黑料社 students learn challenges, rewards of collaboration through interdisciplinary design competition
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 renovation project for a structure on Spirit Hill Farm in Holly Springs has given student teams in Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design a chance to hone their collaborative and competitive skills for the past six weeks.
The annual Brasfield and Gorrie Student Design Competition at 黑料社 has seen 110 architecture, art/graphic design, building construction science and interior design seniors teaming up to develop proposals for a barn renovation on the north central Mississippi farm, which was donated by 黑料社 alumni and owners Bob and Sheryl Bowen. Read more about the gift at .
Brasfield and Gorrie General Contractors, one of the nation鈥檚 largest privately held construction firms based in Birmingham, Alabama, has sponsored the annual event for the past nine years.
鈥淭hrough the generous support of Brasfield and Gorrie, students in all four programs in our college are challenged to come up with viable design and construction solutions for a real-world client,鈥 said Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Design Angi Elsea Bourgeois. 鈥淏y working in teams, they truly learn the values of collaboration such as compromise, leadership and communication while also developing a successful outcome for the specific needs of Spirit Hill Farm and the Bowen family.鈥
The teams each worked to craft a cohesive design that reuses the existing barn to create housing for Mississippi State students conducting research at聽the farm. They were challenged to integrate their design with the existing聽aesthetic聽of other structures on the farm and use existing furniture pieces throughout the space. Other project requirements were branding, material selection, the application of building codes, zoning, the Americans with Disabilities Act, egress, creation of a construction budget and schedule,聽Leadership in Energy Environmental Design (LEED) and WELL Building Certification.
The winning teams were selected following informal presentations to the Bowens, Brasfield and Gorrie representatives, and college administrators. The top three projects鈥攆irst place and a tie for second place鈥攚ere chosen based on evidence of collaborative efforts, meeting the clients鈥 needs and overall project completion.聽
The first-place group credited its success to working well together as a team.
鈥淔rom the beginning of this project, I quickly realized that the individuals on my team were very talented, and the final product was going to be something truly special,鈥 said building construction science major Ryeley Jacobs of Ocean Springs. 鈥淎fter meeting with the Bowens, we decided to go with a design that stayed true to the original aesthetic, while making it accommodating and comfortable to the individuals who will be enjoying the space for years to come. I believe our design achieved everything we had imagined and so much more.鈥
Honorees included (by hometown):
FIRST PLACE
ABERDEEN鈥擬egan M. Henry, interior design
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama鈥擡mily A. Purner, interior design
BELZONI鈥擟aleb Q. Shaw, architecture
FLORA鈥擥regory R. 鈥淐hip鈥 Goza, building construction science
HERNANDO鈥擝rianna M. Brown, architecture
IUKA鈥擬alik D. Henley, art/graphic design
OCEAN SPRINGS鈥擱yeley K. Jacobs, building construction science
PICAYUNE鈥擠anielle M. Leclercq, architecture
SPRING HILL, Tennessee鈥擵ictoria A. 鈥淭ori鈥 Thompson, building construction science
STEENS鈥擬adison C. Holbrook, architecture聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
VAIDEN鈥擜shtyn R. Carpenter, interior design
SECOND PLACE (TIE)
FLORA鈥擟assidy H. Jones, interior design
GIBSON鈥擪erry E. McElroy, architecture
GRENADA鈥擬elissa L. Sones, interior design
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擲helby C. Jaco, architecture
KILN鈥擮wen H. McCallum, building construction science
MADISON鈥擜shley E. Casteel, architecture; Joshua T. Jacobs, building construction science; Case L. Woodward, building construction science
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擠emarques T. Nevels, art/graphic design
SOUTHAVEN鈥擬ariah J. Green, architecture
STARKVILLE鈥擲avannah L. Crew, interior design
SECOND PLACE (TIE)
BILOXI鈥擳yler E. Roch, building construction science
FLORENCE鈥擫ilah S. Smith, art/graphic design
HATTIESBURG鈥擶illiam H. McMahon, interior design
HOOVER, Alabama鈥擩ackson S. Warren, building construction science
JACKSON鈥擮livia A. Baker, architecture
MADISON鈥擟asey L. Pennebaker, building construction science
MERIDIAN鈥擨saac L. Johnson, architecture
RIDGELAND鈥擯ablo Vargas, architecture
STARKVILLE鈥擣elipe M. Olvera, architecture
VICKSBURG鈥擮livia T. Frazier, interior design
WEST POINT鈥擲teven C. Dragoo, building construction science
黑料社 faculty overseeing the competition included Lecturer of Art/Graphic Design Eric Abbott, Associate Professor of Architecture Alexis Gregory, Associate Professor of Building Construction Science Michele Herrmann, Associate Professor of Interior Design Lyndsey Miller, Professor of Architecture John Poros, and Assistant Professor of Building Construction Science Alireza聽Shojaei.
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