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Paul Sherry

Em McPhee — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:41:47 +0000

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Adam Nicholson

Lindsey McBee — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:07:53 +0000

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Thomas Oommen

Em McPhee — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:18:31 +0000

Architect, urbanist, and historian.

Education

B.Arch, NIT Calicut
M.Arch, Texas A&M University. MUP(Sustainable Urbanism), Texas A&M University
PhD in Architecture (History, Theory and Society), University of California, Berkeley

Expertise & Interests

Architectural History and Theory
Global Histories of Modernism
Modern Art and Architecture of South Asia

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Trent Allen

Em McPhee — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:12:13 +0000

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Kat Bike

Em McPhee — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:51:14 +0000

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Emma Roberts

Em McPhee — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:03:41 +0000

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Diane Fox

Lindsey McBee — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:14:04 +0000

Diane Fox is a Distinguished Lecturer Emerita in the �ֲ��ý at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she taught graphic design and photography for 22 years. Fox has an MFA from �ֲ��ý, Knoxville and a BFA from Middle Tennessee State University.

Solo exhibitions of her photographic body of work, “UnNatural History,” have been shown nationally and internationally including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA; Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA; Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL; Dom Muz Gallery, Torun, Poland; Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA; and Santa Reparata Gallery, Florence, Italy. Selected pieces have been exhibited in numerous invitational and juried shows including the Museum of Modern Art in Tbilisi, Georgia; Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Greyfriars Art Space in Norfolk, England; and Prix de la Photographie in Paris, France. Images from “UnNatural History” are cited in Giovanni Aloi’s books��Art and Animals��and��Speculative Taxidermy: Animal Surfaces and Art in the Anthropocene, and��by Alexis Turner in��Taxidermy��published by Thymes and Hudson.

In 2017, her work was shown internationally at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France and the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfort, Germany as part of their exhibitions “Dioramas” and “Diorama: Inventing Illusion” respectively that looked at the diorama both historically and through the work of contemporary artists who use the diorama as subject.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Fine Arts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville��

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German Valenzuela

Em McPhee — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:24:57 +0000

Architect, born in Viña del Mar (Chile, 1972), holds a degree from the Maritime University of Chile and a Master in Architecture from the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB, 2002). He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of the Republic of Uruguay. He was a co-founder and professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Talca, where he taught design studios, research, and thesis supervision. He is now Associate Professor of Practice at the School of Interior Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His Domestic Interventions Studio received the BIAU 2022 award, and several of his students’ works have won major international prizes, including Archiprix (2013, 2017) and the Young Talent Architecture Award (2020). He has been a visiting professor in Latin America and Europe, advisor to the Chilean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2016, and director of the Seminar on Architecture of the Territory in Detail. He is the author of Del territorio al detalle (BIAU Award 2022) and Conversamos From South to South (Arquine, Mexico, 2025).

Education

Architecture, Universidad Marítima de Chile

Expertise & Interests

Local–Global Relationship. Valenzuela sees architecture as inseparable from its local context—culture, territory, and community—arguing that global architecture only exists through specific places.
Territory and Detail. His work focuses on how landscape, material conditions, and spatial detail connect larger territorial logics with precise architectural decisions.
Education as Practice. He promotes a pedagogical model where research, construction, and social engagement are integrated, treating building as a form of architectural knowledge.
Critical and Experimental Thinking. Valenzuela challenges conventional architectural norms through experimental, reflective approaches that link architecture with language, theory, and critique.

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Mieko Watanabe

Em McPhee — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:09:12 +0000

Mieko Watanabe is a lecturer for the School of Architecture’s program abroad in Japan.

She founded wAtelier in 2016 after many years working for boutique firms in Tokyo. Watanabe’s practice has thus far touched mainly on hospitality and retail, as well as an art installation and urban renewal proposal along the way. She has also taught Japanese architecture, urban planning, and photography since 2009.

Education

M.Arch I, Yale University

Expertise & Interests

Japanese Architecture
Hospitality
Universal Design

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Miyoung Hong

Em McPhee — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:40:37 +0000

Miyoung Hong is a design researcher and educator who specializes in evidence-based design for healthcare and learning environments. Her research investigates how designed spaces influence human well-being and organizational health outcomes. With professional experience across Asia and the United States, Hong has developed expertise in commercial interiors spanning health and wellness facilities, hospitality venues, and workplace environments. She holds comprehensive industry credentials including LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, WELL Accredited Professional, Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC), National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certificate, and Lighting Certified (LC) designation from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP). Hong contributes to the advancement of design practice and education through her presentations at prominent national and international conferences, including those hosted by the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC).

Education

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, Oklahoma State University
Master of Science in Design Housing and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
Doctor of Philosophy in Design in Environment and the Arts, Arizona State University

Expertise & Interests

Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
Educational Environment Research
AI Integration in Design Education
Human-Environment Well-being��

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