DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
A couple of years ago I was having a conversation with my wife Amy about what, I can't remember. She was telling me something and used the wrong word in her description and I couldn't help myself and corrected her mid sentence. What I do remember about that conversation was her response to my suggestion [...]
This Monday all members in the Studio V met Donna F. Jacobs who wrote the book West Ashley (Images of America). We talked to her because this semester our site is in West Ashley and she knows much about that. Firstly, she showed us a short video about different parts of West Ashley and how West [...]
Over the weekend we – the five members of Studio V – have been finalizing our site analysis. This is the time to focus and to refine the research, diagrams, and precedents we have been working on over the past two weeks. You may ask, “Why this concluding note?” On Wednesday we will be giving [...]
…spending time on the bubble diagrams actually matters. Well, the bubble diagrams matter to some degree in the traditional studio project, but the fact that our work right now will dictate someone’s experience is in some ways mind-boggling. Knowing that we have to make sure that the various end user groups are comfortable and able [...]
With my first post I'm not particularly interested in rehashing today's events with you, or even my list of ideas, though that will eventually come with time. Right now I want to discuss the meaning of this project, what good will come from it, and who it affects, after all that's why five students have [...]
So it begins! It's rather hard to believe that in just a few months, this vacant lot will be transformed into a vibrant, learning and growing space for all . This semester's Studio V is proud and excited to be a part of a project that has the potential of cultivating, invigorating and teaching the [...]