At a glance
“Projects like this give our students a real-world experience. In eight short weeks, each group worked together to develop plans from what they had learned and seen in Angelica. The students did an excellent job taking what they have learned in the classroom and applying it to a client.”
Matt DiRado
ASC Architecture Professor
Alfred State College (ASC) architecture students in Design Studio 5 presented comprehensive plans to reimagine the Village of Angelica. Two groups of fifteen students worked for eight weeks and presented their concepts and ideas to citizens in Angelica.
View a photo gallery from the presentation
The groups looked at a variety of different areas around Angelica including Main Street, Park Circle, Joncy Gorge Park, and the Allegany County Fairgrounds. The groups showed concepts for economic enhancement, community beautification, rehabilitation and preservation of historical resources, and introduced new business opportunities that would be beneficial to the residents.
Led by Professors William Dean and Matt DiRado the students met with groups from the village to learn more about the village, researched the area, and then put together presentations that included vision boards, a formal presentation of their ideas, and an animated walking tour of the concepts proposed.
“Projects like this give our students a real-world experience,” commented DiRado. “In eight short weeks each group worked together to develop plans from what they had learned and seen in Angelica. The students did an excellent job taking what they have learned in the classroom and applying it to a client. Our hope is that the Village will be able to use some of the concepts as they plan for their future.”
Karin Bruton-Winterfeldt was in attendance for the presentation and was impressed. “From street design, business growth and all the way up to affordable housing, the suggested revitalization of our beautiful Village is a hoped-for reachable goal. We were blown away by their professionalism and incredible foresight.”
The Architecture Department has done similar projects in the past with other villages; Alfred, Andover, Bolivar, Belfast, Belmont, Caneadea, and Fillmore.