How can our skills in Civil Engineering and Architecture be used to design systems that foster wealth and equity for everyone?
Project Overview: Wealth & the Built Environment
This project explores how the concept of wealth intersects with Civil Engineering and Architecture through critical questions such as:
How does wealth manifest in the built environment?
What are basic human needs, and how do buildings and infrastructure meet them?
Where do service gaps exist, and how can design address them?
What are the realities of housing costs and access in San Diego?
What community resources support equitable access to wealth (e.g., health centers, libraries, child care)?
Students will select a focus area and design a structure that addresses a real-world issue related to wealth and equity.
Individual Work:
Engage in the architectural design process, including client research, bubble diagrams, site analysis, and preliminary planning.
Use Autodesk Revit to develop a design solution that reflects both creativity and technical proficiency (all current 12th graders are Autodesk Certified).
Produce a complete set of architectural drawings, including site, floor, elevation, section, MEP, LEED, and ADA plans.
Create renderings to visually communicate the project.
Group Work:
Evaluate and select top designs in the categories of housing, community resources, and infrastructure.
Construct a scale model of the selected designs.
Along with the four other subject areas, present at our PHHS Site Showcase in April.
A select group will exhibit their work at the CCTE Showcase in May.
I am looking forward to working with my amazing Seniors again this year and seeing their projects come to life!