Work in progress - Structural art: Encouraging student creativity and artistic expression
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A series of assignments were incorporated into a structural analysis course to encourage student creativity and help develop an appreciation for aesthetics and artistic expression in engineering design. Selected reading assignments and web research were combined with a culminating exercise to create and display a piece of artwork influenced by or related to structural design. Student feedback on the activity provided data on the various aspects of the assignment as well as suggestions for improvement. Index Terms – Aesthetic design, creativity, structural design, art, physical models.
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