A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Modular Housing in Hawai‘i
This paper is jointly presented by a faculty member, a practicing architect, and selected students enrolled in a Spring 2013 undergraduate professional practice elective course to examine learning results of professional practice design processes coupled with academic research. In Hawai‘i, fair market rent for a two bedroom apartment is $1,671—the highest in the nation. To afford this level of rent (without paying more than 30% of income on housing—the threshold for “affordable” housing), a household must earn $66,853 annually. Statistics such as the above cited by Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice in their paper “Barriers to Affordable Housing and New Models” inspired students to research modular housing options applicable to their own age group. The collaborative teaching sought to provide a genuine understanding of how architecture can affect each student's lifestyle and future job viability while also instilling the realization that architecture students can provide creative proposals for real life solutions. Student learning activities included:Team investigation and reportingRegularly scheduled discussions with a practicing architectRFQ/RFP document developmentCase study research on modular housingInteraction with invited reviewers, panelists and lecturers, a development companyengineer, the Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i president, a housing construction Real Estate Consultant, Hawaiian Home Lands representative, local architects and interns.The debate will include assessment of student learning successes relative to the emphasis on superior performance and goals to exceed the imagination and relevancy of normal architecture education through interaction with community leaders. A highlight of the discussion will be one student team’s modular unit design. The ultimate goal is to discover how academic design research that includes interdisciplinary collaborations beyond traditional architecture practice education modes can result in inspired student proposals for innovative paradigms that respond effectively to changing societal needs.
Modular Housing in Hawai‘i
This paper is jointly presented by a faculty member, a practicing architect, and selected students enrolled in a Spring 2013 undergraduate professional practice elective course to examine learning results of professional practice design processes coupled with academic research. In Hawai‘i, fair market rent for a two bedroom apartment is $1,671—the highest in the nation. To afford this level of rent (without paying more than 30% of income on housing—the threshold for “affordable” housing), a household must earn $66,853 annually. Statistics such as the above cited by Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice in their paper “Barriers to Affordable Housing and New Models” inspired students to research modular housing options applicable to their own age group. The collaborative teaching sought to provide a genuine understanding of how architecture can affect each student's lifestyle and future job viability while also instilling the realization that architecture students can provide creative proposals for real life solutions. Student learning activities included:Team investigation and reportingRegularly scheduled discussions with a practicing architectRFQ/RFP document developmentCase study research on modular housingInteraction with invited reviewers, panelists and lecturers, a development companyengineer, the Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i president, a housing construction Real Estate Consultant, Hawaiian Home Lands representative, local architects and interns.The debate will include assessment of student learning successes relative to the emphasis on superior performance and goals to exceed the imagination and relevancy of normal architecture education through interaction with community leaders. A highlight of the discussion will be one student team’s modular unit design. The ultimate goal is to discover how academic design research that includes interdisciplinary collaborations beyond traditional architecture practice education modes can result in inspired student proposals for innovative paradigms that respond effectively to changing societal needs.
Modular Housing in Hawai‘i
Noe, Joyce M (author) / Takahashi, Brian (author) / Hu, Kenneth (author)
2014-07-31
ARCC Conference Repository; 2014: Beyond Architecture: New Intersections & Connections | University of Hawai῾i at Manoa
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
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