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Fernando Lima Ph. D., Assoc. AIA Architect. Educator. Advocate for Purpose-Driven Design.

Architecture Students Unveil Urban Design Vision for Nolensville Pike May 14, 2025 | by Emma Johansson

At the end of the spring semester, fourth-year architecture students from O’More College’s Urban Design Studio unveiled their “Pre-Enacting The Pike” exhibit — featuring 12 building proposals, a greenway, and a street redesign — to community members, design professionals, and Metro Nashville officials.

Now Open: Buildings Special Issue on Emerging Trends in Architecture, Urbanization, and Design May 10, 2025 | by MDPI

This Special Issue calls for articles presenting innovative research, compelling case studies, and critical discussions addressing the current theoretical and practical challenges faced by architects, urban planners, designers, and educators. Submissions may include the creative integration of digital technologies in architecture and urban planning, sustainable design methodologies, dynamic design thinking processes in practice and education, and practical computational approaches applied to architecture and urbanism.

New Book Published: Utilizing Service Learning Practices for Creative Design Improvements May 7, 2025 | by IGI Global Publishers

This collection brings together contributions from scholars representing over 10 institutions across four continents, encompassing a wide range of disciplines and perspectives. Through case studies, project experiences, research findings, and reflective essays, it demonstrates how design education can actively address some of the world’s most urgent challenges—including environmental degradation, social inequality, limited access to education and healthcare, and unemployment.

DNP and Architecture Students Collaborate to Design Health Care Facilities in India February 7, 2025 | by Clara LoCricchio

When Dr. Fernando Lima, assistant professor of architecture and director of digital fabrication at O'More College of Architecture & Design, approached Dr. Kathryn Dambrino, program chair of graduate nursing, about collaborating on a health care facility design project in India, she immediately saw an opportunity for innovation in nursing education.

Designing for Crisis: O´More Architecture Students Tackle Disaster Relief in One-Day Charrette January 10, 2025 | by O´More College LinkedIn

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 20 talented 4th- and 5th-year architecture students from the O’More College of Architecture & Design jump-started their semester with our second annual Design Charrette. Divided into five teams, the students had just one day to develop innovative disaster relief center concepts using repurposed shipping containers. The event was proudly sponsored by AIA Middle Tennessee, whose incredible mentors worked side by side with the students, offering expert guidance throughout the fast-paced design process. We’re also deeply grateful to the faculty from the Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing at Belmont University for their meaningful collaboration and insight, helping shape designs that were both practical and people-centered.

Designing for the Blue Zones — O’More Architecture Students Make Real World Impact May 9, 2024 | by Emma Johansson

Over the spring semester, 4th-year architecture students in the O’More College of Architecture and Design’s Studio VI course investigated how architecture and urban planning can enhance an environment and population.

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