The School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the inauguration of DESIGN > BUILD > TEXAS, a design/build studio for upper-level architecture students. The first project, which began in January 2004, is the design and construction of a single-family house in the Texas Hill Country, to be a model for environmentally-sensative site and building design, within an affordable context.
DESIGN > BUILD > TEXAS offers students a unique educational opportunity to conceive and test their ideas in real time and space. Research into both established and emerging construction technologies is a focus of the class. The studio is actively engaged with a number of specialists, including landscape architects, native plant experts, structural engineers, sanitary engineers, materials consultants, historians, and restoration ecologists.
