Rachel Dickey

Rachel Dickey is an Associate Professor at the David R. Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Principal of Studio Dickey, a Charlotte-based art and design practice. Her work synthesizes architecture, art, cognitive science, and technology to explore human experience and the built environment. She holds a Master of Design Studies from Harvard University and degrees in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Her research focuses on experience-oriented design, materialization through the body, and interactive interfaces from furniture to urban scales. Notable projects include the 2023 award-winning Bleachery Heritage Plaza and the Sound Pavilion, featured in Architect Magazine. Current projects include the Irwin Creek Plaza & Canopy (completion 2025).

• Educations:
• Master of Design Studies (Technology), Harvard University
• Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology

Her work has been published by MIT Press and Princeton Architectural Press. Awards include the 2023 BLT Built Design Award and Cultural Heritage Landscape Award for the Bleachery Plaza. Studio Dickey operates as her primary creative platform, collaborating on projects like the Des Cour Pavilion and Forty-Niner Light installation.

• Key Commissions:
• Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company Plaza (2020)
• Irwin Creek Plaza & Canopy (ongoing)

Labs/Teams: Studio Dickey acts as her experimental design lab, collaborating with artists and sound designers like Ricky Young on acoustic projects.