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By Justin Mitchell | sunherald.com You won’t find these Coast home designs in the suburbs When architects Mark (MSU S|ARC class of 2010) and Madison Talley (class of 2011) told people they were bringing their modern approach to South Mississippi, some people warned them to be careful. Madison, a Coast native, said she and her husband thought ...
After a long week’s work, the students dance and have fun in the basement of Giles Hall with a DJ and some energizing music!
On Day 6, the students were tasked with designing a building that would house either a artist, sculptor, poet or dancer. This encouraged the students to start to think about space usage and form of there building.
On Day 5, the students toured the Cotton District near the campus to get introduced into the idea’s of New Urbanism and how this affects the layout of building and public space. The students were tasked with documenting the building’s character, composition and proportion to re-assemble models of them back in Giles Hall.
To follow up the previous project, the students were to construct 1/8″ = 1′ models of the site in order to prepare for their next project.
On Day 4, the students were introduced to the Cardboard Sitting Device Project. This assignment consists of taking donated cardboard sheets, glue, and string and turning it into a sitting device that can also serve as a table. The sitting device is meant to hold up at least (1) of the camper, and/or the counselor. This project teaches the students about material property and designing with a function in mind.
Day 4 also introduced the Viewing Device project. This project makes students think about how to represent their feelings of a space using a viewing device to clarify their ideas. The project encouraged students to find and re-purpose old material found around Giles Hall.
After giving the students multiple hours to work on there designs, it came time to present their ideas to all the other campers and counselors to let them be subject to constructive criticism. This is a common occurrence in the architecture program here. This process allows students to get a first hand experience of what it would be like in the freshman year of the architecture program.