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Feb 7th, 2019
Architecture Students Elected to AIAS National Board of Directors
Cameron Westbrook
Auburn Architecture students Sarah Curry and Kyra Stark have been selected to serve on the AIAS 2019-2020 national board of directors. The American Institute of Architecture Students is a non-profit organization whose aim is to provide programming, inf (...)
Feb 6th, 2019
Graphic Design Students Garner National Recognition
Cameron Westbrook
A number of Auburn University Graphic Design students have placed highly in competitive competitions in recent months. Grace Harkin (Design 1, Prof. Robert Finkel) and Mallory Michael (Typographics 2, Prof. Kelly Bryant), had works (...)
Feb 6th, 2019
Undergraduate Student Barry Participates in a Kiewit Leadership Program
Cameron Westbrook
Valerie Barry, a Junior in Building Science in the McWhorter School, was selected to attend the Women’s Construction Leadership Seminar in Aurora, Colorado, this year. The annual conference is a two-day event sponsored by Kiewit Construction and (...)
Feb 1st, 2019
57th Annual Spire Design Competition
Cameron Westbrook
Spire Energy awarded seven Auburn University architecture students for their designs as part of the 57th annual Spire (formerly Alagasco) Design Competition for fourth-year architecture students.
The competition studio, Studio 5, (...)
Jan 31st, 2019
BSCI's New Career Advisor
Cameron Westbrook
CADC’s Lindsey Motley has taken on a new role as the Career Services Specialist for the McWhorter School of Building Science. Beginning her career at Auburn University as an Academic Advisor for the College of Architecture, Design and Constructio (...)
Jan 23rd, 2019
Environmental Design Students Learn the Value of Universal Design
Cameron Westbrook
Professor Jennifer Smith’s Concepts and Practices class in Environmental Design visited the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum as part of an exercise on universal design practices. Students worked in teams, moving around the interior and exterior of t (...)
Jan 9th, 2019
Will Givens Serves as Fall '18 CADC Graduation Marshal
Cameron Westbrook
Meet Will Givens, the Fall 2018 Graduation Marshal for the College of Architecture, Design and Construction. A graduate of Graphic Design, Will plans on working for a design firm with an emphasis on conceptual development and structural typography.
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Nov 16th, 2018
Excursion, Immersion, and Intervention: Architecture in Rome 2018
Cameron Westbrook
For more than a decade, the Rome Program has introduced Auburn architecture students to the Eternal City and its uniquely rich urban and architectural fabric. Students explore that fabric by sketching, drawing and simply walking—extensively&mdash (...)
Nov 7th, 2018
Tangible Ideals—Showcase: The Work of Creative Scholarship 2018 Exhibition
Cameron Westbrook
The exhibition Showcase: the Work of Creative Scholarship 2018 was displayed from September 28 to October 14 at Auburn University’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition featured selected works by Auburn faculty and students from (...)
Nov 6th, 2018
"Y'all checking in?" - A Glimpse into Auburn's First Boutique Hotel
Cameron Westbrook
Brian and Kim Wirth hadn’t intended on opening a hotel in Auburn. It was a Saturday like any other during football season on The Plains. Kim was in town on a recruitment trip when she saw that the historic Wittel Dormitory was up for sale. &ldquo (...)
Nov 5th, 2018
M. Miller Gorrie Center Renovations
Cameron Westbrook
The McWhorter School of Building Science celebrated the addition of new, state-of-the-art facilities in the M. Miller Gorrie Center. The renovation includes an EASL (Engaged Active Student Learning) classroom on the third floor and the transformation o (...)
Nov 5th, 2018
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project Awarded Grant to Support Programs
Colleen Bourdeau
The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project (APAEP) at Auburn University has received its second award from the Laughing Gull Foundation (LGF) to support the education programming offered for people who are incarcerated in Alabama. The $240,000 grant, (...)
Nov 5th, 2018
Windham's Poster Wins Acclaim
Cameron Westbrook
Courtney Windham, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, has been recognized for her poster advertising the Spring 2018 Graphic Design Juried Student Show. Fourteen by twenty-five inches and printed digitally, the print also features one layer of black (...)
Nov 5th, 2018
2018 CADC Awards Banquet Recap
Cameron Westbrook
On October 18, 2018, The College of Architecture, Design and Construction celebrated the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who help make the CADC exceptional. A special award was presented to the Associated General Contractors of America – Ala (...)
Oct 17th, 2018
Finn Named Associate Professor Emeritus
Karen Rogers
Scott Finn is retiring from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) after a career that spans more than three decades. His colleagues at APLA have honored him with the distinction of Associate Professor Emeritus.
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Oct 8th, 2018
Habitat/20K Project Dedication: Where Collaboration and Research Meet
Cameron Westbrook
It was a typical hot and humid morning in southern Alabama. Cars began to line Stevens Street a little before 9:00, and soon there was a crowd of people of all ages in front of a simple but sturdy-looking new house. But this was Auburn-Opelika Habitat (...)
Oct 8th, 2018
SIGD Celebrates 40 Years of Design Interaction
Cameron Westbrook
2018 marks the 40th year of Design Interaction, a celebration of design and its impact hosted by the School of Industrial + Graphic Design. On Friday, September 28, students, faculty, and staff gathered at Wallace hall beginning at 9:00am to hear from (...)
Oct 8th, 2018
Dagg Named 2018 SEC Fellow
Cameron Westbrook
The University of Kentucky is set to host the fall SEC Academic Leadership Development Program workshop October 15-17. The three-day session will be held primarily at the newly-renovated Gatton Student Center and will also include visits to unique loca (...)
Oct 8th, 2018
Azhar Gives Keynote Presentation at International Conference
Latha Bhavnani
Organizers of the 9th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM 2018) announced that Professor Salman Azhar of the McWhorter School of Building Science and co-author Austin DaValle, a Master of Building Construct (...)
Sep 28th, 2018
Best Summer Ever: CADC Well Represented in Camp War Eagle Leadership
Cameron Westbrook
The summer after high school graduation brings excitement and change for students across America. However, for those attending college in the fall, the idea of freshman orientation can be stressful for incoming students and their parents. Auburn Univer (...)