Cardboard Pipe Dream

Today is the day you and we have all been waiting for. Today is the day we place everything we have worked long hours on for the public on t...

Ladies and gentlemen, the final model is OFFICIALLY BUILT! The day before the biggest day of our project, we all came together and wrapped u...

The canopy aspect to the model is near completion. Any excess pieces of tubing left over from the seating construction were sawed into 2...

After the bases were completed, the seating elements began their construction. The smaller plotter paper tubes are measured to their approp...

Hey, it's starting to look like something! On Sunday the 26th and on the following day during our regularly scheduled class time, every...

A well-improved version of Structural Study IX is built. The same type of carpet tubes are used, and the same wood joints are placed within...

Our project would not be possible if it were not for kind and helpful students, printing companies and architecture firms. We even got some ...

A rather significant advancement has been made in order to provide structural strength to the project. Since the screws did not work well in...

With the project being as far along as it is, we have been fortunate to have access to shop equipment, such as table saws, band saws, sander...

The tubes are shown 1,2,3, and 4 respectively after one week of living in the cardboard tubes.  In one week, they received much rain water a...

Our studio is contemplating the idea of including some sort of canopy to project up and outward from our main structure. It will provide s...

A slightly more advanced study model compared to Study V has been made. The tubes are fastened the same way, but provide a stronger structur...

A new progression of how to fasten tubes together has been made. Using rope, a series of eight tubes of various heights are brought togethe...

Here is the first CAD sketch of our design so far. It is a sculptural gesture focused on the view and user friendliness as determined by the...