Abstract

In 2023, Rochester Institute of Technology finished construction of a state-of-the-art makerspace to their growing campus. It was named the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, or, the SHED. It includes classrooms, lecture halls, collaborative makerspaces and a material library. The materials library offers hundreds of material samples - metals, plastics, naturals and more. Material libraries are a great resource for students looking to find high performing, sustainable and elegant materials for any project. They give students and professionals a hands-on understanding of available materials. In conversations with Mike Buffalin, the director of the SHED, I learned about the recent installation and ongoing development of the materials library. The collection was well under way but outreach for the space was yet to be explored. I then developed and evaluated a project to fulfill this purpose. The project draws parallels between the exploration of music and the navigation of materials. The educational analogy consists of a box of records, a record player and concert tickets.

Publication Date

4-29-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Industrial Design (MFA)

Department, Program, or Center

Design, School of

College

College of Art and Design

Advisor

Stan Rickel

Advisor/Committee Member

Lorraine Justice

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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