Community Food Garden Demonstration Site at Mississippi State University

This project is designed to educate students and the public about Home Food Production Methods using captured Stormwater for irrigation. Additionally, the design highlights prefabricated building methods using local materials and sustainable finishing methods.   

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Mississippi State University, School of Architecture & Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Associate Professor Hans Herrmann
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Facts

Students
over 100 Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction Science, and Landscape Contracting students plus many non-design based student volunteers
Client
Department of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University
Collaborating Organisations
Project Implementation
Prof. Cory Gallo, MSU Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Collaborators
Lee Carson, Clinical Assistant Prof. MSU Construction Science Program
Financing
MSU Student Association

Academic Discipline(s)
Architecture + Landscape Architecture
100 Students
Academic Level(s)
undergraduate
Academic Facts

Budget
Material
20000 €
Periods
Project Start
09/2015
Additional comments
This project was built in 3 phases.
1) The 2 Prototype Prefab Potager Labs (2 months, Fall 2015)
2) Earthwork and plant beds (1 year 2017)
3) Entry Stairs, hardscape, Stormwater systems, Entry Pergola (Fall 2018)
Project Context
Other Context
Other Project Context
On-Campus
Function
Community / Culture | Production | Agriculture / Foresting / Gardening
Construction Methods/Techniques
Prefabrication | On Site Fabrication | Landscape
Materials
Vegetation | Wood
Vegetation
Functional Planting e.g. Water Purification, Wind Reduction | Productive Planting