The Design Project – Program & Teams If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you aren’t doing anything very innovative – Woody Allen What: The Design Process: Programming & Team Division Where: Stantec, 224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 When: Thursday, January 12, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: At this meeting, […]

Week 7 – Site Programming After a very deserved break, the students and mentors were ready to work hard and push forward with the project! The focus of last meeting was to come up with general concepts of how the space was to utilized. Now, the focus was to divide the project into 3 smaller

Week 6 – Site Analysis + Bubble Diagram This week’s meeting was focused on creating a new site analysis for the Damen Silos project. Students had to become familiar with the site and the surrounding area before moving forward with the project. Site logistics such as traffic routes, areas of interest, and surrounding neighborhoods were

The Design Project – Brain Storm Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.   -Steve Jobs What: The Design Process: Programming Where: Stantec, 224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 When: Thursday, December 22, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: At this

This week, we focused on Interiors and Branded Environments (BE). We talked about how Interiors & BE Designers are concerned with studying human interaction and experience. Sometimes, this study involves how materials, furniture, lights and ventilation (among other things) are used in conjunction with spatial constructs of walls, ceilings and floors to create an atmosphere for

Week 4 – Lesson in MEP! This week’s meeting was held at Primera’s offices. Students were given a presentation by Halvorson and Partners and Primera Engineers on the MEP & Fire Protection disciplines. It is important for students to understand how each discipline plays a role in the overall functioning of a building. In order

Week 5 – Design Change! To kick off this meeting, students had a lesson in drawing views of objects. The students worked individually to draw out different 3D shapes in sectional and elevation views. This exercise gave students the basic principles that go behind Architectural and Engineering drawings.   Objects such as Oranges, Soda Cans, and Cheeseburgers

Architecture 101 We do not create the work. I believe we, in fact, are discoverers. – Glenn Murcutt What: Architecture 101 – What is an Architect & How do you become one Where: Stantec, 224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 When: Thursday, November 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: First, we had two presentations on

Week 3 – Site Visit! This week’s meeting was dedicated to taking the students on a site visit to a Turner project currently under construction. The project is an interior build out of an existing high rise building. Project Manager, Bill Marsh, gave a presentation on the overview of the project. Students had the opportunity

Week 2 – The focus of this meeting was creating a site analysis for the proposed bridge idea at Wolf Point. A short presentation was held to discuss the kinds of things that Architects and Engineers look for when creating a site analysis. Students were then given aerial maps of the site and worked in