COVERAGE OF THE DESIGN/BUILD PROJECTS BY STUDIO V OF THE CLEMSON ARCHITECTURE CENTER IN CHARLESTON
Thanksgiving break is upon us and most of the studio has settled back at their homes for the week, or are off campus somewhere else. I let loose a sigh of relief knowing that the next few days will be filled with family, food, and football (the American Thanksgiving Trifecta) and not with welding, grinding, [...]
I grew up in rural South Carolina, in a small town called Sharon. Growing up in a “lower income” town compared to a richer suburb or downtown allowed me to see how people improvised to make ends meet when they couldn’t afford the luxuries of life. Where I am from, most of these people are [...]
Yesterday in our History and Theory class a client kept referring to our class as “engineers.” From working in a civil engineering office for five years it’s easy to see the overlaps that occur in the fields of engineering and architecture, but all too often the fields do not. That was the case today; we [...]
Night lighting is a crucial part of the structure. Without lighting the structure becomes unusable for half of the day. We have been studying our lighting for some time now. Some of the questions I have had to face with lighting, is how much is too much? Is it more important to light the base [...]
Materiality has been a major focus for Studio V. The materials used and the manner they are utilized form the backbone for whole Bluesphere kiosk. This weekend was spent with hours of work on developing a material count and trips to beautiful Kiawah Island and Folly Beach. Before you get too excited I should note [...]
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working Together is success.” –Henry Ford Studio V took a major step today in working as a group compared to working as individuals. On the docket for today were individual presentations and a group assessment of these projects. Over the past week the studio has been [...]