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Clemson Architectural Center in Charleston
701 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29403

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We’ve been working hard and fast! We laid out th

We’ve been working hard and fast! We laid out the temporary scaffolding and now we are notching the piers! Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow :)

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc #blutide #designbuild #mulberryst

Officially broke ground at Mulberry Crossing!!! Bi

Officially broke ground at Mulberry Crossing!!! Big shout out to Blu Tide for driving the piles for us! Let construction begin!!!

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc #blutide #designbuild #mulberryst

What a beautiful day to go out on site, be eaten a

What a beautiful day to go out on site, be eaten alive by bugs, clear out some undergrowth and prepare for construction!!

#clemsonarchitecturestudio #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashley #westashleygreenway #westashleybikeway #architecture #mulberrycrossing

Moving forward! We have almost finalized our desig

Moving forward! We have almost finalized our design which means we move on to the next step!

Our class met with structural engineer, John Moore, on Wednesday. His input was very helpful in progressing our design. Today we will be working on improving the structure and finalizing our design before we head off for spring break!

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc #engineering #designbuild

Today we met with the Charleston Parks Conservancy

Today we met with the Charleston Parks Conservancy to give them an update on our design for the Mulberry Crossing.

Swipe to see the model, plan, elevation, section, and a few renderings!!

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc

Last week we spent the day at the site with the SC

Last week we spent the day at the site with the SC licensed surveyor, Sandy Peabody! We enjoyed learning about how surveying is done and how the equipment is used! Thanks to Peabody & Associates we will have a more accurate representation of our site’s topography!

Click the link in our bio to see more about Peabody & Associates

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc #surveyor #peabody

It has been chosen! Our site this year is the stor

It has been chosen! Our site this year is the storm water retention pond between the West Ashley Bikeway and Mulberry Street. Swipe to see our pet goose Gerald and the site we will be working at this semester!

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #mulberryst #ardmore

REMEMBER the virtual community dialogue is coming

REMEMBER the virtual community dialogue is coming up on February 10th at 6PM. If you haven’t already registered click the link in our bio :)

Join us to discuss design opportunities on the West Ashley Greenway and Bikeway!

#clemsonarchitecture #westashley #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #westashleygreenway #chsparks #cdcc

Good morning from Forest Park Playground. Before a

Good morning from Forest Park Playground. Before and after images of our Fall 2020 A+CB design+Build project. Thanks to community builder and photographer @brian_heape for capturing these stunning views of the project.

#clemsonworld #clemsonarchitecture #clemsoncommunitybuild #westashleybikeway #steelbridges

When our structural engineer came to visit us on s

When our structural engineer came to visit us on site, we had no paper lying around.

Our hands were caught up between building tools and shovels, wood, clamps, drills and screws.

But architects don’t just sketch and design buildings, structures, Pavilions, bridges, etc...

Architects are also critical problem solvers, and that means using whatever is at hand to get the job done sometimes.

And it is something we learn and experience in the A+cb studio.

The sketch above is a memory we all in the build will remember as we move on through and past this project, and head into the future.

The drawing is a gusset bracing system drawn on a sheet of plywood by our structural engineer John Moore who, made the trip on site, when we needed it the most.

A moment that will be engraved in our memories for the rest of our careers.

Thank you John Moore !!! from your A+cb hooligans.

#reinventsketching #problemsolvingskills #drawingonwood #clemsonarchitecture #clemsoncommunitybuild

Follow along as we work on completing the final an

Follow along as we work on completing the final and hardest part of our project. Welding our rings then transport them on site one by one as they get out of the weld shop.

Pictured above, Prof. Pastre on his way to drop the first rings in this gorgeous Charleston sunset. Students carefully helping load and unload the rings !

It is all part of the learning curve we are on. As you can see, we built our own bracing and support members to fasten the rings and keep them tight and secure.

The experience was unbelievable and exciting as we drove past cars and crossed the West Ashley River bridge.

More to come....

#clemsonarchitecture #tensegrityrings #communitybuildlife #teamwork

Fall 2020 Studio V Final Design ( Forest Park Brid

Fall 2020 Studio V Final Design ( Forest Park Bridge )

Our final design reflected on the idea of using tensegrity to create our bridge. Using tensegrity to drive our final bridge design came from a few models that some of our students built in our ITC (introduction to craft ) studio.

The design of the bridge has also been inspired by the idea of rethinking how to create a bridge by reflecting on main components of a bicycle such as the bike spokes and wheels.

#fall2020finaldesigncb #forestparkbridge #charlestonparksandconservancy #spokeydokey
#repurposedbikeframes #designwithspokes #communitybuildthroughrepurposing
#tensegrityatwork #tensegrityarchitecture

Fall 2020 Preliminary Design review ( Forest Park

Fall 2020 Preliminary Design review ( Forest Park Bridge part 1 )

This Fall, our project is a bridge located at Forest Park Playground in West Ashley. Adjacent to the Greenway and surrounded by a baseball field, a gymnasium, and two basketball and tennis courts. The site gives us many opportunities to recreate a bridge that would not only reconnect the bikeway to the park, but also help the community access the park amenities through a straightforward, safer, and more accessible path.

Our preliminary design ( design review 1) reflected on the idea of using repurposed bike frames to create that connection between the park and the community at large.

Although this was the beginning of our semester long work, repurposing used bikes frame was a catalyst idea that helped drive and lead the way to our final project.

It is coming ...... be on the lookout as we will be posting the final design today.

#charlestonparksandconservancy #forestparkbridge #repurposedbikeframes #designwithspokes #bikearchitecture #communitybuildandrepurposing

Great news!!! The Portable Testing Pods that our A

Great news!!! The Portable Testing Pods that our A+CB students worked on in the Spring and Summer of 2020, in collaboration with MUSC, are now out and ready to be used for both walk up and drive through testing.

We are proud and inspired by the innovative and inspiring work that our students put in both documenting, strategizing different walk-up and drive through testing methods, and finally fabricating these affordable pods so that they can better serve the community at large, and help in the fight against COVID-19.

More information can be found in the following link https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2020/11/24/portable-pods-bring-testing-to-the-people . Link is also posted in our bio.

Go Tigers !!!

#architectureandcommunitybuild #buildingabetterworld #fightagainstcovid19 #teamworkiseverything #buildingbettercommunities
#muscandclemson #clemsonarchitecture
#innovationthatexcites #clemsonworld

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Happy friday from your Architecture and Community

Happy friday from your Architecture and Community Build Hooligans !!!

We finished our steel deck and it is now ready for priming.

Some of us with no prior welding, grinding skills rose up to the challenge, and got it done. Although it may not seems like it was a lot of work, it was a critical and fulfilling tangent in our learning process. We were excited about it from the beginning on, and now we are proud of the way it came along.

Will keep you all posted as priming and bolting happens !!!

PS: guess who was making Mo laugh 😂

#architectureandcommunitybuildlife #concreteformwork #teamworkiseverything
#forestparkcharleston #clemsonarchitecture
#weldandgrind

Our concrete formwork is now ready for our first p

Our concrete formwork is now ready for our first pour. Rebar has been bended, tied, and dropped in the digs.

Long day on site for your architecture and community builders, but there was that feeling of satisfaction from the whole crew, that feeling of achievement that only happen through collaboration and teamwork, trust and multiplication of efforts.

Although most of us where exhausted, there was a smile in our faces, as we left the site and headed back in the shop to get more things done.

Follow along as concrete get poured in the morning, and keep looking at our story feeds as we navigate through each step of this project!!!

What a day !!!

#architectureandcommunitybuildlife #concreteformwork #teamworkiseverything
#learningthroughsteps #clemsonarchitecture

Yesterday, a few of our A+CB students were on site

Yesterday, a few of our A+CB students were on site with Prof. Pastre to place the concrete formwork in the digs. We took opportunity of the nice weather to get it done. Everything went much better this time and all of us are excited for the learning curve and gradual results that are happening.

The amount of effort from the whole squad is inspiring after a few setbacks the past weeks, and the energy to make this happen is back on track.

We learned it the hard way that pouring concrete is challenging, and the formwork needs to be well prepared and ready.

Today we will be bending the rebar and place it in the digs.

Follow along and keep on checking out the process !!!

Hope you are getting ready and excited for our first concrete pour as much as we are !!!

#dontfold #doitonemoretime #communitybuilders #A+CBlife #clemsonarchitecture

Earlier in the pandemic, A+cB partnered with MUSC

Earlier in the pandemic, A+cB partnered with MUSC on a design for the sole purpose of specimen collection. A Portable Point of Dispensing (PPOD) was developed to provide a more affordable, safe, and accessible walk-up testing method.⁣
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Initially, documentation was completed on an existing drive-through Respiratory Specimen Collection Site (RSCS). Research showed the issues of drive-through methods; failing to reach underserved populations and excessive overhead costs. ⁣
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The proposed site-less approach and repurposed materials of the “PPOD” works to mediate these issues.⁣
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Swipe to see excerpts from what is soon to be a publication in World Architecture Magazine! And check out our story to see what other partnerships and work stemming from this project led to!⁣

Swiss miss and mild steel!! keeping an eye on the

Swiss miss and mild steel!!

keeping an eye on the metal grinder. Hole drilling and pre-weld prepping steel deck frame members.

All while enjoying some late night dark chocolate and Learning the craft.

Deck support frame is on the way!!!

#communitybuildlife #qualitycontrol #clemsonarchitectureandcommunitybuild #dontfold #stayup #getitdoneright #latenightshenanigans

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