More On: Faculty Collaboration

Interior Architecture Students Reimagine Restaurant Design
Last summer, Interior Architecture students arrived in Birmingham for a workshop amidst their summer thesis.

BSCI Establishes Student Chapter of NAHB
The Auburn University McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) has launched a new student chapter of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Partners in work and life: Gwen & Isaac Cohen
Gwen and Isaac Cohen don’t do everything together, but they sure do an awful lot.

Auburn celebrates new environmental education building, expanding programs
Auburn University unveiled its newest venue for environmental education at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center (KPNC) during the official dedication and ribbon cutting of its Environmental Education Building held Friday, Dec. 6.

Tiger Giving Day Powers Transformative Alabama Field Trips for Landscape Architecture Students
Landscape Architecture students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) embarked on three transformative field studies trips across Alabama last fall, thanks to generous donor support during Auburn’s 2024 Tiger Giving Day.

SOM Foundation awards 2024 Research Prize to Auburn team
Emily McGlohn of Rural Studio, along with Aurélie Frolet and Jillian Maxcy-Brown, has been awarded the 2024 Research Prize by the SOM Foundation.

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.

Weekend Workshop Explores Design and Technology
When planning for Urban Studio’s permanent home in the former Hood-McPherson building, Director Alex Krumdieck ’86 knew one of the important aspects of the new space would be to inspire interdisciplinary collaboration within the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC).

Auburn BSCI Professor Explores Cutting Edge of Interactive History
Junshan Liu, a Professor in Auburn’s McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI), has celebrated two major milestones this year—earning his Ph.D. and achieving promotion to full professor—all while continuing to expand his groundbreaking research.

Landscape students examine mass timber impacts
With nearly 70% of Alabama’s landscape covered with forest, the growth of the mass timber construction industry is sparking important new questions for the state and region.