Events
Design Showcase: The Block & Neighborhood
Held February 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Powered by the belief that every space is a potential learning space and that open structures promote interaction and connections, the net+work+camp+us team was the winner of the 2008 21st Century Project Design Showcase competition, presented by the Association of College & University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I).
Yang Tian, Suping Li, Yuzhu Zheng, and Nathan Herold comprised the award-winning team. The young professionals were advised by Rob Reis, AIA, LEED AP, a design principal with Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The four team members are also employees of Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, as well as recent graduates from institutions such as the National University of Singapore, Southeast University in China, University of Virginia, SUNY Buffalo, Guilin Institute of Technology in China, and Clemson University in South Carolina. The team received a $25,000 prize for their work.
The team explained their proposal “conveys an essential message about what can be, about student's new way of living and learning, about the impact of new technologies, about new methods of exchange, and new social relationships in an ever-changing information age.”
“ACUHO-I's competition rules emphasized flexibility and sustainability. Our solution was about the architecture, but also in thinking about how the architecture could participate in and foster community in a reality that is evolving in terms of technology, teaching, and learning. New technology should facilitate connections among people instead of becoming a barrier in the real world. As a built environment, net+work+camp+us becomes an interface between individual students and the community, between real and virtual world, between local and global. It promotes the connections among people. The identity of the community materializes in the ongoing dialogue between students’ campus life and net+work+camp+us.”
ACUHO-I Executive Director Sallie Traxler said, “Their presentation showed a fresh and creative approach and was obviously the result of a great deal of work, thought, and talent. It is wonderful to see that amount of effort being put into creating collegiate housing for the students of tomorrow.”
“For the second straight year, event attendees were fortunate to see a host of fascinating ideas,” said 21st Century Project coordinator Michael Coakley, who is also the associate dean of student affairs and executive director of university housing at Arizona State University. “Elements from each of the designs were inspiring and point to a bright future for collegiate housing.”
Design Showcase: The Block & Neighborhood
Held February 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Powered by the belief that every space is a potential learning space and that open structures promote interaction and connections, the net+work+camp+us team was the winner of the 2008 21st Century Project Design Showcase competition, presented by the Association of College & University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I).
Yang Tian, Suping Li, Yuzhu Zheng, and Nathan Herold comprised the award-winning team. The young professionals were advised by Rob Reis, AIA, LEED AP, a design principal with Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The four team members are also employees of Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, as well as recent graduates from institutions such as the National University of Singapore, Southeast University in China, University of Virginia, SUNY Buffalo, Guilin Institute of Technology in China, and Clemson University in South Carolina. The team received a $25,000 prize for their work.
The team explained their proposal “conveys an essential message about what can be, about student's new way of living and learning, about the impact of new technologies, about new methods of exchange, and new social relationships in an ever-changing information age.”
“ACUHO-I's competition rules emphasized flexibility and sustainability. Our solution was about the architecture, but also in thinking about how the architecture could participate in and foster community in a reality that is evolving in terms of technology, teaching, and learning. New technology should facilitate connections among people instead of becoming a barrier in the real world. As a built environment, net+work+camp+us becomes an interface between individual students and the community, between real and virtual world, between local and global. It promotes the connections among people. The identity of the community materializes in the ongoing dialogue between students’ campus life and net+work+camp+us.”
ACUHO-I Executive Director Sallie Traxler said, “Their presentation showed a fresh and creative approach and was obviously the result of a great deal of work, thought, and talent. It is wonderful to see that amount of effort being put into creating collegiate housing for the students of tomorrow.”
“For the second straight year, event attendees were fortunate to see a host of fascinating ideas,” said 21st Century Project coordinator Michael Coakley, who is also the associate dean of student affairs and executive director of university housing at Arizona State University. “Elements from each of the designs were inspiring and point to a bright future for collegiate housing.”
Competition Finalists
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