A group of 10 students and 2 faculty mentors learned to navigate the use of Mixed Reality as both a design tool and a fabrication aid. Each member of the team brought a unique perspective and area of study; including M.Arch Graduate Students, MLA Graduate Students and BSc. Architecture Undergraduate Students.

This Jefferson Trust-funded project sought to make use of the 125-year-old tulip poplar that was removed prior to Alderman Library’s renovation beginnings in March of 2021. The team believed that trees such as the Alderman Poplar tell us stories about deep time and years of survival and growth. This tree has been a witness to incredible transformation across this University—a transformation that continues with force today.