{"id":1586,"date":"2023-05-17T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/cap\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2023-05-17T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:52:56","slug":"indiana-hardwood-student-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/cap\/2023\/05\/17\/indiana-hardwood-student-design-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Hardwood Student Design Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(IHLA)<\/span> competition requires second-year architecture students in the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning<\/a> (ECAP) to flex their creative design skills in a design assignment that considers the innovative use of hardwood within the project. This year, the challenge is to design “A Centre for Film and Cinema” that would be situated in the heart of downtown Muncie, Indiana, at 500 South Mulberry Street. The design specifications encompass not only the incorporation of wood as the primary construction material but also the inclusion of a designated space for vertical movement, all while adhering to safety principles like ADA accessibility, multiple exit routes, and fire escape stairs, among other considerations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The students spend six weeks studying wood\u2019s properties and investigating its design potential. Eighty second-year students heartily engaged in the competition, displaying their project board and model in the hallways of ECAP for review by upper-level students and faculty. Seventeen projects made it to the finalist list for review by an outside jury.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The college’s student design competition is graciously supported by the Indiana Hardwood Lumberm<\/span>e<\/span>n\u2019s Association. IHLA\u00a0<\/span>provides funding for the competition in support of site visits and scholarships. This time around, Frank Miller Lumber Company<\/a> in Union City, Indiana, cordially hosted a tour of their facilities for the ARCH 202 students and their faculty. Ball State University\u2019s Department of Architecture is proud and grateful for its continuing partnership with IHLA.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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OUTSIDE JURY<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshua Bard<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University<\/span>
\n<\/span>Stephen Dargo<\/strong>, Adjunct Associate Professor, NYC College of Technology<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sophie Determann<\/strong>, Associate Architect, HUT Architecture<\/span>
\n<\/span>Keith Peiffer<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ebrahim Poustinchi<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Kent State University<\/span>
\n<\/span>Steve Zabel<\/strong>, Design Director, Meticulous Design + Architecture<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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FIRST PLACE ($1,250)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah Ruhe<\/strong>, \u201cAtlas: Step into New Worlds\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>Faculty mentor: Richard Tursky<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t