Dezeen School Shows: from a contemporary motel in Denver to outdoor toilets for hikers in the Rocky Mountains, we've selected ten student projects that focus on architecture and design in the US.
While studying at institutions based in America, these undergraduate and postgraduate students chose to draw influences from the USA for their coursework projects.
The country has a diverse and faceted history of architecture and the following projects utilise this as a vehicle for change and reflection.
The students in this roundup are enrolled on architecture courses at US-based institutions including Kent State University in Ohio, University of Colorado Denver, University of Kentucky, University of Southern California, Drexel University, California Baptist University and University of Oregon.
Longs Peak Privies by the MArch Colorado Building Workshop students
Students in the MArch Colorado Building Workshop collaborated with the National Park Service on the design of outdoor toilets to be dotted along the hiking trails of Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Backcountry facilities were installed in the area in the early 1980s, however, they have since been rendered dysfunctional due to being battered by extreme weather conditions over time and require contemporary replacements.
"The final design consists of prefabricated, structural gabion walls within the gabions. Thin steel plate frames triangulate the lateral loads within the structure, while stones collecte...