by Tara Ferkel | May 3, 2024 | Alumni, Architecture, Careers, Q & A
Melissa Harlan, AIA, has worked on historic adaptive reuse projects at Kiku Obata & Company since 2019. She graduated with a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2008, a Bachelor of Architecture from Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in 2003, and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Arkansas State University in 1999. She has served on the Fay Jones School’s Professional Advisory Board for more than a decade. She has also been involved with the AIA since 2016.
by Tara Ferkel | Apr 12, 2024 | Alumni, Interior Design, Q & A
Jenny Tredway (B.I.D. ’00) is an associate, registered interior designer at Looney & Associates. Her career has taken her across the United States, most recently to Hawaii. Tredway said stepping foot on the University of Arkansas campus felt like stepping into a new home. Although the interior design (now interior architecture and design) program wasn’t yet part of the Fay Jones School when she attended, she said she is honored to be considered an alumna of the school.
by Tara Ferkel | Mar 26, 2024 | Community, Q & A, Staff, Students
Sheri Lynn Brown joined the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design’s advising staff in 2008. She is the senior academic counselor for the Fay Jones School and manages advising for second- through fifth-year students across all three departments. Brown enjoys guiding students through their academic careers and helping them to succeed.
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.
