Meet Vern Discher, ’48 Engineering Drafting & Design Technology Visit Vern and Shirley Discher’s Prior Lake home and you’ll see Dunwoody pride. A Dunwoody pennant hangs over the door in the den. Certificates acknowledging Vern’s membership in the Dunwoody 50-Year-Club and the Legacy Association are displayed on the wall, next to scores of family pictures […]
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In August 2016, third-year Architecture students were asked to help design a brand new dining hall for the Steger Wilderness Center, an ecologically-focused building devoted to sustainability education and climate change solution. Splitting into three groups, the students spent their fall semester studying the land, documenting their experience, creating schematic designs of the hall, designing 3D digital […]
Latest offerings boost Dunwoody’s number of manufacturer programs to five. As the need for Automotive technicians continues to rise, so does Dunwoody’s list of program offerings. Dunwoody will soon offer online, add-on credentials for students interested in working on both Subaru and Audi vehicles. Audi is the College’s first European manufacturer program, which means Dunwoody is […]
Dunwoody Interior Design Principal Instructor Cindy Martimo to start second term as the Secretary/Treasurer for the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). Earlier this month the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) announced the 2017-2018 Board of Directors, naming Cindy Martimo Secretary/Treasurer for the third year in a row. The mission of IDEC is to advance interior design […]
Chef’s critiques and background in restaurant industry influences student James Matthes’ kitchen design. Earlier this year, third-year Architecture students were asked to help design and build a brand new dining hall for the Steger Wilderness Center, an ecologically-focused building devoted to sustainability education and climate change solution. The project—led by Architecture Instructor Molly Reichert and Center Founder […]
3D Printing at Dunwoody is more than just prototyping of parts. Engineering Drafting & Design students were recently tasked with creating their own golf putters. Students designed putter heads in SolidWorks and printed prototypes using the College’s Stratasys 3D Printers. But they didn’t stop there. Students then took their models to Chicago Avenue Fire Arts […]
Latest Architecture studio shows students how the design of a building can influence the health of the people in it. 21 hours a day. According to the Well Living Lab, that is the amount of time the average American spends inside a building. For Dunwoody Architecture students, that brings up a whole lot of questions: How […]
Renowned adventurer Will Steger to play key role in the design process. Architecture Instructor Molly Reichert had quite a surprise for third year Architecture students this fall semester: a chance to work with prominent wilderness adventurer and conservationist Will Steger. Students were asked to help design and build a brand new dining hall for the […]