Communicorps: Keene State Students Design for the Community
For 17 years, students from Keene State’s Communicorps class have solved design problems for community organizations in the Monadnock region. This required course in the Architecture program emphasizes a team approach to solving complex architectural problems, giving sophomore and junior students valuable experience with real-life architectural problems. On April 30, community members were invited to see the designs at a luncheon in the Mountain View Room. Eleven student teams (34 students) created designs for six major projects.
This year’s projects included:
- concept design for renovation of town office space for the town of Stoddard
- design/renovation plans for the Stoddard Library
- two projects for Southwestern Community Services: a master plan study for Rindge, N.H., and a design for a new 22-unit workforce housing project
- design of a new synagogue for the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community
- master plan study for a private co-housing project in Chesterfield, N. H.
Keene State offers the only four-year B.S. Architecture degree at a public liberal arts college in New England. Designed to give students a solid foundation in the artistic, scientific, and technical aspects of architecture, the curriculum offers a range of courses in studio design, building science, sustainable design, history/theory, digital technology, and practice.
For more information on the Communicorps program, contact Donna Paley at dpaley@keene.edu.
