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Where: Courtyard in front of Kuykendall Hall
When: Friday 4/28/06: 5pm Prep the site
Layout site (with chalk lines)
Power wash
Saturday 4/29/06: 8am-12noon
Sweep the site
Layout Site (with chalk lines)
Layout plan (with chalk lines)
Fill in cement cracks
Paint
Clean up
Students from the School of Architecture are painting a labyrinth in the sustainability courtyard in the area in front of Kuykendall Hall. The exercise allows the students an opportunity to gain hands on experience in coordinating a construction job site, valuable information for when they will be professionals working in the field. The labyrinth was suggested by a donor and it has a long history in educational buildings, religious buildings, and even hospitals because of the belief that a walk through the labyrinth can soothe the mind and soul, providing an opportunity for relaxation and contemplation. The site provided for the project was chosen in an effort to visually connect the main area of the sustainability courtyard with the underutilized area in front of Kuykendall Hall.
Led by visiting professor Phillip Gallegos, the students are responsible for coordinating all aspects of implementation including: developing the labyrinth plan, determining the site layout, selecting and gathering all the necessary materials, prepping the site, laying out the plan, and painting the labyrinth. The students were split up into teams to handle the various aspects of the project, ranging from management, to materials research, to plan and site layout. The process hasn’t always gone smoothly with disagreements about the size of the labyrinth, the color of the paint, and confusion over who was responsible for what, the but that is all part of the process. A few minor disagreements are to be expected and in the end, the project has provided the students with a valuable learning experience and the labyrinth will become a legacy gift to UH.
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