Status quo

As new, abstract structures have been popping up around Grounds recently, members of the School of Architecture hope to send a message about construction ...

“As much as we can, [we should] be aware of how that's affecting our climate and our surroundings, and how we can make better use of materials.” Ultimately, the goal is for there to be larger-scale shifts within the University’s construction and infrastructure toward a more sustainable future. “One of the things that was most important to us was having students lead some of these efforts,” Schumann said. The idea for the project came in response to long-running practices of using unsustainable materials within construction and infrastructure. “This was right after a massive storm, so we actually sourced a bunch of wood [from] trees that had fallen around Grounds.” Graduate Architecture student Collette Block worked closely with both MacDonald and one of the visiting design groups as a research assistant and project manager.