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HPA RECEPTION HIGHLIGHTS A COLLECTION OF HARRISBURG URBAN STUDIO DESIGNS

HACC student Johannes Boland and HACC's Executive Assistant to the President David Morrison, examine the student projects.
 

(Camp Hill, PA) - Leaders from the Harrisburg architecture, engineering and construction communities gathered on May 24 to celebrate the completion of a number of highly anticipated architectural designs.
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Architecture students from Pennsylvania State University and Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), developed the architectural drawings and models for the first semester of the Harrisburg Urban Studio, the innovative architecture program initiated by Mayor Stephen R. Reed.

The reception opened an exhibit featuring selected designs and models created by the HUS students, which will be on display in Hershey Philbin Associates' Suite 3 Gallery throughout the month of June.

More than 60 building plans were developed for the reuse by the city. The students developed architectural drawings, models as well as digital representations of buildings.

Much of the work is displayed at the gallery in a state of the art digital slide show of dozens of computer-generated projects.

A portion of HACC student Kevin Finegan's "migrating" kiosk made from cardboard tubes will remain on display through the end of June.
 

Initiated by Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed and modeled on Auburn University's Rural Studio, HUS provides an innovative curriculum so architecture students can interact in a real urban learning experience and apply their talents and skills to improve the environment of disadvantaged urban people.

Hershey Philbin Associates gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, and by appointment. Harpist Louis Lynch provided music for the reception.

For more information on the Harrisburg Urban Studio or directions to the Suite 3 Gallery, contact Nathan Pigott at (717) 975-2148, npigott@hersheyphilbin.com.

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