As part of an interdisciplinary studio, DSN S 546 Preservation & Cultural Heritage Czech Republic: International Perspectives and Design Issues, two professors—Diane Al Shihabi, Interior Design, and Mikesch Muecke, Architecture—guided twenty students (of 28 total enrolled) from architecture, interior …
Diane Al Shihabi (Interior Design) and Mikesch Muecke (Architecture) were invited by Regina Loukotova, the Director of the Architectural Institute in Prague (ARCHIP), to present a lecture on their current research and teaching related to the new Preservation and Cultural …
Forum: Does the restoration of Chartres Cathedral deserve praise?
From Apollo magazine, 27 APRIL 2015
The restoration and conservation work at Chartres Cathedral, overseen by the French Ministry for Culture, is proving to be a controversial project. Are critics of …
On 25 January, 2017 professors Diane Al Shihabi and Mikesch Muecke took students from the interdisciplinary design studio DSN S 546 to the historic Salisbury House in Des Moines, IA. Leslie Forehand, Lecturer in Architecture, joined the group for the …
In collaboration with the Iowa Economic Development Authority, faculty in the College of Design at Iowa State University are currently developing a new interdisciplinary program in Historic Preservation. We anticipate that students will be able to enroll in this …