Read more about the two studios.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAbudayyeh\u2019s studio designed an Amazon Prime air fulfillment center, which uses drones to deliver packages to customers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/figure>\nFourth-year student Lauren Podraza participated in Abudayyeh\u2019s studio this fall. Her design for the Amazon fulfillment center includes steel tubes to transport drones and showcase them to workers and visitors. The tubes run vertically through the building, so visitors can see the drones in action. Podraza\u2019s idea for this came from studying frozen methane gas bubbles in Alberta Lake in Canada, which sparked her idea to use suspended animation, via the steel tubes, in her design.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis studio was challenging because we had to incorporate flying technology into a workplace,\u201d Podraza said. \u201cMany questions were raised on how they should interact and if they should even be seen, but in today\u2019s world, technology is a huge part in people\u2019s everyday lives. We worked hard and found a way to incorporate the two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nKim\u2019s studio designed a research-based office space that would exist on UT\u2019s campus in an existing indoor student aquatic center.<\/span><\/p>\nThird-year student Caitlin Turner studied Apple\u2019s campus in Cupertino, Calif., to discover the importance of connections and continuity in the workplace. Her workplace design aims to connect employees with each other, promote health and wellbeing and encourage an open flow of ideas, much like Apple\u2019s campus.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/figure>\nMackenzie Talbert, 3rd-year student in Kim\u2019s studio, went in a different direction. Her research looked into the history of factories, which led her to her design composed of rentable art studio spaces, classrooms and gallery space. This unique design has no defined end because it\u2019s built to weave around itself, connecting all aspects of the building.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBefore this class, if I was asked if office design could be interesting, I would\u2019ve said no,\u201d Talbert said. \u201cBut after doing this [studio], I found that offices that really focus on the human-environment relationship can be incredibly interesting and beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nElizabeth Elrod, 3rd-year student in Kim\u2019s studio, worked with Talbert in the preliminary research phase of this project. Elrod diverted from Talbert\u2019s idea, focusing on the current site\u2019s surroundings, which prioritize health and wellness. Working with the human body, Elrod took inspiration from functions of the body, particularly the circulatory system, to create an interconnected design. She views her building as \u201ca prosthetic aid for the work environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/figure>\n\u201cI got to help make a space that aided the needs of the clients and their passion and work,\u201d Elrod said. \u201cThat is what architecture encompasses, and to be able to use my craft to benefit and guide the craft of others, it truly enlightens me and reminds me of the importance of our work, as well as the impact that I and all designers have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During fall 2019, Interior Architecture Assistant Professor Rana Abudayyeh and Adjunct Assistant Professor Hochung Kim encouraged their studios to explore workplaces of the future.\u00a0 They started with a trip to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":16602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"passster_activate_protection":false,"passster_protect_child_pages":"","passster_protection_type":"password","passster_password":"","passster_activate_overwrite_defaults":"","passster_headline":"","passster_instruction":"","passster_placeholder":"","passster_button":"","passster_id":"","passster_activate_misc_settings":"","passster_redirect_url":"","passster_hide":"no","passster_area_shortcode":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[148,225,21,208,6,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-architecture","category-kim-h","category-news","category-rana-abudayyeh","category-school-of-interior-architecture","category-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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