned an opportunity to advance the University of Kentucky’s sustainability agenda by developing high-performance bus shelters that plug into the campus transportation system. The designs will integrate sustainable construction materials and contribute to the University’s position as a standard bearer for the Commonwealth’s energy infrastructure and sustainability programs.
Lindsey Fay & Allison Carll White | School of Interiors Post Occupancy Evaluation - UK Cardiothoracic Unit Lindsey Fay and Allison Carll White from School of Interiors, in collaboration with UK HealthCare, are conducting a pre- and post-occupancy (POE) evaluation of the CardioThoracic Service Line at UK’s Chandler Hospital. Data is being gathered using a variety of research techniques including behavioral mapping, measurements of time spent in direct patient care, pedometer data, questionnaires, and focus groups. The information collected will help the team assess workflow and efficiency, communication patterns, staff and patient satisfaction levels, and the impact of centralized vs. decentralized nursing stations in the old and new units. The evaluation follows a previous study of the UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department.
Anne Filson & Gary Rohrbacher | School of Architecture
Design Residency in Milan
A grant from the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President of Research allowed Anne Filson and Gary Rohrbacher to collaborate with a team of Italian artisans to digitally fabricate a range of furniture designs for an exhibition during the 2015 International Furniture Fair and Design Week in Milan, Italy. The workshop and exhibition was a combination of field research, testing, validation, and demonstration of research on designing goods for networked digital fabrication and distributed manufacturing. Their designs facilitate a network of independent digital artisans to accomplish the work that was once done at a centralized factory.
Helen Turner | School of Interiors Shawneetown Community Garden The Shawneetown Gardens began as a student initiative in 2009, and has grown from a gardening space for 20 residents to over 70 plots. Although the gardens are heavily utilized by graduate and family housing residents, a crumbling infrastructure, lack of organized design, and isolation keeps them from their full potential as a sustainable initiative on campus. By collaborating with students from the College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, and with funding from the UK Sustainability Challenge Grant Program, this project gave students hands-on interventions that are implementing sustainable intiatives on campus. 41
Gregory Luhan | School of Architecture Rebuilding West Liberty After the town of West Liberty, Kentucky was devastaed by a tornado in 2012, Gregory Luhan, along with his third-year architecture students, a team from Texas A&M, and the citizens of Morgan County, Kentucky came together to discuss plans for a sustainable future for the town. Students developed design interventions for public places such as restaurants, farmers markets, and recycling centers. They presented thier ideas to the people of West Liberty in a town hall forum in May 2015. Citizens were receptive to the ideas, and work is nearly complete on the first structure, Giovanni’s restaurant. All designs made use of sustainable building materials and processes. Many implement UK/CoD’s HBEER program, in which houseboat designs have been adapted into energy-efficient homes, schools, clinics, and businesses.
Patrick Lee Lucas | School of Interiors Modernism at Home Concluding a ten-year research project, Patrick Lee Lucas published Modernism at Home: Edward Loewenstein’s Mid‑Century Architectural Innovation In The Civil Rights Era. Patrick served as project director for the Loewenstein Legacy, a collection of programming and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Over the decade from 2005-2015, he helped lead two house tours and a symposium on mid-century modernism, headed up a research team to look at thirty years worth of firm records, directed a multi-site exhibit to celebrate modernism, curated two websites, raised money for the exhibition, publications, and scholarships, as well as delivered scholarly presentations on the topic and the making of the exhibit in national and international venues.
Faculty Promotions University of Kentucky Provost Tim Tracy awarded promotion to associate professors with tenure to two School of Architecture faculty. Anne Filson joined the School of Architecture in 2009. Since then, she has been recoginzed internationally as a leader in the field of open-source fabrication. Anne also helped make the College of Design synonymous with cutting-edge research by partnering with the Center for Applied Energy Research to conceptualize an algae research facility and conference center within a 100 acre demonstration bioreactor for Duke Energy. Additionally, she has served the administration as a member of the college’s curriculum committee, the lectures and exhibitions committee, the design studio curriculum liasion and the third-year studio coordinator.
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Jason Scroggin has been a member of the architecture faculty since 2009. He has exhibited his work internationally, garnering numerous accolades from the art and design communities. He has represented the college at conferences and symposiums where he presents his fabrication research. For the college, Jason has taught upper-level design studios as well as a number of design electives. He has also conducted travel studios to Berlin, Moscow, Brussels, and Oslo. Jason has served the administration as a member of the student retention committee, and has chaired the School of Architecture admissions and scholarship committees.
Selected National & International Presentations | Exhibitions | Publications Douglas Appler Presentation - “Urban Visions for Rural Places: Documenting the Influence of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Kentucky and Puerto Rico, 1949-1965” Urban Affairs Association Miami, Florida, May 2015 Presentation -“Guided by Desert History: Placemaking through Historically Inspired Public Art” Association for Theater in Higher Education Conference Scotsdale, Arizona, July 2014 Presentation -“Setting the Machine in Motion: What Triggers Archaeological Review at the Local Level?” Society for Historical Archaeology Confernce Quebec City, Quebec, January 2014 Lindsey Fay & Allison Carll White Presentation - “Understanding Communication in Emergency Room Design” Healthcare Design Conference San Diego, California, November 2014 Presentation - “Making the Most of the Outcomes: Meaningful Methods for Translating POE Data” IDEC Conference Fort Worth, Texas, March 2015 Anne Filson & Gary Rohrbacher Exhibition - Oracles du Design Gaite Lyrique Paris, France, March 2015 Presentation - “Envisioning a Design/ Fabrication Lab for Amsterdam” Design/Fabrication Symposium San Francisco, California, May 2015 Exhibition - Fab10 Global Awards International FabLab Conference Barcelona, Spain, July 2014 Patrick Lee Lucas Publication - “Community Building Through Interior Design Education” The Handbook of Interior Design, 2015
Patrick Lee Lucas, Sabrina Mason, Eun Young Kim, Helen Turner Presentation - “Changing the Course of History: Revising the Design History/Theory Sequence” IDEC Conference Fort Worth, TX, March 2015 Gregory Luhan Presentation - “Added Value | Case Studies in Aligning Academic Research With Industry” BOND Multi Orlando, Florida, April 2015 Presentation - “Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Complex Projects” Collaborative Creativity Syposium Miami, Florida, April 2015 Moderator - “Housing Design Education” ACSA Annual Conference Toronto, Ontario, March 2015 Wallis Miller Presentation - “Mediating Modern Architecture” Nordik Conference for Art History Reykjavik, Iceland, May 2014 Presentation - “Exhibition, Catalogue, Review: Promoting a New Berlin in 1901” Society of Historians Annual Meeting Chicago, April 2015 Presentations - “German Exhibitions and their Printed Matter” The Printed and the Built International Symposium Oslo, Norway, October 2014 “Points of View: Architecture Displays and the Audience in the Early Twentieth Century International Display Zurich, Switzerland, September 2014
Atlanta, Georgia, October 2014 Rebekah Radtke Presentation - “Ingarai Child Care Project” Engagement Scholarship Consortium Alberta, Canada, 2014 Joe Rey-Barreau Webinar - “ABCs of LED Lighting: How Solid State Lighting is Shaping the Future of Sustainable Design” LED University, 2014 Julie Riesenweber Panel - “Rural Preservation” Agricultural History Society Lexington, Kentucky, June 2015 Jason Scroggin Exhibition - Cloud Garden Festival des Architectures Vives La Grande Motte, France, June 2014 Exhibition - Open Cities Research + Design Exhibition Seoul, South Korea, July 2014 Liz Swanson Presentation - “Architecture and Opporunities for Reconciliation: An Exploration of One Culturally Significant Building’s Potential for Healing a Community” Arts in Society Conference Rome, Italy, June 2014 Helen Turner Presentation - “Expanding the History of Interior Design Practice Through Ancient Roman Space and Decoration” Crafting a Global History of Interior Decoration and Design Symposium New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2014
Mark O’Bryan Presentation - “Focus Events in Spatial Media” Design Communication Association Conference 43
celebrating faculty & staff
awards David Biagi
Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University
David Biagi, Director of the UK/CoD School of Architecture, was honored by Ohio State University College of Engineering with the Distinguished Alumni Award. David graduated from OSU in 1987 with an ARCH MS degree. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were established by the OSU faculty in the College of Engineering to recognize distinguished achievement on the part of alumni in the field of engineering or architecture by reason of significant inventions, important research or design, administrative leadership, or genius in production.
Clyde Carpenter
C. Julian Oberwarth Award Clyde Carpenter received the C. Julian Oberwarth Award from the Kentucky Society of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Kentucky). The award recognizes and honors an individual society member who has displayed a longstanding commitment to the betterment of the profession and well-being of architects in Kentucky, and who has dedicated extraordinary time and talent. The Oberwarth Award, presented to Clyde at AIA Kentucky’s annual convention, is the society’s highest individual honor. The award is named for C. Julian Oberwarth, former executive director of the Kentucky Board of Architects and the first architect registered under the Kentucky registration law which he championed.
Jason Scroggin ASCA Merit Award
Jason Scroggin and Akari Takebayashi received a special merit award at the 2014 ACSA/AIK International Conference: OPEN CITIES, held June 21-23 in Seoul, South Korea for their project “Massimals: Interactive Assembly Models.” The project was included in the Research + Design Project Exhibition held during the conference at Ewha Woman’s University. 44
Martin Summers
IDA Designer of the Year Martin Summers was awarded multiple awards by the jury of the International Design Awards. Martin’s Guggenheim Helsinki Project was selected in the Professional Category, “Architectural Design of The Year 14.” He was also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze in the Urban Design Sub-Category, along with a Bronze in the Conceptual Sub-Category. The International Design Award recognizes the best professional and emerging designers for their achievements in terms of design, creativity, usability and innovation.
Anne Filson & Gary Rohrbacher
Furniture Acquisition by the French Center for Visual Arts The AtFAB 5 to 30 Minute Chair, designed by Assistant Professors Anne Filson and Gary Rohrbacher, was acquired by the French National Centre for Visual Arts for its permanent collection. Filson and Rohrbacher’s chair is among 72 designs recently acquired, including iconic works by Enzo Mari, Hella Jongerius, Konstantin Grcic, and Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec. The AtFAB Chair fit the acquisition committee’s mission this year to include representative works that engage emerging modes of production, like collaborative practices, open source, and DIY.
Mike McKay
McDowell Fellowship Mike McKay was awarded the McDowell Fellowship in Architecture in 2015. The fellowship was awarded by the McDowell Colony,a center whose mission is to nurture the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination. While in residency in New Hampshire, Mike addressed the production of space using anamorphic and perspective techniques.
Marla Spires
Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award UK Alumni Association Lyman T. Johnson Constituency Group recognized outstanding African American alumni, students, faculty, and staff in areas of scholarship, leadership, and service whose faith, hard work, and determination has positively impacted the lives of people in the UK community. Marla Spires, Student Affairs Coordinator, was honored with the Torch of Excellence Award. 45
celebrating our retiring
faculty Clyde Carpenter | School of Architecture
After 52 years of service, Professor of Architecture Clyde Carpenter retires from the University of Kentucky. He has accepted a post-retirement appointment and will continue to teach second year studio. During his time at UK, Carpenter has served as Assistant to the Dean of the College of Architecture and Director of Academic Programs. He was later appointed Associate Dean, a position he held until 2003, with the occasional stint as Interim Dean. He then served as chair of the newly formed Department of Historic Preservation and Clay Lancaster Endowed Professor in Historic Preservation until 2010. As a practicing architect, Carpenter’s work has involved historic preservation and adaptive reuse, as well as new construction. He has received four AlA Kentucky Honor Awards for architectural projects and four awards for his work in historic preservation. He serves on the advisory board for the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, which has established the Clyde Carpenter Award for Adaptive Reuse in his honor.
Leonard Wujcik | School of Architecture Professor of Architecture Leonard Wujcik retires after 41 years of service to the University of Kentucky. In addition to teaching architecture studios, Professor Wujcik led courses in furniture design and construction for over two decades, and has garnered international attention for himself and his students.
“After 41 years of both teaching and and crafting three dimensional objects at a range of scale from jewelry, artifact, lighting, furniture and architecture it will be no surprise that I will continue in the same manner. While I love teaching and working through abstract design concepts and pragmatic fabrication challenges with students that resulted in “realized” full scale product, I have also come to understand how demanding and exhausting the whole process can be. Now I will have time to focus on my own projects which include architectural restoration, completion of several furniture (fabric drawer systems) chests, design of jewelry pieces and for fun and edification, continued travel to significant historic and modern sites of architecture. I’ll close with this adage by an unknown author, “A wise man doesn’t expect to find a life worth living, he expects to make it that way”.
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the interim dean’s
farewell
Whoosh! Although a trite expression, time flies. Reflecting on a journey I began with the University of Kentucky 35 years ago has brought to mind rich and wonderful memories of students and colleagues, all fellow sojourners along a common path. The opportunity to be a part of the UK community has been more rewarding and fulfilling than I could have hoped. Most of my career was in the classroom and studio with terrific students who came to the School of Interiors year after year. These students enriched my life, and I delighted in sharing with them my knowledge of design and the opportunities designers have to impact the lives of individuals, groups, institutions, or corporations for the common good.
Educating students is but a small part of the engaging community of which I have been a part for three and a half decades. I could not have asked for better colleagues than I have had in the School of Interiors. The faculty has a tradition of great esprit de corps, with an uncommon ability to address challenges and opportunities. These colleagues have been so important to our graduates and the outstanding professional careers they have carved out for themselves; this has validated a legacy of excellence in education for the school. I extend my gratitude to all of them, current and retired, for our time as colleagues. In the last 14 years, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in administration, first as Director of the School of Interiors and then, for the past two years, as Interim Dean. I never actively sought either role, but I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to help in some small way to move the college to a bright future. I am indebted to the many professionals and staff who capably facilitate the numerous details involved in running the academic arm of the campus. It would be impossible for me to recognize here all the offices across campus that have provided me with such excellent service and enabled me to succeed. These fabulous professionals have supported me and answered my requests with good humor and attitude. Likewise, within the College, I owe much gratitude to the wonderful staff for their critical roles in the operations of the College. Transition can be difficult; transition in the midst of major renovations is even more challenging. I owe a special thanks to the UK/CoD staff who have worked tirelessly these past two years, in temporary spaces, living out of boxes during the renovation of Pence Hall. There have been overwhelming changes to higher education during my 35-year tenure at UK. I believe higher education is in the midst of the greatest paradigm shift since the creation of the land-grant institution in the 19th century. Student needs are more varied, research expectations are greater, the university’s perspective is global, and technology has impacted everyone, including both the delivery of information and our students’ deliverables. Though the university itself is remarkably different, its ever-evolving state as an institution continues to rule the day. In the university of the 21st century, a collaborative approach, coupled with design thinking, is required for problem solving. Success for the College of Design will be measured by our ability to capitalize on the opportunities of the present, and to move forward with positive change. The College has never been more poised to demonstrate its value to the entire university and to the Commonwealth.
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