Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Free Night at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art

Lecture: Alice M. Bowsher

Community in Alabama: Architecture for Living Together

Alice Meriwether Bowsher’s latest publication is Community in Alabama: Architecture for Living Together. The book, which focuses on Alabama buildings and places that express community identity and shape the way we live together, is a sequel to her earlier book, Alabama Architecture: Looking at Building and Place, a celebration of Alabama architecture. Both publications were sponsored by the Alabama Architectural Foundation. Bowsher has been active in historic preservation in the state for more than 25 years, including serving as architectural historian on the Alabama National Register Review Board, Alabama Advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, past president of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, executive director of Birmingham Historical Society, and member of the Vulcan Park Foundation Board. In 2002-2003 she served as Draughon Lecturer in State and Local History, sponsored by the Auburn University Center for the Arts & Humanities. Sponsored by the AlabamaArchitectural Foundation and the AU College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

A book signing and reception will follow.

The College of Architecture, Design and Construction will host the 2008 Integrated Practice and Architectural Education Symposium on Wednesday, February 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Parker/B6 Auditorium, Dudley Commons. The symposium is open to the public, and will feature Marty Doscher from the Los Angeles based design firm, Morphosis Architects; Tom Hysell, AIA, Beth Scarano and Derek Cunz of Mortenson Construction; and Renee Cheng, AIA, Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota. The speakers will discuss the impact of close collaboration between design and construction professionals on project design and construction, and the new technologies driving the evolution of a unified team approach in the industry system. The symposium will also examine how this paradigm of project delivery will influence design and construction education. For more information, contact David Hinson at hinsodw@auburn.edu.

The Annual Internship Fair is to be held at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center, February 11 and 12. All students are invited and encouraged to attend.

As of January 19th, over 40 firms are planning to attend.