by Tara Ferkel | Mar 18, 2024 | Alumni, Community, Landscape Architecture, Q & A
Jenny Burbidge (B.L.A. ’10) is the owner and principal landscape architect of Prism Design Studio LLC in Huntsville. Burbidge said that her career has been “love at first sight” and through all the transitions, her life right now is a dream come true.
by Tara Ferkel | Mar 6, 2024 | Faculty, Interior Design, Q & A, Research, Staff
Jennifer Webb, associate professor of interior architecture and design and assistant dean of graduate studies, joined the interior design faculty at the University of Arkansas in 1999. The interior design program became part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in 2010. During her 25 years with the university, Webb has pursued an active research agenda focused on person-environment fit and investigated the role of privacy in living environments for older adults.
by Michelle Parks | Feb 19, 2024 | Alumni, Careers, Interior Design, Q & A
Shaina Kay Armstrong (B.I.D. ’11) is the founder and director of design at SK Design Studio, Hospitality Architecture & Interiors. Armstrong said that her position in the industry is to bring diversity to design. In addition to working on a variety of project types, Armstrong has spoken at schools and colleges to encourage creative careers to underrepresented students.
by Michelle Parks | Feb 5, 2024 | Alumni, Careers, Landscape Architecture, Q & A
Matt Mihalevich (B.L.A. ’01) is the active transportation manager at the City of Fayetteville. In his role, he is responsible for all aspects of the development of the trail system. Mihalevich said he used his design degree to help create Fayetteville’s first paved trails and in the development of Fayetteville’s 54-mile network of shared-use paved trails.
by Michelle Parks | Nov 27, 2023 | Faculty, Landscape Architecture, Q & A, Research
Carl Smith is professor of landscape architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, where he’s taught since 2008. He is a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and Chartered (licensed) landscape architect in the United Kingdom. He’s also a Chartered Geographer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has wide, international experience in the practice, teaching and research of landscape and urbanism, and is co-principal of Worth Design LLC, a landscape architecture and urban design office in Fayetteville.
by Michelle Parks | Oct 16, 2023 | Architecture, Faculty, Interior Design, Q & A
Ngozi “Nome” Brown is an assistant professor of practice in architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. Brown, AIA, ASID, NOMA, NCARB, NCIDQ, M.Ed., LEED AP ND, EDAC, GPCP, is a licensed architect and an NCIDQ-certified interior designer. She is the owner and principal of NOB A+D, PLC, an architecture and interior design firm in central and northwest Arkansas.