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21st Century Synergies Between Architecture And Transportation, Shannon S. Mcdonald
21st Century Synergies Between Architecture And Transportation, Shannon S. Mcdonald
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Architecture and transportation are at the center of the current rethinking of our 21st century. Their interrelationships create our settlements and can remake our world, in deep and profound ways. Student’s projects will be presented as visions for the 21st century that give more than they take, creating regenerative spaces.
Dark Site Observatory, Aaron W. Uhe
Dark Site Observatory, Aaron W. Uhe
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This project for our Architecture Studio was completed in collaboration with the Physics Department to create possible concepts for an observatory for the Solar Eclipses in 2017 and 2024.
Architectural Intervention: The Resilient Community Center, Matthew A. Baumgartner
Architectural Intervention: The Resilient Community Center, Matthew A. Baumgartner
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
In the city of Centralia, Illinois, several issues govern the city’s future, all stemming from the same major problem: the economy. To intervene, this community center proposal aims to encourage economic development and growth in the city, assisting small businesses with starting and expanding in the region.
Orland Park Community Center, Jarett Dewitt
Orland Park Community Center, Jarett Dewitt
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Orland Park, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, has successfully implemented the idea of integration of natural, open space with its residents. However, the recognition and understanding of these spaces can be further executed through community connectivity and education. Educating the public on the sustainable management of natural resources can help create a better appreciation of conservation in their living and natural environment.
Transcultural Interaction Between Refugees And The Bowling Green, Ky Community, Emily Hamilton
Transcultural Interaction Between Refugees And The Bowling Green, Ky Community, Emily Hamilton
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
In Bowling Green, Kentucky there is an expanding refugee population which is leading to a manifestation of problems in the form of cultural isolation, immigrant alienation and refugees failing the U.S. citizenship test. To combat these issues, a social intervention should occur in the form of a community resource center.
Revitalizing Downtown Carbondale, Jacob Petty 8384880
Revitalizing Downtown Carbondale, Jacob Petty 8384880
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This abstract outlines the strategies developed for a new community arts center in Carbondale, Illinois, to help alleviate the multifaceted set of issues that are leading to the abandonment by residents and lack of new development in the city’s downtown.
Revitalizing Downtown Springfield Illinois, Adam R. Tregoning Mr.
Revitalizing Downtown Springfield Illinois, Adam R. Tregoning Mr.
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Looking to revitalize the downtown Springfield area, this abstract outlines the benefits of an urban park as a catalyst for housing and commercial development. In order to combat the issues presented in the capitol city, Springfield hopes bringing people back to its core will restore the area.
The Concept Of Happy: Bartonville, Illinois, Kelsey D. Kauffman
The Concept Of Happy: Bartonville, Illinois, Kelsey D. Kauffman
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
While working to solve the underlying multiplicity of issues, Bartonville will need to focus on being HAPPY; that is the residents will need to actively engage in Health, Advancement, Purpose, Preservation, and Youth. The concepts of HAPPY are proposed to be expressed architecturally in the form of a community center.
Vincennes Rehabilitation Center, Callahan H. Jordan
Vincennes Rehabilitation Center, Callahan H. Jordan
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This project proposes the Vincennes Rehabilitation Center which will provide adequate therapy for people with alcohol and substance abuse in Vincennes, Indiana. Each person handles recovering from an addiction differently. As such, this facility will include both active and passive rehabilitation techniques. Support by counselors and community volunteers helps promote a socially encouraging environment, and a drug and alcohol free future.
Senior Community Center In Qiqihar, China, Yumeng Sun, Yumeng Sun
Senior Community Center In Qiqihar, China, Yumeng Sun, Yumeng Sun
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
The aging population of China is a serious problem that has caused senior resources and facilities to be in short supply. A senior community center can play a role in meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of this group, improving the community facilities for seniors’ daily activities.
Du Quoin Youth Center: A Strategy For Preventing Underage Substance Abuse, Storm A. Clarry
Du Quoin Youth Center: A Strategy For Preventing Underage Substance Abuse, Storm A. Clarry
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This project purposes a new Youth Center for Du Quoin Illinois, which will help combat underage drinking and other issues through engagement with the community.The center will provide entertainment not only for the youth but for the community as a whole by hosting local artist, bands, poets, comics, and allowing any youth members to preform and help bring the community together.
Morris, Illinois Community Youth Center, Kyle Eliakis
Morris, Illinois Community Youth Center, Kyle Eliakis
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
The town of Morris, IL currently struggles with providing adolescents with enough activities, inducing teens to start experimenting with drugs and alcohol. This proposed community center would provide ample opportunities to increase student engagement for the town’s youth to shy away from drugs and alcohol.
Mother's Room - Design | Build, Zoey Koester, Shelby Orr, Damian Smith, Andrew Estabrook, Sarah Barth, Caroline Simmons
Mother's Room - Design | Build, Zoey Koester, Shelby Orr, Damian Smith, Andrew Estabrook, Sarah Barth, Caroline Simmons
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
The lack of a comfortable environment for mothers on campus was challenged by the Non-Traditional Student Services department of a public university this past year. The department recruited a team of architecture, interior-design, and construction management faculty and students to design and build a mother’s room for the campus library.
Light Typologies In Religious Space, Zoey Koester
Light Typologies In Religious Space, Zoey Koester
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Light is important in all built forms; this phenomenon’s power is particularly useful in the design of religious structures. In order to discover if various typological methods of manipulating light exist in the generation of spiritual spaces, five precedent studies were reviewed to create a comparative baseline.
Designing Sustainable Communities For Automated Transit Networks, Shannon S. Mcdonald
Designing Sustainable Communities For Automated Transit Networks, Shannon S. Mcdonald
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Automated Transit Networks have the potential of changing the design of communities. Transportation is one of the key aspects for structuring our built environment. Now that Automated Transit Networks are being re-examined, early studies integrating them into the built environment can provide insight into their potential applications.
Examining Strategies For Delivering Design/Build Content In High-Enrollment Architecture Courses, Chad Schwartz
Examining Strategies For Delivering Design/Build Content In High-Enrollment Architecture Courses, Chad Schwartz
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This presentation examines efforts to expand the influence of the design/build experience within a school of architecture. It examines the strategies utilized over a three-year period to translate the learning experience of design/build studio into a building technology course serving between 40 and 60 students annually.
Lactation Accomodation At Siu, Laura Morthland, Qian Huang, Deborah Barnett, Chad Schwartz
Lactation Accomodation At Siu, Laura Morthland, Qian Huang, Deborah Barnett, Chad Schwartz
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This presentation outlines a project undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of staff, faculty, and students at Southern Illinois Univeristy to provide a dedicated space for nursing mothers in the campus' Morris Library.
Rethinking The Design Models Of Refugee Camps, Ruba Bdair Mrs.
Rethinking The Design Models Of Refugee Camps, Ruba Bdair Mrs.
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This research aims to find architectural and urban design related solutions to enhance the living conditions of refugees, and to lessen the burden on the refugee hosting communities.
Siu Bicycle Master Plan, Shelby Orr
Siu Bicycle Master Plan, Shelby Orr
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This presentation will discuss the results of an SIU bicycle survey, supports by a 2015 sustainability grant and the work of the SIU Bicycle Master Plan Committee. The resulting master bike plan will accurately assess SIU's infrastructure, education and encouragement of bicycling and create a plan to address and improve biking on campus.
Buildings As An Assembly Of 3d Printed Components, Stephen S. Lauer
Buildings As An Assembly Of 3d Printed Components, Stephen S. Lauer
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This project aimed to design a series of components that would be assembled to become a house. The design is a house that is printed in a series of modules and assembled using a series of printed connectors for not only attaching the modules but also used in other various details.
Sustainable Mobility For Rural Small University Towns, Shannon S. Mcdonald, Stanley Young, Sam Chung, Michael Behrmann, Shelby Orr, Ralph Tate
Sustainable Mobility For Rural Small University Towns, Shannon S. Mcdonald, Stanley Young, Sam Chung, Michael Behrmann, Shelby Orr, Ralph Tate
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
How can all of the emerging changes in transportation affect a small rural University town? This panel will discuss the opportunities and the drawbacks to automated vehicles, shared vehicles, electric, and solar powered vehicles. The panel will be comprised of various academics and professionals involved with these new transportation changes.