University of Arizona architecture students are taking their classroom skills into the community through a hands-on capstone project aimed at addressing housing instability in Tucson.
The senior students are in the the Community Design & Action (CDA) Capstone studio at the U of A. The studio partnered with Apostolic Deliverance Ministry to design and build a prototype microshelter using a 40-foot shipping container. Inside is a fully designed living space complete with a lofted bed, kitchen, storage and a couch.
Associate Professor of Practice Teresa Rosano in the School of Architecture, CAPLA, led the project and says the design represents much more than just the build itself…