More On: Urban Studio

Urban Studio Students Present at International Conference
The IMCL Conference is a beacon for professionals, scholars and activists dedicated to creating healthier, inclusive and more sustainable cities.

Exploring the Future of Architecture
A Look at the Urban Studio Class of 2024’s Student Thesis Presentations

Urban Studio Students Design for Lake Life
This year the Urban Studio students were able to stretch their creative muscles a bit with a project to design lake houses.

Spring Internships Have Sprung at Auburn’s Urban Studio
Fifth-year Architecture students in Auburn’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) have headed to local firms.

Urban Studio Students Provide A Bright Future for Abbeville
As one of their group projects this year, Urban Studio students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) prepared a comprehensive urban planning presentation focusing on Abbeville, Alabama.

Urban Studio and DesignAlabama Transforming Alabama Communities
Nearly 30 years ago, a partnership between the Center for Architecture and Urban Studies (Urban Studio) and DesignAlabama (DA) began when Urban Studio Founding Director Frank Setzer, AIA, and Philip Morris brought the organizations together.

A Renewed Sense of Hope for Birmingham’s Hopewell Community
In 2023, the College of Architecture, Design and Construction’s Urban Studio students collaborated with Project Hopewell, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to enhance community development and provide resources to underserved populations.

Urban Studio Students Address Birmingham Parking
At Auburn University’s Urban Studio, students learn their craft and get hands-on experience in seeing and understanding the real-world problems architects and planners address—problems similar to those they will be addressing once they graduate.

Memories of Urban Studio
Urban Studio was founded in 1991 by Associate Professor Franklin Setzer and Dean Dan Bennett as an opportunity for CADC students to gain urban design experience.

Thinking of Studying at Urban Studio? Alumni say ‘Go for it!’
Alumni say that a semester at Urban Studio gives students hands-on experience with community development and urban planning that will set them up for career success.