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Thanks for entering the 2011 Newhouse Architecture Competition and thanks for all your hard work this semester.  Although your project was not awarded a prize last week, we hope you enjoyed working on the bus shelter design project and have learned some new skills along the way.
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To get a behind-the-scenes view of the judging process, visit our Flickr page.  We also encourage you to visit the Robert Morris University Gallery (downtown Chicago) between now and June 11 to see your project on display, along with all the student projects in the competition.  Best wishes in your future architectural explorations!

You have developed a most fascinating scheme for the 2011CAF Newhouse Competition. In many ways, your scheme challenges some of the fundamental assumptions about bus shelters. The addition of seating and a viewing platform on the roof of the bus shelter is brilliant. This would be a great place to wait for, and watch for, the approaching bus. The lower area, with its glass and automatic doors, provides a shelter that functions in the bitter cold months.
As you continue to work on projects in the future, a couple of thoughts to keep in mind. As inventive as your concepts are, the inclusion of a traditional looking wood stair with lattice rail is in stark contrast with the shapes, materials and colors of the main element. The use of an elevator, perhaps even outdoor and shaped to match the round platform, would address the requirement to give full access to the upper platform and to integrate into the architectural language.
Congratulations again on a very successful scheme.

Thanks for entering the 2011 CAF Newhouse Architecture Competition! Until the judges have completed evaluating all student projects, you are temporarily blocked from accessing your account or working on this project. Please check back sometime after May 26 for the competition results. Good luck!

this project really turned out well. great job!

(i'd want to get a snack there!)

A wonderful project so far. The best part for me is to see the evolution of your ideas.

What a good design. However, from a practical standpoint, since you will be serving food, the local codes will probably make you provide some means for washing up, that is a sink, drain, and a water supply. Where would you put these? If you need to have water and a drain, how would you keep the cart portable?

How about an electrical connection? You might consider photocells or a wind turbine or possibly pedals under the stools! Unfortunately, if you do have these, you'll need a place for batteries.

the seating is a useful addition. it may not exactly be part of the project - but does the furniture need to fold up into the cart for transport as well?

also - do you want to take a stab at designing the furniture? it looks like you might have selected blocks from the google warehouse - but you could think about how the furniture relates to the design of the food cart. can you incorporate any garden elements? maybe a pvc coating for the umbrellas? do the materials relate to the materials used for the cart?

Alex, like I mentioned you may want to grow edible vegetables you can use in your smoothies like kale, spinach, wheatgrass. With this vertical garden it won't really be able to fold up anymore. Also it will be more difficult to move but if you have a good location you should be ok. Think about seating, in the spring and fall people are going to want to grab something and relax for a bit after school. Does it have free wifi???? Haha

i like the vertical garden element! it's a great idea, but think about how it is used. do you think it will work on all the surfaces you have shown it on? it might get damaged by the users. could you be more selective about your approach?

also - how does the car work? does it fold up? if so, what shape does it fold up into? how do you get into the cart? is it still mobile ( i don't see the wheels in the rendering)?
can you show me a detailed plan of the cart?

You are off to a good start with your project. But it's hard to understand what you're showing us in the great sketch under "Brainstorm" because it's hard to see all of your drawing.
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For best results, all your images should be horizontal and have a maximum size of 580px by 326 px. The imageviewer will automatically shrink them to fit if they are larger, but if it's a vertical image to start with, it will cut it off, as it has done with yours. Can you please remove this version, re-save it as a horizontal, and try to upload it again?
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Also, Your teacher and online architect mentor are doing all the talking here! We want to hear from you! It would be very helpful if you could respond and comment here. Tell us more in the description section about what you are thinking so we can better understand your design and ideas. Thanks.