College of Architecture and Planning

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Category: Immersive Learning

  • Real Estate Development team wins again!
    October 24, 2024 by

    A Ball State team brought home another first-place win—and a $5,000 scholarship–in the annual NAIOP University Challenge, a real estate competition Ball State Urban Planning students have won four times in 10 years. The team of Remy Locke, Ella Flanagan, Keagan Powell, and Xander Vogel secured the victory by beating a team from the University […]

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  • ECAP Students Create Sustainable Outdoor Space at Maplewood Guest House
    July 7, 2023 by

    Graduate students participating in Kevin Klinger’s “iMade” immersive learning course have designed and installed a new outdoor space at Muncie’s Maplewood Guest House. The new deck, built during spring semester 2023, offers a space for current residents to enjoy the peaceful shade-covered surroundings. Maplewood House provides convenient housing for medical students working in East Central […]

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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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  • International Course in Construction Management
    October 15, 2022 by

    More than a year ago, Tamer Breakah, assistant professor of construction management, got a call from a friend in Egypt, Sherif El-Badawy, vice dean for postgraduate studies at Mansoura University. He introduced Breakah to an exciting cultural exchange opportunity for the students. The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange for Enhanced […]

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  • Improving Habitat for Monarchs and Other Pollinators
    October 6, 2022 by

    Pollinators, which range from the less-than-glamorous flies to showy hummingbirds and butterflies, have established themselves as necessary actors in the reproduction of over 85% of the world’s flowering plants and two-thirds of the world’s crops, including more than 100 crops in the United States.  However, loss of habitat is resulting in decline of these essential […]

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  • Interior Design and Immersive Learning
    September 2, 2022 by

    Immersive learning is a powerful opportunity for students, community partners, and faculty. Ball State defines immersive learning as high-impact learning that involves collaborative student-driven teams who are guided by faculty mentors. Students earn credit for working with community partners and clients such as businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to address community challenges through the creation of a product that has a lasting impact. […]

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  • CAP Students Design and Build a House
    August 17, 2022 by

    2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge Since the Summer of 2021 a multi-disciplinary group of Ball State Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) students and faculty have ventured into a five-semester-long design and build project for the 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge, an international competition conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy. During this two-year […]

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