Final Project Review

Design students presented their final Depot Adaptive Re-use projects in the Biosciences gallery. See individual student posts to look at their visions for an artist studio, gallery and residence using the Northern Pacific Railway depot in downtown Pullman.

lecture on design for display of art

Last week many of the students attended a lecture sponsored by the WSU Museum of Art where Jim Olson described his architectural design for the display of art in commercial and residential spaces. See the work at http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/
The lecture was presented in conjunction with the current exhibition "Pause: Art + Architecture" celebrating the work of many artists including Chris Larsen's sculpture Pause, shown above. http://museum.wsu.edu/exhibitions.html

art show opening

Students (Allyson on the left and Beth on the right) went to Carrie Vielle's art show opening at the Bank Left Gallery in Palouse, WA.(http://www.bankleftgallery.com/)

Renaissance Fine Woodworking

The studio class visited the shop of Renaissance Fine Woodworking to learn how designers and craftsmen work together on a project. See Tom and Paul's work at http://renfww.com/

WSU Museum of Art

We toured the WSU Museum of Art with Curator Keith Wells. He shared his perspective on exhibit planning based on the art and artist's intent. http://museum.wsu.edu/currentexhibit.html

Carrie Vielle's studio

We visited Carrie Vielle's studio to hear about how she works, and to see the studio she designed. See Carrie's work at: http://www.carrievielle.com/

pre-charrette workshop

Design students working in studio on the conceptual design of a youth center.