{"74080":{"#nid":"74080","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Poster Sessions for Literary Playhouses","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll are invited to stop by the architecture building atrium and courtyard\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/0\/\u0022\u003EWednesday, Dec 14\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/1\/\u0022\u003E11:00am -1:00\u003C\/a\u003Epm\u0026nbsp;to enjoy the\u0026nbsp;children\u2019s playhouses that are research outcomes of students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Literature, Communication, and Culture (LCC) 3308 class.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this course taught by LCC Professor Hugh Crawford, Building Construction majors, as well as students from other disciplines, studied\u0026nbsp;writers who built small houses situated in nature and described their lives there: Henry David Thoreau, Henry Beston, and Bernd Heinrich.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;A key discovery was that\u0026nbsp;each of the writer\u0027s houses was built utilizing a different technique -- timber frame, dimensional lumber, and log. \u0026nbsp;Students divided into three teams, each team researching an author\u0027s life and writing, studying the history and cultural implications of each building technique, and designing and building a children\u0027s playhouse in that particular style. They are an interesting example of interdisciplinary work, hands on learning, and service learning. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe structures are on display in the courtyard.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPosters sessions will be held Wednesday, December 14 from 11:00am \u2013 1:00pm.\u0026nbsp; All are welcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe structures will eventually be auctioned off for charity.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll are invited to stop by the architecture building atrium and courtyard\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/0\/\u0022\u003EWednesday, Dec 14\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/1\/\u0022\u003E11:00am -1:00\u003C\/a\u003Epm\u0026nbsp;to enjoy the\u0026nbsp;children\u2019s playhouses that are research outcomes of students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Literature, Communication, and Culture (LCC) 3308 class.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Children\u0027s Playhouses are on Display in the Architecture Courtyard"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2011-12-13 13:20:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:49","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-12-14T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-12-14T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-12-14T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-12-14 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-12-14 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-12-14 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8755","name":"Hugh Crawford"},{"id":"15343","name":"LCC 3308"},{"id":"3747","name":"literature"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHugh Crawford\u0026nbsp; \u0026lt;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hugh.crawford@lcc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehugh.crawford@lcc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026gt;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}