Field Trip: WIT, MassART and MFA
Wentworth Institute of Technology
The Bray Lab staff and summer interns visited the Center for Applied Research at Wentworth Institute of Technology in their Department of Architecture. The Center supports bachelors (sophomore year and above) and masters students in Architecture – around 450 students.
Entryway to the Department of Architecture
Student work
CNC Router and Vacuum Former
Woodshop
Woodshop
Hallway
Molding a facade
Molded facade on model
Vacuum Forming Example
Vacuum Forming Example
The newest addition to the Center – Kuka Robotic Arm
MassART
Lee MacDonald, Studio Manager at MassART gave us a tour of some of the fabrication spaces at MassART.
Industrial Design and Architecture Studios
Industrial Design and Architecture Studios
Industrial Design and Architecture Studios
Digital Print Lab
3D printing
Model Shop
Woodshop
Woodshop storage wall
Woodshop cabinets
Woodshop cabinets
Woodshop shelving
Woodshop wall display
Spray Paint Booth
Displays
Woodshop
Woodshop
Woodshop continued
Metal working
Courtyard
MFA
Finally, we wrapped up our field trip with a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts which offers free admission for Tufts students.
Below is a picture of how Charles and Ray Eames applied the methods they used for designing and making furniture to creating mass-producible leg braces during World War II:
Group photo in the Japanese Garden:
