[Un] Modular Design for Deconstruction

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UnModular Design for Deconstruction

David Fleming, University of Cincinnati, Richfield, MN This construction trade school design redefines "building" as a temporary resting place for materials to be traded, upgraded and reused. The project shows the potential for a building to evolve with time as materials, fashions, technologies, and uses change. The adaptable structural system can create almost any column, beam and wall configuration. Rather than attempting to find an infinitely reusable module, the project creates a framework for creative materials reuse.

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David Fleming, University of Cincinnati, Richfield, MN

David Fleming

David just finished his Master of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati. While working on his thesis project, “[Un]Modular Design for Deconstruction,” he was also working on publishing a graphic analysis of the 2007 Solar Decathlon with Professor Michael Zaretsky entitled “Precedents in Zero Energy Design.” He most recently worked for EHDD Architecture in San Francisco. Currently, he is doing freelance architectural/graphic design in Minneapolis, MN.