Rate My Professor Kimberley Furlong

Kimberley Furlong serves as Associate Professor of Interior Design in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She earned a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute in New York. Furlong joined the University of Arkansas faculty as an assistant professor of interior design in 2013 and was promoted to associate professor. Her teaching and research focus on interior design education, innovative studio projects, and sustainable materials, including contributions to the school's Integrated Wood Design program.

Furlong's design projects have received significant recognition. She served as project designer and manager for the Red Hawk Retreat, a 2,900-square-foot residence in Wimberley, Texas, through the University of Arkansas Community Design Center. This project won Best Presentation at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Southwest Regional Conference in 2013 and Best Design as Interior at the IDEC National Conference in 2015. In 2022, a studio titled 'UDBS Carb Complex 05,' co-led by Furlong with John Folan and David Kennedy, received an honorable mention in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Architectural Education Awards and contributed to the 2022 Timber Education Prize. She guided interior design students in providing research and design options for the Mullins Library remodeling project in collaboration with University of Arkansas Facilities Management in 2017. Furlong participated in research examining the behavior of cross-laminated timber panels for the new Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation in 2019. She has served as a juror for the Fay Jones School's Alumni Design Awards competitions in 2018 and 2019, chaired search committees for teaching assistant professor positions in interior architecture and design, and mentored students whose work earned national awards, such as Isaac Boroughs' recognition in interior design.