Bio
Thom Houser chairs the interior design program in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, Athens, and periodically spends summers teaching exhibition and furniture design at the UGA campus in Cortona, Italy. He has a masters in design from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and an undergraduate degree in music education from Maryville College, Maryville, TN. His decade of full-time professional design experience focused on hospitality, medical, and office projects. As an early adopter of computer technology he developed numerous apps for AutoCAD and Autodesk Architecture. Since 2006, he has travelled to the Middle East over 20 times to serve as a licensing and accreditation reviewer for the Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates. His recent creative scholarship centers on making installation art melding experiences in art, design, music, photography, poetry, technology and cross-cultural encounters. He has presented at national conferences across the United States and in Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. His recent photo forays have occurred in those countries and in India, Morocco, Oman, and Turkey.
Professional Journey
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Childhood College US Army Band Director Graduate School Professional Design Academia Creative Passions |
Lockland (greater Cincinnati), Ohio Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee Bachelor of Arts, Music Education Third Army Band, Atlanta, Georgia 76th Army Band, Worms, Germany Austin East High School, Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Master of Science, Interior Design Earl Swensson Associates, Nashville, Tennessee, Interior Designer Gresham, Smith & Partners, Nashville, TN, Design Team Leader Earl Swensson Associates, Nashville, TN, Director of Interiors McQuiddy Office Designers, Nashville, TN, Director of Design Freelance Designer, Knoxville, TN, and Athens, GA (current) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Assistant Professor University of Georgia, Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Professor (current) Designing architecturally interesting spaces Creating site-specific art installations Harvesting and exploring images Synthesizing new experiences |