Get Lectured: University of South Florida, Spring '24

2024-01-29T08:00:00-05:00

The University of South Florida School of Architecture & Community Design has shared its list of speakers for the Spring semester as part of our Get Lectured look at the different public programs in store for the new term.

The lectures began with a talk from David Baker Architects principal Amanda Loper on January 23 and will continue with another lecture from MIT and USF faculty member Jan Wampler on February 13. SteinmetzDeMeyer principal Nico Steinmetz follows next with his visit on February 20, preceding a lecture from Jonathan Tate on March 19.

Lectures continue with Harvard GSD professor Charles Waldheim’s visit on March 26, followed by an appearance from the TU Delft Dean of Architecture Dick Van Gameren to close the semester on May 2.

Additional information about USF's lecture series will be available here.

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Students design disaster relief structure that takes 2 hours to assemble

2016-06-29T13:08:00-04:00

“AbleNook is a modular disaster relief dwelling that you can put together without tools in under two hours,” Verdecia said.

While Shigeru Ban has become the de facto expert in designing quick yet elegant solutions for disaster relief housing, he may have some competition in the form of two University of South Florida architecture students whose "AbleNook" can be assembled in under 120 minutes without any tools.

Sean Verdecia and Jason Ross, the students behind the design, constructed their 20' x 13' x 10' module out of aircraft grade aluminum with insulated panels that "you can just click together without any tools,” Verdecia said.

Not only can the unit be constructed without tools, but its modularity allows for easy expansion into larger structures. Here's the video backstory behind the Cade Museum People's Choice Award-winning design:

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Get Lectured: University of South Florida, Spring '24

Students design disaster relief structure that takes 2 hours to assemble