December 5, 2025

Building stories

Taylor Yakel, a graduate student in architecture, works on building her model showing the work she has done to the Lincoln YWCA building inside Architecture Hall.
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Taylor Yakel, a graduate student in architecture, works on her model of the Lincoln YWCA building inside Architecture Hall. The project is part of an Architecture 510: Advanced Architectural Design I assignment that allows students to create detailed studies of historic Lincoln structures through research, theory and hands-on modeling.

  • Jordan McLaughlin (center), a graduate student in architecture, cuts material for her model of an old grain elevator.
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  • Collage showing the process and theory of Taylor Yakel’s Lincoln YMCA building project. Yakel is a third-year graduate student in architecture.
  • Charis Franks, a second-year graduate student, works on her Architecture 510 building a model inside Architecture Hall studio.
  • Stephanie Cabarcas, a third-year graduate student, works on her model based on the Hamilton House.
  • A model of Lincoln’s Terminal Building stands on a desk in Architecture Hall. The model is part of a project by Ella Rawlings, a third-year graduate student in architecture.
  • Camila Mancilla (center), assistant professor in architecture, laughs with graduate students Taylor Yakel (left) and Stephanie Cabarcas.

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