{"id":38627,"date":"2022-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/students-build-play-structure-for-neighborhood-park\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:35:07","slug":"students-build-play-structure-for-neighborhood-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2022-04-13\/students-build-play-structure-neighborhood-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Build Play Structure for Neighborhood Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>A group of architecture students under the direction of Associate Professor of Architecture Marc Manack recently designed and installed a play structure for the Coulwood Hills Neighborhood Park in northwest Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Pastel Pile\u201d was made from upcycled tires, paint, and mulch from fallen trees (provided by Mecklenburg County). Materials were funded by a public grant obtained by the Coulwood Community Council. \u201cPastel Pile\u201d is a pilot project of a master plan designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siloard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SILO<\/a>, Manack\u2019s design firm, and functions as both a playground climbing structure and as informal seating for a community gathering space.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"playground site with materials for new structure\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/06\/Coulwood.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope it will act as a catalyst to stimulate further grant proposals and fund raising to bring awareness to a larger revitalization of the park,\u201d said Manack.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Manack\u2019s Fall 2021 class, \u201cGood Fast Cheap,\u201d designed and prototyped the structure: Grant Cascone, Megan Fowler, Erin Goedde, Nicole Kythas, Mackenzie Lail, Hailey Miller, and Cam Norris.<\/p>\n<p>The fabrication and installation took place this spring, with help from Robby Sachs of the Storrs FabLab and students Sage Duffey, Erin Goedde, Sierra Grant, Hannah Guffey, Hailey Miller, Cam Norris, Shea Sullivan, and Garrett West.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/06\/Coulwood-3.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\"><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first community structure built through Manack\u2019s \u201cGood Fast Cheap\u201d course. 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