During the semester, the Design V studio engaged theory, research, innovation, and construction as the frameworks of a massively parallel approach to design methodology.This studio engaged a multiplicity of design frameworks simultaneously and collapsed towards one focused final project that is currently on exhibit in the UTSoA Materials Lab.
Theory – How and with what means do we create informed designs; and ultimately, how can we make meaningful contributions to architecture through research and play?
What is the nature of rules, techniques and processes?
In 2006, graduate student Michael Bricker received the School of Architecture’s (SOA) Mebane Travel Grant to visit Mongolia to design an energy efficient home for a family in the community of Yeroo. Upon receiving funding from the SOA, Michael invited graduate student Ami Mehta to assist with the research and design of the proposed home. Together, Michael and Ami decided to expand the scope of the project to include two independent study courses to research Mongolian architectural history—namely the ger, Chinese Buddhist temples, and Soviet civic buildings—and to investigate the
During the course of her academic career, Professor Mirka Beneš has documented a wide range of landscapes and supporting materials such as rare prints, maps, drawings, and written documents. From Professor Beneš’s extensive slide collection, a group of almost 8,000 teaching slides—used in support of her two lecture courses in the history and theories of landscape architecture—were selected and, over the past 16 months, in collaboration with Professor Beneš, the slides have been cataloged and digitized by the School of Architecture’s Visual Resources Collection (VRC).