This conference offers a unique invitation to engage in cross disciplinary discourse around the role of people, objects and environments and how our individual practices and professions are, in reality, inseparable from each other. It asks how the things and spaces we design and create are experienced and how they impact on people: their potential, learning capacity, wellbeing, social inclusion, desires, actions, behaviors, moods, thinking, and more. This gathering supports the notion that artists and designers need to understand the insights of educators, psychologists, health professionals and diverse user groups to create the products and spaces we will all need in the future.

Keynote Chris Downey. sight-impaired architect serves as the keynote speaker, sharing his thoughts on the importance of the senses to human experience and design Thursday night. Angela Spangler of the International Well Building Institute is the second day keynote speaker who will celebrate the importance of healthy places that support human well-being.

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The FSU Department of Interior Architecture and Design in collaboration with the Architecture Media Politics Society proudly announces an international-scope conference coming to Tallahassee this January.

Day One Keynote Address

Thursday, January 16^th, 7PM. (Public attendance is invited)

Lee Hall, Florida A&M University, 1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Architect Chris Downey  lost his sight in 2008, and has since combined his twenty years of architecture experience with his new perceptions to specialize in projects for the visually impaired. Recently featured on the CBS news show 60 Minutes, he teaches Universal Design at University of California, Berkeley, serves on the California Commission on Disability Access, is president of Architecture for the Blind, is the board president for the SF LightHouse for the Blind. He has been featured in numerous media stories including AIA’s 2015 documentary “An Architect’s Story“ and also a highly-acclaimed TED talk.

Day Two Keynote Address

Friday, January 17^th, 8:15AM

Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, Montgomery Hall, Florida State University

Angela Spangler is a Director at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Angela is a professional ergonomist and uses her expertise in human factors and human-environment relations to help IWBI further its mission of transforming buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. In October of 2014 and after six years of research and development, IWBI launched the WELL Building Standard, the premier guideline for the design of buildings, interior spaces and communities seeking to implement, validate and measure features that support and advance human health.

Conference Registration Information

Delegate Fee: $290 USD. Register here.

(Note that the Chris Downey keynote event is free)

The FSU Department of Interior Architecture and Design in collaboration with the Architecture Media Politics Society proudly announces an international-scope conference coming to Tallahassee this January.

Day One Keynote Address

Thursday, January 16^th, 7PM. (Public attendance is invited)

Lee Hall, Florida A&M University, 1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Architect Chris Downey  lost his sight in 2008, and has since combined his twenty years of architecture experience with his new perceptions to specialize in projects for the visually impaired. Recently featured on the CBS news show 60 Minutes, he teaches Universal Design at University of California, Berkeley, serves on the California Commission on Disability Access, is president of Architecture for the Blind, is the board president for the SF LightHouse for the Blind. He has been featured in numerous media stories including AIA’s 2015 documentary “An Architect’s Story“ and also a highly-acclaimed TED talk.

Day Two Keynote Address

Friday, January 17^th, 8:15AM

Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, Montgomery Hall, Florida State University

Angela Spangler is a Director at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Angela is a professional ergonomist and uses her expertise in human factors and human-environment relations to help IWBI further its mission of transforming buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. In October of 2014 and after six years of research and development, IWBI launched the WELL Building Standard, the premier guideline for the design of buildings, interior spaces and communities seeking to implement, validate and measure features that support and advance human health.

Conference Registration Information

Delegate Fee: $290 USD. Register here.

(Note that the Chris Downey keynote event is free)

Join us Wednesday, January 22nd from 12:00PM to 1:00PM in the Montgomery Hall Lobby for Ready…Set…Go! All CFA faculty, staff, students, and friends are invited to join Dean Frazier for corn hole, pizza, subs, soda, snacks. Our career liaison, Tory Dellafiora, will also be present!

Be sure to wear your College of Fine Arts t-shirt. Don’t have one? No problem. Come by and get yours! T-shirts are free for all CFA majors!

We hope to see you there.

ALL COLLEGE MEETING

Friday, January 24th
3:00 – 4:30pm
Richard G. Fallon Theatre

We are excited to gather together again for another college-wide “welcome back” meeting! Please mark your calendars for this event as we will be presenting important College updates, as well as having an open discussion with Michelle Douglas, Director of the Office of Human Resources, centered around the topic of diversity and inclusion. Drink tickets will be handed out for our Welcome Back Social immediately following this meeting.

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