2024-05-08T10:36:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150089940/as-new-director-of-kent-state-s-architecture-school-ivan-bernal-looks-to-expand-its-role-in-the-mid-west-and-beyond Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-10-25T10:26:00-04:00 >2018-10-25T13:42:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e2/e22a148a4898ac73b2152e228ddaff0f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/CAED" target="_blank">Kent State University</a> recently completed a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149981801/the-weiss-manfredi-designed-kent-state-center-for-architecture-and-environmental-design-opens" target="_blank">dazzling new $43 million building</a> for its College of Architecture and Environmental Design, a welcome addition to the campus and a big boon for architecture in Ohio. An award-winning LEED Platinum building, the facility marks a new era for the school looking to push a national and international profile. It's also ushered in a series of changes for the Ohio school, which started out the 2018-2019 school year with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1187177/ivan-bernal" target="_blank">Ivan Bernal</a> as the program's new director.&nbsp;</p>