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Architecture students take on Design Village at Cal Poly’s Poly Canyon

by Sedona Harris May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Cal Poly architecture students participate in the annual Design Village competition, where they must design, build, and live in self-built structures for 48 hours while considering environmental factors and collaborating with other teams.

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AT&T joins Cal Poly’s 5G network in Poly Canyon

by Everlynn Dionne October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

AT&T has joined Cal Poly’s 5G Innovation Lab, which will expand wireless coverage in Poly Canyon, according to the university. Certification for the network was completed Aug. 5 after testing by an AT&T approved vendor. The certification process includes performance checks and 911 service verification.

Student innovation takes center stage at Design Village’s 50th anniversary

by Bella Cox April 30, 2025April 29, 2025

Teams from Cal Poly and community colleges across California earned first-place honors in construction, innovation and theme categories at the 50th anniversary of Design Village, held Saturday afternoon in the Architecture Graveyard.

Student app brings Poly Canyon history to life, aids efforts to revive the canyon

by Madison White April 29, 2025April 28, 2025

Parker Jones created an app to document the history of Poly Canyon, which features 31 student-built structures from past competitions, and has helped the college’s fundraising efforts to revive the canyon and bring back the caretaker program.

A new structure has been built in Arch Graveyard

by Krithi Sankar March 8, 2022March 10, 2022

Architectural engineering graduate student Will Adam said he didn’t realize how impactful his senior project would be at first glance. However, Adam had a bold idea from the get-go: construct the first experimental structure in Poly Canyon in three years. The team — who dubbed their project “Tensegrity” — finished their project in Poly Canyon […]