Our 2022 Community Collaborative Charrette wrapped up this week and, while we are still in the middle of organizing the submissions into our booklet on the subject which will be released later in the year, we wanted to give you a preview of the designs to hold you over until then. The charrette focused on a parcel of land along … Read More
From Our Files: Part 2
This is the second installment our new series, ‘From our Files’, where we take a look back at some of the treasures we’ve found in the trove of files at the Design Center office. The first sketch, seen above, is of a block of Cumberland Avenue in Knoxville from 1982 (forty years ago exactly!). We hope the designs and sketches … Read More
From Our Files: Part 1
In cleaning our office and organizing our files recently, we rediscovered some old projects and beautiful sketches that had been waiting quietly in our cabinets to be viewed once more. We’ll be sharing some of what we found on here and our social media every month or so for a while, so set back and enjoy what we found, such … Read More
2022 Community Collaborative Charrette Starts January 24th!
An example of charrette sketchesWe will be conducting our 2022 Community Collaborative Design Charrette from Monday, January 24th through Thursday, February 24th for participating architecture firms and teams of interested designers. The Community Collaborative is a focused effort between organizations on the challenges facing our local communities. The goal of the Collaborative is to highlight an area’s history, bring awareness … Read More
Say Hello To Our Newest Board Members!
Board Members (L) Patrick Brown, PLA, ASLA (M) Amy Taylor (R) Nathan Hunter, PLA, LEED APA new year means new faces on our Board of Directors, and we are excited to introduce three new faces to you now! Patrick Brown, Amy Taylor, and Nathan Hunter are the most recent additions to our Board, and we are thrilled to have them. … Read More
Become Our Next Design Studio Director!
We’re hiring! We are looking for someone to become our next Design Studio Director, and that person may just be you. This position is the head of our Design Studio and includes overseeing all aspects of ETCDC design projects, including interaction with clients, volunteer advisors, and directing production of the ETCDC Design Studio Staff. Communication skills and organizational aptitude to … Read More
Volunteer Highlight: Aaron Shugart-Brown, LA
We reached out recently to ETCDC professional volunteer Aaron-Shugart Brown and asked him to tell us a bit about himself. He sent us the following: I grew up here in East Tennessee and am proud to call Knoxville my home. In my undergraduate education I studied watercolor and sculpture at the University of Tennessee. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy I decided … Read More
Volunteer Highlight: Elizabeth Eason, AIA, LEED Fellow – BD+C & Homes
Elizabeth founded her firm, Elizabeth Eason Architecture LLC, in 2003 with a focus on bringing thoughtful, sustainable, design solutions to projects in Tennessee. Environmentally sustainable design is the heart and soul of her firm whether designing healthy, efficient, affordable housing or renovating a historical building for a daylight filled, office space. In 2013 Elizabeth was honored with designation as a … Read More
Parking Day 2021 Winners
In case you missed it, Parking Day 2021 was this past Friday, September the 17th, and it was another wonderful success. Parking Day, started in 2005 in San Fransisco, is now an international day every year in which downtown parking spaces are overtaken and transformed into spaces for pedestrians. It’s a fun and creative day which shows the potential of … Read More
Delaney House Museum Breaks Ground!
This past Monday – August 30th, 2021 – ground was broken for the Delaney Museum at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center here in Knoxville. The Museum will be in the renovated family home of internationally-famous local artist brothers Beauford and Joseph Delaney, who were prominent for a few decades starting in the 1920s. The home is next door to Beck, … Read More