Presentation at IIDEX
Mimi Love (Utile Principal) and Chris Grimley, co-authors of Color Space Style, were recent speakers at IIDEX (the International Interior Design Exposition) in Toronto. Their talk, “Technological Narratives,” made a convincing case that an important aspect of good design is compelling story-telling. Based on lessons learned from writing and illustrating their book, Love and Grimley demonstrated that the graphic design of renderings and diagrams that communicate the concept of a project can be as important as the design of the physical space. They also talked about recent developments in rendering and three-dimensional modeling software that can support the creation of a design narrative.
Maine AIA Keynote Speaker
This past Spring, Tim Love participated on the AIA Maine Design Awards jury and was the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony held at Bowdoin College. His review of the projects was published in AIA Maine’s August newsletter and is available online here.
Three to Teach at Northeastern University in the Fall 2007
Utile continues its strong links to the School of Architecture at Northeastern University.
It was recently announced by George Thrush, the program director, that Chris Genter, Matthew Littell, and Tim Love will be teaching at the School in the Fall. Genter will be coordinating and teaching the sophomore undergraduate design studio, Littell will be teaching the urban prototype graduate studio, and Love will be coordinating and teaching the undergraduate housing studio. In addition, Love teaches the undergraduate theory seminar.
At their June, 2007 meeting, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern University joined President Aoun and Provost Abdelal in granting Tim Love tenure and promotion to Associate Professor. Love was acknowledged for his award-winning design work, the influence of his critical writing and his excellent teaching.
New website in development
Utile is in the process of constructing a new website and blog. Our goal is to facilitate communication with clients, alliance partners and the design community. Our website, as much as our commissions, will be an important intellectual and creative outlet for the firm.
Let us know what you think.