Assistant Professor of Interior Design Dr. Negar Matin recently published her study entitled “Interdisciplinary Educational Modules: Using Smart Colored Windows in Responsive Façade Systems” in the Journal of Technology Interface International. This research is the result of close collaboration between Dr. Matin and Professor Ali Eydgahi and Forough Zareanshahraki from the College of Engineering and Technology at Eastern Michigan University. The purpose of this interdisciplinary research is to assist and encourage the students in Interior Design programs to be more involved in interdisciplinary projects that are inspired by the use of knowledge from other fields.
Photo credit: Dr. Negar Matin
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
In May, students from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture's Architecture, Environmental Design, and Interior Design programs participated in an intensive five-day Studio in Residence at Taliesin West, the iconic winter home and desert laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright.
