New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) 2022
Small Center for Collaborative Design, Tulane University, USA
The mission of the client, a non-profit teaching farm, is to build food sovereignty and community resilience by connecting and teaching all ages sustainable food systems and ways of connecting with the land. The teaching farm brings urban youth out to a site in lower Algiers to learn about food production, farm animals, and cyclical systems that sustain us
Looking to expand their capacity, the farm needed an additional covered outdoor space to support field trips and for cooking and canning demonstrations. Additionally, the farm struggled with rainwater management and localized flooding in areas most accessible to school groups and visitors. This project aims to address these needs and challenges through simple strategies that provide flexible teaching spaces and builds in educational opportunities to learn about food systems and sustainability throughout the design.
The design team is a group of students and faculty at a university design-build program who work to expand access to design and to create exceptional spaces that support the missions of non-profit partners.
Client: Sugar Roots Farm.
Tutors: Emilie Taylor Welty; Jose Cotto.
Students: Merrie Afseth; Brianna Baldwin; Le’Bryant Bell; Zach Braaten; Kelsie Donovan; Kareem Elsandouby; Ellen Feringa; Nick George; Ella Jacobs; Sam Lindley; Connor Little; Mandii Malhotra; Valentina Mancera; Johnathan Michka; Sofia Perrotta Mensi; Malina Pickard; James Poche; Natalie Rendleman; David Rodriguez; Katie Schultz; Karan Sharma; Bruno Soria; Giuliana Vaccarino Gearty; Yao Zhang.
Research question: How can we emphasize the vital link between individuals and local food sources?
Links: https://small.tulane.edu/project/sugarroots/
Small Center for Collaborative Design
+, 11-50, Architecture, Client-funded, Collaboration, Curricular, Graduates, Months, Permanent, Students with tutor, Tulane University, Undergraduate, USA