April 12, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ray Ladd
(805) 756-7432
rladd@calpoly.edu
College of Architecture and Environmental Design Offers
Variety of Events for Open House
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Students of Cal Poly's College of Architecture
and Environmental Design will present a variety of free, public
events during the university's Open House, “Oceans of Opportunity,”
Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Activities range from a chance
to reminisce with former classmates and see futuristic exhibits
to shuttle rides up scenic Poly Canyon to view the colorful Design
Village Competition.
Here are some of the college's scheduled events and exhibitions:
Friday, April 15
* Student displays in the Architecture and Environmental
Design Building will include the Collaborative Interactive Design
Studio, 2-4 p.m., rooms 207 and 224. Demonstrations will take place
every half-hour in Room 224.
* Off campus open house, 2-5 p.m., is at the Cal
Poly Downtown Studio for Affordable Housing in the Pacific Coast
Center at Higuera Street and Madonna Road. This is made possible
by a Cal Poly Community Development Initiative Grant and a donation
from Engineering Development Associates (EDA).
Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16
* Four exhibits in the CAED Gallery and Stair Court,
Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., will display
student work as well as preliminary designs for the Solar Decathlon,
a national competition to build the most energy-efficient and innovative
home possible.
* The Alpha RHO student club and CAED Ambassadors
will host tours of the college, 1-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, from the Stair Court.
* “Refuge: The Challenge of Dwelling after
Disaster” is the theme of the Design Village Competition 2005,
which begins Friday. Students from several states and Canada will
compete in the unique and intensive three-day event, carrying materials
up Poly Canyon to build and live in their self-designed shelters.
The theme comes from the Tsunami Disaster. The dwellings will be
designed as temporary shelters for victims of natural catastrophes.
Visitors may ride shuttles from the base of Poly Canyon Road, 2-4
p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, to see the structures
during judging. The awards ceremony will be Sunday at 11 a.m. Admission
is free.
Saturday, April 16
* The college will host an open house and alumni
welcome, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Room 212 of the Architecture and
Environmental Design Building, a “reservation only”
Architectural Engineering Alumni Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. in the Engineering West Courtyard, and a City and Regional
Planning alumni reception, open to the public, from 2 to 3 p.m.
on the second floor of the Dexter Building (34). In addition there
will be a display and dedication at 1 p.m. in honor of Peter and
Ida May Berg for their generous support of the CAED. The public
is welcome to attend and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
* The Architecture Department will present an exhibit
of its High School Summer Career Workshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the
lobby of the Architecture Building.
* The Construction Management Department will present educational
and heavy equipment displays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in Building 21, Room
120A and in front of Kennedy Library.
* The Landscape Architecture Department will present student exhibits
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building 134 and other locations.
* The City and Regional Planning Department is having a noise workshop
and demonstration. The event will be at 11:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.
in the Dexter Building, Room 134.
More information on the college and its Open House events is online
at www.caed.calpoly.edu.
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