Faces of FAY: Michael Lejong
Michael Lejong (B.Arch. ’96) is LEED accredited and a licensed architect at MAHG Architecture in Fort Smith, where he has been a principal partner since 2001. Lejong, who will serve as the chair of the AIA Small Firm Exchange in 2020, shared why he stays involved in the American Institute of Architects.
Faces of FAY: Aubrey Pate
Aubrey Pate (B.I.D. ’02) is the owner of Smart Interiors in Fayetteville. In this conversation, Pate talks about owning her own studio and reflects on her time teaching interior design at the University of Arkansas.
Faces of FAY: Cindy Pruitt
Cindy Pruitt (B.Arch. ’95) is a principal at Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects in Little Rock. During this conversation, Pruitt discusses her mindset when she takes on a new project and how she balances her personal life and career.
Faces of FAY: Lori Yazwinski Santa-Rita
Lori Yazwinski Santa-Rita (B.Arch. ’05) is a partner at Jennings + Santa-Rita Architects in Fayetteville, and she is the current president of AIA Arkansas. In this conversation, she shared why she is passionate about both architecture and her involvement with the American Institute of Architects.
Faces of FAY: Selwyn Bachus II
Selwyn Bachus II (B.Arch. ’19) is a recent Fay Jones School grad who will be teaching for a year at Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, Nebraska. We spoke with Bachus during his final semester as an architecture student, and he talked about his plans for the future and his interest in bringing architecture to the black community.
Interior Design Alumna Amanda Collen Part of Maine Design-Build Project Team
By Shawnya Meyers Fay Jones School alumna Amanda Collen (B.I.D. ’18) headed to Maine in August 2018 to take part in a nine-day design-build project. Collen, who now works at DLR Group|Staffelbach in Dallas, was one of 10 students from around the country chosen for the...
Design Camp students explore landscape design at Garvan Woodland Gardens
By Shawnya Meyers In June, several high school students headed to Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs to spend a week at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design’s summer Design Camp. There are four Design Camps held in different parts of the...
Missouri student shares his experience at Design Camp
By Chase Reavis One student in the Fay Jones School’s summer 2018 Design Camp spent his last night in studio with his friends working on an architectural model that he hoped would make his family proud. Jack Carswell, 18, who’s going into his senior year...
Design Camp students learn about urban design at state’s capital
By Shawnya Meyers Each summer, the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design hosts Design Camps in several cities across the state to engage youth in the design professions. While each of the four camps in Fayetteville, Little Rock, Hot Springs and Wilson teaches...
Judy Brittenum retires from teaching after 27 years at U of A
By Lauren Randall Judy Brittenum retired from the University of Arkansas in May 2016, after a 27-year teaching career here. She left campus as an associate professor in the department of landscape architecture. Her guidance, passion for...