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California College of the Arts architecture students are prototyping a prefabricated classroom for developing nations in the tropics.

Lightweight School Structure for Bijagós Islands in Africa

California College of the Arts architecture students are prototyping a prefabricated classroom for developing nations in the tropics.
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CCA Architecture Student Project Team
CCA Architecture Student Project Team
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Prototype Assembly Completed! Thank you all!

We are so excited to have met (and exceeded) our funding goal, at exactly the same time that we completed the 50% prototype project. Thank you, thank you, to all... Read more
Successfully raised $3,505 with 58 backers

Getting very close to completing the rib structure

Live from the project site! We are assembling the ribs and have most of them together, just 10 more to go until we close the circle. More soon.

CNC Milling Video

In case you haven't been upclose to the CNC milling process before, we are uploading this video so you can see exactly how it works. This video was taken last... Read more

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First Assembly of Ribs into Shell Structure

After cutting a lot of pieces over the weekend, the team started assembling the smaller components of the ribs together, using the interlocking puzzle-type connection that joins the parts end-to-end,... Read more

CAD/CAM Cutting Sessions at Tech Shop of Large Scale Parts

Teams of students have been scheduling cutting sessions at San Francisco's Tech Shop to cut the full size pieces that will be used in the current prototype. In last night's... Read more

Digital Models Updated with Design Revisions

A lot has been going on this past week in making some adjustments to the exact shape and configuration of the ribs for the main building structure. This is a... Read more
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