College of Architecture and Planning

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  • Honorable Mention in International Competition
    September 11, 2020 by

    Allison Loth, a fourth-year architecture student, won honorable mention in the international 2020 ACSA-AISC Steel Competition for her project “Transcend” in the urban food hub category. The category challenged students to explore issues related to the use of steel in design and construction for the creation of the food hub. Working off a farmer’s market […]

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  • First Recipient of the F.A. Wilhelm Scholarship
    August 25, 2020 by

    A few years ago, the Construction Management Program at Ball State University created the F.A. Wilhelm Scholarship, which was developed specifically to help underrepresented populations in the construction industry. It is now fully endowed and we are awarding the very first scholarship to incoming freshman and CM major Shane Gupton. I was very excited to […]

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  • Christopher Battaglia Makes His Research a Reality
    August 5, 2020 by

    Assistant Research Professor and Design Innovation Fellow Christopher A. Battaglia was selected as one of six 2018-19 University Design Research Fellows for 2019 Exhibit Columbus. The University Design Research Fellowship was created to highlight innovative research by leading professors of architecture and design. Battaglia researches techniques to spatialize concrete through additive manufacturing and digital fabrication techniques. […]

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  • Avenue of the Architects
    August 4, 2020 by

    Fifth Street, Columbus, Indiana – Student Exhibition Over the years, Columbus, Indiana has undergone a transformation from an ordinary Midwestern city to a world-renowned Midwestern Modernist Must-see. Although the entire City of Columbus is overflowing with architectural riches, one street in particular ­– 5th Street – is so saturated with great works that is was […]

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  • Interior Design Students Research, Design, and Implement Plans for TherAplay Foundation
    July 29, 2020 by

    Dr. Shireen Kanakri, associate professor of interior design, has been teaching a multi-phase immersive learning course for the Children’s TherAplay Foundation in Carmel to help children with disabilities. The TherAplay program provides children with special needs innovative therapies, including equine-assisted physical and occupational therapies, for children with diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, […]

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  • Ball State Interior Design Summer High School Workshop
    July 29, 2020 by

    The Interior Design Summer Workshop had a record breaking enrollment this year with twenty five participants. The program gives students a great opportunity to experience interior design firsthand. At completion, students have a portfolio of work which is a required component of the application process in many accredited interior design programs. After participating in the […]

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  • Assessing Small Spaces for Preservation
    July 26, 2020 by

    Students learn the value of preservation in Jonathan Spodek’s documentation and preservation technology studio courses. Students recently worked with the Greentown Historical Society in Greentown, Ind., to document the street facades of the downtown historical district and the interiors of the buildings owned by the Greentown Historical Society at the corner of Meridian and Main streets. Ball State […]

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  • Revitalizing a Historical Building
    July 26, 2020 by

    What can you do with a once grand historical building that’s no longer in use and sits in the middle of downtown? The graduate historic preservation studio at Ball State, led by Assistant Professor J.P. Hall, has helped Union City, Ind., leaders come up with some answers that will benefit the community for years to […]

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  • Can We Talk?
    July 26, 2020 by

    George Floyd’s life was tragically stolen due to cultural bias, racial stereotypes, and overall absence of accountability for systemic racism. It would be easy for one to believe that within the fields of building and design these issues do not directly impact our industry, or if they do, that the impact is minimal. This couldn’t […]

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