Category Archives: Rice University

Speculating on the American Prison – Ryan Botts

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The long withstanding problem of the American prison system is coming to a head, as today the US stands today with one of the largest cycled population in the world.  The reason’s are endless as to why these prisoners, when released, are unable to rejoin and live in society.  Some who are in prison so long they cannot even deal with the realities of the real world.  However as new prison’s are built, and added onto, the way in which we house these people of society has hardly been reproached. Ryan Botts does in today’s project , out of Rice University, as the design approach tries to Straddle the poles of imprisonment and freedom.

STUDENT: Ryan Botts
 SCHOOL: Rice University 
PROFESSORS: G. Alford
YEAR: 2010

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Aggre-Culture: Chicago’s Feedless District – Ryan Botts

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We live in an age of a vastly growing population, where the demand for food is growing higher and the available land is shrinking.  The approach to organic farming and the beef industry has not radically changed enough for future demands.  Ryan Botts from Rice University, steps away from the traditional vertical farm parti, but approaches food production synthesized with dwelling.   Creating an urban farm in Chicago that combines the density of city dwelling to the heart of the agricultural world. 

STUDENT: Ryan Botts
SCHOOL: Rice University 
PROFESSORS: Albert Pope
 YEAR: Spring 2011

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Habitat for Humanity House – Yonatan Pressman & Courtney Benzon, Rice University

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Usually the projects we show here are investigations into design processes, temporary constructs or hypothetical designs with supposed social impacts, rarely ever tested.  Today though, we’re gonna share a project that will actually do tangible good.  This home, designed by students at Rice University will be built by Habitat for Humanity over 6 weekends next year.  Using an inverted roof truss, the design breaks from the traditional form of previous HfH homes.

STUDENTS: Yonatan Pressman, Courtney Benzon
SCHOOL: Rice University SoA
YEAR: 2011

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