Winners of the annual Albert F. Schenck-Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship Prize for first-year MArch students have been announced.
Bridging from the previous semester, Assignment 1 begins with a small introductory project on the site of the proposed new Blanch Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library. Imagining an interim period just before the arrival of the new library, students will propose a small community related pavilion that will be temporary in nature, engaging the landscape and a perimeter boundary fence. The exact community related function of the pavilion will be determined by each team, upon consideration of the urban contexts and existing users in the neighborhood. The surrounding landscape around the pavilion will be considered public upon entry of the site, and students should propose a design for the landscape that best supports the intended architectural program and the needs of the local community.
Students worked on the design in a one-week burst of activity called a charrette. They worked in teams of three, beginning with an initial survey of the site and local urban context. Are there any particular local groups or issues that would be a significant consideration to address in the design of the project? Can a critical understanding of the circumstances or lack of a particular resource be an impetus for a design approach? Rather than working in a linear iterative process, each team began by testing three different designs in a quick collaging exercise. The collage technique allowed for multiple design directions to be tested in a short period of time while exploring ideas such as form in its context, but also interiority, materiality, users, and nature. The elements of the collage while often photographic, can incorporate different method of representation and tools, both old and new – exploring the best use of each technique is a part of the exercise. The collages while allowing for abstraction and creativity, are literal enough to express the design for the pavilion.
The Winners:
First Place: Fima Ivanov, Daniel Knorr, Josephina Shin
Second Place - 1: Aidan Williams, Rowan Hessen, Ben Hendricks
Second Place - 2: Radha Iyer, Ella Matthews, Ian Zang
Honorable Mention: Ann Teng Chua, Sarah Ferland, Jenson He
Honorable Mention: Alli Eberhardt, Anderson Page, Qingyang Zhang
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