March 2012 – Page 2

It’s time for mock-ups….

on March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 By emlittle

This weekend we are starting our full-scale mock-ups of the various detailed elements that make up our viewing platform. As well, my group is working on the outdoor attraction. The goal for our design-build project is to allow the average Spoleto Festival attendee to see the artist's installation from 3 key perspectives: above, standing height, [...]

The Realities of Design Build

on March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 By lgranqu

Now, having soared through the first half of the semester at what seems like amazing speeds, the group has returned from spring break to the realities of a design build studio and an even speedier second half of the semester. Design build is a project delivery method in which the design and the construction services [...]

Down to the Nitty Gritty

on March 14, 2012March 14, 2012 By samfulle

As we all get back into the swing of things after a well needed break, we have been warmly welcomed back into the world of design build. We are now beginning construction documents of our viewing platform for the Halsey and are discovering that we have many more decisions to make!!! We are finally thinking about [...]

The countdown has begun….

on March 14, 2012March 14, 2012 By Artemiy Zheltov

Now that the spring break is behind us we are happy to spend our nights in studio again! Today we have met as a studio to finally “start finishing” the details. The atmosphere of the discussion was pleasant to say the least, there was no fighting, no yelling and no pans flying around. I think [...]

And We’re Back!

on March 13, 2012March 13, 2012 By pierso2

Hey everyone! After a week off for spring break and some time to rest up before our final push we had a group meeting yesterday to discuss the details before we start building. During the meeting we divided the remaining design work around and now we're researching and working on perfecting our design. There's a [...]

These Times They Are A Changing

on March 3, 2012March 4, 2012 By awindha 7 Comments

Group design final board

Here are our final boards presented to motoi and mark sloan.

The Final Hours

on March 1, 2012March 1, 2012 By cseamon

We are in our final hours of the design phase! Friday morning is our final design presentation with our clients, Mark and Motoi. Wednesday evening and Thursday morning were spent working out the final details, and now it's on to making yet more models, drawing some construction details and getting our presentation together. We are [...]