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EDAD360 Furniture Fabrication for a Sustainable Future 3 cr.

This course combines the fine art of furniture making with state of the industry design and fabrication techniques. Students develop their woodworking skills in fabrication, material selection, joinery, and the design of modular systems. Beginning with a set of individually generated or group designs, each student is responsible for creating a built piece that represents an understanding of efficiency, sustainability, and incorporates a range of possible uses: for living, learning, and work spaces. The context for the project is the proposed 1000 SF Solar Decathlon house currently under development by Team Massachusetts - a joint project with MassArt and Umass Lowell. The individual student built pieces were exhibited along with the completed house on the National Mall in Washington, DC in September of 201l.

Prerequisites: prior woodshop experience

Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective