Dezeen School Shows: a housing project designed according to adaptive reuse and biophilic design approaches is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Also included is a project promoting wellbeing through interactions with nature and a museum that comments on racism in the US.

Virginia Commonwealth University
Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

School: Department of Interior Design at VCUarts

Course: Thesis Studio

Tutors: Roberto Ventura, Kristin Carleton and Seung-Ho Lee
School statement:
"These studios are the culmination of year-long independent, issue-based design exploration.
"Students completing their final undergraduate and graduate years in the Department of Interior Design at VCUarts are challenged to explore how design can engage an issue or idea that has three tiers of relevance. "First: the project must have relevance to the student to sustain the passion required for a year-long investigation.
"Second: the project must engage with an issue or need in the local community where the project is based ? the vast majority of projects are situated in or near Richmond, Virginia, where the university is located.
"Third: the project should invite interest from the larger interior design community.
"Students develop research projects that include primary investigations of their own authorship, programming and site documentation in the fall semester.
"This backbone sets the f...