NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 5, 2018) – As the construction boom continues, sustainable urban building practices should be incorporated into every step of urban planning and development. Des étudiants de quatrième année du College of Architecture and Design de la University of Tennessee ont participé au défi Urban Design Studio du Nashville Civic Design Center (NCDC) afin de concevoir une structure à usages multiples de hauteur élevée à ossature de bois.
Le 4 décembre, les étudiants en architecture ont participé à l’évaluation finale du projet Timber Tower Studio de 15 étages, parrainé conjointement par LP Building Products de Nashville, un chef de file en solutions de construction de pointe, et la chaire du gouverneur UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory pour les pratiques écoénergétiques de haute performance dans les environnements urbains.
"The opportunity to collaborate with community, industry and technical experts on this project has been crucial to the students' experience," said Ted Shelton, associate professor in UT's School of Architecture. "These are the types of partnerships that will be required if we are to design and construct cities that do more work while using energy in a way that is as benign as possible."
The December final review summarizes the students' semester-long project to explore the conceptual design of a high-rise wood structure in downtown Nashville at Church Street and Polk Avenue. Over the course of the semester, the students paired their hands-on curriculum with input from industry professionals, including:
Benton Johnson, an associate at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, and an influencer in the urban mass timber movement
Yugon Kim, co-founder of design firm IKD, where art, architecture, material and making intersect
LP Building Products officials focused on progressive and sustainable building practices
Nashville city officials focused on affordable housing, sustainability and more
"The Urban Design Studio presents us with an opportunity to offer guidance on public policy and development practice in urban planning and design," said Gary Gaston, chief executive officer of the Nashville Civic Design Center. "We are fortunate to have found the intersection of the eager, emerging UT architecture students with industry experts and organizations like LP Building Products who will help the students prepare themselves-and ultimately our communities and resources-for the future."
"As an organization that seeks to find forward-thinking individuals, we were honored to be a part of this Urban Design Studio challenge," said Mike Sims, SVP of sales, marketing and strategy at LP Building Products. "The participating students are some of tomorrow's best and brightest designers, and we look to them to continue meeting community needs through progressive approaches and sustainable building practices. At LP, we help designers and builders find the solutions they need, so we admire the students' innovative work to implement safe and sound building practices using sustainable wood materials.
NCDC will release a publication and exhibition of the student work in the spring of 2018, and anticipates further partnerships exploring innovative wood design and construction in the coming year.
About the Nashville Civic Design Center - Founded in 2000, the Nashville Civic Design Center (NCDC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the quality of Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more beautiful and functional city for all. The NCDC promotes the Ten Principles of The Plan of Nashville, offers public education on civic design, provides consultation on civic and other community development projects, facilitates public dialogue, and researches and publishes reports on various civic design issues. For more information, please visit www.civicdesigncenter.org.
About the University of Tennessee College of Architecture - Design. Make. Transform. Founded in 1965, the College of Architecture and Design enriches quality of life in the region and world through transformational design education, the Governor's Chair for Energy + Urbanism, design/build program, key partnerships and award-winning facilities including the state-of-the-art Fab Lab. The college is comprised of more than 420 undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, interior architecture and landscape architecture. Visit archdesign.utk.edu to learn more.
About LP Building Solutions - As a leader in high-performance building solutions, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions, NYSE: LPX) manufactures engineered wood building products that meet the demands of builders worldwide. Its extensive offerings include innovative and dependable building products and accessories, such as LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, LP Structural Solutions portfolio (LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier, LP Legacy® Premium Sub-Flooring, LP® TechShield® Radiant Barrier, LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated Sheathing and more), oriented strand board (OSB), LP® TopNotch® Sub-Flooring, LP® Outdoor Building Solutions®, and LP Elements® Performance Fencing. Outre les solutions de produits, LP offre un service et des garanties à la pointe du secteur. Depuis sa création en 1972, LP construit un monde meilleur (Building a Better World™) en aidant ses clients à construire de belles maisons durables. Basée à Nashville, dans le Tennessee, LP exploite 26 usines aux États-Unis, au Canada, au Chili et au Brésil. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur LPCorp.com.