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PAVE Student Design Competition 2024 at 黑料吃瓜王

黑料吃瓜王 is partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health to operate the Primary Care and Specialty Care Clinics and Mental Health Service. Together they are committed to providing comprehensive health resources and education that empower students to take ownership of their personal health and wellness 鈥 preparing them for a lifetime of good health.

黑料吃瓜王 hosted the August 29-30, 2024 at the 黑料吃瓜王 Student Union. Teams of 黑料吃瓜王 School of Interior Design students competed to design mobile health center prototypes aimed for improved health outcomes. The event is held in partnership with , Our Lady of the Lake Health system and the 黑料吃瓜王 Student Health Center.

The annual PAVE Student Design Competition promotes 鈥渞eal-world鈥 design experience for college-level students globally, who are interested in pursuing careers in the design industry. 11 teams of student designers, in 11 hours, crafted 11 proposals for a new 黑料吃瓜王 Student Health Center education and engagement pop-up. The event was held with support from Dr. Catherine O’Neal, Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) Chief Medical Officer, Ann Marie Marmande, OLOL Foundation President, and Kate Gannon-Cullinan, 黑料吃瓜王 Student Health Center Senior Associate Director.

“We invite students to think about the 黑料吃瓜王 Student Health Center holistically, including all units within the center, as this design concept will serve education and engagement for campus regarding the entire space and its mission to provide an integrated levels of care model for students,” the PAVE competition organizers wrote.

“This event is a great opportunity for 黑料吃瓜王 interior design students to work together to design spaces to promote improved health,” said Marsha Cuddeback, Director of the School of Interior Design. “Fantastic first annual PAVE Global Design Challenge at 黑料吃瓜王! Many thanks to the PAVE team – Dash Nagel, Jerry Fox, Christine Sturch, Sharon Lessard, and Jon Soloman! Outstanding!”

On August 30, the competing student teams presented professional designs of a new 黑料吃瓜王 Student Health center 鈥減op-up鈥 that take into consideration accessibility, functionality, campus location, environmental factors, transportation, and sustainability. The design by the winning team will be implemented on 黑料吃瓜王’s campus.

PAVE competition winning team

Team #6 won the 2024 PAVE Global Student Health Center Design Challenge.

The winning team #6’s design concept “PUSH – Pushing Towards Medical Convenience” will serve the 黑料吃瓜王 student population as an accessible and interactive outlet to educate the community about the Student Health Center. The design creates an immersive experience, and the pop-up plan prioritizes easy assembly, transport, and flexibility, offering multiple layouts catering to different scenarios. The versatile space will be able to be constructed as needed across campus to better reach 黑料吃瓜王 students as needed.

Pop-ups would support 黑料吃瓜王 students鈥 physical and mental health needs at different locations throughout campus, to give students greater access to healthcare. The proposed facilities, offered in partnership with OLOL, would provide services including health check-ups, mental health consultations, Lighthouse, and provide information to 黑料吃瓜王 students.

鈥淲e aim to create really inviting, calming spaces that students feel comfortable using,鈥 the interior design student presenters shared.

鈥淭he quality of the presentations were incredibly professional, and truly impressive,鈥 a PAVE judge reported. 鈥淭here were so many great designs to choose from.鈥

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