Associate Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD, AIA, AICP, has been named as one of the six recipients of the 2011 NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards) Grant Award for the Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy. Prof. Kim received a $13,800 grant award to support his proposal entitled “Public Interest Design Practices and Research Workshop.” This workshop aims to expand the discipline of architecture by challenging the traditional definition and boundaries of the profession of architecture, and by exploring alternative design practices.