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Driving Question

Relief Architecture - post Hurricane emergency shelter

 

Architecture that Reacts

 

 

 

Project Driving Question:

How can we as (urban planner/architect/engineer) design emergency living space after a hurricane in the northeast?

Project Information Sheet

Relief Architecture Project


 

In this project you will be working in a group to plan, propose and design possible temporary housing for four adults.

 

Driving Question: How can we as (urban planner/architect/engineer) design emergency living space after a hurricane in the northeast?

 

What:  

  1. Your group will be creating a group presentation, 5-7 minutes long (5 slides) defending your design and material choices, explaining your thinking and supporting your ideas with evidence.

  2. Your group will be building a model based on the best design ideas presented by all the class groups.

 

When: January and February 2020

 

Along the way you will be responsible for:

  • Keeping a reflection journal with thoughts, questions and ideas

  • Researching and taking notes

  • Marshmallow Challenge

  • Team Contract

  • Peer Review

 

Online Resources: The Relief Architecture Research Guide

 

What you will be assessed on:     

  1. Critical Thinking Rubric
  2. Defense of Design Presentation Rubric
  3. Self Evaluation of 3D model group work, reflection and peer review

Post Disaster Housing Ideas and Possibilities

image from: http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5606/Shelter-Assembly-in-25-Minutes-No-Tools-Required.aspx

image from: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nycs-prefab-post-disaster-housing-units-unveiled-in-brooklyn-photos/

 

Research Tips & Tricks

Researching: Reading, Note-taking, Synthesizing

Things to think about:

  1.  How will you organize your notes in your PBL Journal?
  2. Are you thinking deeply on one idea or are you looking on the surface  at a few different websites?
  3. How will you know that you have had a successful research hour?
  4.  Goals: daily goals, goals for the hour.
  5. What is a note?

 

Questions to begin thinking about.

  • What are our basic needs in order to live?
  • How much money do we have to spend?

PBL Project Poster

Your Poster should include:

Slideshow/Project Title:

Project Idea:
(include at least 3 design elements)

Materials:

Driving Question:

Product:

Public Sharing: School Gallery Walk, Presentation to guests (slideshow), community sharing on Tuesday, February 11, 2020