Summative statement

ME-Finally it’s my turn! By following the name acronyms sort, I will always be the last one, both in CHINA, and in US. CHARLESTON-Church, Horse, Art gallery, Restaurants, Local building patterns, Expensive, Seascape, Transpotation, Oysters, North Market Street, 10 impressive aspects consists of my definition about Charleston. CAC.C- I would never forget the unique experience, [...]

SWEETGRASS GARDEN

Our studio went to Sweetgrass Garden today, which is the site that our shed supposed to be placed at. We had been eager to know that what is the difference between the Sweetgrass Garden and Dirthugger Farm, which we visited on Monday, for a long time. The Sweetgrass Garden is located in Johns Island, and [...]

Down on the Farm

With our studio’s visit to Dirthugger Farms yesterday, we have begun to think about how GAP procedures really affect local farmers.  Meg, at Dirthugger Farms, helped us understand her processes of washing, packaging, draining, weighing, storing, and shipping produce. She not only showed us her existing systems, but also described her ideal setup, as well [...]

Dirthugger Day!

It was a beautiful and exciting day in Charleston as we ventured over to James Island.  Meg, the Dirthugger Farms, and even the chickens welcomed us on to their farming land where we were able to experience the agricultural practice of farming vegetables, fruit, and herbs at first-hand.  We all contributed in GAP research over the weekend, but [...]

Studio V – Spring 2013

Welcome to the CAC.C Studio V blog.  This blog will be updated daily by the students and professor of Studio V as a way to document our design/build process, and keep all those who may be interested in our progress of the semester’s project informed. STUDIO V focuses on architecture and tectonics, particularly the relationship [...]

Interview

The theme of studio, GAP (good agriculture practice) is very interesting. It is not only an architecture project, but also an agriculture research. It will be a part of inter-discipline subject. However, we have few experience of this area. Today, we met with our studio partner Prof. Harry Crissy who works with Clemson University’s Institute for Economic [...]

Anticipation

As we start our research we still do not know exactly what is needed by the client. Later this afternoon we as a studio will meet the client for the first time. It is exciting to be able to ask the questions: What would you like out of the project? What are the main components [...]

Start Of A New Semester

Today was the first day of studio for the Spring 2013 semester in Charleston.  Yesterday we were split up into groups, and there are now seven of us in Studio V - Design/Build.  Professor Pastre introduced the project and definitely left me, and I'm sure others, extremely excited for this upcoming semester.  Basically, our project [...]