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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.

Preserving 60 years of ‘Bloody Sunday’ history
As the city of Selma, Alabama, commemorates the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” one Auburn University faculty member is helping share the history of that fateful day through several projects.

APLA Faculty Leading the Charge on Energy-Efficient Design
David Shanks, Assistant Professor of Architecture, has energy on the mind.

Winning Research Proposal, Resulting Manual an Auburn Team Effort
Auburn University faculty members Aurélie Frolet, Emily McGlohn and Jillian Maxcy-Brown were recently awarded a 2024 Research Prize by the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) Foundation.

Alabama Meadows: Getting reacquainted with history, textures and biodiversity
Over the past five years, College of Architecture, Design and Construction landscape architecture faculty members David Hill and Emily Knox have been engaged in research exploring native meadow landscapes of Alabama.

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).

HEADLINES: Fall 2024
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