Andrew Freear, director of Auburn University’s Rural Studio, has been awarded the 2023 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. Sponsored by the University of Virginia and Monticello’s ...

Before there was a Rural Studio, there was an architect named Sambo. He grew up in the heady milieu of Mississippi, a place redolent of earth and growing things, of social disparity, and great ...

Andrew Freear (left) and Reggie Walker (right) sit under a floating roof constructed by the Rural Studio in Hale County, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2023. Freear is the director of the Rural Studio. Housing ...

The genius of an architect who made beautiful and functional homes out of inexpensive materials is celebrated in Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency. The book showcases work ...

In rural Alabama, a university architecture programme is rebuilding the civic infrastructure of long-neglected towns, one project at a time. To reach the tiny town of Newbern, Alabama, you take a long ...

2022 National Design Award winner Rural Studio’s extension at the Greensboro Boys & Girls Club in Hale County, Alabama. (Timothy Hursley) “This year’s National Design Award winners reflect the central ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: community architecture organized by David Moos at the Birmingham Museum of Art"--T.p. verso. siris_sil_721382 ...

In the world of architecture, high design and humanitarianism aren't easily matched. But architect and teacher Samuel Mockbee dedicated his career to merging these two concepts. Though in recent years ...

At Auburn University’s architectural-training program, “housing is health.” Associate Director Rusty Smith asserts: “As architects, we have a professional responsibility. It's not only an ethical or ...

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