六合彩开奖网 students learn challenges, rewards of collaboration through interdisciplinary design competition
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 renovation project for a structure on Spirit Hill Farm in Holly Springs has given student teams in Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design a chance to hone their collaborative and competitive skills for the past six weeks.
The annual Brasfield and Gorrie Student Design Competition at 六合彩开奖网 has seen 110 architecture, art/graphic design, building construction science and interior design seniors teaming up to develop proposals for a barn renovation on the north central Mississippi farm, which was donated by 六合彩开奖网 alumni and owners Bob and Sheryl Bowen. Read more about the gift at .
Brasfield and Gorrie General Contractors, one of the nation鈥檚 largest privately held construction firms based in Birmingham, Alabama, has sponsored the annual event for the past nine years.
鈥淭hrough the generous support of Brasfield and Gorrie, students in all four programs in our college are challenged to come up with viable design and construction solutions for a real-world client,鈥 said Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Design Angi Elsea Bourgeois. 鈥淏y working in teams, they truly learn the values of collaboration such as compromise, leadership and communication while also developing a successful outcome for the specific needs of Spirit Hill Farm and the Bowen family.鈥
The teams each worked to craft a cohesive design that reuses the existing barn to create housing for Mississippi State students conducting research at聽the farm. They were challenged to integrate their design with the existing聽aesthetic聽of other structures on the farm and use existing furniture pieces throughout the space. Other project requirements were branding, material selection, the application of building codes, zoning, the Americans with Disabilities Act, egress, creation of a construction budget and schedule,聽Leadership in Energy Environmental Design (LEED) and WELL Building Certification.
The winning teams were selected following informal presentations to the Bowens, Brasfield and Gorrie representatives, and college administrators. The top three projects鈥攆irst place and a tie for second place鈥攚ere chosen based on evidence of collaborative efforts, meeting the clients鈥 needs and overall project completion.聽
The first-place group credited its success to working well together as a team.
