Rural Studio

RURAL STUDIO.
Rural Studio es un programa para estudiantes de arquitectura y paisajismo de la Universidad de Auburn, han estado establecidos en el condado de Hale en el estado de Alabama en EE.UU desde 1993.

Dentro de sus principales objetivos como estudio es que los estudiantes tengan aprendizajes prácticos y acercamientos con la sociedad, se utilizan , a comparación de otros programas deotras universidades, esta facilidad que la universidad le brinda al alumno de arquitectura en irse integrando a la práctica de su profesión es muy importante, te das cuenta que no es necesario grandes cantidades de dinero para poder realizar una edificación de calidad o a lo mejor algunas si generan un costo alto a comparación de utilizar materiales comunes pero a la larga el valor monetario essuperfluo a comparación con el aporte bioclimático que da.

Rural Studio is an off-campus design-build program of Auburn University. The program, established in 1993 by D.K. Ruth and Samuel Mockbee, gives architecture students a more hands-on educational experience whilst assisting an underserved population in West Alabama's Black Belt region. In its initial years, the Studio became known forestablishing an ethos of recycling, reusing and remaking.
The Rural Studio philosophy suggests that everyone, both rich or poor, deserves the benefit of good design. To fulfill this ethic, the Studio has evolved towards more community-oriented projects. Projects have become multi-year, multi-phase efforts traveling across three counties. The students work within the community to define solutions,fundraise, design and, ultimately, build remarkable projects. The Studio continually questions what should be built, rather than what can be built, both for the performance and operation of the projects. To date, Rural Studio has built more than 150 projects and educated more than 600 "Citizen Architects." 

the rural studio
the rural studio is different from other university 
architectureprograms. instead of sitting in a classroom, students gain first hand experience by designing and constructing buildings in rural alabama. these buildings 
are the result of collaborating with the clients and 
community directly. students in the rural studio actually
live in the same community they are working with, understanding the context first hand. the mission of the
rural studio is to ‘enableeach participating student to 
cross the threshold of misconceived opinions by 
putting their educational values to work as citizens 
of a community’. their belief is that architecture should 
be created from within, not from outside.

since 1993, the rural studio has built over 80 projects, 
which have helped the community and taught the 
students valuable lessons. the studio is basedin 
hale county, alabama, one of the poorest regions in
the US. understanding the particular needs and 
constraints of this community is vital to the creation 
of meaningful designs.

history
the rural studio was founded in 1993 by two auburn 
university architecture professors, dennis k. ruth 
and the late samuel mockbee. the program was 
established for two reasons, to give architecture students hands-on experience and to improve the 
living conditions in rural alabama. these goals are 
what make the rural studio so unique. not only do 
students have the opportunity to expand their 
knowledge through building their own designs, 
but they also put their skills to use in one of the 
poorest areas of the US.

participating students leave the auburn university 
campus andmove to hale county, alabama. it is here 
where they live first hand with the people they will be designing for, in what the studio calls ‘context-based
learning’. rather than designing from the outside, 
students are encouraged to understand and 
experience the particular needs of their clients
for themselves.

the rural studio produces a number of projects 
each year. private homes and...