2024-12-03T13:23:05-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150361837/prasad-boradkar-named-new-dean-of-the-university-of-minnesota-s-college-of-design Katherine Guimapang 2023-08-28T15:42:00-04:00 >2023-08-29T13:31:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bb/bb29a2ff9fc9897f1a7e2b646b78169f.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/umnarch" target="_blank">University of Minnesota</a>'s College of Design has announced designer, anthropologist, educator, and researcher Dr. Prasad Boradkar as its new dean following a nationwide search.&nbsp;</p> <p>The college houses the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Design programs in addition to other design disciplines like Product Design, Apparel Design, and Human Graphic Design, to name a few.&nbsp;</p> <p>Boradkar's extensive career in academia and the design industry can be seen through his work with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/26/google" target="_blank">Google</a>, where he recently served as the UX Research and Sustainability Lead at the company's Advanced Technology &amp; Projects division, and his prior professor of industrial design role at <a href="https://archinect.com/thedesignschool" target="_blank">Arizona State University</a>, where he held positions as the co-director of the Biomimicry Center and director of the InnovationSpace transdisciplinary research and education lab.</p> <p>His multidisciplinary background has allowed him to collaborate across several disciplines, leading him to work in "cross-functional, tr...</p>