College of Architecture and Planning

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Category: Architecture

  • Ball State Architecture Students Earn Recognition in International Competition
    May 27, 2025 by

    A team of 10 fourth-year architecture students from Ball State University’s R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning (ECAP) received an honorable mention award in the U.S. Department of Energy BuildingsNEXT™ Student Design Competition (formerly Solar Decathlon™). This highly competitive event included 79 teams across four divisions, with four teams per division—16 in total—receiving an honorable mention accolade. […]

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  • ECAP Students Shine at the 2025 PDC Summit Student Design Challenge!
    March 25, 2025 by

    Our talented Ball State University students proudly represented the College of Architecture and Planning at the 2025 PDC Summit Student Design Challenge in Atlanta, Georgia. In this intense 48-hour healthcare design challenge, they teamed up with students from Drexel University (Engineering), Purdue University (Construction Management), the University of Florida (Nursing), and Georgia Tech (Architecture). The […]

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  • Kristin Barry Honored With the Prestigious SECAC Award for Excellence
    November 14, 2024 by

    Kristin Barry, associate professor of architecture, has been honored with the prestigious SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching, a recognition that celebrates her exceptional commitment to inspiring and empowering her students. This award is presented to a SECAC member who, over the last two years, has demonstrated remarkable teaching accomplishments, including a deep command of […]

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  • Models for the Children’s Museum
    November 4, 2024 by

    What began as a simple request from the Muncie Children’s Museum quickly became a passion project for Steven Polchinski, a 2022 graduate of the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning. Recommended by his professor, Tom Collins, Steven was thrilled to take on the challenge of modeling and 3D-printing iconic Muncie landmarks for the museum’s O […]

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  • Form Follows Values: An ECAP Lecture by Alvin Huang
    September 6, 2024 by

    MONDAY | SEPT 16 | 4PM | AB 100 In this lecture, Alvin Huang, AIA, NOMA, will showcase the work of architectural firm Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA) through the theme “Form Follows Values,” building upon Louis Sullivan’s famous principle, “Form Follows Function.” SDA’s architectural approach highlights that design is more than a response to […]

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  • Historic Preservation Wins Award
    July 10, 2024 by

    ECAP’s Historic Preservation Time Travelers program has won the Indiana Landmarks’ 2024 Sandi Servaas Memorial Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in historic preservation. The program, aimed at children ages 9-12, fosters a deeper appreciation for history and community heritage through innovative, hands-on activities. As the youth-serving category winner, Time Travelers receives $1,000 and a sculpture “No […]

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