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NEW EDITION OF THE reVIEW is out!

You can view and download the new edition of recent student work in the reVIEW, edited by Favrot Associate Professor Wendy Redfield.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 14:34

Architecture is one of the oldest disciplines, and yet the question of what is comprised by its body of knowledge has always been a matter of some controversy.This is reflected in the diverse ways architects have been trained throughout history, and in the ongoing debates on the nature of architectural education. Is architecture an art or a science; is the architect a craftsman, technician, artist, or intellectual? Is architectural practice a profession, a business, or a public service?

Architecture studio and Mardi Gras Indians connect

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Carol J. Schlueter

 

Learning to create structures from wood and steel are typical lessons for architecture students, but at Tulane University, those students also have studied how beads and feathers create the complex and beautiful suits crafted by Mardi Gras Indians. It’s all part of a studio on The Art of Cultural and Community Engagement in the Tulane School of Architecture.

Forty students just completed the Mardi Gras Indians Studio during the spring semester, in its second year and being planned again for spring 2016, says architecture dean Kenneth Schwartz. (See the video, below.)

The studio focuses on development of a rigorous design process through direct engagement with the community — in this case, members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes. African American members of the tribes design and create the suits, which are influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel, and parade at Carnival and other occasions.

The tribes loaned two suits to the school, and students developed composite drawings of them, said Marcella del Signore, assistant professor and one of the studio leaders.

The service-learning class is a “way of connecting students with uniquely New Orleans culture and traditions as a source of inspiration,” del Signore says. Students conducted interviews with Mardi Gras Indian queens as part of their research, and visited homes of chiefs the week before Mardi Gras, to help create suits.

Later, students developed ideas for a building dedicated to Mardi Gras Indian culture.

This relationship with members of the cultural community reflects the service-learning mission. As Maurice Cox, who directed the class, says in the video below, “We’ve had students say, ‘We know there is no other architecture school in the country doing this, because it’s so unique to New Orleans.’ … There is something really unique about the spirit of this place.” Full Article HERE

 

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Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 15:47

There are two principal goals for the Thesis Research and Analysis course. The first of these is to prepare a well researched and thoroughly analyzed architectural topic, program and site for the thesis design project in the following spring semester.