Met with Cameron Hoyt (FLC Theater Arts student and primary design and construction resource for the project) to go over some initial design drawings. We talked through a bunch of considerations regarding size, scale, construction, safety, design, integration with the space, ease of access, cable routing, and other things. I’ll be seeking input from the other project primaries – Biology, Chemistry, and Library faculty – as we further refine the project and enter the build phase.
The Aquaponics Project is taking shape. Met today with Professor Ian Wallace and students from the Theater Arts program to talk about the requirements for installation.
The tentative plan has TA students welding the base, and then skinning it with wood, resplendent with infographics carved using their ShopBot setup. Amy Brinkley (Librarian) moved some furniture this morning to make room for the installation, so we all went out and talked through the project in its natural habitat, kicking around ideas about lighting, associated displays of library materials, and design elements. Students Cameron and Carlos will be working on some conceptual drawings and models so we can move forward in January!
We secured funding for v1.0 of the project, and will begin building out in the spring. Theater Arts is now on board, and will be designing and building out the system base, using their new CNC machine. CIS and Nutrition are also eager to get on board for version 2.