College of Architecture, Design and Construction

Camp War Eagle - Session 2
2017-06-01 07:00 - 2017-06-02 16:00 (America/Chicago)

Camp War Eagle - Session 1
2017-05-25 07:00 - 2017-05-26 16:00

Classes Begin
2017-05-18 07:00, 2017-01-11 07:00

3rd Annual Automotive Design Workshop
2017-05-08 08:00 - 2017-05-12 15:00 | Wallace Hall, United States
Led by Boris Fabris, designer of the SP1 Ferrari, Turin, Italy

May 8–12, Wallace Hall 9 am until 4 pm, Monday–Friday

Sponsored by the Auburn Industrial Designers Society of America Student Chapter

The workshop includes lectures and field trips to Mercedes-Benz Plant and Museum, Barber Motorsports Museum, and Audi Performance Racing.

Contact Sylvia Jackson for more information: jackssy@auburn.edu; 334-844-2364

CADC Commencement
2017-05-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Auburn Arena, United States
Commencement info

Graduation Reception
2017-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Dudley Courtyard, United States

Graphic Design Senior Show
2017-05-01 07:00 - 2017-05-05 16:00 | Wallace Hall, rooms 116–118, United States
Ten seniors in the Graphic Design program in the School of Industrial + Graphic Design will exhibit their senior projects in Wallace Hall, rooms 116–118, from Monday, May 1, through Friday, May 5. The opening reception for the Senior Show is on Monday, May 1, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Wallace Hall. The exhibit is open from 7:45 am to 4:45 pm and is free and open to the public.

APLA Awards Day
2017-04-28 14:30 - 16:00
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture will hold its annual awards day on Friday, April 28, at 3:30 pm in B-6 Dudley Hall. This day of honoring students is held on the last day of class. The school honors students who excel in academics, dedication, leadership, competitions, and other characteristics worthy of recognition.

Last day of class
2017-04-27 23:00

APLA Alumni and Friends Reception at AIA
2017-04-27 16:30 - 18:30 | Hyatt Regency-Orlando, United States
Hyatt Regency-Orlando
Celebration 13 Room

McWhorter School of Building Science Awards Banquet
2017-04-20 17:00 - 20:00 | The Hotel at Auburn Univ & Dixon Conf Ctr, United States
The banquet will take place at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

To register, click here.

Auburn BSCI Golf Benefit
2017-04-17 09:00 | Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, GA, United States
The Auburn BSCI Golf Benefit will be on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, Georgia. For sponsorship and registration information, click here.

Landscape Architecture Alumni Reunion
2017-04-14 14:30 - 2017-04-15 12:00 | Dudley Hall
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture will host an alumni reunion for all landscape architecture graduates on the weekend of April 14–15. The reunion activities will include a lecture by Jack Williams, Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture, on Friday, April 14, 2017.
Williams, who was Professor and Chair of the Landscape Architecture and Urban Design program in the College of Architecture Design and Construction from 1992–2008, will present “Miniatures of Abnegation—The idea of the American Small Town in Literature, Images and Places,” at 3:30 pm in Dudley B6 Auditorium. Afterwards, he will be signing his book, Easy On, Easy Off: The Urban Pathology of American Small Towns (University of Virginia Press, 2016), which received the J.B. Jackson Prize for the best book in 2016 on landscape studies.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 14, 2017
3:30–5:00 pm: Lecture: “Miniatures of Abnegation—The Idea of the American Small Town in Literature, Images and Places” by Jack Williams, former Chair of the Landscape Architecture program and Fulbright Scholar. Dudley Commons, B-6.

5:15–5:45 pm: Welcome to Auburn Landscape Architecture by David Hill, MLA Chair & Charlene LeBleu, Interim Head, School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture.

6:30–7:30 pm: Reception: The Hound, 124 Tichenor Ave, Auburn, AL 36830

Dinner on your own

Saturday, April 15, 2017
10 am: Continental Breakfast/Snacks in Dudley Courtyard

Jack Williams will be available to sign his new book, Easy On, Easy Off: The Urban Pathology of American Small Towns (University of Virginia Press, 2016)
Tours of Dudley Hall and LA student work by CADC Student Ambassadors
Courtyard games—Corn Hole Tournament; face painting
AUBIE is here!

12 pm: Barbeque lunch in Dudley Courtyard

Register here.

For more information, contact Charlene LeBleu, leblecm@auburn.edu.

Holley Henderson Lecture and Workshop
2017-04-07 10:00 - 14:00
The Environmental Design Program presents a lecture and workshop by Holley Henderson

Holley Henderson “94, LEED Fellow, founder of H2 Ecodesign and CADC Interior Architecture alumna, is a recognized sustainability and green building expert, author, consultant and speaker. She has been honored as a LEED Fellow, the green building industry”s most prestigious professional designation and has nearly 15 years and 4 million square feet of successful LEED Certifications around the world.

Lecture “Stories of eco-Trends: Reuse + Health + Social”
11:00 am in Dudley Auditorium, B6

Workshop
“Becoming a Green Building Professional”
1:00–3:00 pm in 204 Dudley

Both the lecture and workshop are free and open to the public.

APLA Spring Lecture Series: Nathaniel R. Walker
2017-04-03 14:30 - 16:00 | Dudley B6, United States
UNFOLDING NARRATIVES
vision | contingency | legacy

Nathaniel R. Walker
Professor of Architectural History
College of Charleston Department of Art & Architectural History

Nathaniel Walker presents final lecture in APLA Spring 2017 Series on April 3
Nathaniel R. Walker will present the final lecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architectures Spring 2017 lecture series, “UNFOLDING NARRATIVES: vision | contingency | legacy,” on Monday, April 3 at 3:30 pm, in Dudley auditorium B6. Walker, an Assistant Professor of Architectural History at the College of Charleston, specializes in the history of utopian cities and public space such as squares and streets in the United States and Europe. His lecture, “The Parade of Progress: General Motors” Midcentury Campaign to Eliminate Walkable Communities in North America,” is free and open to the public. The APLA lecture series is supported by practicing architects, planners and landscape architects in the State of Alabama.

Events are held in Dudley Hall, Dudley Commons Parker Auditorium, B6 and are free and open to the public.

Interior Architecture 90_20 Anniversary Celebration on March 31, 2017
2017-03-31 09:30 - 18:00 | Dudley Hall
Ninety years ago, one of the first interior design programs in the United States was created within Alabama Polytechnic Institute”s School of Architecture and Applied Arts. Twenty years ago, that program was renamed Interior Architecture to better reflect its evolution into a unique, dual-degree program in Auburn University”s College of Architecture, Design and Construction. On March 31, 2017, CADC and the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture will celebrate this 90_20 Anniversary.

The 90_20 Anniversary Celebration begins in the morning with tours of Dudley Hall and an exhibition of student work and includes lunch. Lectures by keynote speakers Lois Weinthal, Chair and Professor at Ryerson University”s School of Interior Design in Toronto, Canada, and Bobby McAlpine, a 1981 graduate of Interior Design and 1983 graduate of Architecture and founder and principal of McALPINE, begin at 1:00 p.m. The day”s events end with a reception at 5:00 p.m. at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

Schedule of events

10:30 am Registration Dudley Hall First Floor Alcove Tours of Dudley, Student work exhibit

11:00 am–1 pm Lunch Dudley Hall Room 424

12:00 pm Interior Architecture Student Work Gallery Talk with Prof. Kevin Moore Dudley Hall Room 424

1:00 pm Lois Weinthal lecture
Dudley Commons Parker Auditorium B6

Lois Weinthal is Chair of the School of Interior Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her research and practice investigates the relationship between architecture, interiors, clothing and objects, resulting in works that take on an experimental nature. She is the editor of Toward a New Interior: An Anthology of Interior Design Theory, and co-editor of After Taste: Expanded Practice in Interior Design with Kent Kleinman and Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, both published by Princeton Architectural Press. She is Editor of the journal, Interiors: Design/Architecture/Culture published by Taylor & Francis. Previously she was Director of the Interior Design Program at Parsons The New School for Design and Graduate Advisor for the Master of Interior Design Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She studied architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design.

3:00 pm Bobby McAlpine lecture
Dudley Common Parker Auditorium B6

Bobby McAlpine is a 1981 graduate of Interior Design and 1983 graduate of Architecture. Born in an Alabama sawmill town, Bobby designed his first house at the age of five—and hasn”t stopped since. Architect, romantic, poet and entrepreneur, he envisions home as a timeless, graceful and emotionally evocative place. From the time he founded the firm in 1983, he has realized this ideal in a diverse array of traditional styles and regional vernaculars for clients all over the country. Today known as McALPINE, the firm now embraces a brilliant and eclectic family of professional architects and interior designers with offices in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and New York. Along with his furniture line, Bobby is the author of The Home Within Us, the critically acclaimed best-selling book from Rizzoli Publications, and co-author of Art of the House.

4:00–5:00 pm Tours, CADC Student Ambassadors

**Parking for the events at Dudley Hall is available at the Coliseum Lot without a permit. AU Parking Services will provide golf carts to shuttle attendees from the lot to Dudley Hall from 9:30-11:30 and from Dudley back to the lot from 4:00-5:30. The golf carts will pick up and drop off on the Plainsman Park side of Donahue behind the right field fence. That will allow them to traverse on the sidewalk behind Plainsman Park across Duncan and continue on Graves Drive to Dudley Hall to drop off and pick up the attendees. Map of Campus is available here.

5:00–7:00 pm Reception
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

RSVP for the day and/or evening events with the names of those attending: cadc_90_20@auburn.edu

The Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center has a limited number of discounted rooms for this event. Rooms may be booked by following this link until March 2.

For additional area hotels, please visit the Auburn and Opelika Tourism Bureau.

See who else is attending here.

AIAS 2017 Internship Fair
2017-03-23 08:00 - 2017-03-24 15:30 | Auburn Alumni Center, United States
This year, the Internship Fair will be held at the Auburn Alumni Center on Thursday, March 23rd and Friday, March 24th from 9am to 4:30pm each day.

Please register here. There is a limited number of booth spots available, and we will edit the form once we have reached maximum capacity. You can expect a confirmation email upon your registration and payment being received. Details regarding digital access to the 2017 Resume Database are in the registration form.

This event is coordinated by the AIAS and our Student Internship Fair Director, Frank McDaniel. Please direct any questions to aiasauburn@gmail.com. Thank you again for your support!

Making the Magic at Walt Disney Imagineering: A Presentation by Tim Warzecha ’85
2017-03-22 15:15 - 17:00
Tim Warzecha “85 (Landscape Architecture)
Principal Project Manager for Walt Disney Imagineering

The College of Architecture, Design and Construction is pleased to host a presentation by alumnus Tim Wazecha “85, Principal Project Manager with Walt Disney Imagineering, on Wednesday, March 22 at 4:15 pm, in Dudley Auditorium B6.

Auburn graduate Tim Warzecha ‘85 (Landscape Architecture), Principal Project Manager with Walt Disney Imagineering, discusses the history of WDI and provides some insight into their unique creative and delivery process. His presentation, “Making the Magic at Walt Disney Imagineering,” will also provide some highlights of recently completed projects and address the Professional Intern Program and current job opportunities available with Walt Disney Imagineering. His presentation is free and to open to students and faculty.

As Principal Project Manager with Walt Disney Imagineering. Warzecha has overall responsibility for the delivery of recent expansion projects the Disney”s Animal Kingdom Expansion Portfolio, including Pandora—The World of Avatar. Recently completed projects included in this portfolio include the Riverside Deport merchandise location, Tiffins Signature Dining Restaurant, Festival of the Lion King Theater, Harambe Market Quick Service Restaurant, and the Rivers of Light nighttime show. Warzecha began his career with Walt Disney Imagineering in 1998 where his primary focus was on the design and development of resort hotels and Disney Vacation Club.

APLA Spring Lecture Series: James Timberlake, FAIA
2017-03-20 14:30 - 16:00 | Dudley B6, United States
UNFOLDING NARRATIVES
vision | contingency | legacy

“Toward an Architecture of Optimism”

James Timberlake, FAIA
Founding Partner
KieranTimberlake, Philadelphia, PA

James Timberlake, FAIA, partner and founder of KieranTimberlake in Philadelphia, PA, will present the next lecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture”s Spring 2017 lecture series, “UNFOLDING NARRATIVES: vision | contingency | legacy.” In addition to his award-winning architectural practice, Timberlake teaches a graduate-level design and research studio at the University of Pennsylvania. His lecture, “Toward an Architecture of Optimism,” will be on Monday, March 20 at 3:30 pm, in Dudley Auditorium B6 and is free and open to the public. The APLA lecture series is supported by practicing architects, planners and landscape architects in the State of Alabama. For more about the APLA lecture series, click here.

Designing Green
2017-03-10 07:00 - 16:00 | Wallace Hall 107, United States
More information here.

SIGD Advisory Council Meeting
2017-03-10 07:00 - 10:00 | Wallace Hall, room 218, United States

APLA Spring Lecture Series: Michael Ezban
2017-03-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Dudley B6, United States
UNFOLDING NARRATIVES
vision | contingency | legacy

Michael Ezban
Founder and principal
VanderGoot Ezban Studio

Architecture Spring 2017 Lecture Series Welcomes Michael Ezban on March 8

Michael Ezban, founder and principal of VanderGoot Ezban Studio, will present the next lecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture”s Spring 2017 Lecture Series, “UNFOLDING NARRATIVES: vision | contingency | legacy.” Ezban, who is a landscape designer, registered architect and educator, will lecture on Wednesday, March 8, at 4:00 pm in Dudley Auditorium B6. His lecture, “Aquaculture Landscapes: Multifunctional Fish Farms in the Public Realm,” explores the design of historical and future productive landscapes where fish cultivation, recreation, conservation, and waste management are enmeshed, symbiotic relationships between flora and fauna are encouraged, and where progressive public/private partnerships support sustainable and profitable enterprise. His lecture is in conjunction with his show in Dudley Gallery that is in conjunction with his show in Dudley Gallery that runs from March 8 through March 24. Both the lecture and show are free and open to the public. The APLA lecture series is supported by practicing architects, planners and landscape architects in the State of Alabama. For more about the APLA lecture series, click here.

Events are held in Dudley Hall, Dudley Commons Parker Auditorium, B6 and are free and open to the public.

Graphic Design Juried Show
2017-03-06 07:00 - 2017-03-10 16:00 | Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, United States
The Graphic Design Annual Juried Student Show will be held at the Jan Dempsey Art Center, March 6–10, 2017. This year”s juror is Jim Bull from Moving Brands in San Francisco, who will lecture at 3:00 p.m. on March 6. Awards and a reception will follow from 4–6 pm. All events are free and open to the public.

McWhorter School Career Fair
2017-02-22 14:00 - 18:00 | Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum, United States
The McWhorter School of Building Science will host its Spring 2017 Career Fair on Wednesday, February 22, from 3:00 p.m.‒7:00 p.m., at the Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum. Every fall and spring the McWhorter School of Building Science invites its construction industry partners to participate in the Career Fair. Students from the Colleges of Architecture, Design and Construction, Business, and Engineering are encouraged to attend.

Thank you to the 2017 BSCI Spring Career Fair Participants:

AECOM Construction
Ajax Building Corporation
Alabama Rural Ministry
Americas Home Place
Anning-Johnson Co
Architects/Lewis +Whitlock
Batson-Cook
Bhate Environment Associates, Inc
BL Harbert International, LLC
Bouten Construction
Brad Cole Construction Co
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Builders FirstSource
Caddell Construction
Cambridge Swinerton Builders, Inc
Carroll Daniel Construction Co
Carter &Carter Construction
CBG Building Co
Century Construction & Reality
Charles Perry Partners, Inc
Choate Construction
ClayCo
Clifton Construction
Cook Construction
Construction Enterprises, Inc
D.R. Horton, Inc
DeAngelis Diamond Construction
Doster Construction
DPR
Edward Andrews Homes
EMJ Construction
Evergreen Construction
FinFrock
Fulcrum Construction, LLC
Gilbane Building Company
Gleeds
Golden Construction
Greystar Real Estate Partners
Haskell
Hensel Phelps
Hoar Construction
Holder Construction
JE Dunn Construction
Juneau Construction Company, LLC
Kajima Building & Design Group, Inc.-Atlanta, Ga
Kevin Price GC, Inc
Kiewit
Kiewit-TIC
Layton Construction
M.J.Harris Construction Services, LLC
McCarthy Building Companies
MetroPower
Mill Creek Residential Trust, LLC
Nabholz Construction Services
New South Construction Co, Inc
PCL
Performance Contracting Group
Piedmont Construction Group
Pulte Group-Georgia
R.C. Mathews Contractor
RA-Lin and Associates Inc
Robins & Morton
Scardino Doors, LLC
Sebastain Construction Group
SignalEnergy, LLC
SouthEast Cherokee Constructors, Inc
T.D. Farrell Construction, Inc
T.W.Frierson Contractor, Inc.
The Conlan Company
Turner Construction-SE Region
The Whiting Turner Contracting Co.
TTL, Inc
White-Spunner Construction
Winter Construction
Winter Park Construction
Yates

Registration will open December 1 and close February 3rd, 2017. Please register online here.

SIGD Graduate Student Meeting
2017-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | WH 111, United States

APLA Spring Lecture Series: Timothy McDonald
2017-01-23 14:30 - 16:00 | Dudley B6, United States
UNFOLDING NARRATIVES
vision | contingency | legacy

Timothy McDonald
Founding Principal
Onion Flats

Events are held in Dudley Hall, Dudley Commons Parker Auditorium, B6 and are free and open to the public.

SIGD Wallace Lawn Cookout
2017-01-20 11:00 - 12:30 | Wallace Lawn, United States

SIGD Convocation
2017-01-20 09:00 - 10:30 | Student Activities Center, room 104, United States
Guest Speaker: Professor John Morgan

Cookout on Wallace Hall lawn follows at noon.

MLK Holiday
2017-01-15 23:00
