4/2/2014
Early conceptions of the design+make website revolved around self promotion and design validation. Hopes were to develop a medium for students and professionals to witness the fantastic work designed and realized (or sometimes just designed) by previous years, as well as a platform to spotlight ongoing design efforts. In essence, the goal was to create a digital museum to memorialize design+make and its accomplishments... (more)
4/1/2014
As a fifth year graduate student, I highly appreciate that the College of Architecture, Planning and Design provides a vast span of architectural typologies to study. In our first four academic years, we designed civic, institutional, cultural, environmental, religious, and housing projects. Consequently, our graduates are typically competent working in firms that practice in these realms. However, can we confidently say we are ready to be a comprehensive architect? My answer is “not quite”... (more)
3/31/2014
Bryan Bell, architect and creator of Design Corps defines public interest design as “providing benefits of architecture to those traditionally un-served by the profession”. This concept has evolved from designing for inclusion, originally articulated by Ronald Mace, who used the phrase universal design. Public interest design differs by adding another layer pertaining to social sustainability. In this model a designer aims to create equitable, diverse, connected and democratic means leading to a better quality of life... (more)
3/30/2014
The link – known to the tenants of Seaton as the corridor connecting Seaton Hall and Seaton Court. This corridor, essentially a catwalk, provides a unique vantage point of the College of Architecture’s shop located on the floor below. For many students this is as close as they get to interacting with the shop, however, as they pass by, they will observe members of design+make welding, grinding, sawing or more likely, dismantling a pallet. With the means available to us, design+make tries to utilize this space to its full potential. We treat it as our second studio... (more)
3/29/2014
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Since the energy crisis’s in the 1970’s, our society has been concerned with energy efficiency. Since then, our economic output has more than tripled, while our energy demand has only increased 50%. There has been a push for architects to improve our buildings- by polluting less through construction and reducing energy costs during building operation... (more)