Catalog of Speculative Suburban Futures

This joint creative project examines ordinary suburban architecture through a neutral lens. American suburbs are often a source of vibrant debate in architectural discourse. The goal of this research was not to contribute to the endorsement or condemnation of suburbia, but to instead study the composition of these common place typologies. The three typologies studied in this project were shopping malls, big box stores, and gas stations; each of these has a distinct organization and set of characteristics that separates it from the others. After studying the basic components, interventions were made to transform each building in unique ways. This poster catalogs initial typological studies and their subsequent interventions. We hope that this catalog will provide a different perspective on suburban structures and pave a way for new innovative programs to exist within their walls

The Heart and the Living Room: A Comparative Case Study of Two Informal Learning Spaces

The goal of this exploratory study was to apply post-occupancy evaluation techniques to understand how informal learning spaces at UNL are utilized by students. Results will be used to improve future space design across college campuses to better accommodate student learning. Data for this mixed-methods study was collected during the Fall 2018 semester. Preliminary findings have shown different usage patterns between genders. The Stacks - which are confined, quiet study spaces interspersed throughout the collections - were often used by males, while the Mezzanine－a larger, open space－was primarily occupied by females. Other findings have shown a distinction between how students use the spaces and how the library designated them. Many spaces that were originally intended for collaboration, such as the aforementioned Mezzanine, are actually used for quiet study. The final study was presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research at Kennesaw State University in April 2019. These research findings are to be compiled in a comprehensive study of other informal spaces on campus done in previous and concurrent research studies

Catalog of Speculative Suburban Futures

This joint creative project examines ordinary suburban architecture through a neutral lens. American suburbs are often a source of vibrant debate in architectural discourse. The goal of this research was not to contribute to the endorsement or condemnation of suburbia, but to instead study the composition of these common place typologies. The three typologies studied in this project were shopping malls, big box stores, and gas stations; each of these has a distinct organization and set of characteristics that separates it from the others. After studying the basic components, interventions were made to transform each building in unique ways. This poster catalogs initial typological studies and their subsequent interventions. We hope that this catalog will provide a different perspective on suburban structures and pave a way for new innovative programs to exist within their walls