College of Architecture and Planning

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Category: Architecture

  • Historic Preservation Students Perform Feasibility Study for Hope House Building
    April 28, 2021 by

    Students in Assistant Professor J.P. Hall’s Historic Preservation studio spent spring semester working on an adaptive reuse feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Caldwell-Dennis house, an historic residential structure in Wabash, Ind. Indiana Landmarks, a nonprofit organization that helps save and revitalize historic places, had acquired six architecturally significant homes, including the Caldwell-Denise house, at an […]

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  • Ball State Places in the Solar Decathlon Competition
    April 28, 2021 by

    Each year students from the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. This year, CAP had two teams taking third place in two categories, the “Urban Single-Family” and  “Elementary School” divisions. The purpose of the competion is to challenge students to design and build highly […]

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  • Book documents construction of CAP: Indy sign
    April 22, 2021 by

    Patrick Ward was off campus working at an internship and searching for an elective when a class called CAP:Indy Sign caught his attention. Mainly because he had no idea what the title meant. Had he been in the building, he couldn’t have missed the 17-foot sign being built in the CAP atrium. As it was, […]

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  • Spodek Appointed to the National Park Service Advisory Board
    April 13, 2021 by

    Jonathan C. Spodek, FAIA, FAPT, NCARB, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University, was appointed to the 12-person National Park Service (NPS) advisory board for preservation technology by the Secretary of the Interior. The responsibility of the advisory position is to provide leadership, policy advise and professional oversight; advise […]

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  • Hope House Feasibity Study
    March 8, 2021 by

    Working with Indiana Landmarks and Hope House, Inc. as community partners, students in Historic Preservation not only gain practical experience, it gives them the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in class to compiled an adaptive reuse feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Caldwell-Dennis House, an historic residential structure located in Wabash, IN. The […]

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  • 5 Landon Bone Baker Architects offer presentation March 8
    March 2, 2021 by

    Join us for a lively presentation by one of CAP’s most successful alumni-owned firms at 4 p.m. Monday, March 8. The presentation by Landon Bone Baker Architects of Chicago will feature five CAP grads from the Department of Architecture. It’s more than architecture driving this award-winning firm: Community building, affordable housing, and neighborhood planning are […]

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  • Alumnus Lourenzo Giple shares advice for students
    February 25, 2021 by

    Why is it important to expand the American narrative to include the accomplishments and stories of Black Americans? This question implies that they are different. We tend to forget that Black history is American history, and it is a particularly important part of American history. But besides that; representation, perspective, and the ability to see […]

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  • Highlighting stories of Black Excellence
    February 18, 2021 by

    Why is it important to expand the American narrative to include the accomplishments and stories of Black Americans?   The reason it’s important to expand the American narrative to include the accomplishments and stories of Black Americans is to preserve the future of black excellence. We have been fortunate to read and hear the stories […]

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  • Knowing Your Past
    February 12, 2021 by

    Why is it important to expand the American narrative to include the accomplishments and stories of Black Americans? “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey It is this quote that clearly demonstrates why it’s important to have a knowledge of what […]

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