Architectural Studies and the Built Environment
Student Design Projects
Through design projects that serve the local community, students gain a deeper understanding of the people and places with whom they come into contact, as well as how design can address issues within the community. The service learning projects use the design process to incorporate site, precedent, and historical analysis to produce visual and verbal presentations. Local non-profits and campus partners find that students can significantly contribute to the pre-design stage that is too often short changed by time and resource constraints. Student proposals help by offering multiple options that both define issues and offer creative solutions that can inspire.
Bike Center for Brunswick by Lillian Abt '08
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Sample Projects:
- Brunswick Park and Garden Structure - Fall '07
- Sebasco Waterfront - Spring '07
- Bicycle Shelters – Spring ‘07
- Swinging Bridge – Spring ’07 (Public Art)
- Davis Park – Spring ’07 (collaboration within Visual Arts Department)
- Sculpture Garden – Fall ‘06
- Community Building – Fall ’06
- Coastal Studies Project – Spring ‘06
- Bike Center – Spring ‘06
- Bowdoin Organic Garden – Fall ‘05
- Train Station – Fall ‘04
Bowdoin Architectural Club
Student volunteers work as facilitators for a workshop on the reuse of a local decommissioned neighborhood school.
