"Everybody's got to pitch in."
Barack Obama, calling for National Day of Service
to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 19, 2009
Public Service means different things to different people. For some, it is employment for the greater good - a government job. To others, it means giving back in the form of work or money to the government or non-profit agencies that have given so much to them. And yet to some it means helping others when no one else is looking and doing so even if they are not likely to return the favor. Sound familiar?
Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction has included community service in its curriculum for many years. When most people think about this service-based learning model, Samuel Mockbee's Rural Studio comes to mind. While the Rural Studio is an amazing example, there are many others.
These are a tip of the iceberg.
The ethic of service taught at Auburn's CADC was never more evident than Thursday, June 15, 2009 when the college held an alumni reception at the old Farmer's Market area of Chattanooga, Tennessee in the community design studio known as Onion Bottom. The studio, run by Andy Smith '72, is a place where students at UT Chattanooga and practicing architects can gather and help design community facilities such as the police station for the city. The most amazing thing about the design center? It doubles as a homeless shelter at night. The homeless were invited in to take part in the reception after our program was over. It was 10 degrees that night.
CADC has 100 graduates practicing in the Architecture, Construction and Industrial Design areas in Chattanooga - 50 of them came to the event. The Chattanooga AIA gave a check that fully funds their Rural Studio Endowment started five years ago and they are seeking advice on what to do next.
Service, it is in CADC Alumni DNA.
Barack Obama, calling for National Day of Service
to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 19, 2009
Public Service means different things to different people. For some, it is employment for the greater good - a government job. To others, it means giving back in the form of work or money to the government or non-profit agencies that have given so much to them. And yet to some it means helping others when no one else is looking and doing so even if they are not likely to return the favor. Sound familiar?
Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction has included community service in its curriculum for many years. When most people think about this service-based learning model, Samuel Mockbee's Rural Studio comes to mind. While the Rural Studio is an amazing example, there are many others.
- The Interiors Master's program has helped design the Salvation Army headquarters in Auburn and a quilt studio in Waverly.
- The exterior design of these two projects was designed by the Design/Build Master's program.
- The Urban Studio in Birmingham has designed Master Plans for communities all over Alabama.
- Design Habitat is a studio at Auburn that won a national award for a Habitat for Humanity home design for rural areas where the volunteer base is small.
These are a tip of the iceberg.
The ethic of service taught at Auburn's CADC was never more evident than Thursday, June 15, 2009 when the college held an alumni reception at the old Farmer's Market area of Chattanooga, Tennessee in the community design studio known as Onion Bottom. The studio, run by Andy Smith '72, is a place where students at UT Chattanooga and practicing architects can gather and help design community facilities such as the police station for the city. The most amazing thing about the design center? It doubles as a homeless shelter at night. The homeless were invited in to take part in the reception after our program was over. It was 10 degrees that night.
CADC has 100 graduates practicing in the Architecture, Construction and Industrial Design areas in Chattanooga - 50 of them came to the event. The Chattanooga AIA gave a check that fully funds their Rural Studio Endowment started five years ago and they are seeking advice on what to do next.
Service, it is in CADC Alumni DNA.
At Onion Bottom, Chattanooga TN, January 15, 2009 from L-R
Thomas Palmer '98
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Dean Daniel Bennett '68
College of Architecture, Design and Construction
Josh Cooper '97
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Melissa Foster Denney '08
Rural Studio Development
Andy Smith '72
founder of Onion Bottom Community Design Studio
Heather Leigh Adcox '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Brad Shelton '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
and in front - Craig Peavy '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Thomas Palmer '98
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Dean Daniel Bennett '68
College of Architecture, Design and Construction
Josh Cooper '97
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Melissa Foster Denney '08
Rural Studio Development
Andy Smith '72
founder of Onion Bottom Community Design Studio
Heather Leigh Adcox '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
Brad Shelton '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
and in front - Craig Peavy '01
Rural Studio Grad. and practicing architect volunteer
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