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New College Try: Fresh Design from Students

Model-making is all well and good, but there's no substitute for hands-on experience. These five architecture programs empowered students to design and build functional structures in their communities. What they came up with bodes well for the next generation of architecture.

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Organized east to west, the steel screen varies in density and supports an angled roof, providing shade without blocking the breeze. Students crafted the furniture out of white oak from a local sawmill, and utilized prefab construction methods to cut costs and speed up the project to meet their tight deadline. “It’s a great site on the side of a mountain in Appalachia looking out into this valley,” says Myers. "There’s all this context, but at the same time, it’s an open field, so there’s no context. We got to respond to how the site is being used.”
Organized east to west, the steel screen varies in density and supports an angled roof, providing shade without blocking the breeze. Students crafted the furniture out of white oak from a local sawmill, and utilized prefab construction methods to cut costs and speed up the project to meet their tight deadline. “It’s a great site on the side of a mountain in Appalachia looking out into this valley,” says Myers. "There’s all this context, but at the same time, it’s an open field, so there’s no context. We got to respond to how the site is being used.”
Sliding glass doors made from Viridian’s ComfortPlus glass and yellow cedar wood lead to decks flanking the kitchen and dining room.
Sliding glass doors made from Viridian’s ComfortPlus glass and yellow cedar wood lead to decks flanking the kitchen and dining room.
Built of prefabricated modules, the house is a comfortable, loft-like design that can be constructed easily.
Built of prefabricated modules, the house is a comfortable, loft-like design that can be constructed easily.
The European-themed SCADpad unit includes about 40,000 pieces of fabric and and a custom rubber surface on the floors, walls, and ceiling. Photo courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
The European-themed SCADpad unit includes about 40,000 pieces of fabric and and a custom rubber surface on the floors, walls, and ceiling. Photo courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design.