Bridge designed by A&D students glow YZU Pond 2017戲綠塘 元智藝設系學生打造簡支橋

Junior students who take Structure and Form collaborate to build a single wooden bridge on the Pond of Teasing Green. Supervised by Associate Professor Kuan-Hua Chen, these students design the bridge by following principles of bridge engineering, then construct it down to the pond. Finally, each student walks on the bridge to the other side, and pass the assignment.

Totally 31 students divided into five groups to finish the bridge building project. After spending three weeks to discuss the idea of building a single bridge on campus, these students took into account the environmental conditions and the construction process. To present a completed concept of a single bridge, they investigated the shape of the pond, geographic situations, and colors matching the environment.

Chen praises these students for their artwork; especially they have to walk on it on their own. Chen says passing the bridge is just like making a milestone in their learning process in the university. During the construction period, Chen observes students have made an enormous progress by experiencing a bridge building, such as pulling the ropes and checking the structure of the path on the bridge. Chen says these students should be proud of what they finished in this course.

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(這座簡支橋同學們將它取名為「浪」/照片由藝設系提供)

(這座簡支橋同學們將它取名為「竹」/照片由藝設系提供)

元智大學藝術與設計學系大三的「結構與造型」這門課中，學生自己設計、建造木橋，還下水到湖中搭建，老師在湖畔驗收作業，每組同學走上自己搭建的橋到湖對岸，過程緊張刺激。

由元智大學藝術與設計學系陳冠華老師教學的課程中，全班31人分成5組，各組利用了三周的時間，完整討論簡支橋與戲綠塘的環境關係，和學生想展現的概念，包括池畔邊的形狀關係、地形的起落、環境顏色的搭配、簡支橋概念的呼應。

(同學們在水裡的施作過程/照片由藝設系提供)

陳冠華老師表示，同學們在成功搭建完畢並走過橋面，這樣的雀躍像是跨越了自己的里程碑，「簡支橋」這項名詞不曾想像是自己親手造，每一位同學的感動也在當天表露無遺，體現了繩索的拉扯、橋面的結構等，這不僅僅是一份選修課的作業，更是每位同學的驕傲。