Giving to the Urban Studio

As an outreach program of Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction, the Urban Studio relies on financial support of friends and the Alabama communities it serves.  The Urban Studio appreciates the generosity of Alabama’s individual citizens and corporations for the funding it receives to continue its mission of aiding our state’s communities and towns.

Gifts can be made in many forms including credit card, check, stocks, appreciated securities, memorial gifts, endowments or gifts-in-kind.

Click here for a gift form, a convenient and quick way to make a donation with a credit card or check.

Questions or ideas regarding a gift? Please contact Cheryl Morgan, Director, at 205-323-3592 or email her at urbanstudio@auburn.edu.

Giving News:  Recent Financial Support 

Grants    

Appalachian Regional Commission Flex-E Grant recently provided a grant for work in four Alabama Counties: Franklin, Hale, Macon and Pickens.  Work will include a partnership with University of Alabama's Center for Economic Development and the AU School of Architecture's Master of Community Planning Program.  The focus will include economic development that captures natural and cultural assets of the counties and a Small Town Design Initiative in Aliceville, AL.  $140,000

City of Bessemer Development Board - Small Town Design Initiative done by Fifth Year Urban Studio students Fall 2007. $10,000

City of Monroeville and Alabama Historical Commission - Small Town Design Initiative.  Charrette included a team of volunteer design professionals. $10,000

City of Evergreen and Alabama State Council for the Arts - Small Town Design Initiative.  Charrette included a team of volunteer design professionals. $10,000

City of Birmingham Planning, Engineering and Permits - ongoing support of city projects. $6,600

Gifts

Folk Art Museum Charrette - offset expenses of the charrette.  Teams included AU Urban and Rural Studio students, visiting faculty and professionals and local professionals. $2,500

Birmingham architectural community - 15 firms that are partnering with the Urban Studio in an internship program. $22,500

Gattina Aycock Studios - studio equipment  $250

Institutional/State Funding

Annual funding from Auburn University and the State of Alabama aided basic operating costs and created a new nine-month faculty position and a full-time staff position. Thanks to Rep. Mike Hubbard for his continued support. $125,000