{"id":1565,"date":"2025-10-01T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:46:41","slug":"students-construct-timber-pavilions-at-woodstock-site-during-buildfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/students-construct-timber-pavilions-at-woodstock-site-during-buildfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Students construct timber pavilions at Woodstock site during BuildFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buildfest_sq1-852x852-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured\" alt=\"Polylith installation at BuildFest\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/students\/\">Students<\/a> and faculty from 10 universities have built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/09\/26\/woodstock-pavilions-digital-analog-construction\/\">timber installations<\/a> on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/new-york-state\/\">New York<\/a>.<span id=\"more-2251993\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>More than 150 participants gathered for the fourth edition of The Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethelwoodscenter.org\/museum\/art-architecture-festival-2025\">BuildFest 2: Peace Rises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Students construct timber installations at Woodstock site during BuildFest\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vdinoICsmzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>The students lived and worked on site during the five-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/music-festivals\/\">festival<\/a> when they created experimental structures that explored how emerging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/technology\/\">technologies<\/a> can be used for the &#8220;collective good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethelwoodscenter.org\/\">Bethel Woods Center for the Arts<\/a>, and curated by Neal Lucas Hitch of design studio <a href=\"https:\/\/ithee.design\/\">I\/thee<\/a> the festival showcased large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/wooden-architecture\/\">timber<\/a> installations constructed using novel assembly and fabrication methods.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2252651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252651\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2252651\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buildfest2_dezeen_2364_col_0.jpg\" alt=\"Polylith installation created by Syracuse University and Cornell University\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1577\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2252651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polylith by Syracuse University and Cornell University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Projects included Polylith, a modular stage fabricated using a six-axis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/robots\/\">robotic<\/a> arm.<\/p>\n<p>The adaptable structure was designed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/circular-economy\/\">circularity<\/a> in mind and drew inspiration from the communal ethos of Woodstock.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2252652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252652\" style=\"width: 1686px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2252652\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buildfest3_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trillium installation by Rice University at BuildFest\" width=\"1686\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2252652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trillium by Rice University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other works included Trillium, an illuminated canopy built from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/recycled-plastic\/\">recycled plastic<\/a> and reclaimed timber that refracted light across its surface.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/installations-tag\/\">installation<\/a> draws from the native flower of the same name, which is associated with ideas of transformation and renewal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2252654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252654\" style=\"width: 1684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2252654\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buildfest4_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Peace Pavillion by Rochester Institute of Technology Architecture and University of Manitoba at BuildFest \" width=\"1684\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2252654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peace Pavilion by the Rochester Institute of Technology Architecture and University of Manitoba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Peace Pavilion installation consists of two identical spaces divided by a timber screen, inviting visitors to sit inside.<\/p>\n<p>The installation featured laser-engraved lyrics and phrases sung or spoken at the 1969 Woodstock festival.<\/p>\n<p>BuildFest encouraged students and faculty to reflect on how emerging technologies can both advance society and pose challenges to its well-being.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2252656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252656\" style=\"width: 1570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2252656\" src=\"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buildfest-6_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"BuildFest installation at The Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival\" width=\"1570\" height=\"2364\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2252656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students and faculty worked together to build the installations while camping on the grounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond construction, students and faculty took part in daily cultural programming, including a concert by experimental rock band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guerillatoss.com\/\">Guerilla Toss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is by Breyden Anderson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BuildFest 2: Peace Rises took place from 10 to 14 September in Bethel, New York with all installations remaining open until November. <\/em><em>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/eventsguide\/\">Dezeen Events Guide<\/a> for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Partnership content<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This video was produced by Dezeen as part of a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/buildingfestival.com\/\">BuildFest<\/a>. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/partnerships\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project name:<\/strong> The Peace Pavilion<br \/>\n<strong>Project leaders:<\/strong> Amanda Reis and Eduardo Aquino (AREA)<br \/>\n<strong>Project team:<\/strong> Noah Baldon, Maddy Bortle, Anna-Leigha Clarke, Ryan Denberg, Sydney Fox, Gabriela Hernandez, Mackendra Nobes, Julia Resnick, Young Jin Yi, Edward Elliott<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project name:<\/strong> Polylith<br \/>\n<strong>Project leaders:<\/strong> Ekin Erar &amp; Lawson Spencer<br \/>\n<strong>Project team:<\/strong> Varun Gandhi, Jacob Gibbons, Seh Eun Emily Hong, Austin Johnson, Torben Karl, Yuji Kitamura, Brooke Kenworthy, Amina Lahham, Bo Li, Edozie Onumonu Kobe Phillips, Helen Bennett, Katharine Marr, Saffiyah Subhan-Khan, Clark Dong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project name:<\/strong> Trillium<br \/>\n<strong>Project leaders:<\/strong> Chris Humphrey, Andrew Colopy<br \/>\n<strong>Project team:<\/strong> Alex Pina, Manuella Gbossou, Jim (Jingping) Wu, Shaelyn Parker, Fatima Castro, Grace Andrews, Benjamin Rao, Braden Birko<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/01\/students-timber-installations-buildfest\/\">Students construct timber pavilions at Woodstock site during BuildFest<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students and faculty from 10 universities have built timber installations on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York. 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