RURAL STUDIO

Rural Studio® is an off-campus design-build program, rooted in Hale County and part of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture of Auburn University. Our core mission is the education of our students, coupled with research on sustainable, healthful rural living through both housing and the vital systems we foster to ensure our communities thrive. We are committed to cultivating students who are both local architects and citizens of the world... To tackle housing access, Rural Studio goes beyond lowering up-front costs: we include design to maximize energy efficiency, resilience, and healthful living, all while offering dignified design that builds equity. Projects like the Front Porch Initiative help other communities to realize the dream of good design and the right of quality housing. Working with partners throughout the Southeast, Rural Studio is building homes to address the critical issue of rural America's silent housing crisis.

Primary location: Auburn United States