Profile
I joined Meredith in 2020 and have taught courses across the Interior Design curriculum and as part of Study Abroad programs. My interests focus on placemaking and the symbolic meanings and connections between person and place. A place can be both cultural and physical, with ties to the past, present, and future, and the power of place is a significant design factor shaping the lives and experiences of the inhabitants of the designed environment. My research specifically addresses the significance of place in the design of Domestic Violence Shelters. As an Interior Design Educator, I draw heavily from my extensive professional practice experience in Healthcare, Commercial, Retail, and Hospitality design. My area of design specialization and expertise is Architectural Lighting Design.
Academic Credentials
Texas A&M University, Doctorate of Philosophy, Architecture, 2010
Winthrop University, Master of Fine Art, Interior Design 1999
糖心Vlog, Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, 1990
Professional Credentials
American Institute of Architects, Associate Member, 2015 – present
National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Certified, Certificate No. 010900, 1993 鈥� present
Registered Interior Designer (RID), No. 229, North Carolina Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers, 2022 鈥� present
International Association of Lighting Designers, Educator member, 2002 – present
Tau Sigma Delta, National Architecture Honor Society, 2008
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1999
Presentations
McKinney, M. and Prestwood, L. (2023, March) Placemaking in the College Classroom…Beyond the First Day. Presentation at the NC State University Conference on Faculty Excellence: Stronger Together annual conference. Raleigh, NC.
Prestwood, L. & Grimes-Droessler, L. (2022) Preparing Students for Success in an Uncertain Future 鈥� Filling Your Toolkit, Critical Questions in Education Conference Presentation, February 23, 2022, Charleston, SC.
Prestwood, L. (2009, July). Toward an Understanding and Application of Maurice Merleau-Ponty鈥檚 Phenomenology of Perception to the Design of the Built Environment. Gendering East/West International Conference, University of York, York, UK.
Prestwood, L. (2009, April). Feminism, Embodiment, and the Architecture of Home: Home as an Embodied Expression of Feminism. Southeastern Women鈥檚 Studies Association (SEWSA) Annual Conference, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Awards
Legacy of Women Award, Category: Education, SafeHaven of Tarrant County, October 2012
Prestwood, L. (2006). Mourning Mist. Photography, 2D design. 2006 Design Educators鈥� National Exhibition. Competitive Entry, 1st Place 鈥� Category: Visual Arts-2D. Department of Design, Merchandising, and Textiles at Texas Christian University.
Prestwood, L. (2005). Weathered Reflection. Photography, 2D design. 2005 Design
Educators鈥� National Exhibition. Competitive Entry. Category: Visual Arts-2D. Department
of Design, Merchandising, and Textiles at Texas Christian University.
Prestwood, L. (2004). Summoning Santa Fe. Photography, 2D design. 2004 Design Educators鈥� National Exhibition. Competitive Entry, 2nd Place 鈥� Category: Visual Arts-2D. Department of Design, Housing, and Merchandising and the Department of Art at Oklahoma State University
