ERIC A. WIEDEGREEN
Professor and Chair of Interior Design
Office: 302 Eppes Hall
Phone: (850) 644-1436
E-Mail: ewiedegr@fsu.edu
Teaching Areas
Building systems, basic design, sustainable design
Educational Background
- M. Architecture University of Florida
- B. Design University of Florida
- B. A. Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
- Universitat Freiburg, Germany (Junior Year Abroad)
Registration
- Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1989 - 2000.
- Registered Architect, State of Florida, 1981 - 1996.
Recent Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Design Awards
- Accepted for Show, Creative Scholarhip Competition, 2008 South Regional IDEC Conference, Auburn, AL.
- Best in Show, Creative Scholarhip Competition, 2007 South Regional IDEC Conference, Blacksburg, VA.
- Half-Way Back: design legacy from the 50s. Interior Design, Honorable Mention: Interior Design Educators Council 2001 Design Award, Chicago, IL. Project role: co-curator with Bradley Whitney and Sherry Schofeld-Tomschin.
- LeCorbusier: pictures and words, Accepted for show: Interior Design Educators Council 1999 Design Award, Clearwater, FL. Project role: curator.
- Intergenerational Space: Designing Across the Ages, Best Poster Presentation, 1999 Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, Clearwater, FL. Project role: co-presenter with Anna Marshall-Baker.
- Creating a Sense of Place: University President/Provost Suite, Accepted for Show: Interior Design Educators Council 1998 Design Award, New York, NY. Project role: interior designer.
- The History of Study, Special Merit: Interior Design Educators Council 1998 Design Award, New York, NY. Project role: co-curator with Anna Marshall-Baker.
- Isenhour Residence, Blacksburg, VA, "Honorable Mention": ASID Virginia Chapter Specialty Award competition, 1995. Project Role: interior designer.
- GE•NE•RA•TI•ON, "First Place": Interior Design Educators Council 1993 Design Award, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Project role: co-curator with Jeanette Bowker.
- Belleview Main Post Office, Belleview, FL, "Award of Excellence in Architecture": Florida North Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1990. Project role: Project Architect.
- Marion County Property Appraiser/Tax Collector Building, Ocala, FL, "Award of Excellence in Architecture": Florida North Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1990. Project Role: Project Architect.
Papers presented at professional meetings
- Invited guest lecturer, “Belief in a Concept: Cubist Architecture”, College of Architecture, University of Louisiana – LaFayette, October, 2003.
- Invited presenter, “Building Confidence in Visual Communication”, design.y.c., New York, NY, October 29, 1999.
- Invited presenter - "Multi-disciplinary Teaching in Universal Design", Third Annual Universal Design Educator's Forum, Boston, MA, November 22, 1996.
- Invited presenter - "There's No Time Like the Present for the Past: Integrating Design History into the Lower Division", A National Symposium, The State of Teaching Design History, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 12, 1996.
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- Interior Design Educators Council, member, 1989 – present.
National President 2006-2007; Fellow status conferred, 2008. - International Interior Design Association, charter member, 1994 – present.
- American Society of Interior Designers, 2006 - present.
- American Institute of Architects, member, 1981 – 1994.
Academic/ Professional Interests
Exhibition design; professional practice; design education; international study