Work in progress — Structural art: Encouraging student creativity and artistic expression

摘要

A series of assignments were incorporated into a structural analysis course to encourage student creativity and help develop an appreciation for aesthetics and artistic expression in engineering design. Selected reading assignments and web research were combined with a culminating exercise to create and display a piece of artwork influenced by or related to structural design. Student feedback on the activity provided data on the various aspects of the assignment as well as suggestions for improvement.