Exhibition: Latinx + Latin American Architecture
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The third studio traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, to visit David Baker Architects.
On Sept. 7, the class of 1984 reconvened in Starkville to celebrate their 40th anniversary.
They toured Giles in the afternoon, followed by a dinner at Harvey’s that evening.
The first day of studio in the School of Architecture included an ice cream social that followed the all-school convocation.
All eight student organizations had a welcome fair, and a “Doris’s Dirt and Donuts” event also enabled over 70 new plants to be adopted for the studios.
Two studios in fourth year traveled to the Gulf Coast, hosted by David Perkes at the . Community leaders talked with students about resiliency prior to a visit to the Marine Education Center.
Two studios in third year traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to visit with AIA Memphis, Shapiro and Company and Looney Ricks Kiss Architects.
Stops included the Hospitality Hub of Memphis and Crosstown Concourse.
Thanks to a $20,000 Aydelott Travel Award, Yuria J. Sloane, a senior architecture student, traveled this summer to Bolivia, Japan, New Zealand and Norway to research the use of architecture as a tool of oppression and liberation for indigenous communities.
I chose CAAD at Ҵýapp because it has a great studio environment, allowing me to effectively integrate my design, math, physics and art skills. Since middle school, I have wanted to pursue architecture, and I'm fortunate to be studying architecture at Ҵýapp because of its great faculty and peers.
My favorite spot on campus is the walking trail around Chadwick Lake because it is the perfect place for me to walk on stressful days. I enjoy the scenery around the lake.