More On: Faculty Collaboration
Auburn Professors Collaborate on Emancipation Exhibition
Graphic Design Associate Professor Robert Finkel teamed up with History Associate Professor Elijah Gaddis to create an exhibition that traced the stories of emancipated families in Harpersville, Ala.
Studio+Build Drives Collaborative Mass Timber Product Development
Students and faculty from the School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) and the McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) teamed up to create marketable product for mass timber installation.
Recipients named for Auburn’s 2025 research and creative works internal awards
Recipients of Auburn University’s internal research and creative works funding awards programs have been named for 2025.
One-of-a-kind: Industrial design, engineering students’ collaboration leads to groundbreaking medical device
Students from Auburn’s Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design programs are solving real-life problems, and they recently witnessed the public unveiling of an innovative new surgical device they helped create.
CADC Celebrates Creative Scholarship in Extensive SHOWCASE 2025 Exhibition
Twenty-five projects, from prints made from brewer’s yeast to an Alexander Calder-inspired kinetic orchid mobile, are on display at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, representing the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) faculty’s contribution to SHOWCASE 2025.
One year later: Engineering students now know sketchnoting
Last fall, students enrolled in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s First Year Engineering Seminar learned about sketchnoting, a highly effective style of notetaking. The innovative new approach utilizes illustrations to promote better retention of information.
GDES Faculty Member Challenges Students to Design for the Future
Devon Ward, Assistant Professor in the School of Industrial Design (SIGD), challenges students to think beyond the present and anticipate the future of design. This focus on emerging design is present in his teaching and his creative work.
INDD Expands Study Abroad Program to Japan
In February, 15 Industrial Design students stepped from under the dappled shade of Tokyo’s plum blossoms into a projected pond where koi fish made of light swam around their knees.
CADC Rolls Forward with Design of Mobile, Bio-Based Pavilion
Interdisciplinary collaborators at Auburn University are wrapping up designs and kicking off construction for a mobile demonstration pavilion that will display sustainable alternatives to conventional construction.
Urban Studio Students Apply Classroom Learning to Real World Projects
At Urban Studio, internships come in all shapes and sizes. From the wide variety of local firms to individual projects, students get a taste of what their work life will be like after graduation.