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Auburn Landscape Architecture Celebrates 40 Years
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) is pleased to recognize forty years of Landscape Architecture graduates with an anniversary celebration weekend on April 11–12, 2025.

Auburn grad named director of Alabama State Parks
This past fall, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) named Auburn University alumnus Matthew Capps as the new director of Alabama State Parks.

Silt Sand Slurry Shines Light on Coastal Dredging and Sediment Use
Although exact figures differ, the U.S. Environmental Protection agency estimates that several billion cubic yards of sediment are dredged from the nation’s waterways every year.

Knox Promoted to Associate Professor, Named MLA Program Chair
Emily Knox, who joined the landscape architecture faculty at Auburn University as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 2018, has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure and named the new Program Chair of the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program.

APLA Alumna Named Fulbright Award Winner
Maggie Brand, a two-time graduate of APLA, will soon head for the nation of Georgia after being named the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2024–2025.

SIGD Faculty to Host 2024 MACAA Virtual Conference
Six faculty members in Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) are gearing up to host the 2024 Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA) Virtual Conference.

Landscape Architecture Faculty Member Honored with Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices Award
Associate Professor David Hill, Founding Principal of design studio HILLWORKS, has been recognized as one of the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices for 2024.

Auburn’s Advanced Structural Engineering Lab: Don’t miss the basins
Most drivers on Samford Avenue recognize the Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory, but did you know this site is also home to research on the perfect plant species for stormwater basins?

2024 APLA Career + Internship Fair Sees Strong Industry Engagement
The 2024 School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) Career + Internship Fair, hosted by CADC Career Services, welcomed 81 industry partners to the Plains on Wednesday, January 31.

From zookeeper to landscape architect: Graduate student finds similarities in two very different fields
When Master of Landscape Architecture student Helena Starnes mentioned in conversation that she had met the celebrity lemur Zoboomafoo, her classmates at Auburn went wild.