Board Member / Educators Conference Summary
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Board Member / Educators Conference Summary
Auburn University – February 3, 2001
ATTENDEES:
Emad AfifiRenis JonesBecky O’Neal
Noel AllenHarry KaufmanKaren Owen
Alan BaldwinKenneth LamblaThomas Regan
Dan BennettGordon LandrethFatih Rifki
Norma BurnsFrank LitchfieldWayne Rosier
Jose CabanOrlando Lopea-IzaD.K. Ruth
Marshall ClarkeRobert E. LukeStephen Schreiber
Marleen K. DavisMarvin MalechaFrank Setzer
Sharon Del BiancoTrent ManausaRichard Shepard
Blake DunnEugene MatthewsMichael Shiff
Steve EllingerRobert McCarterTeeny Simmons
Jane FrederickRobert McKinneyJan Simpson
Cindy GaineyWilliam G. McMinnHenry Stout
David GlasserJohn McRaeStephen Usry
Everett HatcherSam MockbeeJames White
David HinsonKevin MontgomeryDavid Wilson
Ed JohnsonBehzad NakhjavanRodner Wright
John Wyle
The annual Southern Region NCARB/Educator Conference was hosted this year by the Alabama Board and held on the campus of Auburn University at its College of Architecture Design and Construction on February 2 and 3. Board member Frank Litchfield chaired the meeting and was responsible
for all program and planning activities.
The theme of the 2001 conference dealt with the issue of Context Based Education and provided a format for the investigation into the manner in which schools of architecture are working to broaden the foundation of the traditional studio based curriculum. The model for the discussion included a four
person panel which presented case study examples of context based learning experiences. Examples addressed included design/build studios, community design centers, and pre-graduation internships.
Presentations and the panel discussion/debate were made by invited speakers Terrance Curry from The University of Detroit, Mercy; David E. Glasser, FAIA, the University of Arkansas; and Franklin Setzer and D.K. Ruth from Auburn University.
The session was opened on Friday evening, February 2 with a lecture by Samuel Mockbee, FAIA. His talk presented the work of Mockbee Coker Architects and also addressed the Auburn University Rural Studio located in rural Hale County, Alabama.
Dr. David Wilson, the Associate Provost and Vice President for Outreach at Auburn keynoted the Saturday session. His talk spoke to the value of outreach education to the various constituents served by the traditional land grant institution.
The conference concluded with an optional trip to Hale County, Alabama to visit the various projects that
have been developed by Auburn's Rural Studio.