2024-12-21T22:20:46-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150209809/scott-poole-to-step-down-as-dean-of-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-college-of-architecture-and-design Antonio Pacheco 2020-08-03T12:47:00-04:00 >2021-01-25T13:45:01-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fb/fbd68396937487a877dc476602627ff0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture and Design Dean <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/255362/scott-poole" target="_blank">Scott Poole</a> at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/71077/the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville" target="_blank">University of Tennessee, Knoxville</a> has announced plans to step down from his position in order to return to teaching.&nbsp;</p> <p>A <a href="https://news.utk.edu/2020/08/03/dean-scott-poole-return-teaching/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=More%20about%20Dean%20Poole&amp;utm_campaign=releases" target="_blank">statement</a> published by the school announcing Poole's decision to step down reads: "Poole&rsquo;s 35-year career of teaching, professional practice, service, and leadership includes many accomplishments and accolades. As an academic leader, Poole developed innovative strategies to advance meaningful collaborations between design education and practice, set the context for multiple nationally and internationally recognized experiential learning projects, hired and mentored award-winning educators, and engaged the collective capabilities of faculty to create inspiring environments for design education."&nbsp;</p> <p>The school recently announced a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150204526/noma-hastings-and-u-of-tennessee-announce-plans-for-new-diversity-scholarship" target="_blank">new scholarship initiative</a> aimed at bolstering the pipeline of students from diverse backgrounds entering architectural education.&nbsp;</p> <p>The announcement explains that the school will soon form a se...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/80814769/reality-check-at-arquiteturas-film-festival-lisboa Keith Zawistowski 2013-09-01T19:37:00-04:00 >2013-09-01T20:51:22-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ou/ou2vuzgwvrc1y473.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In 2012, &#8203;filmmaker Leon Gerskovic chronicled the journey of 16 design/buildLAB students as they conceived and realized the Masonic Amphitheatre. The project consisted of the complete redevelopment of a post-industrial brownfield into a public park and performance space. Reality Check is their inspirational story.</p></em><br /><br /><p> "Reality Check" by Leon Gerskovic and including time-lapse photography from Jeff Goldberg has been selected for inclusion in the Arquiteturas Film Festival Lisboa and will make its European Premiere on Friday September 27th at 6PM in the Cinema City Alvalade. The screening will be followed by a talk about "designing for the 99%" with Tiago Mota Saraiva of Ateliermob and a moderated discussion including Marie and Keith Zawistowski of design/buildLAB.</p> <p> More about the film, including a trailer, clips, stills, and reviews by: Scott Poole, Dean at UTK; Jeff Day, Partner at Min Day and Director at UNL; and John Cary, Founder at Public Interest Design can be found at <a href="http://www.realitycheckfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realitycheckfilm.com</a></p> <p> More information about the festival can be found at <a href="http://www.doyoumeanarchitecture.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.doyoumeanarchitecture.com</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/68980769/reality-check-premiere Keith Zawistowski 2013-03-07T12:29:00-05:00 >2013-03-07T20:00:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/am/ampg5e2pozvfkk4i.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In 2012, &#8203;filmmaker Leon Gerskovic chronicled the journey of 16 design/buildLAB students as they conceived and realized the Masonic Amphitheatre. The project, a charitable undertaking, consisted of the complete redevelopment of a post-industrial brownfield into a public park and performance space. Reality Check is their inspirational story.</p></em><br /><br /><p> "Reality Check" a 45-minute documentary about the conception and realization of the Masonic Amphitheatre by the students in Virginia Tech's design/buildLAB will premiere on March 28th at 7PM at VT's Hancock Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Leon Gerskovic.</p> <p> Free and open to the public!</p> <p> Go to <a href="http://www.realitycheckfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.realitycheckfilm.com</a> for more information or to schedule a free screening at your own venue.</p>