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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Washington University Students Develop Creative Solutions for Maplewood

Students in the architecture masters-degree program at Washington University are working with the city to create development project ideas.

A group of students from Washington University is working to reimagine certain development projects in Maplewood. The students are enrolled in the Master of Architecture program at the university, and belong to a studio focused solely on the study and remodeling of the city. They are led by Eric Hoffman, a professor at the the university's Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. He's also a Maplewood resident and a member of the Maplewood Design and Review Board. "This is something I've wanted to do for some time," Hoffman said. "It's just my interest in where I live more than anything, and I think that Maplewood has a really interesting history and it is moving in a really good direction." While the project is an academic exercise, …

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