Student Names: Claire Collins, Dani Chang, Michelle Nie, and Julia So
Project Title: VAR*RL
Project Title: VAR*RL
Project Description:
Our community grew the more people went to the Junior studio out of classroom hours last year, and took on a sense of ownership over the space. We would go to the studio at night with blankets and mats, and play a communal Spotify playlist while working. This led to a lot of documentation of our time together to the point where we created a class Instagram account just for fun. Gradually, the Instagram account evolved as a way for the whole class to get to know each other and look back at our time together. Other people started taking notice, and the class below us started their own Instagram account. This impact could not have happened if we didn’t voluntarily take ownership of our space. Sure, the teacher must invite students to a secure and welcoming learning space, but the student must accept that invitation.
After conversing with Krystyn, we developed our thesis question: how does physical space initiate conversation and build community? At first, we were thinking of creating a series of social experiments in different classrooms at CFA and 808 and seeing where those results lead us, but then saw potential in the SVA Library. By rebranding the visual identity and design of the SVA Library, we thought this was the most effective way to explore how designing a physical space would attract more students to visit and build relationships with one another.
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Our community grew the more people went to the Junior studio out of classroom hours last year, and took on a sense of ownership over the space. We would go to the studio at night with blankets and mats, and play a communal Spotify playlist while working. This led to a lot of documentation of our time together to the point where we created a class Instagram account just for fun. Gradually, the Instagram account evolved as a way for the whole class to get to know each other and look back at our time together. Other people started taking notice, and the class below us started their own Instagram account. This impact could not have happened if we didn’t voluntarily take ownership of our space. Sure, the teacher must invite students to a secure and welcoming learning space, but the student must accept that invitation.
After conversing with Krystyn, we developed our thesis question: how does physical space initiate conversation and build community? At first, we were thinking of creating a series of social experiments in different classrooms at CFA and 808 and seeing where those results lead us, but then saw potential in the SVA Library. By rebranding the visual identity and design of the SVA Library, we thought this was the most effective way to explore how designing a physical space would attract more students to visit and build relationships with one another.
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