Rural Studio
By Estela Munoz | Assistant Photo Editor | October 31Morrisette house is the center of the Rural Studio campus. It is 200 years old and is used as faculty offices and a gathering space.
Morrisette house is the center of the Rural Studio campus. It is 200 years old and is used as faculty offices and a gathering space.
The yard in front of Morrisette is used as a garden that produces food for the people at Rural Studio.
The greenhouse, where Rural Studio gets a lot of its food. Using the same mint oil barrels that the play structure at Lions Park does, they create a thermal insulator that absorbs heat in the day and disperses it at night.
The greenhouse is where Rural Studio produces most of its food. They use the same mint oil barrels that the play structure in Lions Park does. These barrels create a thermal insulator that absorb heat in the day and disperse it at night.
The pods, where third year students usually stay during their time at Rural Studio. Each one was built by past students and all are covered by the super-shed which makes a covered outdoor space.
A play structure in Lion's Park built by past Rural Studio students. It is made out of recycled mint oil drums that are typically single use but these students were able to repurpose them. The elevated section of the drums is called the cloud and acts as shading.
The fabrication pavilion is a big outdoor space that Rural Studio uses to build various things from prefabricated project sections to project mockups. This is usually a covered space but the roof is in need of repairs.
Known as the Chantilly homes. They have been moved from their original location to downtown Newbern, Ala.
Attendees of the 10000 HZ Records Florence and the Machine listening party wander around the store and pick through records while listening to the new album 'Everybody Scream' on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
10000 HZ Records in Opelika, Ala., hands out posters of the new album 'Everybody Scream' by Florence and the Machine the evening of Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.