Design Discovery 2018 - Day 5 - Chair Review
Students presented and tested their cardboard chair designs from Day 4. Some chairs were sturdier than others, but all were very good ideas.
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Design Discovery 2018 - Day 4 - Cardboard Chair Project
On day four, Design Discovery campers were challenged to make a cardboard lounge/table device that supported at least one person from the team as well as perform one other task determined by the group. Students spent the day designing and constructing their chairs.
Design Discovery 2018 - Day 3 - Perspective Sketching
Students learned about drawing and perspective and then spread out to apply their new skills by drawing different locations inside Giles Hall. They were to focus on the aspect of perspective drawings to capture a 3-dimensional space in a 2-dimensional drawing, and use detail drawings to focus closely on how things are built/constructed.
Design Discovery 2018 - Day 2 - Instant Environment
After sketching initial designs on Day 1, the students now apply their knowledge to build their creations. These “Instant Environments” are made from canvas, twine (hemp and nylon), and locally harvested bamboo.
Design Discovery 2018 - Day 1 – Sketching Instant Environment
On Day 1, the campers jumped into modeling and sketching ideas for the Instant Environment Project. This is a good ice-breaker and encourages group interaction.
End-of-Year retreat includes Mississippi presentations; honors West, Funderburk, Lewis
Faculty wrapped up some final business for the year before hearing presentations about Mississippi architecture by Emeritus Professor Michael Fazio and Mississippi artist Walter Inglis Anderson by Professor Brent Funderburk. Funderburk, who will ...
College of Architecture, Art and Design names 2018 faculty, staff award recipients
The College of Architecture, Art and Design annually honors faculty and staff with monetary awards recognizing excellence in teaching, service and dedication. The recipients are selected by an awards committee, which includes the dean, associate dean, department heads and a faculty member from each unit. Faculty are chosen for the award based on demonstrated excellence ...
School of Architecture holds annual Jury Reviews
The School of Architecture hosted Spring 2018 Jury Reviews in Giles Hall from Fri., April 20 through Fri., April 27: ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] First-Year: Foundational project ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Second- Year: Scholar Housing – North Farm ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Third-Year: Collaborative Studio w/ building construction science studio — Meridian ...
School of Architecture holds annual Recognition Day honoring the class of 2018
Recognition Day for the School of Architecture was held on May 3, 2018, in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall.Director and F.L. Crane Professor Michael Berk welcomed everyone and thanked parents, spouses, partners, siblings, grandparents and other guests for supporting the graduates before introducing MSU Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Peter Ryan, ...
CAAD dean encourages newest MSU School of Architecture grads to ‘go make a difference’
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University “Work hard. Build your craft with an attitude. Guard your words and character. Remember, how you work with and treat people matters.” These are some of the wise words that Jim West, dean of Mississippi State’s College of Architecture, Art and Design, recently shared with new university graduates ...