BARNworks 15/16
BARNworks is an abridged collection of student work from the Mississippi State University School of Architecture. BARNworks includes works from all five studio years, as well as the college's research centers.
Architecture
Mississippi State Associate Professor of Architecture Alexis Gregory publishes article in international design journal
The article, titled "Service Learning and Social Justice in Architecture Education: Teaching Students to Design for the 'Other'," is currently available in the journal's online bookstore, with hardcopies available for future purchase.
Undergraduates’ commitment to research evident at MSU summer symposium
Baleigh A. Hull, a senior architecture major, won first in the Arts and Humanities category of the 2019 Mississippi State Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. She was advised by Silvina Lopez Barrera, assistant professor in the School of Architecture.
Mississippi State Associate Professor of Architecture Alexis Gregory publishes book
'Comprehensive Tectonics: Technical Building Assemblies from the Ground to the Sky' was released on July 30.
Callender named MSU School of Architecture interim director
The former associate director and longtime 5th-Year Program Director will replace Michael Berk, who retired June 30.
Design Discovery 2019: Kit of Parts
You will be given a “kit of parts," that is, a set of pieces you can work with and asked to make a model that has both a defined “enclosed” or private space(s) and a defined “open” or more public space(s). These models are abstract; the solid “pieces” are there only to define the space between them. There is no numeric scale to this project; let the relationship between the open and enclosed spaces show scale.
Design Discovery 2019: Additional Photos
Design Discovery 2019: Lounge Device Project
This project challenges campers to work in groups to create a cardboard lounge table device. Each team will be given multiple sheets of cardboard.
Before you make the finished device, each team will produce three 1/4-sized study models and one full-size connection detail.
By working through this process of design, the devices will be more thoughtful and coherent at the end of the project.
The cardboard lounge table device must support at least one person from the team as well as perform one other task determined by the group.
Design Discovery 2019: Group Sketching
Architects use detail drawing as a means of communicating physical conditions. Detail drawing is also a tool for working out design decisions. Learning to use detail drawing is an important skill for any architect.
In this project, campers will have a chance to practice drawing in detail. After a brief introduction to the basics of drawing and detail drawing, students will be guided to sketch various parts of Giles Hall.
Design Discovery 2019: Day 1 – Instant Environment
The instant environment puts you, your teammates, and your instructor against the rest of the camp in designing and constructing a life-size enclosure on a pre-selected site. Using bamboo, muslin cloth, and string, you must make a space and structure that provides shelter for your team, and relates and responds to your site.