At a glance
A total of 50 student designs for Alfred State’s newly acquired food truck were presented for display and judging.
A total of 50 student designs for Alfred State’s newly acquired food truck were presented for display and judging Tuesday, April 28, at the Student Leadership Center.
Working together with student leaders from the Alfred State Architecture Club, the event highlighted a two-week project completed earlier this semester by 52 first-year Architecture and Design Department students in the design fundamentals studio course. Professors Dr. Alex Bitterman, Dave Carli, and Terry Palmiter worked with students, who were tasked with developing a new design “wrap” for the college’s food truck, which will serve as a rolling kitchen to be primarily used at some disaster relief outreach programs.
“The objective of the exercise was to develop a highly visible, recognizable, and meaningful graphic expression for the truck, which embodies the Alfred State commitment to community care and civic engagement,” said Carli.
Tuesday’s event featured 50 presentation entries, each of which included a presentation board and a 3-D model of the food truck emblazoned with the student’s design.
Christian Jankuloski, an architectural technology major from Webster, whose presentation was titled “Pioneer Plates,” said he enjoyed coming up with his own unique design.
“It made me learn a bit more about myself and what I can do,” he said.
Architectural technology student and Buffalo native Brandon Oddo said he based his design, “Grub-on-the-Go,” on the sharp, crisp decals and logos found on racing cars.
“I love graphic design, so I really enjoyed being able to put some creative effort into this, really express myself, and take my love for racing and put it into a school project,” he said.
Michael Bowman, an architectural technology major from Fairport, whose presentation was titled “Simply Alfred,” said the project helped him learn more about the layout aspect of the design process.
“That’s very key to designing anything,” he said.
Invited to serve as judges Tuesday were President Dr. Skip Sullivan, Vice President of Academic Affairs Kristin Poppo, Dean of the School of Architecture, Management and Engineering Technology Dr. John Williams, Dean of the School of Applied Technology Dr. Craig Clark, Assistant Professor of Building Trades Mark Payne, Culinary Arts Instructor Brian Decker, and other Architecture and Design Department faculty.
Judges were asked to pick their top choices, and the results, along with each student’s name and hometown, are as follows:
First place: “Rising Sun,” by Ryan Debree, architecture, Webster.
Second place: “License Plate,” by Hannah Vuozzo, architecture, Salt Point.
Third place: “Rebuilding Your Horizon,” by Christiana Mehmel, architecture, Olean.
Fourth place: “The Orvis Mobile,” by Alisha Jenney, interior design, Savona.
Carli spoke highly of the students’ work, saying, “Some of the designs are quite professional in their development and execution and exhibit a high level of design consideration.”
Bitterman said, “The food truck design project is unique in the sense that it engages students in a hands-on study of the built environment and provides the opportunity for students from both Alfred State campuses to work together to bring an idea from conception to completion. And it puts our best student talent front and center in a very public way and supports the Alfred State mission by helping others throughout our region.”
In photo above: Architecture and Design Department Professor and Chair Bill Dean and Dean of the School of Architecture, Management, and Engineering Technology John Williams take a look at the student presentation entries for Alfred State’s newly acquired food truck.