Architecture freshmen build a giant wooden pavilion on campus
13. The pavilion combines the outcome of twelve first-year architecture design studios into a single three-dimensional exploration of space. For those that doubt that 200 students can work towards a common goal, under pressure and with limited resources, this year's architecture freshmen have shown that it can be done. The proof is an impressive three-dimensional pavilion, roughly 10 meters across in each direction, made up of approximately 2000 wooden beams. Within the structure, twelve architectural installations invite visitors to experience a variety of sensations as they climb narrow staircases and collapsible ladders from one installation to the next. The structure, located to the east of the Rolex Learning Center, will open several times this summer, to be admired from afar and from within. The structure's raison d'ętre is as a teaching platform for first-year architecture students.
