This week we led off with an Introduction to Engineering presentation and finished with a really cool structural project- bridges. Each team had to figure out how to span a bridge which was to be 12″ in length and 6″ in width. Things we learned to address are- what are our connections made of and why? What […]
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
During week 3, team 3 learned about the French expression prendre parti or “the big idea“. After watching a presentation from some of our mentors, we sat down and sketched out our big idea diagrams: Additionally, we also focused on bubble diagrams, the beginning of what would be planning and what could become building massing.
During week 2, team A and B went on site visits with Clune and Pepper. Team A did start the day with a quick sketching activity led by Alan and Madelyn. Then, team A toured an office space near Clune Construction, 10 S Riverside Plaza. The project is set to be completed next year. Framing
Welcome! Team 3 met at the office of Perkins and Will where we continued introductions and ice breakers. After starting off with a Q&A about our program goals, we moved onto our Career Match Game Show. Through this game, we introduced different disciplines within the ACE industry (IE- structural engineer, construction manager, project architect) and
Team 3 has been hard at work on their Museum of Social Media. The students have even gotten a twitter account up and running! Architecture, Engineering and Construction crews have finalized their imagery and put it into a presentation. This week: presentation practice! Let’s see if we can keep it to ten minutes…
Team 3 – Final Weeks Read More »
Team 3 has been making lots of progress with their Museum of Social Media in Perkisn+Will’s new office space. Façade, plans and interiors are coming along nicely. Coordination is flowing. Down to the last couple of weeks!
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The students continued on in the progress for the Museum of Social Media. Plans were drawn up, facades studied, and and types of installations researched. The structural and construction teams worked hard on their concepts for the building. Collaboration all around!
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This week, the students met at Epstein and were introduced to mechanical systems – what HVAC means, how it’s actually implemented throughout a building, and various strategies for doing so. Then they teamed up to perfect the “ceiling in a box” exercise. Using colored pipe cleaners, wooden dowels and foam pieces to represent necessary mechanical
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This week, the students learned more about the summer Design-Build program, and Perkins+Will held a presentation on facades. Epstein led an exercise involving the line drawing process – this time, the students and mentors paired up to draw each others’ faces holding their pencils in the most abstract/uncomfortable/unintuitive ways possible. The students learned about drawing to scale and
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