Design 7 Studio Students visit Dallas Glass Art.
Gibbs College of Architecture Professors Amber Brown and Amy Leveno led 29 students to Dallas, Texas, in September for a learning experience as part of their Design 7 Studio course.
The day began with a site visit to the Design District, the location of the studio’s conceptual project this semester. Once a former warehouse district, the Design District has evolved into a concentration of galleries, showrooms, restaurants, museums, studios, and creative businesses. The district’s existing architecture provided important context for the students’ project, with surrounding brick warehouses and industrial buildings establishing a material and spatial vocabulary that students explored and documents during their visit. The site is also bounded by the Trinity River Levee.
The conceptual client for the studio project is a glassblowing collective requiring spaces for glassblowing, teaching, demonstrations, community outreach and exhibitions. To help students better understand the requirements of this specialized program, the group visited Dallas Glass Art/ Carlyn Ray Designs for an in-depth tour of its hot shop, support spaces, and gallery. Students also participated in a workshop, where each student made their own glass vase.
The day concluded with a walking tour of downtown Dallas, ending at the West End Square, followed by a visit to Corgan, a multinational architecture and design firm. The visit gave students an opportunity to learn more about professional practice and experience the work environment of a leading architecture and design firm.
Gibbs College is pleased to present the exhibition 200 Digital Drawings by Professor Tiziana Proietti, currently on display in the Gould Hall Living Room.
Gibbs College of Architecture Professors Amber Brown and Amy Leveno led 29 students to Dallas, Texas, in September for a learning experience as part of their Design 7 Studio course.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture professor and Institute for Quality Communities Director Dr. Amber N. Wiley’s book, Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital, has received two major honors from the Urban History Association.
