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  • Dean’s Update
    February 1, 2023 by

    All CAP FACULTY MEETING – Wednesday, March 29 AB 100, 12-1 p.m. Voting to elect faculty representatives to university committees.  Please plan on attending, lunch will be served. LECTURES Monday, April 3 | 4 PM | AB100 CAP Guest Lecture, Adam Thies and Jonathan Racek, Lecture and Exhibit Featuring the Work of Mies van der Rohe […]

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  • First Graduating Class Donates Plaque to the College
    December 9, 2022 by

    The first graduating class of the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) completed the first of multiple legacy projects born from the 50th Anniversary celebration earlier this year, the donation of a plaque celebrating the history of the first CAP Building. At the 50th Anniversary celebration, many of the CAP ’71 graduates gathered to celebrate the […]

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  • 2022 College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Award Winners
    November 15, 2022 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. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS Katrin A. Klingenberg, M.ARCH, ’96 Executive Director & Co-Founder, Phius (Passive House Institute US) Katrin Klingenberg is the […]

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  • Repurposing Abandoned Properties
    November 8, 2022 by

    CAP students took on the tough project of collaborating with neighborhood residents to decide which abandoned properties have the most potential for redevelopment in Muncie. The class, Repurposing Abandoned Property, was supported by an Immersive Learning grant and partnered with the Muncie Land Bank. The goal of the class was to create an abandoned property […]

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  • CAP Students Use Drones in Field Work
    November 2, 2022 by

    Using drones in design is a relatively new technology that is opening up a wide range of applications. Drones are being used more and more in the design and building disciplines to assist with aerial photography for site analysis, checking site progress during the construction phase, and surveying building structures, to name a few. Seeing […]

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  • Dean’s Update
    November 1, 2022 by

    College News David Ferguson and Andrea Swartz  received a $150,000 three-year grant awarded by the Ball Brothers Foundation entitled “CAP@MadJax – Maker Culture Leadership”. The grant supports CAP’s footprint at MADJAX, where Ball State CAP students and faculty support design education workshops, creative exploration, prototyping for Ball State students, and developing programs for k-12 youth and adult learners. The college […]

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  • CAP Guest Lecturer Alexandra Lange
    October 17, 2022 by

    MONDAY  |  NOV 28| 4 PM  | AB 100 Join the Ball State College of Architecture and Planning for a lecture by Alexandra Lange, a New York-based design critic and author, at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in Architecture Building Room 100.   Ms. Lange’s essays, reviews and profiles have appeared in numerous design publications […]

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