More On: Faculty Work
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.
Graphic Design Professor Kelly Bryant Retires
Congratulations to Kelly Bryant, professor of Graphic Design in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction on her retirement following 25 years of service.
Freear lectures in Barcelona, Spain, in recognition of Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture
In recognition of his 2024 Jefferson Medal, the EUmies Awards invited Andrew Freear, Rural Studio Director, to give a lecture at the iconic Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain.
From sapling to shelter: Cool tool expands mass timber research capabilities
Ask any member of the Auburn Mass Timber Collaborative (AMTC) what they think of the university’s newest tool, and you’ll hear nothing but enthusiasm.
Summer in the City: Making heat stress everyone’s responsibility on construction sites
Have you ever noticed a construction worker on a hot summer day securing asphalt shingles to a roof under the relentless 100-degree sun?
Landscape Architecture Faculty Teaching from the Ground Up
Gwendolyn Cohen, an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, encourages students to see landscapes not just as spaces, but as living systems.
Ph.D. Student Found Just the Right Spot at Auburn
It may seem odd that Muhammad Umer, a Ph.D. student in the McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI), has spent much of his graduate career working with a dog.
CADC Announces 2024–25 Seed Grant Awardees
The College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024–25 CADC Seed Grant Awards, which provide funding to support faculty research, scholarship and creative work. Eighteen projects were selected, totaling more than $100,000.