It's Showtime

Source: dezeen.com

It's Showtime

by SweisKloss
March 17, 2022

At one time or another, we’ve all thought or said, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” Perhaps as adults we still ponder this, but when you’re young, and the world is your proverbial oyster, the thought is more front and center. Embarking on a professional path is made of up of many stages, and one of those is education. There’s nothing like the power of knowledge and learning, which is why we all love seeing work by design and architecture students and why Abeer enjoys being an instructor. Some of the designers and project managers at SweisKloss started off as interns and hired right out of college or after a master’s program. Everyone here can attest to the fact that architecture and design courses are downright demanding and not for the faint of heart. However, some of the rewards of design school are doing presentations, having work on display, participating in student competitions (local to global), and possibly being in design shows. This all depends on the college or university. Dezeen (an online architecture magazine) has a section that is a digital platform devoted to student shows; the work is submitted by universities from around the world. We periodically view these showcases because we love seeing all the conceptual exploration, critical thinking, and technical execution that goes into a project. Upon our most recent perusal, we found some unique student work that stood out and thought it would be of interest to share with our readers. Note: The below images and accompanying copy are courtesy of Dezeen; for the work shown here - all rights reserved and credits go to each university and student(s) listed.

University of Oregon, College of Design

Student: Flynn Casey
Course: Sheine, ARCH 585/586 Mass Timber Design
Tutor: Judith Sheine

Forest Stewardship Research Centre by Flynn Casey

“Located at the entrance to the McDonald and Dunn Research Forests near Corvallis, OR the Forest Stewardship Research Centre (FRSC) is a facility for research and education focusing on the relationship between people and forests.

“The building leverages computational design and prefabrication to set a new standard for high-performance timber construction. It makes extremely efficient use of wood fibre, resulting in a lightweight structure that touches lightly on the ground, respecting the roots of the specimen trees surrounding it, as well as the archaeological Kalapuya land it rests on.

“The building is designed to be carbon-neutral in operation as well as construction, with the goal of meeting Living Building Challenge standards.”

Beckmans College of Design

Students: Fanny Axnér and Siri Boekhout
Course: BA Product Design
Tutors: Morgan Rudberg and Peter Nylander

Verv by Fanny Axnér and Siri Boekhout in collaboration with Nola

“Verv was developed in a desire to introduce a rocking chair to an urban outdoors environment.

“Furniture adapted for the elderly often has many technical additions, and we asked ourselves: are these necessary? As rocking is proven to be therapeutic and good for our muscles, balance, and blood circulation, we saw an opportunity to reinterpret a classic piece of furniture for a new context.

“Due to the many advantages of strong metal, we were able to experiment with very thin dimensions throughout the whole chair and play with contrast in its expression. Verv is generous without being clumsy, graceful but not frail, reflective of its environment yet vivid in its own form.”

Oxford Brookes University Apprenticeship

Student: Alex Murarescu
Course: Apprenticeships Lvl 7 _Year 3

KX FASHION - King's Cross Fashion Accelerator Studio by Alex Murarescu

“King's Cross Fashion Accelerator Studio addresses some of the sustainable aspects present in the fashion industry by empowering young fashion designers to establish sustainable local brands.

“The project merges the fashion design studio and retail typology into a unique fashion experience space where the general public is invited to observe, engage and emerge in the creative process.”

Oxford Brookes University

Student: Leen Alkhoury
Course: Applied Design in Architecture MArchD
Tutors: Adam Holloway, Michael Kloihofer and Eliott Mayer

Cultural Conservation Centre for Bamboo Crafts, Singapore by Leen Alkhoury

“The cultural tradition of bamboo weaving is applied on an architectural scale with the help of computation-based approaches.

“By applying compression to a bamboo weave, an adaptive and sustainable screen system was created with the intention of framing views, manipulating light, shaping circulation, weatherproof, and controlling solar gain.”