Interior Architecture (MIA) Faculty and Staff
Lorraine Linkhauer
llinkhauer@chatham.edu
Interior Architecture Adjunct Faculty
Hometown : Pittsburgh, PA.
Joined Chatham : 2011
Academic Areas of Interest
Interior Architecture, Conceptual Design, Art, Photography and Color Study. Topically: Education, E-learning, Residential and Commercial interior design with special interests in sustainable and universal design needs and issues.
Personal Areas of Interest
Ice skating, Swimming, Photography,and Writing.
Personal Website : Visit Website
Biography
Hello, I am Lorraine Linkhauer, adjunct faculty member here at Chatham University and owner of Imagination Grid, LLC, a unique design services firm in Pittsburgh. My goal is to inspire the creativity of our students through topical and thought provoking materials. I bring a mixture of experience from a tenured corporate history that evolved into over ten years of residential design experience. My design firm now focuses on sustainable and universal design concepts and I recently achieved my certification in CAPS (certified-aging-in-place specialist). I work additionally with PPG as a color consultant, speaking occasionally at the PPG Design Center, and other area venues such as Phipps Conservatory about color, sustainable design, and home interiors. I am happy to see that you have taken an interest in Chatham University, please look through our website to see just how wonderful our program really is.
Education
- Doctoral candidate: Education with a specialization in E-learning, Northcentral University (2016).
- Chatham University: Master of Interior Architecture
- University of Pittsburgh: BA in Communication
Publications
Certifications
- LEED Green Associate
- CAPS - Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist
Awards
- Recipient of the Richard E. Sofranko 2010 Entrepreneurial Scholarship as presented by the Sofranko Group and The Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Organizations
- Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
- Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society
- GREEN Building Alliance - Pittsburgh
- American Society of Interior Designers
Achievements
- Television: Interview on Pittsburgh Today Live with Kristine Sorenson
- Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show - Designer Showcase 2013, 2012, 2011
Presentations
- Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Association :Brush up on Color and Design January 2013
- PPG Color and Design Center Holiday series Color+ October and November 2012
- The Sustainable Table, The Meaning of Color, and GREEN Interior Finishes public speaker presentations at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens ongoing from 2011 to present
- The Meaning of Color. PPG Design Center public presentation April 2010
- Sustainable Interior Design and You, Pittsburgh Home and Garden show 2011 speaker series
