UMN College of Design

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As one of the most comprehensive design colleges in the country, we prepare our students to confront the grand challenges of our time.

The University of Minnesota's College of Design includes the School of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Retail Merchandising, and Human Factors & Ergonomics.

Photos from UMN College of Design's post 06/16/2025

We're of the faculty and students who are part of the upcoming Indigenous Design Camp happening this July! This week-long day camp is designed to ignite the spark of design creativity in Indigenous youth, held between the University of Minnesota and Dunwoody.

Assistant Professor of Architecture, Jessica Garcia Fritz, helped to organize and lead the curriculum of the camp along with Associate Professor of Architecture, Malini Srivastava, and Mariangel Meza (MSARP student). While at the University, students had lunch in the Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN UMN) and toured our college's fabrication shop with Molly Sanford.

๐Ÿ”—Learn more on the Indigenous Design Camp's page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Indigenous-Design-Camp/61558763708411/

๐Ÿ”—Sign up on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-design-camp-2025-tickets-1376863579029?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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A dedicated group of individuals representing DSGW Architecture, Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design, Minnesota Architectural Foundation, SALA Architects, Inc., First American Design Studio LLC, Dunwoody College of Technology, and the University of Minnesota College of Design has come together, recognizing the need to bring awareness of design careers to young Indigenous minds within our communities.

These careers, encompassing fields like architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and more, significantly impact our tribal landscapes and everyday lives. Yet, they often remain unseen and unexplored by Indigenous youth. The Indigenous Design Camp aims to bridge this gap by immersing participants in a week of engaging activities.

06/13/2025

Join the Minnesota Design Centerโ€™s 6th Empowering Small Minnesota Communities Project Webinar, Small Community Flooding Issues. Experts John A. Chapman and Amy Anderson will discuss flooding, flood management, and flood mitigation case studies in small Minnesota communities.

Read more and add this webinar to your calendar, which will take place online on Thursday, June 26, at noon CT.

https://events.tc.umn.edu/event/22720-esmc-webinar-small-community-flooding-issues

Photos from Goldstein Museum of Design's post 06/10/2025
06/04/2025

We're so of our faculty for always doing great work and coming together to support each other. Here we have a table of McKnight Land-Grant Professorship honorees! Assistant Professor of Architecture Dingliang Yang has been awarded for 2025-2027, Assistant Professor of Product Design Carlye Lauff was awarded in 2024-2026, and Professor of Product Design Barry Kudrowitz in 2016-2018.

https://scholarswalk.umn.edu/university-awards/mcknight-land-grant-professorship

A playful take on product innovation 05/22/2025

Our extremely popular Product Design course, Product Innovation Lab (iLab), just held their final presentations, and โ€œIt's probably unlike any presentation you've ever done before,โ€ says course instructor and Assistant Professor Carlye Lauff. โ€œItโ€™s basically children's theater meets an Apple product launch.โ€ https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/playful-take-product-innovation

In this University of Minnesota Twin Cities article, read how our course teaches our students technical skills and provides a collaborative experience within team dynamics. See why you won't want to miss next year's final presentations, Playsentations, open to the public and fun for family and friends!

A playful take on product innovation A wildly popular product design course at the University of Minnesota gives students a hands-on learning opportunity that leaves them with real-world experience.

05/20/2025

Richard Graves, U of M associate professor of architecture and sustainability expert, is helping design a new youth center in Pelican Rapidsโ€”shaped by input from local teens. The project is part of the Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program and aims to reflect the communityโ€™s needs. z.umn.edu/age7 UMN College of Design

05/13/2025

๐ŸŽ“ The College of Design's 2025 Commencement Ceremony is happening Thursday, May 15 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM in the Northrop Auditorium. A livestream broadcast of the ceremony will be available for folks unable to attend the event.

โ“Questions about parking, what to do on the day of the event, or where students should check in for cords, etc? See our FAQ on our Commencement page: https://design.umn.edu/students/college-design-commencement

๐Ÿ’ป Watch the live stream starting at 3:30 PM on Thursday: https://z.umn.edu/2025designcommencement

Photos from UMN College of Design's post 05/12/2025

There's so much to celebrate this week! Check out the CDes event calendar and plan ahead to make the most of everything going on in our community. https://events.tc.umn.edu/design/all

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โ˜บ๏ธŽ Interior Design Senior Showcase at the Prevolv Showroom from 4:00 to 6:00 PM

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โ˜บ๏ธŽ CDes Showcase INDUSTRY NIGHT in Rapson Hall from 5:00 to 8:00 PM (Design professionals are welcome to meet our students and see their senior projects!)

โ˜บ๏ธŽ ONWARD Graphic Design Showcase in Rapson Hall from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

โ˜บ๏ธŽ Design Justice BIPOC + Q***r Graduation Recognition Event starting at 6:00 PM

๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
โ˜บ๏ธŽ CDes Commencement Ceremony at Northop Auditorium starting at 3:30 PM

โ˜บ๏ธŽ CDes Showcase Friends & Family Celebration in Rapson Hall at 5:30 PM after the ceremony

05/09/2025

Last week, the we proudly honored exceptional students, faculty, and staff during the College of Design 2024โ€“25 Honors & Awards! We gathered to recognize the remarkable contributions these winners have made to enrich our academic community. Award recipients are nominated across multiple categories by their peers, including faculty, students, and staff.

See the full list of winners on our blog: https://design.umn.edu/news/college-design-2024-25-honors-awards

Photos from UMN College of Design's post 05/07/2025

American Academy in Rome honors Associate Professor Karen Lutsky (Landscape Architecture) with the 2025-2026 Rome Prize! Karen will deeply engage with their work in landscape architecture and collaborate with artists and scholars across disciplines during a prestigious fellowship in Italy. The last College of Design faculty member to receive this fellowship within the landscape architecture department was one of the programโ€™s founders, Roger Martin.

Read more about the Rome Prize and the 2025-2026 winners: https://www.aarome.org/news/features/announcing-2025-2026-rome-prize-winners

Learn more about Karen's ongoing projects, publications, teaching, and collaboration at the Great Lakes Design Labs website: https://www.gldl.org/

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Our Story

Located in the vibrant Twin Cities design community, and as part of one of the largest research universities in the U.S., the College of Design encompasses the full range of design disciplines. With eight undergraduate majors, 23 graduate degree options, and 10 research and outreach centers, we value a hands-on, interdisciplinary learning experience.

Through a unique commitment to creativity and advancing technologies, our mission is to lead, innovate, and educate in a full range of design fields. We research ongoing and emerging issues, explore new knowledge, and address and solve real-world problems; all while adhering to socially responsible, sustainable, and collaborative design thinking.

The University of Minnesota's College of Design includes the School of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Retail Merchandising, and Housing Studies.

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89 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN
55455

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm