Since its inception, @RuralStudio students/faculty have built more than 220 homes, parks & community buildings in Alabama. As @au_cadc celebrates Rural Studio's 30th anniv., faculty & students reflect on accomplishments & look ahead to the next 30 years.
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ALT An Auburn student works with a circular saw at a Rural Studio design and build project in Newbern, Alabama.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in the Uniontown area now have a new emergency shelter for people left homeless — due to house fires — or natural disasters. Student volunteers with Auburn Rural Studio designed and built the new facility. “We star... waka.com/2023/08/25/auburn-r…
Director of @RuralStudio at Auburn University, Andrew Freear joins the podcast to discuss the student-led design-build process, the success of the studio/program, and his approach to bringing architecture to rural Alabama. architecturalrecord.com/desi…
Raise the #roof! The C.H.O.I.C.E. #House is finally dried in. After several days of dodging rain, pollen, and morning dew, the team wrapped up our roof assembly with 64 panels of charcoal gray metal. ruralstudio.org/sun-and-stee…
Teacher, designer, builder and advocate Andrew Freear, Wiatt Professor and director of Auburn University Rural Studio has been named the 2023 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture
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Our 5th-year #students Meagan, Naomi, Jake, and Julie are developing two versions of the #18x18House#design so the home can be built with a kitchen either upstairs or downstairs. Read more on their blog! ruralstudio.org/new-year-sam…
Check out the new blog post from our 5th-year #students Ambar, Logan, Carla, and Ashley from the Rural Studio #Bathhouse team. See what they’ve been up to this semester! ruralstudio.org/bath-in-the-…
Rural Studio welcomed the new 3rd-year #students to campus for this Spring semester, kicking off the adventures with a tornado scare, some porch sitting, and five fresh faces. Read all about it in their first blog post of the semester. ruralstudio.org/a-windy-welc…
“Neckdown” Week is complete! At the beginning of each semester, students, faculty, and staff work together in an intensive, team-building effort to complete small projects throughout the county. Check it out! ruralstudio.org/2023-spring-…
AHR is excited to announce that we have been nomination for @TN_Housing_Dev’s Tennessee’s Best Directors Award for the Wharf Avenue energy-efficient development we built in partnership with @RuralStudio AHR also assisted homebuyers in obtaining mortgages for the homes.
What a treat to kick off the Spring Semester! #Housing#affordability experts Chris Herbert @Harvard_JCHS and James Stockard @HarvardGSD joined us in Newbern, AL, for two days packed with project reviews, site visits, and lectures. @au_cadc
Congratulations to @ahr_ahrhousing, nominated for a #TNBest Director’s Award for the Wharf Avenue development, a partnership with @RuralStudio to develop energy-efficient micro homes, with AHR assisting homebuyers to obtain mortgages on the homes. #TNHC2023
Happy New Year from all of us at Rural Studio! Welcome new 3rd-years! Welcome back “leftovers” and 5th-year students! We’re excited to get to work and look forward to another fantastic semester learning, designing, and building in Newbern, Alabama!
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Congrats to our friend, partner, and neighbor, Sarah Cole from Abadir's and #BlackBeltFoodProject, on her feature this morning on @RachaelRayShow! We can't wait to see what she does next! Check out the segment and see if you can spot a few familiar faces!
Sarah Cole, an Egyptian & Southern chef, created an inspiring nonprofit providing food education and access in Alabama: The Black Belt Food Project. rachaelrayshow.com/video/bla…