NEW COLLEGE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

YEAR: 2022

INSTITUITION: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR: LENORA ASK

PROJECT LOCATION: LUBBOCK, TEXAS 2072

The project aims to investigate new directions in architectural and built environment education, as well as how the new direction can influence the design of higher-education buildings, and how the building can respond to their context while also responding to larger societal issues such as sustainability and resilience, and making use of cutting-edge technologies.

The project involves the design of a building in Downtown Lubbock that houses a new College of the Built Environment. The college includes four academic departments: architecture, landscape architecture, urban and community design, and urban and regional planning. The college houses

1,200 – 1,500 students, 60% of whom are in architecture and the rest are divided on the other three departments.

Level Four Level Six

Aluminium Sandwich Panel

UNP 280

UNP 280

Infra+ Floor

Exterior

Infra+ Floor HEA

Exterior Glazing: insulating glass HEA

Responsive Facade Section Detail

DEJO - grate

DEJO - grate

I - Beam

I - Beam

Convector Heater

Convector Heater

Solar Panel Motor Facade

Aluminium TriangularFacade

Aluminium Triangular

The use of the façade originated with determining which approach would best protect a structure from the Lubbock environment. I began by absorbing inspiration from precedent studies such as Dubai’s Al Bahr Towers and Syd Dansk University’s responsive dynamic façade. The façades of both buildings incorporate environmentally sensitive elements. For example, façades adapt to heat and light levels, allowing panels to open or close depending on the quantity of light hitting them. Understanding the linkages between the façade and its surroundings was critical because Lubbock’s weather is generally sunny.

Aluminium