More On: Faculty Recognition

Interior Architecture Students Go ‘Inside Birmingham’ at Urban Studio
Spending a week in a food-centric city like Birmingham can feel like summer camp—even when you’re there to study… just ask this summer’s Interior Architecture (ARIA) students in Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.

‘Building’ resiliency in coastal communities
As part of their work for the Front Porch Initiative, four Auburn faculty members help create housing designs that can mitigate rain, wind and flooding damage that result from a hurricane or tropical storm.

Feeding Marshes and Making Islands
Rob Holmes, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, leads the Landscape Infrastructure Design Lab, which pioneers natural infrastructure for coastal resilience.

The future of Alabama’s commercial real estate market is bright
Experts at Auburn University’s CityBuilders Symposium outline key economic factors driving industry growth across all geographic regions of the state.

Auburn researcher proving value in better built homes
As a practicing architect in Massachusetts, Betsy Farrell Garcia never thought her next job would be calculating energy usage in affordable housing.

GDES Faculty Recognized with 2025 Graphis Award
Courtney Windham and Mario Bocanegra, faculty in Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD), have been recognized with a 2025 Graphis Poster Design Award.

Treating wastewater and improving health in West Alabama
The Alabama Black Belt region has long struggled with a lack of wastewater treatment infrastructure, which is necessary for both the safety of wildlife and the health of residents.

Leading the Living Classroom
At Auburn, fifth-year architecture students have the option to spend a year in Birmingham to study and experience what it means to be an architect in an urban setting.

APLA Faculty Recognized with Auburn Author Award
David Hinson, CADC Associate Dean, and Justin Miller, APLA Head, were recently among 22 faculty and staff recognized with a 2024 Auburn Author Award.

Alabama Extension and APLA Address Housing Challenges in Underserved Communities
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and CADC's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture have forged a partnership designed to improve the lives of Alabama residents.