2024-12-22T01:38:05-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150310151/drury-architecture-students-build-homeless-shelter-that-plays-on-light-and-color Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-05-17T11:54:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c989e3c146cb6aa27356609c1fef5ffd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture students at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/7571992/drury-university" target="_blank">Drury University</a> have unveiled a new shelter designed and built to aid the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/314845/homelessness" target="_blank">homeless community</a> in Springfield, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/410484/missouri" target="_blank">Missouri</a>. Situated at the Revive 66 Campground, a local site offering nightly stays for unhoused people, the project is designed to offer a more spacious alternative to the teardrop trailers predominantly used in the grounds.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1f3ee8a8c3816d6f4144d1e82158d882.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1f3ee8a8c3816d6f4144d1e82158d882.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photograph by Traci Sooter FAIA</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Outside, the shelter&rsquo;s exposed timber structure and cladding are brought to life by a multicolored window forming a second skin around the patio. Inside, the cabin is designed with a full-sized bed to accommodate couples and enable ADA-compliant accessibility for wheelchair users. Heating is provided through an electric radiant floor system, supported by highly-insulated walls, floors, and ceilings. </p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/520a4f0c1c640023d32e1b15eba951ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/520a4f0c1c640023d32e1b15eba951ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photograph by Traci Sooter FAIA</figcaption></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;The structure honors the role of community in helping to provide dignity for those that so often encounter the indignities of poverty and homelessness,&rdquo; said Traci Soote...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/94494027/get-lectured-drury-university-14 Justine Testado 2014-02-27T12:49:00-05:00 >2014-02-27T17:23:55-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nn/nn6a4h9zjd3olso5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/384806/2014-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014</a></strong><br><br>Archinect's <em>Get Lectured</em> is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/329751/fall-2013-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fall 2013 guide</a>, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often &mdash; and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!<br><br>Our poster for today features the Design 360 lecture series from the Drury University Hammons School of Architecture in Springfield, Missouri.</p><p><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to <a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></p><p>Don't miss out on HSA's last two lecture events for the year. Lectures begin at 3:00 PM at the HSA Auditorium.</p><p><strong>MARCH</strong></p><p><em>March 3</em><br><strong>Gulla Jonsdottir </strong>/ G+ Gulla Jonsdottir Desi...</p>