[R]ed[U]x Lab: TMU Department of Architectural Science Design Lab

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

Within 73 minutes, the [R]ed[U]x Lab Team had taken out their installation and even helped out a few other teams with time to spare. The densely packed microcosm of the 2012 CUTMR installation disappeared and once again reverted back to the blank, empty room the team was initially presented.

The Room at Night

A view of the installation demonstrating how the cautious movements of visitors below the membrane alter the lighting conditions above.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

[R]ed[U]x on View on Canadian Art

An interesting perspective on the entire CUTMR show and approach on establishing a level of unity on the projects was put up by the View On Canadian Art website.

"The first involves fabric stretched over a series of custom fabricated plastic bits bound together with elastic bands. When I was in the room, one of the designers was asked where they envision this piece being used in an interior. They don’t, they answered. It was more about experimenting with spaces, seeing things differently, which seemed to be a theme that ran throughout the show."

THIS is Why We Get Things Done

What Ryerson's Department of Architectural Science does not have in a captive, university-town student body, it more than makes up with students driven by excellence and a strong work ethic. These are the students who have taken on the challenges of mounting the [R]ed[U]x Lab installation while juggling a hectic architecture curriculum and (for most of them) a job as well. These students are not simply volunteers - they are part of a team that brought a design idea into a manifested reality. They all contributed and ultimately had a role in not only producing but developing the final design showcased at this year's Come Up to My Room.