The Rural Studio is a design-build

Design-Build

Design-build is a project delivery system used in the construction industry. It is a method to deliver a project in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design–builder or design–build contractor...

 architecture studio run by Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 which aims to teach students about the social responsibilities of the profession of architecture while also providing safe, well-constructed and inspirational homes and buildings for poor communities in rural west Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, part of the so-called "Black Belt

Black Belt (region of Alabama)

The Black Belt is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland. The term originally referred to the region underlain by a thin layer of rich, black topsoil developed atop the chalk of the Selma...

".

The studio was founded in 1993 by architects Samuel Mockbee

Samuel Mockbee

Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee was an American architect and a co-founder of the Auburn University Rural Studio program in Hale County, Alabama....

 and D. K. Ruth. Each year the program builds five or so projects - a house by the second-year students, three thesis projects by groups of 3-5 fifth year students and one or more outreach studio projects. The Rural Studio has built more than 80 houses and civic projects in Hale

Hale County, Alabama

Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Perry

Perry County, Alabama

Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1819, and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. As of 2010 the population was 10,591...

 and Marengo

Marengo County, Alabama

Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...

 counties. The Rural Studio is based in Newbern

Newbern, Alabama

Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....

, a small town in Hale County. Many of its best-known projects are in the tiny community of Mason's Bend, on the banks of the Black Warrior River

Black Warrior River

The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary...

.

2010–2011

• Lion's Park - Phase VI (hub), Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Ed May, Madelynne Miller, Gwyndolyn Mowbray,Charles Spires
• Newbern Town Hall, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Brett Bowers, David Frazier, Mallory Garrett, Zane Morgan
• Thinnings Bath House, Payne Lake, Talladega National Forest
  Talladega National Forest
  The Talladega National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Alabama and covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains....
  
  
  • Michael Dowdy, Franklin Frost, Will McGarity, Mary Pruitt
• $20K House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   Phase X, Faunsdale
  Faunsdale, Alabama
  Faunsdale is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 87. The town was named for nearby Faunsdale Plantation. Faunsdale is home to a medium-sized community of Amish Mennonites and the only Amish Mennonite community in this area of Alabama outside of Greensboro,...
  
  
  • Jacob Beebe, Erika Henriksson, Eric Schmid, Sandra Yubero
• Morrisette House Passive Solar Greenhouse, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Morgan Acino, Christine Bagdigian, Damien Bolden, Ashley Clark, Drew Craven, Kurt Funderberg, Brad Greene, Will Gregory, Kyle Johnson, Peter McInish, Michael Stricklin, Ashley Williams

2009–2010

• Lion's Park - Phase V (playscape), Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Jamie Sartory, Courtney Mathias, Bill Batey, Cameron Acheson
• Safe House Museum, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Cassandra Kellogg, Chris Currie, Candace Rimes
• Thinnings, Payne Lake, Talladega National Forest
  Talladega National Forest
  The Talladega National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Alabama and covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains....
  
  
  • Nick Wickersham, Golpar Garmestani, Nick Bishop
• $20k House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   Phase IX, Faunsdale
  Faunsdale, Alabama
  Faunsdale is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 87. The town was named for nearby Faunsdale Plantation. Faunsdale is home to a medium-sized community of Amish Mennonites and the only Amish Mennonite community in this area of Alabama outside of Greensboro,...
  
  
  • Clem Blakemore, Pernilla Hagbert, Will Holman
• Morrisette House Kitchen, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Designed by David Bassini and Meike Radler.

Assisted by Jessica Tattersall
Produced by Alejandra Pinto
Staff assistants: Muthana Twaraneh

2008–2009

• Lion's Park - Phase IV (skateplay), Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Evan Dick, Brett Randall Jones, Carrie Laurendine
• Lion's Park - Phase IV (concessions), Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • John Plaster, Terran Wilson, Sandy Wolf
• Thinnings, Payne Lake, Talladega National Forest
  Talladega National Forest
  The Talladega National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Alabama and covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains....
  
  
  • Anna Bevill, Lori Fine, Ian Hoffman, Roger Mainor
• $20k House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   Phase VIII, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Charity Bulgrien, Ian Cook, Obi Elechi
• Rose Lee House, Footwash
  • Sarah Al-Rukhayyes, Tyler Allgood, Kendra Ayers, Tanner Backman, Doug Bacon, Bob Benner, Brandon Block, Stephanie Brown, David Charney, Jordan Cox, Michael De St. Aubin, Andrew Dolder, Christine Furey, Rebecca Hayes, Alex Henderson, Randall Holmes, Clay Jackson, Stephen Kesel, Allyson Klinner, Kenneth Lao, Corey Lee, Tina Maceri, Lauren Oliver, Alex Peeples, Benjamin Pendergraft, Autumn Sikorowski, Andrew Taylor, Daniel Toner, Christina Walton, Elizabeth Whitlock, Joe Wojciechowski, Katie Woods, Mary Melissa Yohn

2007–2008

• 20K - Bridge Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Betsy Farrell, Drew Merkle, Rand Pinson, Ashley Snell

• 20K - Loft Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Kait Caldwell, Joey Fante, Aimee O'Carroll, Ryan Stephenson

• 20K - Pattern Book Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Drew Coshow, Rob Douge, Abbie Grubb, Steven Ward

• Roundwood Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Ryan Coleman, Matt Mueller, Mackenzie Stagg, Laurienne Uguen http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/20k/index.php/roundwood/

• St. Luke's Church Renovation, Cahawba, Alabama
  • Michael Dowdy, Hannah Dulaney, Susie Fagg, Mallory Garrett, Sarah Hunter, Maggie Johnson, Edward May, Will McGarity, Mary Pruitt, Nourah Said, Charles Spires, Ali Tyler, Johannes Ubben, Heather Baber, Alex Baker, Cassidy Beam, Brett Bowers, Meghan Bullard, John Burleson, David Frazier, Franklin Frost, Blake Habshey, Matt Millican, Zane Morgan, Corey Moulton, Gwyndolyn Mowbray, Delvin Stephens, Kristy Swann

2006–2007

• Lion's Park - Phase II, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Mark Dempsey, Russell Gibbs, Adam Kent, Pamela Raetz. http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/lions-park02/
• Lion's Park - Phase III, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Joey Aplin, Lindsay Butler, Anthony Vu, Adam "Woody" Woodward. http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/lions-park03/
• Akron Boys & Girls Club - II
  • Danny Wicke, Whitney Hall, Adam Pearce, John Marusich
• $20K House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   - Phase III - Greensboro, Alabama

Karamjit Birk, Sabina Nieto, Jane Sloss, Jeremy Aranoff, and Prof. Steven "white lightning" Long

• St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Cahawba

Amy Songer, Amy Cook, Cassandra Kellogg, Jessica Moeller, Casey Patterson, Joe Kochak, Lea Henley, April Brown, Nicole Dennis, Courtney Mathias, Katie Owens, Amanda Peterson, Michael Shows, Scott Smith, Daniel Stewart, John Thompson, Brittany Winslett, Cameron Acheson, William Batey, Nick Biship, Chris Currie, Christine Dingivan, Golpar Garmestani, Erin Graves, Sarah Hollerman, Eric Hutchinson, Adam Leonard, Frances Leon, John Mansour, Candace Rimes, Jamie Sartory, Fuller Sherrod, Walker Stone, Nick Wickersham

2005–2006

• Lion's Park - Phase I, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Laura Filipek, Alicia Gjesvold, Jeremy Sargent, Daniel Splaingard, Mark Wise
• Hale County Hospital, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Blair Bricken, Nathan Foust, Nicholas Gray, Heidi Schattin
• Hale County Animal Shelter, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Jeff Bazzell, Julieta Collart, Lana Farkas, Connely Farr
• $20K House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   - Phase II, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Nathalie Leysen, Alexandre Landry, Fernando Abreu, Susan Massey, Kellie Stokes
• Michelle's House, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Anna Marie Bevil, Jason Blankenship, Brittany Creehan, Jacob Fyfe, Brittany Graeber, Jennifer Isenburg, Carrie Laurendine, Jonathan Mayhall, Don Mott, Brandon Rainosek, Haley Robinson, Christopher Terrell, Marcus Buckner-Perry, Justyn Chandler, Michelle Clark, Taylor Clark, Evan Dick, Lori Fine, Robert Hall, Drew Jerdan, Brett Randall Jones, Ben Krauss, Carolyn Norton, John Plaster, Dorothy Sherling, Casey Smith, Kathleen Webb, Terran Wilson

2004–2005

• Perry Lakes Canopy Tower

Adrienne Brady, Natalie Butts, Paul Howard, Coley Mulcahy

• Perry County Learning Center

Dereck Aplin, Sam Currie, Amy Bell, Angela Hughey, Turnley Smith

• Christine's House, Mason's Bend, Hale County

Steven Long, Amy Bullington

• Re-sourcing

David Garner

• $20K House
  $20K House
  The $20K House is an ongoing research project at the Rural Studio that seeks to address the pressing need for decent and affordable housing in Hale County, Alabama. Nearly 30% of individuals in Hale County live in poverty...
  
   - Phase I, Hale County

Kellie Stokes, Laura Noguera, Phillip March Jones, Hanna Loftus, Minn Joo Kim

• Willie Bell House, Mason's Bend, Hale County

2003–2004

• Alabama Rural Heritage Center
  Alabama Rural Heritage Center
  The Alabama Rural Heritage Center is located in Thomaston, Alabama, and was built by the Auburn University Rural Studio. The center is run by the non-profit Alabama Rural Heritage Foundation. The building is located off of Alabama Highway 25, on the former Marengo County High School Campus...
  
  , Thomaston
  Thomaston, Alabama
  Thomaston is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 383. The area was first settled in the early 19th century by people from Virginia and the Carolinas who migrated to the area in search of land. The community was named in 1892, and the town of...
  
  http://www.pepperjelly.org/
  • Abby Barnett Davis, Melissa Harold, Paul Kardous, Nathan Makemeson, Robert White
• Newbern Volunteer Fire Department, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Will Brothers, Elizabeth Ellington, Matthew Finley, Leia Price
• Perry Lakes Park Bridge, Perry County
  Perry County, Alabama
  Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1819, and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. As of 2010 the population was 10,591...
  
  
  • Matthew Edwards, Lynielle Houston, Charlie Jorgensen, Sara Singleton
• Sub Rosa, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Carol Mockbee
• Patrick House, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Outside In, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  

2002–2003

• Perry Lakes Toilets and Boardwalk, Marion
  Marion
  -People:Surname*Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", American Revolutionary War general*J. Paul Marion, Canadian politician*Jean-Luc Marion, a continental philosopher*Marty Marion, American baseball player, nicknamed "Mr...
  
  
  • Sarah Dunn, Matt Foley, Brannen Park, Melissa Sullivan
• Rural Heritage Center Gift Shop
  • Emily McGlohn, Katie B. Johnston, John David Caldwell
• Sunshine School, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Organic Farmer's Stand, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Ola Mae Porch
• Newbern Little League Field, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Jason A. Hunsucker, Jermaine Washington, Julie Hay, Patrick Nelson
• Music Man House, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• dinning hall, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
  • Matt Christopher, Kris Johnson, Albert Ulysses Mitchum II, Clark Todd Gollotte

2001–2002

• Perry Lakes Cedar Pavilion
  • Jennifer Bonner, Mary Beth Maness, Nathan Orrison, Anthony Tindell
• Antioch Baptist Church
  • Jared Fulton, Gabe Michaud, William Nauck, Marion McElroy
• HERO Knowledge Cafe, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
  • Andrea Ray, John McCabe, Daniel Sweeney, Matt Wilson
• Great Hall at Morrisette, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Akron Senior Center
  • Matthew Barrett, Jonathan Graves, Breanna Hinderliter, Joseph Yeager
• Shiles House
• Lucy House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• Architectural Ambulance

2000–2001

• Newbern Baseball Club, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Corrugated Cardboard Pod, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Chantilly House, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Bodark Amphitheatre, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Akron Boys & Girls Club
• Sanders/Dudley House, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Newbern Playground, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  

1999–2000

• Glass Chapel, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• Thomaston Farmer's Market
• Pods at Morrisette, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Spencer House, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Sanders/Dudley House, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Mason's Bend Basketball Court

1998–1999

• Seed House
• HERO Children's Center, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Lewis House
• Supershed & Bathhouse, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Spencer House, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Sanders/Dudley House, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  

1997–1998

• Butterfly House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• HERO Children's Center, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Lewis House
• Supershed & Bathhouse, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• Spencer House, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  

1996–1997

• Goat House
• Butterfly House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
  • William Austin, Clifford Brooks, Kristen Kepner Coleman, Joshua Daniel, Adam Gerndt, Jo Beth Gleason, Jeremy Moffet, Justin Patwin, Hunter Simmons, Elizabeth Stallworth, Samuel Watkins, William Whittaker Jr., Heather Wootten
• Akron Pavilion
• HERO Playground, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  

1994–1995

• Yancey Chapel, Sawyerville, Hale County (See pictures at http://architecture.myninjaplease.com/?p=321.)
• Hay Bale House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• Wilson House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• Supershed, Newbern
  Newbern, Alabama
  Newbern is a town in Hale County, Alabama, United States. 2009 census estimates placed the population at 222. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for New Bern, NC. It is in the Central Standard Time Zone....
  
  
• HERO Playground, Greensboro
  Greensboro, Alabama
  Greensboro is a city in Hale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,731. The city is the county seat of Hale County. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  

1993–1994

• Smoke House, Mason's Bend, Hale County
• Hay Bale House, Mason's Bend, Hale County

External links

• Rural Studio's Website
• "An Architecture of Decency" public radio program about project includes dynamic map of selected projects and audio slideshows
• Citizen Architect - Rural Studio film documentary about Samuel Mockbee Made by former students Jack Sanders and Sam Douglas 2010
• Rural Studio film documentary website
• Rural Studio. L'architettura della decenza, by Federico De Matteis, in Hortus - Architecture Magazine (in Italian)