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Design Discovery 2007
Posted: June 16, 2007

Group shot of campers and counselors

What is involved in the profession of architecture? What do architectural students study while in college? How can a person best prepare for an education in architecture? Many people who think about architecture have these or similar questions that should be answered before they make a decision about their career. Although we are all affected daily by the built environment, architectural education and the profession of architecture are often not fully understood by prospective students.

The School of Architecture at Mississippi State University is offering an eight-day summer workshop that is intended to answer many of the questions about architecture as a field of study and as a profession. The major goal of the workshop is to simulate the information, skill and the intensity required for an architectural education, while providing a clear insight into the practice of architecture. With this experience it will be possible for the participants to make an informed career decision about architecture and its related disciplines.

Admission into Design Discovery is open to high school age students (16 and above) and incoming college freshmen who are interested in the field of architecture and/or other related design fields. Older students are also encouraged to attend, but they must contact the School of Architecture for specific instructions and arrangements before filling out the application. Neither school transcripts nor letters of recommendation are required. Prospective students, as well as those considering a career in architecture, have found Design Discovery helpful in confirming their choice of architecture as a profession and in making a smoother transition into the First-Year Design Studio. Also, the dedicated faculty members and high-caliber students who work as counselors and instructors during the week provide knowledge, experience, and friendships that will be valuable to entering freshmen in architecture. The School of Architecture highly recommends that all those who have been accepted into First Year Design in the fall semester of 2007 consider participating in Design Discovery.

2007 Design Discovery Rules

Related Files:

» Design_Discovery_Rules.pdf

2008 DESIGN DISCOVERY

SUMMER 2008 DATES:
Posted: October 22, 2007

Design Discovery Summer 2008 Workshop is scheduled for:

June 13  thru  June 20

[Note: These dates are coordinated w/ Freshman Orientation dates as published by MSU]

Pre-Camp

Design Discovery 2007
Posted: May 30, 2007

2007 DESIGN DISCOVERY DATES:

Friday June 15 through Friday June 22

Design Discovery Workshop (and camp)
Cost: $550.00

Includes: room+board in dorms; supplies; films; lectures; hands-on instruction and workshops w/ senior architecture faculty and architecture students. Projects range from: small site installation/constructions to furniture to residential-scaled projects (using small models and drawings) while engaging in drawing/sketching/modeling exercises. No prior experience or knowledge is required.

Open to high school students 16 - 18 (older students are also welcome).

Mom and Dad Need To Know

Day 7: Crunch time
Posted: June 21, 2007

We now begin the final stretch of camp.

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Project 6: Studio in the Cotton District

The barn will be full of life today as the campers begin the final stages of their Cotton District studio project. Ideas from last night will be worked and reworked in order to test the level of success each design has achieved. Counselors will help bring designs to relative completion by this afternoon. Drawings and models will be organized and studied to prepare for tomorrow morning’s reviews.

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Band: Delta Inspired, Hill Country Honed, Deep Fried Rock & Roll

Big Blue Truck is the culmination of five native Mississippi music lovers traveling seemingly separate musical paths away from a common nucleus.

That nucleus turned out to be this hard and gritty, down and dirty, sweet and sweaty sound that they’ve unearthed from somewhere between the black delta soil and the red clay hills of Mississippi.

Videos

Last Night of Design Discovery 2007
Posted: June 22, 2007

Frisbee behind the barn



Big Blue Truck rocking the classics


Final Reviews

In the Michael Fazio Jury Room
Posted: June 21, 2007

The last day of camp will mainly consist of just the final reviews of each camper's design. Each pair will present for 15 minutes starting @8:15 a.m. and ending at @11:30 a.m. Those who need to check out early need to see Colby Dearman by 7:45 a.m. Friday.

After reviews we will have our closing meeting and review of the activities during the week in the jury room.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL JURY SCHEDULE

Related Files:

» Final_Review_Schedule_2007_3.pdf

Design Discovery APPLICATIONS

Brochure and Application Form
Posted: May 30, 2007

Formal brochures w/ application form for Design Discovery will be mailed out by the end of March. If you have called or emailed and left your address, you will get a brochure; as well, high school counselors from around the state and region will also receive brochures.

The links below contains the official brochure w/ application forms including:

Scholarship Application,
Web Consent Form, and
Parental/Medical Care Release,
and HIPAA Release Form.

Please download and fill out the forms and postal mail to the School of Architecture as directed by the application.

2007 Design Discovery Application (PDF)
2007 Design Discovery Scholarship Application (PDF)
2007 Design Discovery Web Consent Form (PDF)
2007 Parent Consent/Medical Care Form (PDF)
2007 HIPAA Release Form (PDF)

Related Files:

» Minority_Scholarship_1.pdf
» Parent_Web_Concent_Form_2007.pdf
» Parental_Consent_Form_-_Design_Discovery.pdf
» HIPAA.pdf

Thank You

Thanks to our Donors.
Posted: July 13, 2007

The directors and staff would like to take the time to thank the following companies for their generous donations to help make Design Dicovery 2007 run smoothly:


MSU Architecture Alums
[Nashville, TN: Alan Hayes, Casey Newman-Tice, David Landry, Michael Speck, Willie Stokes, John Tettleton, & Anna Roberts]
One Scholarship offered to a student attending Design Discovery.


Johnson-McAdams Firm, P.A.
[Greenwood, MS]
Five (5) scholarships offered to student either living in Leflore County, Mississippi or a minority high school student.


Chickasaw Container Corp.
[Okolona, MS]
Donation of corrugated cardboard


Columbus Brick Company
[Columbus, MS]
Donation of masonry bricks

Emergency Line

Important Numbers
Posted: May 30, 2007

MSU Campus Police
662.325.2121

College of Architecture, Art and Design
[Pandora Prater/ Main Office]
662.325.2202
pprater@caad.msstate.edu

Colby Dearman
[Camp Director]
601.307.2223
cbd29@msstate.edu

Lindsay Hamilton
[Camp Director]
850.572.2494
lbh60@msstate.edu
Michael Berk
[Camp Director/ Professor]
662.325.2529
mberk@caad.msstate.edu

Anthony J. Garcia
[Webmaster]
228.219.3644
ajg52@msstate.edu

Books + Links

Suggested Reading
Posted: June 16, 2007

We would like to recommend the following readings to help bring the world of architecture and design into your life.


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Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design--Lee W. Waldrep

An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth (and Design)--Bruce Mau



Dinner for Architects: A Collection of Napkin Sketches
Dinner for Architects: A Collection of Napkin Sketches--Philip K. Howard


Sierra: Can Technology Save the Planet?--Reed McManus