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THE GATEWAY INITIATIVEAnnual Report and Recent ProjectsSpring 2013
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGETHE GATEWAY INITIATIVEAnnual Report and Recent ProjectsSpring 2013
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE
Copyright: Boston Architectural College
Book design and layout: Marilyn W. MoedingerText: Gill Sans MT
The Gateway Initiative is a truly collaborative, relationship-driven endeavor, and we are always interested in learning more about ways we can engage our wider community in Boston and beyond. We welcome hearing from you if you would like to engage the work of the Gateway Initiative. Please see page 31 for more information, or email [email protected].
All statistics used in this report were generated through student surveys and the Practice Department’s own data collection from students and our programs.
Who We Are 4The Gateway InitiativeStudent Learning Giving BackThe Process
Recent Projects 14
Leadership 31
Get Involved! 32
Table of Contents
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81why do we love this number?
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...because it’s the number of working years our students have volunteered since 2008.
19,196 daysThat’s
153,564 hours.or
The Boston Architectural College: The Gateway Initiative6
There are currently hundreds of accredited degree-granting programs throughout the United States educating tomorrow’s design professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and design studies. The Boston Architectural College distinguishes itself as the only institution with a curriculum that integrates both academic and experiential learning concurrently. This experiential learning portion of the educational experience is called “Practice.”
The BAC’s Practice experience differs from colleges and universities that provide internships or co-ops, in that the experience is concurrent - academic and Practice-based learning occur simultaneously, and daily. BAC students search for jobs and are hired by design firms as fully compensated employees, and, while the BAC supports students’ job search efforts, the BAC does not directly place students in places of employment. Using a wide array of BAC resources, students direct their own process, and determine what professional opportunities they’re most interested in pursuing. Most students find and secure work in supervised architecture, landscape architecture, or interior design firms, or in other related fields. Students also
gain experience through independent work [freelance projects under the supervision of licensed professionals], research, or by getting involved with Practice-sponsored projects, called Gateway Projects.
Twice annually, students report their progress and experience in Practice, and the number of hours they have worked in firms or on projects. Depending on their areas of study, the Practice hours students earn while attending the BAC comprise from a quarter to a third of the total requirements for graduation. Additionally, students must attend periodic, face-to-face Practice Assessment meetings with a Practice faculty member to validate, discuss, and strategize about their Practice experiences and have the level of their professional skills [Skill Level] evaluated. These two requirements of Practice hours and Skill Level are used to track a student’s professional experience and progress throughout their time at the BAC, as well as form the basis for each program’s graduation requirements. Students who graduate from the BAC thus have a proven, vetted set of design firm experiences and skills as well as their degree.
The Practice Department at the BAC
students.
986In 2012/2013, the BAC enrolled
experiential [Practice] hours,
766,045different firms in Boston and beyond,
370degree-granting schools at the BAC [Architecture, Design Studies, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture.]
4Those students earned while working in while enrolled in one of
LEARNING THROUGH DOING.
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446Number of Practice Assessmentsconducted in 2012:
60mins
Length of each Practice Assessment:
5Number of Practice Assessments BAC students will have at the BAC:
1814Number of Practice Reports filed and processed in 2012:
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As the economy slowed in 2008, BAC students, like all in the design professions, found it nearly impossible to find work. Others were suffering too - non-profits saw their needs unmet and projects left unrealized as donations and contributions dried up. Recognizing these mutual needs, in fall of 2008, the Practice Department paired its first groups of students with non-profits in need of design help, and the Gateway Initiative was born.
Since those early projects, Gateway has proven itself to be an exceptional platform for students to gain substantive experience in project planning and delivery, design, collaboration, and skill building through working with community groups, municipal agencies, and non-profits. As the program has evolved and expanded, students and clients alike have recognized the Gateway Initiative as a formative endeavor that promotes self-confidence, rigorous experiential learning, and active assessment of design’s impact on communities, while offering assistance directly to those who are unable to afford professional design services.
The Gateway Initiative
non-profits.68
Since 2008, BAC students have worked with
TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES YIELD OPPORTUNITY.
projects.93
Since 2008, the Gateway Initiative
has sponsored
students have participated in
Gateway projects.
1146Since 2008,
20 %
10 %
2009 201320112010 20122008
BAC students regain pre-recession employment levels
Expected increased participation with integration into new curriculum
Gateway founded, as “Practice Special Projects”
% of BAC students involved in Gateway projects
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laborprojectguidanceassessment and support
Student
Non-profit client
Faculty
Practice Department
+GATEWAY PROJECT!
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Gateway: Student Learning
Students from each of the BAC’s academic programs work on Gateway projects in interdisciplinary teams. By the end of a project, it’s quite common to hear an interior design student give a thoughtful analysis on an urban planning issue, or see a sensitive interior programming diagram drawn by a landscape architecture student, or hear an architecture student advocating for systems thinking. As the projects are real, so are the design problems - and as such, they do not fit into neat disciplinary boxes. We see that as a rich and rewarding, if sometimes challenging, learning environment.
Students in all Gateway projects are expected to participate in their own learning - advocating for skills they’d like to learn, actively reflecting on their progress, successes, and challenges. Twice a semester, we hold a Gateway Forum, where all teams pin up their work in our largest lecture hall, and give and receive written comments on each other’s work. We believe that reflective, double-loop learning is essential to the development of mature design thinkers and makers, and have found success fostering that in events like the Gateway Forum.
Our faculty are essential to our students’ success in the Gateway Initiative. We hire 20-30 adjunct faculty per semester to lead Gateway projects; these adjuncts are working professionals from many different disciplines, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, planning, interior design, development, industrial design, and graphic design.
TRUE TRANSDISCIPLINARY LEARNING.
of students strongly agree or agree.
96%“I am learning new
collaboration skills:”
of students strongly agree or agree.
86%
“I’ve shown strong improvement in CAD, Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign, and/or Sketchup:”
of students strongly agree or agree.
95%“I feel challenged to
stretch my abilities and thinking in this Gateway
project:”
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“I love helping my teammates realize that their potential is a lot higher than they think it is, especially when they’re just about to give up. I think team motivation is more powerful than self motivation. Motivating others is my motivation.”Gateway Student, Spring 2013
“I want to work on Gateway because I want to make a difference in the community where I actually live.”
“Be effective, be insightful, don't give up...be passionate about your work.”
of students strongly agree or agree.
97%“Gateway was a valuable
learning experience.”
Gateway Student, Spring 2013
Gateway Student, Spring 2013
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Giving Back
Without our community partners, none of this work would be possible. They become our students’ clients, and, we believe, benefit in two ways: first, by getting a dedicated and enthusiastic student team to work on their project at no cost to them, and second, by knowing that they are participating directly in our students’ learning. By putting their faith in Gateway students, these organizations foster students’ growth, enrichment, and sense of community responsibility.
WE CALL THEM FOGS: “FRIENDS OF GATEWAY.”
> AACA/BRA > Allston Village Mainstreets > American Legion Marsh Post #442 > Arlington Children's Theater > Boston Architectural College > Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology > Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center > Boston Parks and Recreation > Boston Public Schools > Boys and Girls Club of South Boston > Boston Redevelopment Authority > Catherine Aragon > Charlestown Municipal Garden Association > Children’s Cooperative Montessori School > Church of the Covenant > Citizen Schools > Codman Academy > Department of Capital Asset Management > Department of Neighborhood Development > Dorchester Community Food Co-op > Egleston Square Main Streets > Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston > First United Parish of Everett > Four Corners Action Coalition
> Four Corners Main Streets > Franklin Park Zoo > Friends of Lake Cochituate > Friends of Modern Architecture > Friends of Modern Architecture, Lincoln > Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts > Greater Grove Hall Main Streets > Greater Love Tabernacle Church > Hale Reservation > Hawthorne Youth and Community Center > Higginson/Lewis School > Hosmer School > Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod > ImprovBoston > Innercity Weightlifters > Juniper Gardens Condos > Long Way Home > Maimonides School > Metal Oxygen Separation Technologies, Inc > Metro West Collaborative Developers > Metropolitan Waterworks Museum > Mission Hill K-8 School > New Brook Farm Inc. > New England Conservatory
> Nuestra Comunidad > PJ Kennedy School > Roca Chelsea > Roxbury Community Cultural Arts Center
> Salvation Army Harbor Light > Somerville Community Growing Center
> Stonybrook Neighborhood Association > Students 4 Students > Town of Ashland > Town of Hamilton Recreation Department
> Transition House > Triangle Inc. > United Neighborhood Design Alliance > Viet AID > West Branch Somerville Library > William E. Carter School > William Monroe Trotter Institute at UMASS Boston
> Women's Lunch Place > YouthBuild Boston > Zoo New England
Clients shown in BLUE are repeat clients.
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29,295Hours volunteered by Gateway students last year:
3662 DAYS, orThat computes to
183 MONTHS, or
17 YEARS.*working years.
*
“The client motivates me to create my best work. I love working with and presenting ideas to the client that will meet, and hopefully exceed their expectations!”
“[I know] that my work is taken seriously by the client and the client is excited to see our work.”Gateway Students, Spring 2013
“[We] are very impressed with the designs. The students are visionary and talented. They did a fabulous job of listening to our ideas, interviewing our students, and identifying the needs of our school. It was evident that they took all of that into account when designing the space. We look forward to future meetings and seeing how the design evolves!”Gateway Client, Spring 2013
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A lot of work goes into establishing and scaffolding a Gateway project before the students begin their work. Typically, clients contact the Practice Department with an idea for a project. Then, the Director of Gateway works with the client to clarify the project goals, scope, and deliverables, which are mutually agreed to in a Letter of Understanding. This ensures that all parties, including the students, understand what is expected from the project. It also establishes a level of professionalism for the project: students take seriously that this is a real contract for real work.
At our Open House, students learn about which projects are on offer for the semester, and apply for the ones they’re most excited about. The teams are formed using these applications, advice from the Academic Advisors, and the Department’s knowledge of what faculty members and projects would be a good fit for each student.
To announce the students’ placements on teams and to kick off the start of the projects, we hold an Orientation involving all students and faculty. The Practice Department leads team building exercises, students sign semester contracts, and the teams hold their first meetings.
Thereafter, teams meet weekly as a group for a formal, faculty-led meeting, and throughout the week as a working group. Students are expected to put 15-20 hours/week into their projects.
Students present their work to their clients at least twice a semester, often presenting to the wider community, local leaders, and design professionals as well.
The Process
PRACTICE
GATEWAY PROGRAM
Since 2008, the Gateway program has served nearly 700 students in 85 different projects; it is a true learning laboratory, where students are actively engaged in applied, project-based learning, interacting with and serving community clients, and participating comprehensively in a wide variety of projects. Gateway projects give students an opportunity to earn Practice hours while bolstering their portfolios, serving their communities, increasing their technical and professional skills, engaging in cross-disciplinary work, and providing a venue to network with other students, faculty, and community members. Gateway projects are not intended to entirely replace the ways in which students have traditionally earned Practice hours - by working in design firms and related fields - but can serve as alternative options while students search for traditional employment in a design firm. Students who have participated in Gateway projects have consistently cited it as one of the most important, and powerful, aspects of their education at the BAC.
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT NAME: Accessibility, Public Policy, and Design [semester 3] CLIENT: Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Terrell, Director of Public Policy, FHCGB PROJECT DURATION: Fall Semester 2013 PROJECT BRIEF [2-3 SENTENCES]
This Gateway project will build on the work of the 2012-2013 Gateway investigation into examples of successful and not-so-successful implementation of Fair Housing requirements in the city of Boston, as well as the Accessibility Studio Guide, developed by Gateway students in Spring 2013. In Fall 2013, students will continue to look beyond ADA or typical understandings of accessibility, and learn about what designing for 21st century minds and bodies might entail – how does our architecture create disability, by not accommodating, celebrating, or supporting all kinds of people? To do this, students will begin investigating the creation of an accessibility audit that can be performed on existing buildings, or buildings in the design phase. This audit tool will be useful and applicable in professional settings in particular, and will require students to be engaged in understanding and interpreting accessibility guidelines, construction documents, the construction process, and fair housing principles. Concurrently, students will help roll out the Accessibility Studio Guide, and begin tracking its use in the studios, preparing for a revision of the Guide in Spring 2014.
This ongoing work represents part of a body of research at FHCGB that includes Tufts, HUD, the Institute for Human Centered Design, and the BAC.
CLIENT COMMITMENT
By signing this agreement, the Client, named above, agrees to the following: [PRE-SEMESTER]
1. Attend pre-semester planning meeting with Director [and faculty, if appropriate] to discuss client expectations, project description, project specific learning goals, project specific deliverables, and Gateway assessment rubric.
2. Sign Letter of Understanding, which includes project-specific deliverables based on meetings with Director. 3. Provide base materials, including drawings, surveys, photos, etc. 4. Out-of-pocket costs of the Client’s Gateway project such as substantial printing, model-making or mock-up
materials, out-of-town field trips, special documentation, etc. will be borne by Client. Director will obtain Client’s approval prior to incurring costs for which are Client is responsible, which may be obtained on a case-
Letter of Understanding BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE
GATEWAY PROGRAM
SCAFFOLDING PROFESSIONALISM.
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LOU [Letter of Understanding]- Director of Gateway drafts LOU, sends to client for comment/revision- Client signs agreed-upon LOU and returns to Director of Gateway- Director of Gateway assigns project number and begins instructor search
Initial meeting between client and Director of Gateway1
Planning meeting between client and Director of Gateway- Determine: project scope, timing, location, deliverables, client representative, and client donation
Instructor/client coordination meeting- Meeting between Director of Gateway, instructor, and client. Discuss: project scope, client involvement, deliverables- Client sends support material [photos, site information] to Director
Hiring of instructor(s)- Director of Gateway interviews and hires instructor for project. - Determine: meeting time. Discuss: compensation, faculty expectations- Practice Dept. draws up contract and tax forms
Semester of work!- Instructor leads student team through semester’s work, towards deliverables- Client attends presentations as coordinated by instructor
Director of Gateway
Instructor
Client
Project becomes “official”
Open House- Director puts together poster for project- Client and instructor come to Open House to help recruit students
Team Selection- Practice Dept. goes through applications and assembles teams
Orientation- Instructors and accepted students come to BAC for orientation and kick-off team meeting
Final deliverables- Instructor and student deliver final deliverables to client at end of semester
Debrief + Next Steps- Instructor, client, and Director meet to discuss project’s outcomes, and whether project will continue beyond one semester
Semester starts
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Gateway Project Timeline
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LOU [Letter of Understanding]- Director of Gateway drafts LOU, sends to client for comment/revision- Client signs agreed-upon LOU and returns to Director of Gateway- Director of Gateway assigns project number and begins instructor search
Initial meeting between client and Director of Gateway1
Planning meeting between client and Director of Gateway- Determine: project scope, timing, location, deliverables, client representative, and client donation
Instructor/client coordination meeting- Meeting between Director of Gateway, instructor, and client. Discuss: project scope, client involvement, deliverables- Client sends support material [photos, site information] to Director
Hiring of instructor(s)- Director of Gateway interviews and hires instructor for project. - Determine: meeting time. Discuss: compensation, faculty expectations- Practice Dept. draws up contract and tax forms
Semester of work!- Instructor leads student team through semester’s work, towards deliverables- Client attends presentations as coordinated by instructor
Director of Gateway
Instructor
Client
Project becomes “official”
Open House- Director puts together poster for project- Client and instructor come to Open House to help recruit students
Team Selection- Practice Dept. goes through applications and assembles teams
Orientation- Instructors and accepted students come to BAC for orientation and kick-off team meeting
Final deliverables- Instructor and student deliver final deliverables to client at end of semester
Debrief + Next Steps- Instructor, client, and Director meet to discuss project’s outcomes, and whether project will continue beyond one semester
Semester starts
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Gateway Project Timeline
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handout given to prospective Gateway clients and faculty
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Recent Projects
WESTON
EVERETT
EAST BOSTON
Hosmer School
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Washington St Corridor
Children’s Cooperative Montessori School
Codman Academy
Grove Hall
Higginson/Lewis SchoolHawthorne Youth and Community Center
Citizen Schools
The Boston Architectural College
Institute for Human Centered Design
Transition HousePJ Kennedy School
Lake Cochituate
Tremont Nail Factory
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PJK SCHOOL SCHOOLYARD DESIGNCLIENT: PJ Kennedy Elementary School [Boston Public Schools]LOCATION: East BostonFACULTY: Nick Buehrens, Gretchen Schneider
Develop design for outdoor classroom and schoolyard
BAC Gateway 2013
Proposed Axon MaterialThe Front of Patrick J. Kennedy School
Planters fence has dual purpose, acts as a barrier as well provide colorful and
pleasant front
Side by side sitting with flower planters
Gathering Area with Bamboo planters and
flower planters
Shelter protects from rain, provides shade and nice cozy corner for con-
versation
Planters enhancing the front en-trance with greenery
Sitting under a shade of a tree
BAC Gateway 2013
Proposed ConditionAlley View between Parking Lot & School toward Bennington St
Building on work done in Fall 2012, students working on this project continued to develop the master plan, focusing on producing an overall master plan diagram supplemented by vignettes to show design ideas and intent. Students analyzed site, client, and environmental needs at the PJ Kennedy schoolyard, which is currently a mostly underutilized asphalt open space. Students engaged in issues of security, stormwater management, working with PJ Kennedy students, and producing materials the school can use toward fundraising. Students also identified, designed, and proposed a small design-build project to be completed onsite, during summer 2013.
This work has already been used as part of a successful grant application for the 2013 ASLA/ACE Mentor Legacy Project to implement these improvements in 2013/2014.
Higginson/Lewis School
Wear CourseMDI Polyuretne & EPDM rubber granules 1/2 inch thickness, mixed 22% binder to rubber ration and installed according to manufacturers speci�cations.
Impact Attenuation LayerMDI Polyurethane & SBR rubber bu�ngs. 1-4” thickness based on fall height requirements. Mixed 1\2% binder to rubber ratio and installed to manufactures speci�cations.
Sub-Base-AGranite screenings, 1/2” depth compacted to 98% SPD with a plnarity of +- 1/4” over 10’ in any direction. Sub-base surface slope to be 2% or greater.
Sub-Base-BGranular Packie Aggregate type A 4-8” depth (consult local soil engineers for required thickness) compacted to 98% SPD.
New seating for an outdoor eating area
New trees planted
Existing trees keptSaratoga Street
Prescott Street
Bennington StreetExisting retaining walls cleaned and painted
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CAMPUS CLIMATE ACTION PLANCLIENT: The Boston Architectural CollegeLOCATION: Back Bay [Boston]FACULTY: Blake Jackson, Sierra Flanagan, Shaun O’Rourke, John Gravelin [TA]
In 2009, BAC President Ted Landsmark signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment [ACUPCC], which required the BAC to develop a Climate Action Plan [CAP]. The CAP must be periodically updated, revised, and refined towards the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 45% by 2045.
In Spring 2013, the student team developed a comprehensive plan for rewriting and updating the CAP over the next year [for a deadline in January 2014]. Additionally, students conducted expanded research, combing through utility bills, understanding building user behavior, and conducting interviews with facilities personnel, students, staff, and faculty in their quest to document and graphicize trends and patterns of energy use at the BAC. The students presented their recommendations for implementation, funding, and to raise awareness in the wider BAC community to BAC administration at the end of the semester.
Help the BAC revise and implement its Climate Action Plan
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DESIGNCLIENT: BAC, Fair Housing Center of Greater BostonLOCATION: Back Bay [Boston]FACULTY: Emmanuel Andrade [Institute for Human Centered Design]
The World Health Organization recently redefined disability as a contextual phenomenon, dictated by the intersection of a person and his/her environment. This means that, as designers, we have the power to create environments that may or may not be disabling to those using them. At the BAC, students are required to be introduced to accessible and inclusive design as part of their studies, but many don’t know where to start, or why it’s important to learn.
This quick reference guide is specially designed to help emerging design professionals learn how to identify and resolve accessibility elements during early design development, and touches on several scales useful to students: landscape, building, interior. The guide grew out of ongoing research with the BAC, the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston and the Institute for Human Centered Design, and was developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Work on the next phase of this research will continue in 2013/2014.
Create guide for BAC students to implement accessibility into studio projects
Hal lways :Protruding Objects• Height from floor = max. 27”• Height from above = min. 80”• Applies to outdoors spaces as well
Doors :
Ver t ica l Circulat ion:Elevators:• Passenger• Service• LU/LA (not acceptable for new buildings)• ResidentialLifts:• Inclined• Vertical• Chair lift (residential use)
Circulation
60” MIN
18” MIN
80” MIN
27” Max
48” Max
• Width = min. 32”• Opening Force = max. 5 LBF• Closing Speed = min. 3 secs• Threshold = max. 1/2”• Hardware = max. 48”• Maneuvering Clearances
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Signage:
• Character Proportion & Height• Raised and Braille Characters• Finish & Contrast• Mounting Location & Height = 48” to 60”, located on the latch side of doors for consistency• Symbols of Accessibility
Sta irways :• Treads & Risers• Nosings• Handrails = the only ‘safety net’ for
people while using the stairways. Required cross section offers an effective pinch grip for those who rely on the handrails for balance and support.
Railing extensions are required at the top and bottom of all stairways and ramps.
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1- 1/4” - 2”
60” max48”
MIN
Ramps:• Run = max. 30’• Rise = max. 30”• Handrails• Width (between railings) = • min. 48” in MA, min, 36” ADA• Landings = min. 60” X 60”, every 30’or at any change of direction or at top and bottom of ramp• Slope = max. 8.3%
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Systems
Learning SystemsHydrology Systems Landscape/Nature SystemsCirculation Systems
CC MONTESSORI SCHOOL STUDYCLIENT: Children’s Cooperative Montessori SchoolLOCATION: Hyde Park [Boston]FACULTY: Justin Viglianti, Asia Scudder
In this project, students generated master plan studies of a half- acre Montessori school campus. The client asked the student team to recommend how best to utilize its grounds and buildings pragmatically, educationally, and as a reflection of the School’s values: the buildings and landscapes must reflect sustainable design principles, be accessible, and support student learning; all materials and plants used on the project should be environmentally sensitive, and appropriate to the School’s urban location and microclimate.
Students conducted site and building surveys and analysis, proposals, and a series of vignettes to help CC Montessori with fundraising, visioning, and project trajectory.
Generate series of master plans for school property
Gateway Spring 2013
15The Children's Cooperative Montessori School, 268 Fairmount Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Rain Garden
Wildlife
Meadows
Legend
N1 Helianthus annuus Sunflower (1’-12’)BermTerrace
2 Thymus Thyme (3”-12”)
3 Rudbeckia Black Eye Susan (2’-12’)4 Native Planting (same as rain garden)
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CITIZEN SCHOOLS CURRICULUM DESIGNCLIENT: Citizen SchoolsLOCATION: Orchard Gardens K-8, Roxbury [Boston]FACULTY: Ben Peterson
Create design curriculum for middle schoolers
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Objective: StudentS will underStand the bigger implicatiOnS Of the lOcatiOn fOr their wOw prOject. they will lOcate and cOnnect pOintS On the map and by dOing thiS they will begin tO underStand that they are deSigning an impOrtant pOrtiOn Of the neighbOrhOOd.
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If time permitting, draw logos for group project.
materialS: (3) 22”x34” plOtS Of Orchard gardenS/SOuth end/ rOxbury neighbOrhOOd- mOunted On fOam cOre, lOtS Of cOlOred puSh pinS, lOtS Of cOlOred String
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This Gateway project team was charged with developing a curriculum that instructors in Citizen School’s program could use to teach middle school students about the design process and design thinking. Citizen Schools is an after-school program that relies on volunteer teachers to teach 10-week semesters, with class time occurring for 1.5 hours weekly. At the end of the ten weeks, students put together a presentation to demonstrate what skills they have learned.
The BAC students developed and tested 10 lessons, and compiled them into a curriculum guide that includes reflections on the lessons, suggestions for further development, and reflections on their own development as educators of design.
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CODMAN ACADEMY MASTER PLANCLIENT: Codman Academy [Public Charter School]LOCATION: Dorchester [Boston]FACULTY: Elizabeth Christoforetti, Jonathan Evans
Generate series of master plans for school property
This Gateway project generated a set of design recommendations and guidelines for Codman Square’s Epping Street and its immediate context as an extension of the Codman Academy Charter Public School campus. Finer grain design considerations included street-scape and parklet design, wayfinding graphics and street furniture, and innovative landscape and greenhouse designs that will enable the integration of urban agriculture into the Codman Academy curriculum. This project worked collaboratively and concurrently with a second Gateway project, focused on exploring specific urban agriculture and/or aquaponics installations on the Codman property.
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CODMAN ACADEMY URBAN AGRICULTURECLIENT: Codman Academy [Public Charter School]LOCATION: Dorchester [Boston]FACULTY: Marilyn Moedinger, Dan Weissman
Study options for urban ag and aquaponics on campus
Grounded in research done with the local design collaborative the Productive Collective, students in this project studied urban agriculture and aquaponics, installed a pilot aquaponics installation in the library at Codman Academy, and proposed a series of agriculture/aquaponics interventions on sites around Codman’s campus. This project worked collaboratively and concurrently with a second Gateway project, focused on master planning and curricular proposals for Codman. The aquaponics system installed in Codman’s library is currently serving as a learning site for Codman biology students, and is providing regular crops of vegetables [and soon fish!] to the cafeteria.
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MUSEUM EDUCATIONCLIENT: Metropolitan Waterworks MuseumLOCATION: Brookline, MAFACULTY: Beryl Rosenthal
Generate series of educational materials for historic museum
Located across from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and pumping station in Newton, the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum celebrates its legacy as the original pump station which impelled fresh water into Boston until the mid-1970s. Students built on work done in Fall 2012, and continued to work with the staff and teacher-in-residence at the museum on developing and participating in educational programming, participating and leading tours and docent activities, and preparing educational materials for the museum. Students worked onsite at the Museum, and developed a series of tangible educational materials for docents to use onsite.
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Furniture and finishes that are durable, functional and comfortable but do not look institutional and generic. Furniture that wears well and holds up to constant use will keep the house looking new for many years.
Overall design that is unique, interesting and thoughtful, achieved by creative use of paint colors, materials, furniture selection and semi-custom designed elements. eclectic furni-ture and artwork makes the house feel like a home with pieces that have been collected over the years.
Division of gathering and private spaces allows residents to coexist comfortably wtih the ability to focus on both indepen-dence and interdependence.
TRANSITION HOUSE INTERIORSCLIENT: Transition HouseLOCATION: Cambridge, MAFACULTY: Elaine Bello
Study options for interior remodel of shelter for victims of domestic violence
This Gateway project helped the client determine better space use and general renovations to its interior spaces, including office spaces and residential areas. Paired with a studio studying hospitality spaces, this project explored the spatial and design implications of creating “home” in a space that is transitional and serving a population that has been traumatized by abuse. Students in this project actively worked with both the staff and the residents in assessing and prioritizing their needs, proposing design solutions, and working through several iterations.
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TREMONT NAIL COMPANY SURVEYCLIENT: n/aLOCATION: Wareham, MAFACULTY: Johanna Rowley
Document and research historic buildings and site
This Gateway project focused on the second phase of the redevelopment of the Tremont Nail Factory District that included finalizing preservation inventory forms and submitting the nomination for submittal to the 2013 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites, which is supported by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It also included the initial exploration of building energy efficiency, and drafts of 2D drawings and 3-D modeling of the site.
The Tremont Nail Factory District is located in Wareham, MA and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. It was the site for one of the nation’s oldest cut nail manufacturer which was founded in 1819. The company still exists in Mansfield, MA, but no longer owns the historic property in Wareham.
This project was published in the Summer issue of Preservation Magazine.
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WASHINGTON STREET CORRIDOR STUDYCLIENT: Stonybrook Neighborhood Association, Egleston Square Main StreetsLOCATION: Jamaica Plain [Boston]FACULTY: Drew Kane, Nick Hornig
Study and document mile-long urban corridor
The goal of this Gateway project was to generate a report of the urban conditions on the Washington Street corridor between Egleston Square and Forest Hills, in Jamaica Plain. With the recent completion of several significant development projects on nearby Amory Street, as well as several proposals on Washington Street itself, the corridor is poised for a change from its historically industrial fabric – and local residents and business owners are interested in seizing this opportunity to spur a more vibrant, livable, and sustainable vision for the Washington Street community. BAC students, working with neighborhood association representatives and community members, cataloged and analyzed conditions along the corridor, ultimately producing a series of diagrams and vignettes that will help residents, developers, and business owners understand the conditions, issues, and potential for the corridor. The goal for the final report is to help ESMS and SNA attract the attention of City planners to do an in-depth, funded study of the corridor.
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DETAIL/INTER[SECTION]CLIENT: n/aLOCATION: Back Bay [Boston]FACULTY: Marilyn Moedinger, Jason Neves
Develop “detail catalog” demonstrating process thinking
In a world of BIM and 3D drawing sets, what is to be learned from constructing drawings orthographically, in two dimensions? In this pilot Gateway Lab, students engaged in construction detailing and drawing exercises - learning how to think about how buildings and drawing sets go together, and in particular how to ask questions about how buildings function constructionally - as a designer, or a contractor, or an engineer might.
Students developed a “detail catalog,” demonstrating their understanding of a particular case study building. They also developed “forensic drawings,” which allowed them to show explicitly their hypothesis, research, and interpretation of their case study buildings - in essence, to make manifest their thinking process.
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HYCC BUILDING REDESIGNCLIENT: Hawthorne Youth and Community CenterLOCATION: Dorchester [Boston]FACULTY: Mark Rosenshein
Study options for redesign of community center’s main building and grounds
Started in the late 1960’s, this essential grass roots organization provides 5-18 year olds access to year round affordable educational, cultural, recreational, and vocational opportunities. Building on the work completed in the Fall 2012 semester, students in this project continued to develop the design for the Hawthorne Youth and Community Center in Roxbury. Students engaged the HYCC in the design process, identified possible uses for the city-owned plot of land immediately adjacent, and developed their design ideas into a coherent, complete schematic site and building design for HYCC. Students also engaged Department of Neighborhood Development and Boston Redevelopment Authority officials as part of presentations and the design process.
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HIGGINSON LEWIS SCHOOL STUDYCLIENT: Higginson Lewis K-8 SchoolLOCATION: Roxbury [Boston]FACULTY: Karen Nelson
Study options for space use, entry redesign, and accessibility
Formed when an elementary school and middle school merged into one school in Roxbury, the historic Higginson-Lewis School building presents some challenges to modern users. BAC students worked to identify school, student, teacher, and parent needs, assessed and researched the building itself, and proposed design solutions and ideas to help galvanize fundraising. Investigations included accessible entrances into the school building, accessibility within the building, proposals for improvements to the auditorium, spaces for parents and teachers to meet, community space, and climate control systems/improvements. The BAC students worked with Higher Ground, the school administration, the parent organization, and students as appropriate. Materials and visioning generated by the students will be presented and displayed at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the renovated schoolyard, set to open in October 2013.
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HOSMER SCHOOL CAFETERIA REDESIGNCLIENT: Hosmer Elementary SchoolLOCATION: Watertown, MAFACULTY: Cal Olson
Study options for redesign of key interior spaces
Building on work done by students in Fall 2012, students in this Gateway project continued to refine the design for a cafeteria at the Hosmer School, a pre-K-fifth grade public school in Watertown, which serves a sizable population of autistic children. Students focused on putting together a package that helps the school with community outreach and marketing, including text, budgets, diagrams, and images, in support of the school’s fundraising efforts. Students presented to groups of parents, staff, and school administration as they refined the design and honed the marketing package for the project.
Hosmer School Cafeteria + Lounge Redesign
Hosmer Elementary School ProjectBuilding upon previous research, the BAC Gateway Team developed and refined an overall design for the Hosmer cafeteria and its adjacent spaces. Overall, the scope of the project included the main cafeteria, a staff and teachers lounge, and the exterior space of the cafeteria. The driving factor of the design strategy was to reduce the sensory overload for students on the Autism Spectrum and students with special needs. Consequently, the design strategy included the following:
• Dampen excessive noise level• Diminish irritating glare condition• Reorganize circulation and optimize underutilized spaces
All students are impacted by the cafeteria conditions, but those with distinct hypersensitivities are especially at risk. Part of the initial research was to become aware of the special needs for children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other developmental difficulties, especially in a classroom or cafeteria setting. Hosmer Elementary has a sizable population of students, and a fair proportion are acutely affected by the excessive noise level, bright glare, and the inefficient circulation.
Working closely with our faculty advisor and representatives of the Hosmer administrative staff, we developed concrete deliverables. We employed phasing as a strategy to manage the costs of the project. Performing work over time and a facilitation of fundraising initiatives are important factors that would enable this project to move forward into construction. All efforts were made to reduce expenses and to estimate future costs, because the reality of the situation demands real action.
Hosmer Elementary School Project Scope:Cafeteria, Lounge, Corridor + Adjacent Outdoor Area
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GROVE HALL NEIGHBORHOOD STUDYCLIENT: Earthos InstituteLOCATION: Grove Hall [Boston]FACULTY: Phil Loheed and Sarah Howard
Neighborhood mapping and research
Students in this project were introduced to the Earthos methodology for measurable self-sufficiency known as “Bioregional Urbanism,” with the overall intent to create a dynamic and ongoing toolbox for creative self-sufficiency and economic development for the Grove Hall community as “The Ideal Neighborhood of the Future”—and to continue developing this process as a template for other communities and bioregions. Based upon system and urban design studies carried out last year, the Earthos Grove Hall team intends to create and install online the “Grove Hall Community Map System.” This will include both GIS base information [working with GIS interns from Tufts University] and “crowd-sourced” information by Grove Hall stakeholders. In addition, specific urban design ideas resulting from Earthos’ studies and reviewed with the GGHMS committee will be documented and mapped as part of the system.
This project is a collaboration with the Greater Grove Hall Main Streets [GGHMS] organization, and Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development [DND].
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COCHITUATE STATE PARK VISITORS’ CENTERCLIENT: Friends of Cochituate State ParkLOCATION: Natick, MAFACULTY: Shawn Burns, Phil Colleran
Schematic design and siting study
In this two-semester project, students generated preliminary designs for a new Visitors Center at Cochituate State Park. During the first semester “audit” phase, students analyzed site, client, environmental, and community needs and proposed preliminary design ideas. During the second semester “design” phase, students developed design ideas into a coherent, complete schematic site and building design for the Visitors’ Center. This project engaged sustainable principles, with the goal of producing a net-zero facility for the Park.
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Gateway Initiative Leadership
Marilyn W. Moedinger, LEED AP, M. Arch, Assoc. AIADirector of the Gateway InitiativeDirector of Instruction and Assessment in Practice
Marilyn directs all aspects of the Gateway Initiative, including teaching projects each semester. Her professional background includes practicing architecture at Utile, Inc in Boston, and as a freelance architectural designer in Charlottesville, VA. She holds a BS Arch, a BA in History, and an M. Arch from the University of Virginia. Marilyn traces her interest in community design build to her work as a student on the ecoMOD project at UVA, and her work in communities in the mountains of West Virginia.
She also has several years of professional contracting and construction experience, and was the 2010 SOM Prize winner, with which she traveled the world researching vernacular climate mediation strategies. Marilyn previously taught at Northeastern University, and has lectured at Cincinnati, UC Berkeley, Harvard GSD, UVA, and BAC.
Len Charney, Assoc. AIAHead of Practice
As the founder of the Gateway Initiative, Len helped conceive and start the Initiative in 2008 as the Head of Practice at the BAC. Through his unstinting championing of project-based learning and community engagement, the Gateway Initiative grew from an experiment with a few students to a robust, meaningful, and unique program among design schools.
Len holds a M.Arch from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Masters in Teaching from Antioch College, and a BS from Cornell University. His diverse career has focused on three professional areas: education and career development training, design and construction management, and community planning and real estate development. In 2008, he was part of the BAC’s successful application for and implementation of the 2008 NCARB Prize for the Integration of Education and Practice.
Kim FarinoAdministrative Assistant to Gateway
Erik HamiltonAssistant Director of Operations in Practice
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Get Involved!
The Gateway Initiative is a truly collaborative, relationship-driven endeavor, and we are always interested in learning more about ways we can engage our wider Boston community. We welcome hearing from you if you would like to engage the work of the Gateway Initiative in any of the following ways:
COMMUNITY PARTNERSThe work of the Gateway Initiative would not be possible without collaborations with our community partners, non-profits, and neighborhood groups. We are always looking for organizations to work with on new or ongoing projects.
FACULTYEach semester, the Practice Department hires 20-30 faculty to teach and lead Gateway projects. Typically, these adjunct faculty members are working professionals who, in exchange for a modest stipend and a unique teaching experience, help our students learn how to manage and execute these real-world projects.
SUPPORTStudents do not pay tuition to participate in Gateway, and nor do our community partners pay for these services. As such, we are ever in need of support from generous friends and foundations. We do not compete for paid work, or take work away from professional design firms.
CONTACT: [email protected]/practice
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