2024-05-06T18:41:06-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150066286/sarah-deyong-named-unl-architecture-program-director Alexander Walter 2018-05-25T14:51:00-04:00 >2018-05-29T02:50:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9m92qpditgd6nmz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Sarah Deyong, associate professor at Texas A&amp;M University, has accepted the appointment of Architecture Program director with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln&rsquo;s College of Architecture. Deyong will assume her position with the college July 1st. [...] Deyong is known internationally for her research focused on the post-WWII period to the present, underscoring the symbiotic relationship between HTC and design practice.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"Today, we find ourselves in a dynamic situation, with new technologies and digital tools, for example," Deyong laid out the focus of her directorship. "The utility of history and theory is that it brings the longer, canonical perspective of how we define ourselves into play. We learn from both failures and successes. Since architecture is inherently collaborative, we best prepare our students for the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary practice when we define ourselves as a discipline with design at its core."</p>