Haley Simpkins
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Design alum builds career at intersection of preservation, community impact (opens the original)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2026) — When Rebecca Fenwick looks at a building, she sees more than brick and mortar. She sees the people, stories and sense of place that give it meaning, along with the possibilities it can still hold for a community. That perspective has guided Fenwick into a career that connects preservation, entrepreneurship and community impact. Through her firm, Ethos Preservation, the University of Kentucky historic preservation alum helps communities protect the places that de
A softer place to land: UK interiors students envision new possibilities for The Nest’s childcare space (opens the original)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 7, 2026) — For a child seeking safety and stability during a difficult time, the right room can do more than provide care. It can offer calm, comfort and a softer place to land. That idea guided students in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Interiors as they partnered with The Nest to imagine trauma-informed changes for its childcare space. The Nest is a Lexington-based nonprofit that supports women, children and families facing crisis. Through counsel
UK student-designed emergency housing finds permanent home (opens the original)
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Video produced by UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. To view captions for this video, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on the gear icon in the same area. LEXINGTON, KY (Aug. 3, 2026) — Anyone who has passed the University of Kentucky’s Gray Design Building in the last year may remember the small wooden structure stationed out front. The full-scale, modular emergency housing prototype — cr
Design-build partnership in Eastern Kentucky expands river access, reimagines historic site (opens the original)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 13, 2026) — In Eastern Kentucky, design is doing more than shaping spaces. It is strengthening connections, honoring history and helping communities chart a path forward. Over the past year, University of Kentucky College of Design students in Associate Professor Bill Massie’s architecture design-build studio have partnered with nonprofit citizen action group Pathfinders of Perry County and Perry County Department of Outdoor Recreation to bring a series of community-centered
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