Across the US, heirs’ property laws hamstring families that want to build housing or leverage their land for loans. One Alabama project shows how policy reform and savvy design can build a way forward ...

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 ...

For decades, students and faculty from Auburn University’s Rural Studio have been working, studying and living in Hale County, Alabama, and using architecture to serve the greater good. There, more ...

After designing an incredibly cheap home, the 20K Initiative is now working with Fannie Mae and others to redesign mortgages and the other factors that make home ownership so expensive. Finalists Of ...

The Rural Placemaking Studio is a partnership between the IU ServeDesign Center at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design and the IU Center for Rural Engagement. The initiative helps rural ...