Hall. In 2008 Michael Speaks became the first appointed Dean for the College of Design. Dean Speaks is former director of the Graduate Program and founding director of the Metropolitan Research and Design Postgraduate Program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. Speaks also heads Big Soft Orange, a Dutch-American urban research group based in Rotterdam and Los Angeles. He was the founding editor of the cultural journal Polygraph and a former editor at Architecture New York and a+u (Tokyo), and currently serves as a contributing editor for Architectural Record. The college's main facilities are housed in historic Pence Hall, built in 1909, with additional studio and administrative spaces located in Miller Hall, Bowman Hall, and the Funkhouser Building. In 2018 the university announced plans to renovate the Reynolds Building and consolidate the College of Design at the former tobacco warehouse. The Reynolds Building was designed by architects Manley & Young and constructed in 1917 on what is now the University of Kentucky campus. Deans Chuck Graves was the first Dean of the College of Architecture, serving from 1965 until 1971. Anthony Eardley was Dean of the College of Architecture from 1972 to 1986. José R. Oubrerie was Dean of the College of Architecture from 1986 to 1992. David Mohney was Dean of the College of Architecture from 1994 to 2002, then Dean of the College of Design from 2002 to 2008. Dr. Michael Speaks was named Dean of the College of Design in 2008 until June 31, 2012. Ann Whiteside-Dickson, former director of the University of Kentucky School of Interior Design, served as interim dean until 2015. In 2015 Mitzi Vernon became Dean of the College of Design. Notable graduates Graduates have worked in the offices of Morphosis, Daniel Libeskind, SHoP Architects, Rem Koolhaas (OMA), REX, Reiser + Umemoto, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, and other leading architects. References External links University of Kentucky College of Design Design Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Kentucky