Tweaking Stata
Welcome to “Tweaking Stata”, a fun sport that is part of the 2005 CSAIL Olympics.
WHERE: 2nd Floor
Lounge
WHEN: Starting at
WHAT: Wearing architect Gehry’s hat or your own, you are asked to propose a solution to the “problem area” identified hereinbelow:
Problem Area
Seven months after people moved
in the
Red squares indicate location of 3rd Floor
Breakout Area in the Stata Center
Of the neighboring research groups (eg. Abelson, Teller, Knight, TIG, Oxygen), no one has claimed ownership todate. Furniture from the old building is left in the area including a non-functioning coke dispenser. A “fussball” game has been removed because it was noisy. On occasion, students and visitors sit down to relax.
View of the 3rd
floor breakout area approaching from the east
Function
Your team’s goal is to come up
with a design that puts the 3rd Floor Breakout area as the coolest
place to visit in the
Materials
You will be supplied with a
scaled, laminated floor plan of the area and blocks of clay.
Use these materials to “sculpt” your model, just like in kindergarden.
Decisions
You must decide two things: the function of the room (i) and how to arrange objects, eg furniture, in the space (ii)
Activities
You can talk, draw lines, sculpt the clay. You can draw a list of the top “ten areas-to-fix” in the facility too.
Fears and Help
Several architecture students have kindly volunteered to help as team consultants, jurors, photographers. They will be near your team to assist and offer you advice, eg how to use clay, which objects to place in the space etc
Food
Warm, supple and delicious cookies will be available on site. You can eat them.
Deliverables and Presentation
At
Implementation
The
So, if your idea is great you will certainly make a contribution!
Optional
You can register to take a short-survey on your experience working in the facility.
Scoring
50% of your team’s total score is participation. Showing up for 10’ counts, even if it is for the presentations! Just make sure you let your team-leader know. Sending an email with comments counts half points.
The other 50% is your design: Extraordinary concept, nice clay model, convincing presentation
Example: Team A fields 10 people. 2
more send an email. Subtotal from participation: 110points
Team A proposal is extraordinary and ranks
FIRST among equals. Subtotal from design: 100 points
Total Team A: 210 points
Team B fields 15 people.
No one sends email. Subtotal from participation: 150 points
Team B proposal is alright
and they rank SECOND among equals. Subtotal from design: 75 points
Total Team B: 225 points
Prizes
Winners (and losers too) get a
free tour of the architecture department and free board if they ever show up in
Questions
Contact the commissioner at