Building Designs for Living: Studio 804 University of Kansas

Abstract Studio 804 at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design uses the design-build experience as a way to explore alternative models for design practice. The Studio is a collaborative workshop, whose designs are open-ended. Student participants learn both to explore new materials for typical construction applications and to invent new applications for typical materials. They learn to discover new constructive possibilities in familiar objects, sometimes in surprising ways.