College of Architecture and Environmental Design

CAED Summer Architecture Exploration.

IN A FLASH: A Transformational Summer Camp

A summer camp at Kent State's College of Architecture and Design inspires high school students to explore the endless possibilities in the world of design. 

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

Kent State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Students First , Community Impact , Honors College , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Design at Kent State

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Muna Koirala, a first-year architecture student, talks about her academic highs and lows.

First-Year Architecture Student Continues to Build Her Foundation

Muna Koirala is not shy about admitting that her first year in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been a challenge.

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Architecture student Muna Koirala works on a project.

Architecture Student Finds Her First-Year Footing

One of the first projects that Muna Koirala had to tackle in her first semester in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design was the movement of a flying object.

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IN MEMORY: TRIBUTE

 Kent State University former Interior Design Professor and Program Director, and talented fiber artist, passed away on February 14, 2024. Kapenekas was the visionary behind the creation of the Interior Design program at Kent State in 1967, initially known as Home Interiors, when she discovered…

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Machine on the Horizon Project

Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design Student Wins Prestigious 2024 AIA Ohio Student Design Award

Only a first-year in a competitive program, Nathan Heid's ambitions, conceptualizations, and hard work caught the eyes of the jury at the state level, ultimately leading to him winning an Honorable Mention Award by the 2024 AIA Ohio Student Design Competition. With a true mechanical element&nbs…

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Kent State CUDC’s Dawn Mayes Selected for Crain’s Cleveland Business 2024 Notable Black Leaders

 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative's (CUDC) own Dawn Mayes has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business 2024 Notable Black Leaders. She will be featured online and in print on Sept. 30 with recognition for her work expanding the diversity of design practitioners in Northeast Ohio. M…

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CAED graduate student welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: A Welcome at Wick

Graduate students in Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design received a personal welcome from the college's associate dean at the park outside Kent State's Wick Poetry Center. 

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CAED Welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: Ice Cream with the Dean

Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed new and returning students back to campus with ice cream on the Lefton Esplanade and greetings from the college's dean, program heads and leaders of its student organizations. 

Tags: Welcome Back Week , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Fall Semester , Freshmen , Community & Society , Students First , Nationally Distinctive

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CAED Senior Show 2024

IN A FLASH: Spectacular Senior Showcase

As their time as undergraduates comes to an end, senior interior design students from Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design display their work in a Senior Show. 

Tags: College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Spring Semester , Students First , Community Impact , Community & Society , design , Arts & Culture

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