IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
We have rethought how Knoxville By Design functions and what it means for 2025 and going forward. So, over the next few weeks, all of the information on the events that were formerly part of Knoxville By Design will migrate to aiaetn.org and this site will afterward cease to exist. We look forward to continuing to celebrate design in our city in a new way in the upcoming year!
2024
Background art by Matt Jordan
October is Architecture Month in Knoxville!
Every year in Knoxville, AIA East Tennessee and partnered organizations host [Knoxville] By Design to highlight the significance of architecture and how design shapes our stories, lives, and communities.
For information about events: including schedules, speakers, and registration details, you can find it here on the official [Knoxville] By Design website! Additionally, if you’re interested in becoming a sponsor or volunteer, you can find all the relevant information on our site as well. With just a few clicks, you can become a part of this exciting celebration of architecture and design in Knoxville, TN. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Component Director, Dustin Durham.
Upcoming & Future [Knoxville] By Design Events
Art Salon with First Friday Gallery Opening
Friday, October 4
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Pheonix Gallery on Gay Street
No Cost
Sponsored by: Coming Soon!
Allied Partner: Coming Soon!
Join us for the First Friday gallery opening celebrating the vast range of original works of art created by architects and related professionals in East Tennessee. Art Salon has been a staple event for [Knoxville] By Design since the beginning and was envisioned to celebrate and showcase the vast range of original works of art created by architects, designers, emerging professionals, students, and allied professionals in the East Tennessee Region. That means anyone engaged in shaping the built environment (or shaping the minds and conversations that shape the built environment). From woven textiles to ceramics, oil paintings to hand-made musical instruments, the Art Salon highlights the diverse talents of creative professionals in our field.
PARK(ing) Day
Sponsored By: TBD
Allied Partner: City of Knoxville
Join us on Gay Street as Knoxville artists, architects, activists, planners, local businesses, and average citizens display their creativity and transform ordinary on-street parking spaces into pop-up installations.
PARK(ing) Day challenges us to re-think the use of public space by converting metered parking spaces into temporary parklets; from space dedicated to stationary cars to ones filled with people and activity. Since its inception in San Francisco in 2005, this annual event has spread around the world!
Knox Bricks & Blocks
Saturday, October 26
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
@ L&N STEM Academy
No Cost- Registration Required
Sponsored by: The Architecture Collaborative
Allied Partner: Beyond a Brick
We invite kids, ages 5-18, to work with architects and designers to create an architectural design for the future! (Project specifics coming soon!) Participants will be paired with a local design professional to walk through the programming phase to come up with their own design. Master Builder Certificates will be issued upon completion of the program.
TRIVIA NIGHT
Coming in Spring 2025!
Date, Time, Location, and Registration Price TBD
Hosted by IIDA Tennessee Chapter
Join us for a fun night of trivia with trivia master, Brad Overton and put your pop-culture and regional architectural and design knowledge to the test. Gift cards from Printshop to be awarded to winners. All proceeds go to support the IA Collaborative (IIDA + ASID Student Chapter at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Architecture & Design). This event is open to everyone.
Knox Bricks & Brews
2024 B&B has concluded! See you again in 2025!
Date, Time, and Location TBD
Sponsored By: Contact us about sponsorship opportunities for 2025!
Allied Partners: Contact us about partnering with us in 2025!
Join us for a one-night-only pop-up Brick Bar. Drink, chat, and play with LEGO in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere. For those who like a little competition, LEGO builds can be entered for judging in one of several fun categories for a nominal entry fee. Custom-built Lego Trophies are up for grabs, and so are bragging rights! Sign up below to join in on the fun!
Home Tour
2024 Home Tour Concluded; See you in 2025!
Details TBD
Host Sponsor: Contact us about hosting this event in 2025!
Join AIA East Tennessee for a tour of some of Knoxville’s most unique homes! The tour features 5-7 homes across the Knoxville area.
Design SLAM!
Returning in 2025!
Date, Time, and Location TBD
No Cost to Enter
Design SLAM! Knoxville is a fast-paced, live competition focused on design thinking, urban design, and presentation. Each year, the event pits teams of Knoxville area designers against one another to solve a local design challenge.
Teams consisting of makers, architectural designers, and allied professionals will be given 1.5 hours to develop and present a solution to the audience and a panel of judges. The People’s Choice – selected by popular vote during the event – and an overall winner will be presented with custom-fabricated trophies.
We encourage anyone interested in design and urban planning to come grab a beer, and root for your favorite team.
Special Lecture
Returning in 2025!
Details TBD
Partner: Contact us about partnering with us in 2025!
Host Sponsor: Contact us about sponsoring this event in 2025!
Join AIA East Tennessee (& potentially your organization!) for cocktails, conversation, and a special presentation.
Thank you to our 2024 [Knoxville] By Design Sponsors and Partners
Host Sponsors
Allied Partners
Contributing Sponsors:
Knoxville Blue Print
General Shale
ACS Document Imaging
In-Kind Sponsors:
2024 Knox by Design Committee:
Justin Hare
Matthew Jordan
Lauren McCarty
Jesse Wagner
Elizabeth Wetherall
Dustin Durham – AIA East TN Component Director
Michelle Mokry
Sarah Peacock
Barbie Thomas
Steven Whitmore II
Haley Zimmerman