Design invokes an innate property of our humanity that requires us to reach within. This invocation calls for empathy and develops a rich understanding of our relation to time, memory, and place. In collaboration with others that seek to share and grow this partnership, a community of intention and compassion thrives. This is the mission of my work. The approach that I take is one that employs useful tools of memory, time, and culture as a reference point for the design process. My work exhibits such a process through the activation of the interior as a space that not only becomes an experience, but is uniquely tied to the psychology of the user.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Architecture + Design, School of Interior Architecture, Knoxville, TN, US, Materials Library Coordinator
Duties and Related Skills:
• Organize and sort the materials library for both Interiors and Architects
• Encourage practices becoming of a responsible and interactive community of learners.
• Maintain key relationships with local firms, sales representatives, and other educators in the region.
• Promote the use of ethical, sustainable, and healthful materials.
• Develop design practices that are concise, efficient, and will have longevity.
• Maintain material relevance.
McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Knoxville, TN, US, Interior Design Intern
Duties and Related Skills:
• Assisting Interior Designers and Architects with all activities related to conceptual design, design development, construction documents, site visits, and file management.
• Meet with local product representatives and maintain the Interior Design calendar for events, presentations, and product updates.
• Archive project documents both physical and digital.
• Organize and sort the materials library for both Interiors and Architects.
• Make site visits to verify conditions, measurements, and photograph the site.
• Produce high quality renderings that are clear, compelling, and communicative.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, US, Interior Architecture
The School of Interior Architecture explores space, color, pattern, time, light and form and studies code and structure to recognize the simultaneous and contradictory nature of the interior environment. They create purposeful and imaginative interior spaces and learn through an interdisciplinary approach. In our environment, you will develop your ability to apply design thinking with integrity resulting in creative and purposeful interior environments. Intellectual curiosity and acquisition of technical knowledge that informs the design and research of interior environments are essential aspects of learning.
Dr. Marva Rudolph Scholarship, Scholarship
Established in 2014, the Marva Rudolph Fund honors the life and legacy of Marva Rudolph, a long-term employee and champion of equity, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Rudolph was passionate about students and creating respectful and inclusive living, learning, and working environments. The fund was created to assist students in their personal development as it relates to diversity and inclusion and to support their initiatives to build a more accessible, equitable and welcoming campus community.
Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, Nomination
The Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship was established as a memorial to Don Brinkmann, an inspirational and gifted interior designer who personified the essence of design, vision, and leadership.
