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Congratulations to All APLA Award and Scholarship Recipients	4/29/2013	4/20/2014	APLA	On April 26, 2013, students and faculty gathered in B6 to recognize and celebrate all School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Scholarship and Award recipients for the 2012-2013 Academic Year: ARCHITECTURE Scholarships: R. MACK & JAMIE FREEMAN SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship, made possible by Mack & Jamie Freeman is designated to provide assistance to study abroad students who show dedicated promise and perseverance in their academic work. Kyle Keirsey FRED RENNEKER, JR. AND BILL RENNEKER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP This endowed scholarship was established by Jean Renneker of Birmingham, AL in memory of her son, Bill, class of 1965, and her husband Fred Jr., class of 1931. Dylan Moore Brooke Riesberg JAMES RICHARD WILKINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is made possible by Stevens & Wilkinson Stang & Newdow, Inc. This scholarship was established in 1981 in memory of James R. Wilkinson, 1928 graduate. Justin Collier 2013 ARCHITECTURE FACULTY & STAFF SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship has been established by the support of Architecture program faculty & staff. The award, made to a 3^rd or 4^th year student is based on outstanding performance in the Architecture program. Megan Wood FRANK J. SINDELAR ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP This endowment was established in 1993 by a bequest from Mr. Frank J. Sindelar, a 1936 graduate. Currently, this is the largest endowed scholarship in the SoAPLA. Sharon Hughes Sarah Wahlgren Joshua Hendon Abigail Katsoulis Henry Boyle Kaylee Bruce Robert Gray Josh Banks Shirley Fung JAMES FREELAND REEVES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship was established in 1982 through a bequest left by Mr. J.F. Reeves of Eufaula, AL, a 1910 graduate. Mary Margaret Jenrath WILLIAM T. WARREN & WILLIAM T. WARREN, JR. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP This endowed scholarship was established by Mrs. Ann H. Warren in honor of her husband, a 1939 AR graduate, and father-in-law. Josiah Brown Anna Daley JENKINS BRICK SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is made possible by the Jenkins Brick Company in Montgomery, AL who established a trust in 1972. Michaela Robinson FRANCES & GORDON W. HOLMQUIST ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP This endowment was established in 1995 by Mrs. Frances Holmquist of Birmingham, AL in memory of her husband Gordon, a 1951 graduate. Christopher Lindsey Cierra Heard PAUL FRASER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This endowment was established in1990 by Polly Fraser and Paul Scharff of Atlanta, GA (Paul Fraser’s mother and step-father) in memory of their son Paul, who lost a battle with meningitis while a 2^nd year student. George Criminale William Gaskill Lauren Lloyd W.S. BALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MINORITY STUDENTS This scholarship is made possible by Mr. William S. Ball of West Palm Beach, FL. Andrea Moore SEAY, SEAY & LITCHFIELD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is awarded to a student demonstrating strong performance in design studio & overall GPA. The student must be a member of the AIAS and have an established NCARB record, and must complete an Internship with an Architectural firm based in Alabama. This scholarship is made possible by Seay, Seay &Litchfield of Montgomery. Margaret Shariett ALABAMA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is made possible by the Alabama Architectural Foundation. Quinn Mackenzie COOPER CARY ARCHITECTS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP This annual scholarship is made possible by Pope Bullock, a 1979 graduate. Mr. Bullock is the Executive Vice President of Cooper Cary, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Whitney Johnson MONTGOMERY CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE (CSI) SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship (along with a year’s student membership in the CSI) is made possible through the Montgomery Chapter Construction Specifications Institute. Kirby Tucker Prestridge Fund for Excellence for the Urban Studio in Birmingham James Prestridge had a deep respect and appreciation for the far reaching influence that the Urban Studio has had on AU students and the State of Alabama. In addition to this scholarship Mr. Prestridge also has provided funding to support the operations of Urban Studio program. Blaine Lindsey Brooke Riesberg NARROWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND This scholarship is made possible through an endowment established by the estate of Parker A. Narrows ‘41. Tina Maceri FRIENDS OF WILL STURGES ENDOWMENT Established by Michael E. Gamble ‘89 and Lee Ann R. Gamble ‘90 for the purpose of providing study abroad awards to students who show promise and perseverance in their academic work. Katherine Uhrin JOHN AND DODGIE SHAFFER ENDOWMENT Established by Hector and Carolyn Llorens in honor of their parents. Will Ready AIA CHATTANOOGA RURAL STUDIO ENDOWMENT The AIA, Chattanooga was founded in 1953 to serve its members by providing a collective voice while promoting the profession of architecture in Chattanooga. Through the course of AIA Chattanooga’s efforts, a specific need to reach out to the youth of its community was identified and established through the Robert Cloud Seals Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was created to honor an active AIA member who had a passion to educate the community’s youth with architecture. As an ongoing tribute to Mr. Seal’s dedication to the profession, AIA Chattanooga will establish monetary endowments at selected learning institutions. Tanner Avery DESIGN COMPETITIONS ALAGASCO 4th year architecture celebrated the end of Fall 2012 with the 51st Annual Alagasco Student Design competition. This competition is one of the longest-running industry-sponsored competitions in the architecture program. Past winners include a distinguished role of Auburn architecture alumni, including Bobby McAlpine, and Samuel Mockbee. Projects produced by the 2012 finalists were exhibited at the 2012 AIA Montgomery Awards Gala, and will be exhibited this June in a special exhibit at the at the Alagasco Center for Energy Technology in downtown Birmingham. 1^st place Whitney Johnson 2^nd place Cody Bryant 3^rd place Samuel Maddox *Honorable Mention:* Jeffery Bak Sean Flaharty Samantha O’Leary Austin Powers Ruben Quesada Alvarado ALABAMA CONCRETE MASONRY INSTITUTE This 3^rd year student design competition is sponsored by the ACMI. 1^st place Michael Brundi 2^nd place Alexandra Buehning 3^nd place Alex Hays Honorable Mention: Julia Long Kirby Tucker ALABAMA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION The Alabama Forestry Association has been sponsoring “wood comp” for more than forty years, and has become a milestone experience for generations of Auburn Architecture graduates. *1^st place* Kyle Kiersey *2^nd place* Timothy Fuerst *3^rd place* George Criminale *Honorable Mention:* Lia Bernhardt Kaylee Bruce Krystal Duchene Valyn Daconto MARVIN WINDOWS BY DALE This competition involves 4^th year architecture students preparing portfolios of their academic and professional work. Portfolios of this nature are an essential tool in the job search process in the field of architecture. A jury of practicing architects from around the country - members APLA’s Program Advisory Council - reviewed the student portfolios and selected the winners. This annual competition has a new sponsor: Marvin Windows and their Birmingham-based distributor, Dale Incorporated. *1^st place* Justin Collier Merit Whitney Johnson Merit Taiwei Wang BOOK AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS These awards are given annually to outstanding students in each class as determined by the Architecture program faculty. 5^th YEAR COMMENDATIONS: The following students received Letters of Commendation for exemplary work in the 5^th Year Studios: Jordan Grodzicki Over the past two semesters, Jordan has succeeded in creating a proposal for Montgomery that, if built, would have a potential to change the dynamics of the city and usher it into new architectural era. Jordan is a student who always does more than what is asked for, and she does it with a smile, terrific organizational skills, and great professionalism. Mary Win McCarthy Mary Win has crafted a sophisticated and believable thesis project that was based on impeccable research, and many, many hours of hard work. Mary Win's love for architecture manifests itself through her drawings that are always part of a larger process – a studious and laborious process of crafting a space that is at once meaningful and beautiful. Damian Bolden Damian is commended for the depth of his design investigations in the 5^th year studio. This work led Damian to design a real and believable corner building with a set of complex and diverse programs, and a great public/civic space as a gift back to the city. Kazuna Takahashi Kazuna is commended for the motivation and hard she brought to her thesis project. This effort produced a set of historic urban ideas for “in-between spaces” that can have significant impact and relevance as an urban design strategy for a mid-sized recovering city such as Montgomery. ARCHITECTURE YEAR LEVEL BOOK AWARDS 1^st Year - ............................................ Michaela Robinson 2^nd Year - Burleson studio................. George Criminale Miller studio...................... Kyle Keirsey Sproull studio.................... Katherine Uhrin 3^rd Year - Americas............................... Roderick MacKenzie Rome.................................... Tren Tepool Istanbul................................ Anne Johnstone Rural .................................... Kristen Gruhn 4^th Year - Dagg studio Brook Riesberg Zorr studio.......................... Emily Holloman 5^th Year - Nakhjavan studio............... Zachery Cordoba Garmaz studio..................... Peter McInish ROBERT LOVETT MEMORIAL BOOK AWARD This award was established in honor of Robert Lovett, a 2^nd year student in the School of Architecture, who died in an automobile accident in 1964. A book is given annually to a 2^nd year student for his or her dedication to architectural studies. The award is made possible through gifts from retired Dean Dan Bennett who was a classmate of Robert Lovett. Will Ready INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE Scholarships: BLACKWELL PRIZE IN DRAWING & PAINTING Established by David Braly, Joel Peek, and Bobby McAlpine to honor Prof. Emeritus Gaines Blackwell, this award recognizes the best of students’ submissions of painting and drawing by hand developed in the ARIA Summer Thesis studio. Nic Purcell ROGER W. RINDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship was established by the Donald W. Rindt family of Sheffield, Alabama to honor Roger Wilson Rindt, a 1976 Interior Architecture graduate. Justin Collier Samantha O’Leary Whitney Johnson CHARLES MOUNT TRAVEL AWARD To be used for international travel and awarded each year to one upper level Interiors student. Caroline Eitzen TESSERAE ENDOWMENT The Tesserae Endowment is founded by ten graduates from the Classes of 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Founders and their spouses formed life long relationships and friendships during their years at Auburn. The word tes•ser•ae refers to one of the small squares of stone or glass used in making mosaic patterns. As the name signifies, The Tesserae Endowment is a mosaic based on a foundation of friends from various backgrounds, each with a unique character and personality, diverse professional interests and individual goals. The Founders have created The Tesserae Endowment early in their own professional careers to recognize the School of Architecture, Planning, & Landscape Architecture, honor their friendships with each other and to encourage, foster, and maintain connections with future graduates; it is their intent that the Tesserae Endowment have lasting benefits for the School. Quinn Mackenzie BOOK AWARDS GAINES T. BLACKWELL BOOK AWARD Given in honor of Professor Emeritus Gaines T. Blackwell, this book award is presented to a 5^th year ARIA student who represents exceptional overall performance throughout their ARIA academic career. The recipient is chosen by the ARIA faculty, and the award is sponsored by the ARIA faculty. Ashley Clark YEAR LEVEL These awards are given annually to outstanding Interior Architecture students in each year level as determined by the Interior Architecture faculty. 3^rd Year.......... Megan Wood 4^th Year........... Taiwei Wang 5^th Year...... Mary McCarthy LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE................................................................................................................... Scholarships: THE JACK WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship was established to honor Jack Williams for his commitment and dedication to the Master of Landscape Architecture program. It is awarded to a student of high academic achievement, who best combines a spirit of exploration with a curiosity about the earth. The funds may be used for tuition, field studies or travel. Jack would use them for travel. Matthew Blansit ASLA EUGENE & JOANNE BROCK SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is given in memory of Eugene Brock and in honor of his wife, Joanne Brock. The Brock’s have given much time to the promotion of licensure in the State of Alabama. Eugene was the holder of the very first landscape architecture license granted in Alabama. Felipe Jose Sierra THE DON LOGAN-SOUTHERN PROGRESS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship was established by Southern Progress and Don Logan for students enrolled in the Landscape Architecture program. Mr. Logan is past President & CEO of Time, Inc. Southern Progress and Time are both division of Time-Warner, Inc. Maria Hines Felipe Sierra Fellowships: These competitive fellowships are in the form of a 4 to 6 semester Research Assistantship position. They are chosen by the LA Faculty and consist of full tuition waivers and a monthly stipend. Each fellowship goes to the applicant from the targeted area with the highest academic standard. In 2011 the recipients of the fellowships are: AULA Diversity Fellowship - Dennis Williams GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS Christina Argo Rodney Benton Matthew Blansit Jesse Holt Carlton Hines Michael Kuras Dale Speetjens Maria Hines Felipe Palacios Yubei Hu Mi Yan BOOK AWARDS YEAR LEVEL AWARDS These book awards are funded each year from gifts made to Landscape Architecture alumni and friends. The awards are given to outstanding students as determined by LA faculty. MLA I Studio I - Robinson Rachel McGraw.................................... Studio I - Robinson Christina Argo Studio II - Zanzot Yubei Hu Studio II - Zanzot Maria Hines Studio III - Margetts/Homan Steven Green Studio IV - Barnett John Carswell Studio IV - Homan Claire Ritchey MLA II Terminal Studio II - Hill Matthew Phillips Terminal Studio I - Robinson Xue Hao Thesis Studio I - Barnett Paige Ishmael Thesis Studio II - Barnett Sylvia Barnett Hydrologies Book Award for Stormwater Design This book award is presented to the student who has shown exceptional overall performance in stormwater theory and design. The recipient is chosen and sponsored by the MLA faculty. Michael Kuras Pat Dye Plant Studies Book Award Establised by former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye, this book award recognizes outstanding commitment in plant research, phenology and drawing. Phillpe Palacios Sierra 2-D Studio, LLC Book Award for Design Excellence This book award is made possible by 2-D Studio, LLC of Birmingham and is awarded to three students demonstrating excellence in design studio work & overall GPA. Enoc Cruz Excellence in Undergraduate LAND Readings This book award goes to an outstanding undergraduate student in the Landscape Architecture Readings class that expresses an aptitude of curiosity and inquiry for the profession on landscape architecture. Alisha Carlton MLA Advisory Council Book Award Pratisha Shakya Seth Ristow ASLA DESIGN AWARDS Every year the Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture sponsors two design awards - the ASLA Award of Honor and the ASLA Award of Merit. Nominees for these design awards must have demonstrated the highest level of academic scholarship and of accomplishments in skills related to the art and technology of landscape architecture including extraordinary personal qualities and skills of: responsiveness and willingness to work with others, self-motivation and responsibility, and be competent in design ability. Award of Honor Paige Ishmael Award of Merit Claire Ritchey 2013 Twin States/ AL ASLA Student Design Awards Every two years the Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects sponsors two student design awards: the Student Design Award in Community Service and the Student Design Collaboration Award. Award of Honor *Student Design Award in Community Service* for “Peacock Place, Montgomery, AL” Xue Hao Award of Merit Student Design Collaboration Team Award for project “Campus Rain Works, Auburn University Campus, Auburn, AL” LAND Maria Hines Dale Speetjens Pratisha Shakya Chen Fan Xue Hao ARCH Brad Green Cynthia Baker BSCI Jaron Benett HORT Amanda Meder SIGMA LAMBDA ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY for outstanding academic achievement in Landscape Architecture New Inductees: Chen Fan Xingye Pan Pratish Shakya Claire Ritchey Shihua Wang *Current: Sylvia Barnett Xue Hao Paige Ishmael COMMUNITY PLANNING* Scholarships: ARCH R. WINTER FUND FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY PLANNING This scholarship was established by the estate of Arch Winter, a pioneer planner in Alabama, for the purpose of promoting excellence in the Community Planning program. Brandon Cummings DONALD JAMES COSBY MEMORIAL AWARD IN COMMUNITY PLANNING This scholarship is made possible by a gift from the estate of Donald Cosby. Donald Cosby graduated from the School of Architecture in 1963 and received his degree in Planning from the University of Oklahoma. Ross Ivey Orion Stand-Gravois AICP OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD The AICP Outstanding Student Awards recognizes outstanding attainment in the study of planning by students graduating from Planning Accreditation Board–accredited planning programs during the academic year of the award. Recipients of the award are nominated by the Master of Community Planning program faculty. Juan Diego Donoso BOOK AWARDS These book awards are funded each year from gifts made to Community Planning from alumni and friends. The awards are given to outstanding students as determined by Community Planning faculty. Jaime Larzelere Spence Moore Xibei Song Nick Vansyoc MERIT AWARDS & MEDALS APLA WRITING AWARD This award has been established to recognize, honor and promote excellence in the art and craft of writing. Undergraduate 2^nd yr - 1^st prize - Tim Fuerst 2^nd yr - 2^nd prize - Kyle Kersey 2^nd yr - 3^rd prize - Kelly Waldheim 4^th yr - 1^st prize - Jeffrey Bak 2^nd prize - Jessica Haynes 3^rd prize - Samantha O'Leary Graduate PLAN -1^st place - Tessa Thompkin PLAN - 2^nd place - Katherine Martin PLAN - 3^rd place - Brandon Cummings LAND - Essay - Braxton Tanner LAND - Research - Sylvia Barnett ALPHA RHO CHI MEDAL The Alpha Rho Chi Medal is awarded to a student who has shown an ability for LEADERSHIP, performed willing SERVICE for the College and School, and gives promise of real, professional MERIT through his or her attitude and personality. Damian L. Bolden AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT This prestigious award is given to the graduating senior who has attained throughout his or her tenure at Auburn the second highest GPA. Kyle Johnson AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SCHOOL MEDAL This medal is awarded to the graduating senior who has exhibited the very highest GPA during his or her tenure as a student in the School of Architecture. This year the award goes to two students whose GPAs are 4.0. Will Gregory Peter McInish E. WALTER BURKHARDT AWARD This award is donated in the memory of Professor Emeritus E. Walter Burkhardt, who taught in the School of Architecture from 1929-1964. Professor Burkhardt was extremely contributive to the field of architecture throughout his life, especially in the State of Alabama and to Auburn University. This award is given to the fifth year student who has attained the highest design studio average during his or her tenure as a student at Auburn. Will Gregory Peter McInish 2012-2013 ARCC/KING MEDAL This medal is awarded based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research. Will Gregory CADC INT’L GRAD STUDENT AWARD Just to clarify: each academic unit in CADC chooses one student to receive recognition as an outstanding international graduate student. Then one of these three students is chosen to receive the college-wide award. Yubei Hu (MLA)* Augusto Trujillo (INDC)
APLA Alum Recognized at AIA Memphis Award Gala	4/29/2013	4/29/2014	APLA	PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2013 Francis Gassner Award Recipient: Keith S. Kays, AIA Keith S. Kays, AIA was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the architectural fabric of the Memphis community at the AIA Memphis Celebration of Architecture Awards Gala on April 6th, 2013 at the Pink Palace Museum with the Francis Gassner Award. During his far-reaching career as an architect, Keith has focused his attention on urban revitalization, designing and managing hotel and entertainment projects, and the curation of Memphis’ historic legacy. His projects include the Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth Synagogue (1970), the Fogelman College of Business at the University of Memphis (1971), NE Community Mental Health Center / Youth Villages (1975), The Pier Restaurant (1976), Number One Beale Street (1977), and the Mississippi Main Street Association (1993/2007). A graduate of Auburn University, Keith was awarded a Travel Scholarship in 1965 and spent four months visiting Europe. “That experience gave me a glimpse of the importance of preservation. I have always been a proponent of Downtown, and breathing new life into abandoned buildings and neighborhoods was a significant part of my practice during the 1970’s, ” he says. He joined the firm of Walk Jones and Francis Mah in 1967, became a partner in 1970, and established his own eponymous practice in 1971. Keith was an early advocate of Downtown redevelopment and was responsible for the design of a number of adaptive re-use projects, including the 1979 Master Planning of Beale Street which re-established the historic street pattern that had been destroyed under urban renewal. Keith currently serves as the Chairperson of the Memphis Landmarks Commission and has served on the Board of Memphis Heritage. During the 1990’s, Keith worked with the Mississippi Main Street Association re-visioning 40 communities throughout the state. Keith recalls, “The Main Street experience provided tangible evidence of the importance of preservation to the heart and soul of community.” The threat of demolition of Francis Gassner’s architecturally significant C&I Bank building sparked Keith’s interest in creating a written record of the architectural history of Memphis. With the help of Marty Gorman, AIA, Lee Askew, FAIA, and Louis Pounders, FAIA, Keith created two comprehensive surveys of architecture in Memphis: the residential compendium A Survey of Modern Houses in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1940 To 1980, and the non-residential A Survey of Modern Public Buildings in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1940 To 1980. Keith S. Kays has had a profound impact on the built environment and architectural legacy of our city, and we are proud to recognize him for his outstanding contributions. The Francis Gassner Award was established in 1977 to commemorate an extraordinary architect, Francis P. Gassner, who practiced in Memphis from the Fifties until his death in 1977. To continue his legacy of design excellence, of service to the profession, and of leadership to our community, AIA Memphis honors each year an architect or member of a related profession for outstanding contributions to the quality of the built environment in Memphis. Candidates are proposed by members of AIA Memphis in any of the following categories: Architectural Practice, Design, Education, Government, Industry, Historical Preservation, Literature, Public Service, Research, Science of Construction, Service to the Profession, and Urban Design.
APLA Alumni Abroad	4/17/2013	4/17/2014	APLA	It ’s a rare APLA student who has not wondered about a professional path that might lead them to live and work outside their home country. Increasingly, our graduates are making that dream their reality! This year we’ve reached out to these “APLA Expatriates” to ask them to share their stories with our StudioAPLA readers. From London to Beijing, East Africa to Honduras, and all parts between these Auburn alumni are showing the world the skill, talent, commitment, and passion that are the hallmarks of an Auburn APLA graduate. Please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/alumni-abroad to meet our alumni living and working abroad; as you read their stories, please contact APLA Communications with alumni we’ve missed. Mail us at: CADC.communications@auburn.edu
APLA MLA Students Provide Conceptual Design Proposals for Toomer's Corner	4/15/2013	4/15/2014	APLA	In case you haven’t heard, on January 27, 2011, a person identifying himself as “Al from Dadeville” phoned into the The Paul Finebaum Show, a nationally syndicated sports radio show. The caller claimed to have poisoned the two grand oak trees at the corner of College Street and Magnolia Avenue at Auburn University, known to many as the Toomer’s Oaks. This act has sparked a high profile and engaging public conversation about this area of campus. Students in the Graduate Landscape Architecture program contributed to this discussion in Fall 2012 by presenting their design proposals for Toomer’s Corner to Auburn’s Campus Planners as well as the professional design team hired to provide the Landscape Master Plan for the University. The student design investigations were initiated in a course led by Assistant Professor David Hill titled Plant Ephemerality. Plant Ephemerality is the second within a trilogy of courses (plant spatiality, plant ephemerality, and plant functionality) that explore landscape design potentials that emerge out of a deep passion and careful observation of plants. Plant Ephemerality explores how plants change through time and how the overall growth and seasonal variation of plants can be celebrated through design. This particular project, know affectionately as project T.I.M.E. (the Toomer’s Investigation into Metamorphosis and Evolution) examined how Toomer’s Corner can be intentionally designed over an abnormally long period of time, in this case 150 years. Each student provided their own individual design proposal, intentionally demonstrating how their design could adapt and evolve through the next century and a half. After all the proposals were presented to the class and discussed, the students collectively compiled a series of recommendations or strategies. No individual design proposal embodies all of the recommendations, but each student raised particular issues they felt were important. While their colleagues eventually disputed some of the issues, others continued to come up again and again. To read more, please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/toomers-corner-conceptual-design-proposals
Snapshots: A Look at the Rome Studio, Spring 2013	4/9/2013	4/9/2014	APLA	Design Workshop, Rome Studio: Amber Freedman, Philadelphia University/ Spencer Curtis, UArkansas/Trent Tepool, AU/Emily Johnson, AU Maggie Scott: Presenting her group's project "Analysis of Urban Spaces" / Piazza Farnese and Campo dei Fiori On the Ponte Sant' Angelo ? "Ways of Seeing" class ARCH 3410: Bruce Buescher, TC Christiansen, Torrance Wong, Stephen Bianchi "Ways of Seeing" ARCH 3410 Drawing class: Professor Emeritus Jack Williams, Callie Eitzen, Adam Grigsby Jack is dispensing drawing advice on the steps of the Church of the Florentines on Via Giulia ARCH 3410 "Ways of Seeing"- Spring Semester 2013, UARC, Rome, Italy: Adam Grigsby, Bruce Buescher On the Ponte Sisto, drawing everything they had learned in the walk that morning. ARCH 3410 "Ways of Seeing"- Spring Semester 2013, UARC, Rome, Italy: Torrance Wong Seated on the steps of the fountain in the Piazza del Popolo and looking toward the Trident of the Corso, Via di Ripetta and Via Babuino; Drawing the twin churches 28 February - 02 March 2013, UARC Palazzo Taverna, Rome, Italy: The Entry Gate to the Palazzo Taverna, the Auburn Delegation - Dr. Vini Nathan, Dean CADC, Lee Armstrong, Head Counsel AU, Prof. David Hinson, Head APLA, Dr. Don Large, VP Finance AU, Prof. Scott Finn, Gresham Professor and Director APLA Rome Program, Dr. Constance Relihan, Associate Provost AU, Dr. Timothy Boosinger, Provost, AU Field Studies Excursion to OSTIA ANTICA, Atop one of the ruins in the ancient port city of Ostia Antica, Friday 29 March 2013: Kevin Laferriere AU, Trent Tepool AU (rear), Callie Eitzen AU (front), Tyler Jones, UA, Mrs. Jones, Dr. Emilio Del Gesso, UA faculty, Samantha Park, Philadelphia Fashion, Helen Burke, Philadelphia Fashion, Thuy Cao, Philadelphia Fashion, Karina Sanriago, Philadelphia Fashion, Bruce Buescher AU Easter in Rome: Maggie Scott, Nico Forlenza, Callie Eitzen, Adam Grigsby, Kevin Laferriere, Bruce Buesche For more information about APLA's Rome Study Abroadprogram, and to view images from 2011/2012 please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/architecture-program%E2%80%99s-rome-studio
APLA Requests Alumni Submissions for Next Newsletter	4/2/2013	8/2/2013	APLA	At APLA we pride ourselves on our diverse, talented and involved alumni. As one of APLA‘s many goals is to keep our Alumni informed about the School - the programs, news, and events; conversely we want to know and share more about our Alumni. Our next newsletter installment of *StudioAPLA* (http://studioapla.auburn.edu/) is scheduled for release in May 2013. APLA is offering alumni the opportunity to submit news briefs or articles about personal or professional research, design and innovation, service to community and/or industry, project completion and/or publication and recognition, and professional / personal accolades. Each submission should be composed of 300-500 words and have at least one defining image submitted to represent the piece. (images should be 300 DPI, 670 pixels wide or 700 pixels tall. Galleries are available for up to 12 high quality and compelling images or graphics used to represent the submission) DEADLINE for submission: April 22, 2013 Please email all alumni submission or questions to: cadc.communications@auburn.edu attention: Nicole Truitt, APLA Communications Our pride in our Alumni extends beyond the May 2013 news issue, so please do not hesitate to contact us with any news you wish to share. APLA reserves the right to choose which stories to include in each newsletter submission and may archive stories for use in later StudioAPLA submission and/or other College or University affiliated publications. APLA Communications will contact alumni accordingly.
APLA Students and the Americas // Alabama Studio	4/1/2013	2/1/2014	APLA	Travel abroad through the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture includes a variety of options. During the third year of the undergraduate Architecture program, students are provided with the opportunity to spend a semester in either Rome, Istanbul, or in North, Central or South America with the Americas studio. In the past the Americas Studio has provided students with a forum to investigate how cultural landscapes intersect with architectural practice in New Mexico. This year the students are staying closer to home and focusing on projects located in the northeast region of Alabama. The Americas // Alabama Studio students are involved in similar activities to studies from prior years', focusing on the interaction between people and place, and analyzing and understanding the factors that contribute to the development of regional architecture with the intent to identify ways to encourage tourism in the region. The Americas // Alabama Studio focus is defined by Prof. Sheri Schumacher with the following goals for students: 1. Experience the natural and cultural landscape of the northeast Alabama region through immersion by means of travel, curiosity and discovery. 2. Identify, observe, map and organize the complex network of systems found in Alabama’s natural and cultural landscape. 3. Study mapped systems by isolating and superimposing individual components to interpret the interaction of parts and potential for new connections 4. Determine strategic locations for architectural transformative investigations that aim to provide a new framework for visitors to experience Alabama. Following are images from field studies executed in February of this year. For more information on the Americas Studio program, please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/americas-studio-joins-auburn-study-abroad Chief Ladiga Bike Trail, Piedmont, Alabama Legarde Lodge, Piedmont, Alabama Gnatt's Quarry Observation Point, Sylacauga, Alabama Howard Core String Instrument Workshop, Ft. McClellan, Alabama Little River Canyon Overlook, De Soto State Park Little River Canyon, De Soto State Park Mountain Center Tour, Heflin, Alabama
Do You Know About the First Year Architecture Program?	3/26/2013	3/26/2014	APLA	Do you want to know more about studying architecture? Are you an individual Interested in creative challenge and meeting new people in a group setting? A predilection for late nights may be useful, and open minds are encouraged. Have you ever asked yourself, "How does one begin to learn about architecture and about architecture school? What can I expect?" To find the answers to these questions and more, visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/introduction-first-year-architecture-program You can read what Auburn University students are saying about the First Year Architecture Program offered through the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA). Feel free to stay and peruse the current and archived School of Architecture newsletters as well (studioapla.auburn.edu). To learn more about the College of Architecture, Design and Construction, visit: http://cadc.auburn.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Students Rise to Challenge of 51st Alagasco Competition	3/25/2013	10/25/2013	APLA	Fourth year architecture celebrated the end of Fall 2012 with the 51st annual Alagasco competition. This year's challenge was to design a new 225,000 square-foot hospital in Boston.. First Place was awarded to Whitney Johnson, Second Place to Cody Bryant, and Third Place to Samuel Maddox. Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Jeffrey Bak, Sean Flaharty, Samantha O’Leary, Austin Powers, and Ruben Quesada Alvarado. These students attended the AIA Montgomery Design Awards Gala on December 4, 2012 where their final presentations were on display. Awards were made possible by generous support from Alagasco. For the full story please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/students-rise-challenge-51st-alagasco-competition-0
Marvin Windows by Dale Inc Supports Auburn Architecture’s Portfolio Design Competition	3/19/2013	1/31/2015	APLA	The Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to announce a new sponsored student competition. Marvin Windows by Dale Inc, a premier manufacturer of made-to-order wood and clad wood windows, will make an annual donation of $2,500 in support of awards for the APLA Portfolio Design Competition. The sponsorship comes as a philanthropic gift from the company to the school through the Auburn University Foundation. Currently an APLA annual event, the competition will now be known as the Marvin Windows by Dale Inc Portfolio Competition. Marvin Windows by Dale Inc will also provide technical support for classroom instruction regarding windows and other building enclosure systems. “The Dale Inc Companies and Marvin Windows & Doors have long recognized the significant contributions to the design and construction environment as a result of Auburn University’s architecture program. We are pleased to be a professional partner with the faculty and students of this great institution,” says Laura Holland Smith of Marvin Windows by Dale Inc, who is also an alumna of Auburn’s architecture program. APLA’s portfolio competition involves fourth year architecture students gathering their academic and professional work for professional review. Portfolios of this nature are an essential tool of the job search process in the field of architecture. A jury of practicing architects from around the country, who are on APLA’s Architecture Program Advisory Council, review the student portfolios. As David Hinson, head of Auburn’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, explains, “Preparation of a well-designed professional portfolio is critical to an architecture graduate’s job search. Through the hard work of our Architecture Advisory Council—combined with this terrific new sponsorship from Marvin Windows by Dale Inc—we are able to help our students present their talents and abilities to prospective employers in the best light.” Winners of this year’s Marvin Windows by Dale Inc Portfolio Competition were announced at the Internship Fair sponsored by Auburn’s chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students on Monday, March 18. The $1,500 First Prize was awarded to Justin Collier, from Shorter, AL, and two $500 Merit Awards were awarded to Whitney Johnson from Fairfield, AL and Taiwei Wang from the city of Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang province, China. All three are completing degrees in architecture and interior architecture. Dale Inc, a specialty contractor, is a third generation family-owned business since 1947 with offices located in Nashville, Huntsville, Birmingham, and Auburn. Marvin Windows and Doors is one of the many quality products that Dale Inc offers in the residential and commercial building industry. Marvin’s tradition of delivering the finest craftsmanship in windows and doors began in Warroad, Minnesota, a small town just six miles from the Canadian border, where the privately-held, family-owned and operated company is still headquartered today. The Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction embraces the land grant mission of Auburn University and seeks ways to address and anticipate the critical issues of our region, nation, and the world through its rigorous, relevant, and nationally ranked programs that provide numerous opportunities to engage in the different aspects of creating place, space, and experience from the intimate to the infinite.
Nassar Rabbat Lecture Today, March 18 in Dudley, B6	3/18/2013	3/19/2013	APLA	Nasser Rabbat is the Aga Khan Professor and the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT. An architect and a historian, his scholarly interests include the history and historiography of Islamic architecture, art, and cultures, urban history, and post-colonial criticism. He teaches lecture courses on various facets of Islamic architecture and seminars on the history of Islamic urbanism and contemporary cities, orientalism, historiography, and the issue of meaning in architecture. In his research and teaching he presents architecture in ways that illuminate its interaction with culture and society and stress the role of human agency in shaping that interplay. Professor Rabbat has published more than 80 scholarly articles and book sections in English, Arabic, and French. Among his recent articles are: “The Arab Revolution Takes Back the Public Space,” Critical Inquiry, Online Feature (January 2012); ‘What’s in a Name? The New “Islamic Art” Galleries at the Met,’ Artforum 50, 8 (January 2012); “The Pedigreed Domain of Architecture: A View from the Cultural Margin,” Perspecta 44 (2011); and "Circling the Square: Architecture and Revolution in Cairo," Artforum 49, 8 (April 2011). His books include: The Citadel of Cairo: A New Interpretation of Royal Mamluk Architecture (Leiden, 1995), Thaqafat al Bina’ wa Bina’ al-Thaqafa (The Culture of Building and Building Culture) (Beirut, 2002), Al-Mudun al-Mayyita: Durus min Madhih wa-Ru’an li-Mustaqbaliha (The Dead Cities: Lessons from its History and Views on its Future) (Damascus, 2010), Mamluk History Through Architecture: Building, Culture, and Politics in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (London, 2010), which won the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize in Middle Eastern Studies, 2011, and an edited book, The Courtyard House between Cultural Reference and Universal Relevance (London, 2010). He co-authored Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2001), and co-edited Making Cairo Medieval (Lantham, Md, 2005). Two forthcoming books, L'art Islamique à la recherche d'une méthode historique, and al-Naqd Iltizaman (Criticism as Commitment) will be published in the coming year in Cairo and Beirut respectively. He is currently writing a book tentatively titled The Story of Islamic Architecture. All lectures begin at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted, in Dudley B6. They are free and open to the public.
APLA AIAS Hosts Annual Internship Fair at Auburn Student Center	3/18/2013	3/20/2013	APLA	http://apps.cadc.auburn.edu/aias/internship/index.htm
New Group of APLA Grads Become Alabama Registered Architects	3/19/2013	8/17/2013	APLA	APLA is pleased to congratulate the following alumni on passing the ARE over the past year and becoming licensed architects in the state of Alabama: Robert Austin, Laura Bartlett, Courtney Brett, Stephanie Clements, Lee Cooper, Brittany Foley, Daniel Foley, John Foshee, Shannon Gibson-Fulenwider, Jennifer Givens, Wilber Hill, Simon Hurst, Casey Ivy, Tyler Johnson ,Laura Keller, Courtney Kelly, Rebecca Lazenby, Laura Anderson McAllister, David McClendon, Timothy Neal, Jon Penny, Alicia Pughsley, Justin Rogers, Bart Rye, Jennifer Thorington-Hines.
March 18: MIT 's Nassar Rabbat Joins APLA Spring Lecture Series	3/5/2013	3/19/2013	APLA	Nasser Rabbat is the Aga Khan Professor and the Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT. An architect and a historian, his scholarly interests include the history and historiography of Islamic architecture, art, and cultures, urban history, and post-colonial criticism. He teaches lecture courses on various facets of Islamic architecture and seminars on the history of Islamic urbanism and contemporary cities, orientalism, historiography, and the issue of meaning in architecture. In his research and teaching he presents architecture in ways that illuminate its interaction with culture and society and stress the role of human agency in shaping that interplay. Professor Rabbat has published more than 80 scholarly articles and book sections in English, Arabic, and French. Among his recent articles are: “The Arab Revolution Takes Back the Public Space,” Critical Inquiry, Online Feature (January 2012); ‘What’s in a Name? The New “Islamic Art” Galleries at the Met,’ Artforum 50, 8 (January 2012); “The Pedigreed Domain of Architecture: A View from the Cultural Margin,” Perspecta 44 (2011); and "Circling the Square: Architecture and Revolution in Cairo," Artforum 49, 8 (April 2011). His books include: The Citadel of Cairo: A New Interpretation of Royal Mamluk Architecture (Leiden, 1995), Thaqafat al Bina’ wa Bina’ al-Thaqafa (The Culture of Building and Building Culture) (Beirut, 2002), Al-Mudun al-Mayyita: Durus min Madhih wa-Ru’an li-Mustaqbaliha (The Dead Cities: Lessons from its History and Views on its Future) (Damascus, 2010), Mamluk History Through Architecture: Building, Culture, and Politics in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (London, 2010), which won the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize in Middle Eastern Studies, 2011, and an edited book, The Courtyard House between Cultural Reference and Universal Relevance (London, 2010). He co-authored Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2001), and co-edited Making Cairo Medieval (Lantham, Md, 2005). Two forthcoming books, L'art Islamique à la recherche d'une méthode historique, and al-Naqd Iltizaman (Criticism as Commitment) will be published in the coming year in Cairo and Beirut respectively. He is currently writing a book tentatively titled The Story of Islamic Architecture. All lectures begin at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted, in Dudley B6. They are free and open to the public.
The Rural Studio Debuts the Newbern Town Hall Project	3/1/2013	12/31/2013	APLA	On February 23, 2013 the Town of Newbern celebrated the opening of Newbern Town Hall. A small town built around a traditional southern main street (now a busy highway that connects two larger towns), Newbern, Alabama’s downtown is the center of community activity that recently lacked a formal gathering place. In 2010, the Newbern Town Hall project was identified as a way to fill this need. Rural Studio student design team Brett Bowers, David Frazier, Mallory Garrett, and Zane Morgan began to work with the Town of Newbern, Mayor Woody Stokes, the Town Council, and the Newbern Volunteer Fire Department to develop a civic campus. As only the second new building planned for Newbern since the early 1900’s, it was natural to use an adjacency to the Fire Station to organize a public space. Sited to the north of the Newbern Volunteer Fire Department (2005 Rural Studio Project), the walls of the Newbern Town Hall and Fire Department create north-south boundaries to define a civic square. The east boundary is demarcated by a covered barbecue pit and vegetated screen wall – the screen wall also functions to hide site parking beyond. The Town Hall, as the primary community and civic building in Newbern, will function as a meeting place for the Town Council, provide a place to teach community classes, become a voting location and will be available for other miscellaneous community events. To provide the Town Hall with the gravity and scale of a civic building, the design team created a wall system using 8” x 8” old growth bald cypress timbers (all harvested from the Alabama Delta Region). The heavy timber cypress members comprise the entirety of the building shell – serving as exterior and interior finish, and providing insulation. The roof structure includes 43 trusses sized to provide deep overhangs to protect the walls, while the roof’s open gable ends assist with building ventilation. In the main entry, the timbers form a clear span of 28' over the entry doors and large glass windows - accomplished by gluing and bolting the timbers together tightly, creating a laminated heavy timber beam. To ensure the longevity of the timbers and prevent air infiltration, students spent approximately two months preparing each timber with a routed drip edge and a spline for timber stacking connections that, along with an added foam gasket, will also act as an air barrier for the building. The cypress timber skin, although providing design economy with a serene and simple beauty, by its very nature provided the students with opportunities for design innovation. For instance, over time the timbers dry and may shrink in size. Shrinking timbers make window, door and roof framework connections challenging, may create issues with interior wall construction, and can threaten an airtight building envelope. As a result, every detail in the project had to be designed to adapt and prevent failure if the cypress timber shrinkage is significant. Floor to ceiling length threaded rods occur at every 4’-0” throughout and ratcheting plates were placed at the top keep the walls tight, even as they shrink. Windows and doors are mounted either fully inside or fully outside of the timber walls, and slotted bolt connections holding the metal frames to the timber walls can accommodate up to 4" of shrinkage. A necessity of construction, the final effect strongly enhances door and window openings in the building. Professor Rebecca O’Neal Dagg, attending as a representative from Auburn University remarked: The Newbern Town Hall project is timeless and contemporary, primitive and progressive. The design encompasses the history of the Primitive Hut, but its detailing is current, precise and of a contemporary architectural lineage. While the new courtyard space for Newbern speaks to the students’ deep knowledge of the community and of the power of architecture to contribute to bringing people together, the building itself is beautiful, flexible and thoughtful to the needs of the community and the Rural Studio’s long standing partnerships there. We are so proud of this team for committing themselves to this endeavor. The 28’ span out of heavy timbers is a testament to the students’ boldness. The students and faculty have literally raised the Rural Studio bar to a new level. Project consultants Joe Farruggia, Xavier Vendrell and Dan Wheeler also praised the students’ design and contribution to the community, and Andrew Freear, Director of Rural Studio said: This team has been an inspiration to us all. Even with the fatigue of 920 days of designing and building the Town Hall - eating, sleeping, dreaming and living the project - they never stopped asking or searching for the answers to the questions that they posed to themselves. They took this opportunity to make everything a design decision, and it shows. The Town Hall is beautiful and extraordinarily rigorous but, above all, it is a mature piece of architecture. Both the Town of Newbern and Rural Studio are very proud of its new center of democracy. To learn more about the project, and the Rural Studio, please visit: www.ruralstudio.org
APLA Alumni and Faculty Well Represented at Alabama AIA Design Awards	2/27/2013	8/27/2013	APLA	On Friday February22, 2013 the Alabama Council AIA announced the winners of its 2013 State Design Awards. The design jury chose six Design Award winners, and firms led by APLA alumni, and two Auburn faculty, were recognized as some of the “best and brightest in architecture.” (www.aiaalabama.org) APLA would like to congratulate the following for their contributions to architecture in Alabama: Honor Award Spring House Restaurant Dungan Nequette Jeff Dungan ’93 Louis Nequette ’93 http://www.dungan-nequette.com/index.html Merit Award AUM Wellness Center Infinity Architecture Gary Greenshields, ‘85 Yann Cowart, ‘85 http://www.infinityarchitecture.com/ Merit Award Silverock Thunderhouse Dungan Nequette Jeff Dungan ’93 Louis Nequette ’93 http://www.dungan-nequette.com/index.html Merit Award Morgan Loft Anderson Nikolich Design Initiative Marshall Anderson, ‘97 http://design-initiative.net/ Honorable Mention Award Burkhalter Residence Krumdieck A+I Design Alex Krumdieck has taught as adjunct faculty and as a Paul Rudolph Visiting Faculty member. http://www.krumdieck.com/ Honorable Mention Award Rane Memorial Mausoleum Behzad Nakhjavan Studio Behzad Nakhjavan, Professor and Chair of the Architecture Program at APLA War Eagle!!
Alabama ENGINE Receives a 2012 Cahaba Vision Award	2/25/2013	3/25/2013	APLA	Alabama Innovation Engine, a design-based community and economic development initiative jointly funded by Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction, and the University of Alabama, recently received a 2012 Cahaba Vision Award from the Cahaba River Society. Engine, with The Nature Conservancy in Alabama, the Cahaba River Society, and the National Parks Service Recreation, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program, is a member of the Cahaba Blueway Partners. The team was recognized for their work developing the Cahaba Blueway, a project designed to tell the story of Alabama’s Cahaba River while encouraging economic development. Engine is working with the Cahaba River Society and the Nature Conservancy to build community partnerships and to improve access points along the Cahaba to help people discover the river, trails, history and communities of the watershed.
Marla Nelson, Ph.D Joins APLA Lecture Series February 25th	2/19/2013	2/26/2013	APLA	Marla Nelson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of New Orleans where she serves as coordinator of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program, the only accredited planning program in the state of Louisiana. Her areas of expertise include local and regional economic development, community development and urban revitalization. Nelson’s recent research examined the economic and workforce development potential of health services in central cities throughout the United States. Her current work focuses on two key areas. The first examines how cities cope with population decline, whether sudden or prolonged, sustained or temporary, and the tensions among equity, efficiency and environmental management in the implementation of redevelopment strategies in weak market cities. The second investigates the locational preferences of a segment of the “creative class”— socially motivated professionals. The rebuilding circumstances in New Orleans create a unique opportunity to examine this sub-group of professionals. New Orleans, which had been facing a brain drain for decades prior to Hurricane Katrina, has attracted large numbers of highly mobile, young professionals who have moved to the city to take part in recovery and rebuilding. Please note: AL-APA has applied for 1.5 CM credits from the American Planning Association
Spring Lecture Series Welcomes Julie Snow, FAIA	2/11/2013	2/19/2013	APLA	Julie Snow leads a studio-based practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The diverse scale and type of work is joined by a common exploration of material and detail. The studio’s interest in pragmatic and critical programmatic reflection results in innovative designs that expand our understanding of architectural performance. Design strategies engage issues of how architecture performs within each project’s social, cultural and economic context. The practice has been recognized with numerous awards including the AIA Honor Award, Holcim North American Bronze Award, Progressive Architecture Design Award, the Chicago Athenaeum’s American and International Architecture Awards, Architect Magazine Annual Design Review, the Design Distinction Award from I.D. magazine, several Business Week/Architectural Record Awards and several US General Services Administration’s Design Excellence Awards. Julie recently received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award. The award read, “The architecture of Julie VandenBerg Snow might be characterized as invention within convention. That is not to say that her work is conventional but to recognize that, within a rigorous underpinning, she and her studio make the marvelous happen. Elegance is balanced by pragmatism—she is a ballerina who can dance in work boots. Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, ‘Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.’ The work of Julie VandenBerg Snow does this.’” www.juliesnowarchitects.com
APLA Faculty and Alumni Featured in New Regionalism in North America	2/11/2013	8/11/2013	APLA	Lectures and presentations by faculty and alumni from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture are included in theNew Regionalism in North America, a book published by the College of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of San Francisco de Quito (ISBN: 978-9978-68-043-8). The book compiles the proceedings from the Twelfth International Forum of Architecture at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador in November 2011. The Forum was dedicated to the subject of Regionalism: a recurring theme in the architectural landscape of North America and beyond. The event was coordinated by Karen Rogers, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and External Affairs in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction, and brought together eight North American architects. David Hinson, Head of the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, and Auburn alumni Marlon Blackwell and Daniel Wicke were among the participants.
APLA Home Re-Imagined –the Future of Dudley Hall	2/5/2013	6/5/2013	APLA	In spring 2012, a group of architecture students spent the semester studying different opportunities for renovating and adding onto Dudley Hall and Commons. The studio, directed by Professor Christian Dagg, did not approach this assignment as purely an aesthetic issue, but as a restrained exercise that needed to engage site analysis, master planning, program accommodation and financing. "I felt it was very important for students to be aware of the breadth of decisions that have to be made on a building project before architects are ever brought into the process," said Professor Dagg. By asking the students to interview the CADC School Heads, the Dean and representatives from the Office of the University Architect, students were exposed to the larger process by which projects are realized, especially for an institution as complicated as a University. The results of the studio have been published in a booklet that includes the research from the semester and a series of student developed schemes. The students discovered that Dudley Hall, despite its appearance, was still in reasonably good shape and flexible enough to be easily renovated. When studied from the point of view of the University Master Plan, the current building site represents one of the most desirable locations on campus. Finally, any proposal for a new Studio building—be it for Architecture or Graphic Design— needs to have an exterior image that reflects the activity of studio. To view the publication, please visit: http://studioapla.auburn.edu/content/re-imagining-dudley
Next in Spring Lecture Series "On Imagination: Conversations with Architects" Film Screening"	2/1/2013	2/7/2013	APLA	Imagination is the unique human ability that drives all creative processes. The employment of the imagination by architects toward imagining architecture is at once a most pretentious act and simultaneously a most grounded and essential act. It is indeed ironic that something as definitive as architecture is driven by the indefinable. Imagination is central to the authority of architecture and at the core of architectural discourse, though often as a subtext. This 90-minute video looks at imagination through the musings of some of today's most creative architects. It includes conversations with twenty-five architects: David Adjaye, Alan Balfour, Jennifer Bonner, Henry Cobb, Preston Scott Cohen, Lise Anne Couture, Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Rem Koolhaas, Diane Lewis, Thom Mayne, Michael Meredith, Rafael Moneo, William Morgan, Monica Ponce de Leon, Hani Rashid, Hilary Sample, Martha Schwartz, Michael Sorkin, Nader Tehrani, Elías Torres, Billie Tsien, Michael Van Valkenburgh, and Tod Williams. The video was produced by Merrill Elam of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Atlanta, Helen Han, Architect and Filmmaker, and Margaret Fletcher, Assistant Professor of Architect at Auburn University. The video will be introduced by Margaret Fletcher.
View StudioAPLA the International Issue: Winter 2013	1/28/2013	5/1/2013	APLA	APLA is excited to share the latest issue of StudioAPLA: the newest issue brings readers stories about what's happening at Auburn. http://studioapla.auburn.edu/
Bob and Sherry Faust Establish APLA Scholarship	1/28/2013	2/28/2013	APLA	Long-time faculty member, Bob Faust, and his wife, Sherry, have established the Bob and Sherry Faust Endowed Scholarship for incoming freshmen in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Bob served on the APLA faculty for forty-two years and is credited with developing Auburn’s highly regarded design-build ethos. He and Sherry wanted to do something meaningful for future architecture students and planned for creating this scholarship upon his retirement. The Bob and Sherry Faust Endowed Scholarship is a University matching scholarship award, which pairs the endowment’s earnings with a university scholarship award. The Faust Scholarship will be $2,000 in addition to the Spirit of Auburn Scholarship Award and is renewable for up to five years. “Prof. Faust’s career at Auburn has enriched the learning experience of generations of Auburn architecture students, and through this gift, Bob and Sherry will touch the lives of generations to come. This is a wonderful way to honor that legacy,” says David Hinson, Head of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Contributions to the Bob and Sherry Faust Endowed Scholarship are welcome. Please contact Dara Hosey, CADC Development Manager, at 334-844-1161 or 334-663-2505 or e-mail dara@auburn.edu for more information.
Invitation to Paricipate in a Mobile Studio Public Art + Landscape Event	1/18/2013	2/1/2013	APLA	January 17, 2013 Contact: Matt Clower or Andy Ellis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (334) 670-3196 Rosa Parks Museum to host Mobile Studio art event downtown on Saturday MONTGOMERY—Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will host a public art project in downtown Montgomery on Saturday, Jan. 19, that will bring to life the “wishes” of local students. The museum will host a Mobile Studio event from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Court Square where artist Daniel Neil, curator of the Rosa Parks Museum, and Jocelyn Zanzot, co-director of the Mobile Studio and Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Auburn University, will lead students and members of the public in the creation of silkscreen posters inspired by “birthday wishes” for Parks’ upcoming 100^th birthday. Admission to the event is free and members of the public are invited to observe and take part in the creation of the posters, which will be displayed as part of the museum’s 100^th Birthday Celebration for Rosa Parks on Feb. 4. The event will also feature live music from the bands Potluck Drum Choir, Less Than Heroes and Monsoon. The Mobile Studio event is among those listed on the National Day of Service website by the President’s Inauguration Committee. Attendees can learn more about the event RSVP at http://action.2013pic.org/page/event/detail/4vxv3. The creation of the posters is the part of the museum’s ongoing “Birthday Wishes Project,” in which students from around the city reflected on Rosa Parks’ life and vision and submitted their own “wishes” for how their communities could be improved today. “This event is an opportunity to engage children and young people in civic life and responsibility, by making their voices heard and recorded,” Neil said. “In short, the project is really about seriously listening to young people and giving power to their words.” The longer-term project will map these wishes spatially and develop proposals for buildable projects that extend the civic infrastructure of the city, creating new vibrant healthy community spaces. More than 1000 wishes for the future of the city inspired by Parks’ life work have poured in from local school children and people around the world. “The Mobile Studio has worked with Ambassadors of the Rosa Parks Museum, Jerry Johnson and his graphic design students at Troy University and Landscape Architecture students from Auburn University to translate these wishes into visual messages that will be returned to schools and neighborhoods across the city and presented to district representatives on the evening of Rosa Parks’ Birthday Gala,” Neil said. Neil, who joined the Rosa Parks Museum as curator in December, is also co-director of the Mobile Studio project. The Mobile Studio is an intermedia collective that studies, re-presents and re-imagines contemporary Alabama landscapes through co-creative art making and events in the field. For more information about the Mobile Studio event, contact Neil at (334) 241-8701.
Architectural Record Recognizes Lions Park Playscape	1/16/2013	5/31/2013	APLA	The Rural Studio's Lions Park Playscape was included in Architectural Record's "Best Architecture of 2012" issue as a "Best Do-good Project." To view the article, please visit: http://archrecord.construction.com/features/2012/Best-Architecture-of-2012-Editors-Picks/
The Rural Studio Debuts New Website	1/16/2013	2/28/2013	APLA	To view the new website, please visit: www.ruralstudio.org
APLA Spring Lecture Series Kicks Off with Chris Leong	1/10/2013	1/24/2013	APLA	For more information, please visit: http://cadc.auburn.edu/apla/Pages/Fall_Lecture_Series.aspx
Architecture Program Receives NCARB Award for Studio: Urban Healthcare	11/8/2012	11/8/2013	APLA	The School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (APLA) is one of three U.S. Universities to receive a 2012 NCARB Award from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). The $20,000 award for “Studio: Urban Healthcare” will support APLA faculty collaborations with practicing architects and other design professionals with specialized expertise in healthcare architecture aimed at providing critique and direction to fourth year architecture students as they design a small urban hospital. The award proposal, developed by Professor Christian Dagg and Professor Kevin Moore, also addresses financial and management considerations, especially as these are driven by construction and consultant fees, codes, structure, and energy performance. In announcing the award, the NCARB awards jury noted that the Studio: Urban Healthcare project "has the potential to serve as a model for other schools looking to incorporate specialty knowledge into their curriculum." APLA School Head, David Hinson, commended Professors Dagg and Moore, and noted that:"This collaboration builds on our strong partnerships with the professional community in the region, and will help us expand those partnerships to a national scale." The Studio: Urban Healthcare project will be incorporated into coursework in the fall term of 2013.
Young Architects Recognized for Licensure	11/8/2012	5/1/2013	APLA	At the 2012 Birmingham Design Award banquet, eleven young architects were recognized for licensure during in the past year. APLA would like to congratulate the architects on their achievement. New architects, and graduates of the Urban Studio, include Robert Austin (Williams Blackstock), Laura Clark Bartlett (Williams Blackstock), C. Lee Cooper, Jr. (Williams Blackstock), Brittany C. Foley (Davis Architects), Alicia P. Pughsley (Birchfield Penuel), Justin C. Rogers (Designform), and Ryan D. Vernon (Black Design Architecture). Daniel M. Foley (Davis Architects) and Rebecca A. Lazenby (Williams Blackstock) are Auburn APLA graduates as well.

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FileType

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Load in Report Builder

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FileType

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Edit in Report Builder

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FileType

rdl

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Edit in Report Builder

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FileType

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Manage Caching Options

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FileType

rsd

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Manage Cache Refresh Plans

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FileType

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Manage Data Sources

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View Dependent Items

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FileType

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Compliance Details

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