In recent years they have been produced movie and documentaries about the very interesting protagonists of design and architecture, Citizen architect: Samuel Mockbee it is one of these and has the merit of spreading the design spirit that animates a so-called American movement Rural Studio. This is a documentary film about architect Samuel Mockbee and the design / construction educational program known as Rural Studio that have pushed more and more architecture students to use ingenuity and compassion to provide housing for poor Hale County residents. , Alabama.
The film opens up to a broader discussion, about education, citizenship, about how to make the world a better place. Hale County is home to some of the poorest communities in the United States of America and thus was the right venue to inspire eco-design architecture.
Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect, educator and founder of Rural Studio tried to provide students who voluntarily did internship an experience that has forever inspired them by making sure to use their skills to improve community life.
Revealing the philosophy and heart that drives Rural Studio, the film follows, Jay Sanders, a young designer, who leads a group of students in the process of building a house. The film continues on the students to understand, after graduates, how much they have been able to apply the teachings received.
Architects and designers like Peter Eisenman I am among the fans and detractors of Rural Studio in a broader discussion of the role of architecture in issues of poverty, class, race, education, social change and citizenship.
In recent years they have been produced movie and documentaries about the very interesting protagonists of design and architecture, Citizen architect: Samuel Mockbee it is one of these and has the merit of spreading the design spirit that animates a so-called American movement Rural Studio. This is a documentary film about architect Samuel Mockbee and the design / construction educational program known as Rural Studio that have pushed more and more architecture students to use ingenuity and compassion to provide housing for poor Hale County residents. , Alabama.
The film opens up to a broader discussion, about education, citizenship, about how to make the world a better place. Hale County is home to some of the poorest communities in the United States of America and thus was the right venue to inspire eco-design architecture.
Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect, educator and founder of Rural Studio tried to provide students who voluntarily did internship an experience that has forever inspired them by making sure to use their skills to improve community life.
Revealing the philosophy and heart that drives Rural Studio, the film follows, Jay Sanders, a young designer, who leads a group of students in the process of building a house. The film continues on the students to understand, after graduates, how much they have been able to apply the teachings received.
Architects and designers like Peter Eisenman I am among the fans and detractors of Rural Studio in a broader discussion of the role of architecture in issues of poverty, class, race, education, social change and citizenship.
