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?
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:
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.
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:
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/
Researching: Reading, Note-taking, Synthesizing
Things to think about:
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