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Image Alternative Text: MSU senior art majors Gabby Castleman, left, and Sara Beth Messemore pictured with their mural which incorporates symbols of hope and recovery. (Photo by Emily Grace McCall)

Fine art majors create colorful, welcoming space for Bulldogs in Recovery program

Gabrielle “Gabby” Castleman of Brandon and Sara Beth Messemore of Madison spent the summer creating…

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Three CAAD faculty members part of Office of Research and Economic Development leadership cohort

Jenna Altomonte, Dominic Lippillo and Silvina Lopez Barrera are part of the 2026-27 Faculty…

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BCS professor named secretary of national construction accrediting board

Associate Professor Saeed Rokooei is the newly elected secretary of the American Council for…

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School of Architecture grateful for studio sponsorships to enhance programming

Eight studios are sponsored, with three sponsorships currently available.

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Artist in residence at MSU helps mark nation’s semiquincentennial through Craft in America celebration

Mississippi State is one of 10 universities nationwide selected to host a one-week artist residency…

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CAAD associate dean named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow

Dominic Lippillo was one of four Mississippi State professors selected to serve as 2026-27…

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Latest Aydelott Travel Award recipients announced in Architectural Record

The 2026 recipient from Mississippi State University was Jesús Morales.

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Architecture alumna Sobia Sayeda featured in Los Alamos Reporter

Sayeda graduated from MSU in 1998.

Image Alternative Text: American Society of Interior Designers’ “Ones to Watch” scholar program honoring Mississippi State assistant professor Tanaya Deshpande

MSU assistant professor listed as ‘One to Watch’ by national interior design society

Tanaya Deshpande, a Mississippi State assistant professor of interior design, is one of eight…

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MSU joins collaborative studio initiative working to revitalize downtown Jackson

Partnering with nonprofit organization Downtown Jackson Partners, Jackson State’s Department of…

Image Alternative Text: Mississippi State University Small Town Center Director Leah Kemp, center, stands with two other women holding an award.

CAAD research center honored with Main Street Association awards

Director Leah Kemp received the Sam Kaye Excellence in Design award.

Image Alternative Text: two headshots: left: Tarlan Abazari, right: Mojtaba Parsaee. Both teach in the Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design

CAAD faculty recognized at international conference

Visiting Assistant Professor Tarlan Abazari and Assistant Professor Mojtaba Parsaee recently…

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Recent art graduate Miah Hall featured in Daily Journal

Hall graduated in May and plans to continue her education at MSU.

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Fall enrollment open for MSU Master of Science degree in architecture

Students from various design fields, such as interior design, landscape architecture, product…

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Recognition Day 2026

Celebrating the MSU School of Architecture class of 2026

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