More On: Rural Studio
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.
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.
Building Hope: Disaster Relief Architecture & Design
Combining faith and design, disaster response architect Sarah Elizabeth Dunn ’03 builds shelters for disaster-stricken communities around the world.
Rural Studio Celebrates 30th Anniversary Pig Roast
Rural Studio celebrated its 30th anniversary at the 2024 Pig Roast, the annual event that highlights the year’s work and our home, West Alabama.
Designing for Place
Auburn's Rural Studio marks 30 years of building infrastructure, relationships in Alabama's rural communities.
RURAL STUDIO: Celebrating 30 Years of Rewarding Research
Fall 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Auburn University’s Rural Studio, a unique design-build architecture program located in the small town of Newbern in Hale County.
Rural Studio Receives Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artists at the White House
On September 12, the Japan Art Association announced its selection of Rural Studio as a 2023 recipient of the Grant for Young Artists. Wiatt Professor and Director of Auburn University Rural Studio Andrew Freear traveled to the White House to receive the Grant on behalf of the Studio.
Rural Studio Research Explores Mass Timber Construction
CADC's Rural Studio in Newbern, Alabama, is the home of three different research projects exploring the use of mass timber.
Jake Elbrecht Hired As Mass Timber Researcher in Building Science
Auburn alum Jake Elbrecht has been hired as a Visiting Assistant Research Professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science.
CADC Offers Architecture Courses Focused on Mass Timber
This past fall, CADC began offering coursework in mass timber, a rapidly growing technology being used in the design and construction fields.