Diverse | Unity: The Revision

After completing our individual bus shelters, guest jurors selected four models to be revised and later narrowed into each of the UNCG and A&T bus shelters. We worked in groups of about 15 to revise and refine an appointed bus shelter the bus shelter below was designed by Lauren Foster, and focused on the concept of Asymmetrical Design. In redesigning this bus shelter, we were to create a series of mechanical renderings and construction drawings, including a full scale section. We were also to create a model, material investigation, and soild concept statement.



We proceeded to compose our concept, which investigates the relationship between unity and diversity:

American demographics reveal the diverse heritage supporting our society. Years of social turmoil have led Americans to celebrate the “cultural melting pot” that now defines our nation’s foundation. With roots in the 1960 social revolution, diversity has been apparent throughout Greensboro’s history. Actions of the Gate City’s college students once demonstrated the importance of diversity in the shaping of its societal structure. Participants of these social demonstrations sought to bridge the rift plaguing civil society; a goal close to the hearts of Greensboro students today.

Time has proved detrimental to the welfare of Greensboro’s rich and diverse culture, echoing cultural divisions of decades prior. It has become clear that Greensboro citizens must, once again, regard one another with reverence in the face of incongruency. To facilitate this reclamation, the A&T bus shelter should communicate to patrons the concept of diverse unity.

The bus shelter, in essence, embodies the celebration of diversity through its application in the GTA bus system. Buses serve a diverse group of patrons throughout the various parts of city. This idea is further emphasized within the design of the shelter, through a network of contrasting levels. A blending of materials serves to identify these levels, further highlighting the diverse nature of the shelter. This use of material variation also serves to draw the bus shelter beyond the frame of the building behind. In recognition of the relationship between diversity and unity, perpendicular bearings relate vertical and horizontal planes. The implementation of this bus shelter serves reinstate the value of diverse unity in the Gate City.

Integrated into our design, our concept enabled us to maintain much of Lauren's bus shelter. We aimed to make the shelter safer by eliminating large obstructions and dark corners. We also reformed the sides and sloped the roof to better protect from the elements. Our new design strengthened its structure and allowed it to better integrate with the revised concept, diverse | unity.