CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A birdhouse design competition for local high school students has been added to the activities at the fourth annual Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Open House at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The event, organized by students, is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12-13 (Friday-Saturday) at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 E. Taft Drive, Champaign. This year's theme is "Start Designing Your Future."
The open house, designed to educate the public about each of the three departments as well as to recruit students, will feature students' models, drawings, designs and digital displays, said Carole Pekny, senior in architecture and co-chair of the open house.
Friday's activities, including facilities tours and panel discussions, are designed to reveal what life as an undergraduate design student is like. On Saturday, programs are planned for graduate students considering design majors, including tours and talks about the various specializations, and interaction with faculty members. The public is welcome to all events.
The birdhouse competition will include entries from Centennial, St. Thomas More and Ready high schools in Champaign, and from University High School in Urbana. Entries will be judged March 10 and the winners will be recognized at the open house.
Entries in a photography competition for all undergraduate students, organized by the Architecture Student Advisory Council, will be on display at the open house.
A shuttle bus is scheduled to run between the ARUPLA Open House and the Engineering Open House, which is held simultaneously at the north end of campus.