Students from WSU Spokane’s Interdisciplinary Design Institute (IDI) think there may be. They are bringing their design education to life through interactive structures that invite viewer/participants on a visual journey of their learning experiences.
The structures, prepared only from sustainable materials that will be donated for re-use or recycle upon project completion, have been designed in preparation for a larger class project. That will be to create an interactive structure that communicates an historic timeline for the city of Ritzville.
“Inspired by well-known structures and monuments, such as Maya Lin’s Vietnam Memorial or Cristo’s Gates, I developed the curriculum for this studio to help students use their personal experience, together with historical facts, to develop a design concept that promotes interaction and makes people stop and experience the moment,” said Janetta McCoy, associate professor for the IDI.
