Support/contributions for a new educational initiative for architecture from UNCG could include:

•existing courses, e.g. studios, building systems, professional practice, graphics, history/theory, historic preservation,  general education, etc.

•access to existing facilities:  prototype/product shop, advanced prototyping/fabrication lab (aka FabLab, 

including laser cutter, CNC router, rapid prototyping,etc.), digital studio

•faculty expertise (4 fulltime faculty + several adjunct faculty are trained as architects + 4 product design + 4 interior design....)

•participation in existing study abroad programs, e.g. Finland, Manchester/UK, Australia, Hong Kong, etc. 

(these are architecture programs)

•collaborative projects with interior architecture students and faculty, e.g. design/build, etc.

•administration and advising support

•advisory board participation (our board currently has several architects on it, as well as interior designers,  product designers, graphic designers, furniture industry executives, etc.)

NOTE:  With the current budget situation in North Carolina, it is impossible to say at this point how UNCG might contribute to needed resources, e.g. additional faculty lines, facilities, funding, etc.  This situation will be unfolding over the next year or so.