Rural Studio

Architecture program at Auburn University where the students build free housing for local (Rural) people using cheap/local materials.

Founded by Samuel Mockbee, who died in early 2002.

http://www.arch.auburn.edu/ruralstudio/

The mission of the Rural Studio is to enable each participating student to cross the threshold of misconceived opinions to create/design/build and to allow students to put their educational values to work as citizens of a community. The Rural Studio seeks solutions to the needs of the community within the community's own context, not from outside it. Abstract ideas based upon knowledge and study are transformed into workable solutions forged by real human contact, personal realization, and a gained appreciation for the culture.

Hello, from Greenbow, Alabama (Greensboro - just up the road a piece) I'm an Auburn Rural Studio fan and this is my first visit to your web site. Lookin' Good! This is my second year to rent to an "Auburtec". They are my "Kids". You can reach me at greenbow@westal.net

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