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  • College of Architecture and Planning Student Teams Advance to Finals of Solar Decathlon Competition
    April 14, 2022 by

    All six of Ball State’s student teams from the University’s College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) competing in this year’s Solar Decathlon Design and Build Challenges—a  U.S. Department of Energy competition—have advanced to the finals in the categories of New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, and Office Building and Education Building. Five of the six teams are participating […]

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  • CERES Team Helps Achieve Living Building Certification
    March 3, 2022 by

    Ball State University played a key role in Cope Environmental Center earning a unique status that only 28 other buildings worldwide have received. The Centerville, Indiana, center has been awarded “Living Building Certification“ by the International Living Future Institute. Earning this special certification is the result, in large part, of multi-year collaborative efforts that included […]

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  • Dean’s Update
    March 2, 2022 by

    COLLEGE NEWS PRESIDENT VISIT MARCH 3, 2022 | 3:00 PM Join President Mearns Thursday for a town hall meeting in AB 100 or by zoom. Topics will include enrollment info, new budget model info and Q & A. MADJAX CAP has been invited by Ball Brothers Foundation to submit a grant application that would support […]

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  • Dean’s Update
    January 12, 2022 by

    Welcome back, all! We hope you had some time to recharge over the break. It’s a good time to reflect on the challenges and resilience that we have witnessed and lived. Your “over and above” resolve to accomplish our mission has been inspiring – it ‘s a source of great gratitude for me to be […]

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  • Weiss/Manfredi Lecture: Urban Natures
    December 17, 2021 by

    MONDAY  |  FEB. 21, 2022  |  4:00 PM | Zoom Link For a link to watch the lecture, email caplectures@bsu.edu. The lecture is approved for AIA continuing education credit. If you would like credit, let us know when you write for the link. WEISS/MANFREDI is a New York City-based multidisciplinary practice known for the dynamic […]

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  • From Landscape Architecture to Artist
    November 29, 2021 by

    I loved that the education at CAP always blurred the lines between disciplines. Though I was officially studying landscape architecture, I was at the same time exposed to the worlds of art, music, film, and architecture, and the program flowed in and out of these other disciplines so effortlessly that I struggled with the idea […]

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  • Dean’s Update
    November 11, 2021 by

    GUEST LECTURE SERIES LINEUP MONDAYS | 4:00 PM | Zoom Links & Viewing in AB 100 For a link to watch the lecture, email caplectures@bsu.edu. NOV 17 (WED)  –  Tony Costello,  “A Decade of Humanitarian Accomplishments in Haiti.” (in person)  Feb 7 – CAP PechaKucha pandemic art lecture/show featuring faculty Feb 21 – Marion Weiss and […]

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  • Dean’s Update
    October 1, 2021 by

    GUEST LECTURE SERIES LINEUP MONDAYS | 4:00 PM | Zoom Links & viewing in AB 100 For a link to watch the lecture, email caplectures@bsu.edu. NOV 01  –  Autumn Visconti, landscape architect with BIG who has a wide appeal across disciplines. NOV 15  –  Tony Costello,  “A Decade of Humanitarian Accomplishments in Haiti,” Live lecture. (Tony […]

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