Mad River Valley Electric Car Share 4.18.13 from Mad River Valley Television on Vimeo.

Norwich University architecture students presented their design ideas for an exploration of an all-electric car share for the Mad River Valley as part of the Mad River Valley Planning District meeting on April 18 at the East Warren Schoolhouse.  Third and fourth year students in Professor Wendy Cox’s studio developed a master plan with several alternative car hub designs with suggestions of how this could then spur additional economic opportunities for The Valley.  Get all the details from the video by Mad River Valley Television.

SPA, a vibrant, three-floor, non-profit community visual arts center in historic downtown Barre, Vermont, is currently offering three exhibitions.  NU adjunct professor Lisa Kippen's work is in the main floor gallery as part of Two by Two, a show exploring pairs, including related objects, double portraits, diptychs & artist collaboration.  In the third floor gallery, you can check out Specimens by NU Assistant Professor of Art Jason Galligan-Baldwin.  Both of them are featured in the video, discussing their art and the drive to create.

Recognizing Vermont’s Built Treasures

Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm

Middlebury College Professor Glenn Andres considers what makes Vermont’s historic buildings so significant. Sponsor: Margot George Estate. A Vermont Humanities Council Program.

Second year studio students are stealing an idea from Austin Kleon's book Steal Like An Artist. Austin Kleon recommends writing a public fan letter and ends the section by saying: "The most important thing is that you show your appreciation without expecting anything in return, and that you get new work out of the appreciation." It's a beautiful concept. Students are writing those kinds of letters for Project: Public Fan Letter. Feel free to do a few of them yourself.

Anthony Menard: evolution of modern architecture with musical interpretation from Cara Armstrong on Vimeo.

Let architecture student Tim Fuger be your tour guide and discover the architecture of Roma in all its  deliciousness with the extra added bonus of possible Pope sightings.  Check out Tim's blog as he shares his time studying abroad in the "The Eternal City."

 

Moonraker

 Italian for Beginners

 Bread and Tulips

Norwich students visit the Mad River Valley and meet with local officials about their project to work on the MRV EV project. 

They envision solar-powered electric car charging stations as a network in the Mad River Valley that would be available to the public that would help jumpstart the technology. According to http://www.chargepoint.com/, which maps charging sites throughout North America, currently the closest charging stations are in Montpelier and Londonderry in Vermont and Concord in New Hampshire.