About the CDR

The Center is focused on interdisciplinary collaboration in the research and development ...

CDR History

In 1912, Harold Chamney started his dairy farm – Chamney Dairy – ...

Center Opening Scheduled July 16.

The long awaited opening of the CDR – designed and built by ...

NUI (New User Interface) Studio at CDR

Several graduate students in our MA program in Interaction Design have developed a blog to document their establishment of a lab to explore Gesture Control. The CDR has provided the computer and hardware to establish a “KINECT” studio in the former FarmHouse for graduates doing research under Prof. Michael Eckersley. The blog is to document our [...]

CAPS school visits KU CDR

CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Skills) located in Blue Valley MO, recently visited the CDR. Represented by students, Administrators and faculty, CAPS made a presentation to KU administrators and faculty about their program and the desire to have more students go on to attend KU. CAPS is a truly unique high school who’s students “must [...]

Community Tours

The CDR hosted several tours and lectures on January 25th. Members of the New Generations Society and the Welcome Club of Lawrence numbered nearly 50 attendees and had the opportunity to hear about the construction of the building, its sustainability features as well as a tour.

Chancellor uses CDR in video

University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little produced a five minute video on the important initiatives being undertaken at the university. The video is a “State of the University 2012″ and covers many different areas of the university and speaks of its diversity of education it is engaged in. Divided into several segments the University is [...]

KU Researchers Work to Create Safer, Smarter Dashboards

Dec. 19, 2011 Contact: Joe Monaco, KU News Service, 785-864-7100 LAWRENCE — “Keep your eyes on the road” has always been the most important rule of driving. But nowadays, it’s awfully tempting to break that rule, thanks to the proliferation of cell phones, music players and GPS devices, which nearly all automakers have integrated into [...]

Main Room at CDR Dedicated

Friends, family as well as representatives from the School of Architecture, Design & Planning and KU Endowment were present Saturday morning, Dec. 10 for dedication of the “Tom Plimpton Innovation Studio.” A generous donation to the CDR was given to name the main room at the CDR in honor of Mr. Plimpton’s retirement from PACCAR [...]

Chamney Family Second Reunion

Members of the Chamney family met at the CDR on October 4th. Celebrating its second annual reunion, they shared stories of growing up on the farm site as well as tour the new buildings and renovations. Family members came from as far away as Hawaii and included Marie, the Chamney elder who reflected on the [...]

KU Professor Presents Paper in DC

KU Professor of Design, Gregory Thomas, presented a paper on the “Adaptive Information Display Project” last week in Washington, D.C. The University Transportation Center Program and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, both under the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, supported the conference. Thomas’ work was the final product of a research grant [...]

CDR to Focus Research on Emerging Health Related Technologies.

Since its inception, the Center for Design Research has been developing research in the areas of “smart car/smart home.” With the advent of the smart meter and other technological devices, the possibilities of performing “in-field” diagnostics by the consumer have grown expeditiously and are all converging to create a multifaceted combination that is redefining health [...]

AIA/KC meets at CDR

The AIA (American Institute of Architects) Kansas City’s board and staff met at the CDR on September 29 for their annual retreat. We are very pleased the Board selected the CDR for their meeting. Discussion came from the meeting that spoke about further development between the AIA/KC and the CDR. The AIA/KC board and staff. Front [...]