DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
This week marked a significant milestone in our community build project: we completed the foundation work! This step is essential in any construction project, setting the groundwork—quite literally—for everything that will be built on top. Here’s a look at the process we followed and what it took to bring this foundation to life. 1. Excavation [...]
Mondays and Thursdays are non-studio days so I thought I would show what a day outside of studio looks like. My day started working on a map for my assistantship that shows the units per acre density of the Charleston peninsula. It was a rainy and gloomy day so for sketching class Carter and I [...]
Intro to Craft x Erica, Raechel, Carter This week in ITC we are starting to get our hands dirty with the clay! I am working with Raechel and Carter this semester for the project and so far we are having lots of fun experimenting. The basic premise of the project for mid terms is a [...]
Today I interviewed Catherine Cooke. Cat is a designer. Not to be confused with an interior designer or an interior decorator. I can say that because she designs entire spaces, inside and out. She might say differently but in my opinion she designs vibes. She's 28 years old and owns her own company that she [...]
This weekend I went to tour the Southern Living Idea Home for 2024 - located on Johns Island near a farm. The home is in a brand new neighborhood that is still under development and it definitely sets a precedent for how beautiful the neighborhood will be! Walking up to the home, my favorite part [...]
We are getting into the routine of classes and Field Studies this year is taught by David! The structure of the class is similar to the class he took in Genoa in '99 (before most of us in the class were born!). Yesterday was the first full class out sketching around the peninsula. A few [...]
For over 75 years the Prince George Winyah Church Women have hosted the Prince George Parish Tour of Historic Plantations and Homes. Only a short drive North from Charleston, is Georgetown, SC which was once the wealthiest county in the United States. Founded in 1729, Georgetown became home to many indigo and rice planters and [...]
This past weekend I went and visited the Birds of Prey Center. This was the building I picked for history & theory to do a video assignment on. The center is very cool for nature lovers or anyone who enjoys birds. They had two main sections - one for birds of prey and one for [...]
Last Friday we got to work digging holes! The city disassembled the small pavilion at singleton for us and even got the old concrete broken up and out of the way. We worked all afternoon getting the formwork set up for the new slab. David left us to fend for ourselves for most of the [...]
In our Community 1:1 class, a significant portion is dedicated to a book club experience. Over the semester, we'll delve into three compelling reads: "The Speed of Trust," "Out of Architecture," and "Raising the Bar or Let My People Go Surfing." Every Thursday, we gather for an engaging hour and a half, unraveling the pages [...]