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  • Prestigious internship leads to federal work and a full-time job for BUPD grad Brenden Resnick
    December 7, 2023 by

    By Brenden Resnick, BUPD 2023 This summer, I worked as a community planner student trainee for the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The Volpe Center, based in Cambridge, Mass., is a multidisciplinary agency of the United States Department of Transportation, completing work in every aspect of transportation. The center acts as a consultant for public […]

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  • Students Start the Semester With an Intensive Design Challenge
    June 16, 2023 by

    DesignWeek 2023 kicked off the Spring semester with a bang! Envisioned as a dynamic and immersive experience to bring together students for an intensive one-week project, this collaborative endeavor replaced regular studio activities, allowing students to fully immerse themselves in the creative process. Working in groups of 8-10,  students from all years of undergraduate and […]

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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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  • Ramping Up the Curriculum
    August 17, 2022 by

    The Interior Design Program completed a successful accreditation visit from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) in summer 2021. The results indicated proficient outcomes in all areas, however, the interior design faculty decided to further strengthen the program by restructuring the current curriculum with a goal of implementation in fall 2023. It’s an exciting […]

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  • 50th Anniversary of the First Graduating Class
    August 17, 2022 by

    The College of Architecture and Planning welcomed nearly half of its first graduating class to campus for a 50-year reunion celebration this spring. Fifteen members of the class of 1971 attended the three-day event that began on April 11. The event had been delayed a year because of the pandemic. The alums of ’71 gave […]

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  • Promoting a Sustainable Future
    June 16, 2022 by

    What is a brownfield? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it is a property that the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S., and Muncie […]

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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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  • Ana de Brea
    August 30, 2021 by

    Since early stages of my academic career, I have been interested in understanding the meanings and the processes of making ‘geometrical bodies’ in contemporary architecture. Over the years, studies of different interpretations and theories, and the development of a number of projects have helped me clarify my inquiry by bringing new, unexpected design-questions about ‘volumetric […]

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  • Riverside Historic District
    August 26, 2021 by

    Historic Preservation graduate students have created a treasure trove of material for Muncie’s Riverside Normal-City neighborhoods. Two classes – both led by assistant professor of historic preservation J.P. Hall – worked in the area fall semester 2020. Students in ARCH 441/541 crafted design guidelines to aid in preservation of the neighborhoods where the oldest structure […]

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