..student work on the Inverted Umbrella Trumpet Flower began with prefabrication of major elements at Curie HS.  By the end of the week, half of the team was on site digging foundations and pouring concrete into our premade formwork.  ..so far, so good!

  Student Summary: Monday- Todd talked to us about the restructuring of Lincoln Park that Studio Gang did. He also gave us opinions of our structure (and donated $20 to our budget. Thanks Todd!) Adopted the metal flashing idea for the inside material of the inverted umbrella. Received a rough quoted for the lumber. Started

[slideshow] Monday We split into two groups, construction group and design group. The construction group is in charge of modeling, budget, schedule, and materials list. The design group is in charge of all drawings. Dominic visited and explained pavillion at Lincoln Park Zoo. Also, he gave us a list of drawings that we need to

MONDAY: -We worked on a schedule and budget with Aash -Assembled the laser cut trellis -Worked on site and model drawings TUESDAY: -Worked on CAD drawings -Worked on Models (clay and physical) -continued work on schedule and budget WEDNESDAY: -Worked on perspective drawings -worked on AuoCAD and SketchUp Drawings -worked on 1/2″ scale model THURSDAY: -Remade models -finished

Monday: Finished T-shirts Started Model AutoCAD drawings/SketchUp Model Learned how to use illustrator/Exacto knife Tuesday: Structural Engineering Presentation (powerpoint) Liveloads (things that move)/dead loads (stationary objects) Foundations the larger the structure, the deeper the foundation below the frostline (42″) – min. depth High rise (80′-90′-foundation) concrete slabs (3″-6″) tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion (FORCES) wood(cannot

Friday This was the day of the site visit( Childrens Garden of Hope). But first we took a look at the UJIMA (collective work) Garden. At the Children Garden of Hope we broke down into groups and took measurements of the site. We also help clean and soil some of the vegetables and plants. – OBSERVATION

Monday As a group we choose a T-Shirt design winner. We also researched and analyzed Chicago rain fall for collecting water on site( Childrens Garden of Hope). We look up precendent projects that are similair to what we are doing to help with our ideas and designs. Tuesday We Practice with plan,section and elevations view

Student Summary: On Thursday, the first day of the workshop, we were introduced to each other and our host school, Currie Metropolitan. We had our woodshop orientation where we leaned power tool safety and general shop safety. Also, we had our first day in the Architecture lab, and understand what tools we will be using

Carpenter_Tectonics in Architectural Education_students Tygart_Drury University Design Build Bandanes_The Architect as Builder Readings are due on Thursday June 28.