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Urban Studio Third Years Focus on Affordable Housing
From their exposure to New Urbanism on the Florida Panhandle to engaging stakeholders at the Wallace House and exploring the urban landscape of Birmingham, this past fall, third-year architecture students at Auburn’s Urban Studio explored a variety of projects.

Showcase 2025: Spotlighting creative scholarship on campus
A video game about conservation efforts on the Gulf Coast. A dress that’s a mashup of Harley-Davidson and Dior. An Art Deco-style lamp crafted with sustainable materials. A classical music album inspired by Alabama’s cultural history. Design plans for a house that can withstand a 8.0 magnitude earthquake.

Architecture alumnus invests in the future
Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Christopher Heard worked out the complexities of life while tromping through the Alabama woods with his three brothers and scads of cousins.

Urban Studio Students Hit the Beach
Each fall, Urban Studio students embark on field trip, leaving Birmingham behind for a few days of exploration.

Young architect shares secrets to lightning-fast licensure
Q&A with Auburn alumna Drew Haley Smith

CityBuilders Outlook 2025 panel to discuss commercial real estate trends
The Winchester Institute at Auburn University is hosting The Outlook on Jan. 9, 2025, where five highly esteemed commercial real estate executives will share their insights on real estate capital markets, multi-family projects, retail shopping centers, hospitality real estate, and overall construction trends for the coming year.

Meet Virginia Patterson ’13: SIGD Advisory Council Member
This talented graphic designer and design educator wants to help change the visual of success at Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD).

Auburn students partner with HudsonAlpha to develop biobased construction materials
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and Auburn University will collaborate on a project to advance the development of biobased construction materials and promote sustainable practices in the state.

Meet Josh Ekandem ’07 ‘09: SIGD Advisory Council Member
With over a decade of innovation at Intel Corporation under his belt, Josh Ekandem ’07 ’09 is now channeling his expertise into empowering students as a member of the School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) Advisory Council.

BSCI Competition Teams Celebrate National and International Wins
The McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) continues to build on its history of competition team success, taking its accomplishments to national and international stages this fall.