Left to right: vegetable garden shade design (Julian Herren), photovoltaic shade (Christian Lance Relleve), and musical instrument shade (Grace Corsi). Model built collaboratively.
Rendering Christian Lance Relleve, showing my design with the other group designs. From left to right: braille clock sun shade, musical instrument sun shade (my design), balloon shade, photovoltaic shade, vegetable garden bed shade.
SunSmart: Skin Cancer Design Solutions
OVERVIEW
Spring 2018, team research project
“SunSmart” is a collaborative, design based skin cancer intervention program involving the USC Spatial Sciences Institute and the Keck School of Medicine. The project received the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Award at the USC Provost Undergraduate Research Symposium.
OBJECTIVES
•Educate elementary school children on safe sun exposure behaviors to reduce skin cancer risk
• Develop a community-based, data informed landscape that can reduce UV exposure on the playgrounds of underfunded elementary schools
• Enhance the arts, humanities, and access to nature through design solutions
DESIGN
Modulated network of multi-use “totem” posts with interchangeable componentry, including solar panels, musical instruments, water catchment system, planter box, braille clock, and vegetable gardening station.
PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Combining knowledge from my GeoDesign major and my Jazz Singing major, I designed the musical instrument shade structure.
Rendering of musical instrument sunshade (my design)