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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.”