• ^NEW! Department Announces Paris Summer Travel Study!

We are once again running our very successful trip to Paris. ACH 261- Paris by Design ^PDF running to Paris June 17-27 and the travel fees will be $2,900 (estimated) and basically include everything but lunch and dinner. Registration will open in early next semester and those interested need to sign up for TRS 311 by March 5, 2010 as space is limited! Students wishing to take the course for credit will need to sign up for ACH 261 when the summer schedule comes out. Contact Professor Ryan at mdryan@aacc.edu or 410-777-2437 for more details.

• Interior Design Students Sweep Statewide Awards & Break All Time - AGAIN!

Last year our interior design students were honored by ASID as the best in Maryland by sweeping awards for the sixth year in a row and breaking the all-time record for the most awards given a single chapter! Thinking we could never top that –WE DID! We are very pleased to announce that our students have won a record-breaking twelve awards! Congratulations to all of our very talented students.

• Architecture Students Win Two Regional AIA Awards!

Last year our architecture students competed in the first AIA Chesapeake Bay Chapter awards and won two top awards. The first award was for Evan Gray who won for his Design 4 EcoForm Project and the second award went to a team project made up of Chris Smith and Evan Gray for their sustainable market project completed in Design 4. Congratulations to both of these students and for bringing home the first ever awards of this kind!

• Interior Design Students Selected for BSO Showhouse!

Our award winning interior design program was once again honored by being selected to have our students’ design be a part of this year’s Baltimore Symphony Showhouse. This showhouse is designed to showcase the latest in interior design trends and to highlight the talent of professional interior designers. By selecting our student’s proposals for one of the spaces, it is a true honor and acknowledgment of the professional quality of our student’s work.

• Department Announces New Advanced Interior Design Certificate!

The Architecture and Interior Design Department is proud to announce its new Advanced Interior Design Certificate.^PDF The new certificate, first in the region, provides advanced courses in interior design and is intended to meet the new education requirements for NCIDQ certification. It also has a new Kitchen and Bath Option approved through NKBA. This new certificate is based on completion of the existing AAS Interior Design Option and builds upon it with new courses that have been requested for us to offer for many years. It is an excellent option for our graduates and a great opportunity for anyone interested in furthering their studies in interior design. Take a look at it and plan your future!