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An international perspective

First year Architectural Drafting & Design student is WITC scholarship recipient Deino Wonosikou has always had a deep appreciation for the impact and role architecture plays in the broader community. It is an appreciation she gained while growing up and attending schools in several different countries, including Cameroun, Nigeria, and Portugal. And it’s an appreciation […]

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Academic Excellence Award

Academic Excellence Winner – Devyn Smoter, Construction Sciences & Building Technology

“I’d love to know that the spaces and buildings I have a part in designing serve the community they’re a part of for a very long time.” Devyn Smoter has always had the benefit of being both logical and creative. It’s a combination that has not only been useful, but allowed her to excel in […]

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Academic Excellence Award

Community Service Award: Kyle Huberty, Bachelor of Architecture

It’s easy to lose track of time when talking with Kyle Huberty. He is one of those individuals who is both interesting – and interested. He has the ability to view the world with a wider lens, tempered by a strong sense of community. He looks at things with compassion combined with the eye of […]

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Student Competitions

Dunwoody students sweep Architectural Drawing category at State SkillsUSA

Dunwoody College of Technology students had a great year at the SkillsUSA Minnesota Skills and Leadership Conference bringing home five medals in Architectural Drafting, Extemporaneous Speaking, Related Technical Math, Industrial Motor Control, and Electrical Construction Wiring. Nearly 350 business and industry leaders challenged student members from across Minnesota in a hands-on competition of their skills […]

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Architecture students use their skills in Puerto Rico over Spring Break

Twenty-two Dunwoody architecture students hopped on a plane bound for the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico during spring break. The students soaked up some sunshine and culture, but the main reason for the trip was to help residents of the country ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Initially, the scope of the trip was two-fold. […]

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Architecture students work with City of Minneapolis on Loring Park project

Last semester, Dunwoody Architecture students worked on design proposals to revitalize Loring Park for the City of Minneapolis. The semester-long project centered around creating a new enclosure for the iconic Berger fountain, as well as proposals for new bus stops and paths. The City approached Dunwoody as a partner on the project because of the College’s […]

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Architecture students create colorful passageway

Architecture students Samantha Christner, Jacob Larson and Laura Stene created an installation called string * ergy (string and synergy) which is colorful yarn woven through two u-shape staircases in the Dunwoody hallway. They chose the location because of the unique design and a marker of Dunwoody’s growth over the years. “The string installment is designed to […]

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Architecture students collaborate with environmentalist Will Steger

For the third year in a row, Dunwoody Architecture students have been working on a hands-on collaborative design project with renowned environmentalist Will Steger. The class was given the task of working on phased plans for future development at the Steger Wilderness Center (SWC). Will Steger is 50 years into what he says is a […]