College of Architecture and Planning

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  • CERES Supports LEED Certification for Multi-Cultural Center
    July 20, 2021 by

    The Center for Energy Research/Education/Service (CERES) has continued to facilitate and support the team effort of students, faculty, and professionals in preparing the technical credit submission for LEED Certification of the new Multi-Cultural Center, designed by RG Collaborative. This effort is the first of its kind under the LEED Lab Program administered by the US […]

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  • Introducing our 2021 Alumni Award Winners!
    June 30, 2021 by

    The Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning Executive Advisory Board annually recognizes alumni who demonstrate outstanding professional success or achievement in their field of endeavor. We are pleased to announce this year’s winners. Watch the video presentation of our winners here.   DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS Ron Fisher, Architecture, ‘79 Throughout his 42-year tenure with […]

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  • Q & A with Alumna Mary Kennedy
    June 17, 2021 by

    ALUMNI PROFILE—MARY KENNEDY What year(s) did you attend Ball State University and what program did you complete? I completed the MSHP program, attending from 1998-2000. What interested you in pursuing a higher education in Historic Preservation? My parents frequently took our family to visit historic sites and buildings, museums, etc. growing up.  I also grew […]

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  • Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning is Breaking New Ground with Student-Driven LEED Certification
    May 17, 2021 by

    LEED Lab is a program operated by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that allows students to assess the performance of existing buildings on a campus and choose a building  where they will facilitate the LEED for Operation and Maintenace (LEED O+M) process with the goal of certifying a facility. The program offers a unique immersive learning opportunity for emerging […]

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  • Meet Pam Harwood
    May 13, 2021 by

      How to introduce Pam Harwood? Architect of stunning timber frame homes, wineries, and boutique restaurants. Designer and creator of nature playscapes and timber pavilions. Studio instructor, design-build faculty, community activist. Indefatigable expert on squeezing the last few minutes from every day. Pam grew up in northern Wisconsin where she spent most of her time […]

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  • Remembering Ewing H. Miller II
    May 12, 2021 by

    Ewing H. Miller II, FAIA, a nationally recognized architect, planner and civic leader, made an enduring impact on the architecture and built environment of Indiana, and beyond. Also practicing in Philadelphia, London and Washington DC, Miller’s 50 years career included educational, corporate, housing, governmental, health, restoration/preservation and master planning projects. Forward thinking, Miller offered bold […]

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  • Escape Space
    May 8, 2021 by

    Each year we try to highlight projects from some of our student capstone and thesis courses. Recent graduate from interior design, Elise McQueen, considered the current climate of the pandemic and the effects of social distancing for her final project “Escape Space.”    Project Description Escape Space is located in downtown Indianapolis and will serve […]

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  • Go Find It – A Southeast Asia Experience
    May 5, 2021 by

    “This is your world, go find it.” My father said these words to me every night as he’d take me outside to gaze at the stars. I wanted to “go find it” but living in the Midwest and being a first-generation student, I was not sure how. Ball State was my first choice university because […]

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  • Oldfields Paint Color Study
    May 3, 2021 by

    Led by Professor Jonathan Spodek, students in the Ball State College of Architecture and Planning historic preservation lab have been working on a paint color study on the exterior of several buildings at the historic Oldfields Estate on the campus of Newfields in Indianapolis. This study, which began during the Fall 2020 semester and continued […]

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  • 2021 MKM Design Competition
    April 29, 2021 by

    Each year, all sixty-nine third-year architecture students participate in the MKM Design Competition. For the past 8 weeks, the students apply their design knowledge and skills to the same project, exploring designs for a mixed-use development for a site in downtown Muncie, Indiana. Students had the option to work individually or in teams of two; […]

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