DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
After a successful small group design review on Monday at Frierson Elementary, we reconvened as a whole group to discuss the biggest takeaways from Monday’s review. We got some great feedback from the teachers and Nurse Nicole—even the kids had some ideas in their own designs that we hadn’t thought about, like soft comfortable seating. [...]
During our last studio session, the team sat down and defined some program elements that we may want to consider in the design of the garden structure at Edith L. Frierson Elementary. Understanding the school's needs and what the structure will be used for is vital in creating a functional space for all to use. [...]
Monday’s studio time was dedicated to assembling and finalizing our boards for Wednesday’s presentation at Frierson Elementary. This presentation will be an opportunity for the team to show Frierson all of the research and precedent studies we have done over the past couple of weeks. We want to be able to show and prove that [...]
On January 24th our community build studio ventured out to Wadmalaw Island for a look at the site for the semester project: Edith L. Frierson Elementary School. Edith L. Frierson, the woman for whom the school is named, was a prominent community leader and educator on Wadmalaw Island for 48 years. The school serves all [...]