Student Initiated Course in Architecture wins Google competition

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A student initiated class hosted by the Architectural Design Program adds Stanford’s campus to Google’s geographic information feature: Google Earth. http://aucompetition.sketchup.com/images/stanford.jpg

The course led by Joseph Bergen and Steven Lehrburger focused on a competition hosted by Google to “Build Your Campus in 3D.” John Barton, a lecturer in architecture, graciously volunteered to be the faculty adviser for this course and was instrumental in guiding the team. In addition to Lehrburger and Bergen, Stanford’s winning team included Anh Tran, Alexia Nielsen, Nthando Thandiwe, Joachim De Lombaert, Ellis Lau, Brian Truebe, Preston Rutherford and Daniel MacDougall.

About 300 teams took part within the United States and Canada. There were seven winning teams. To view Stanford’s entry locate the Stanford campus on Google Earth and then click on the “3-D buildings” button. If you do not have Google Earth,you can see aerial views of the models by going to Google’s “3D Warehouse” website and searching for the Stanford University collection.

For a complete article on this competition click the Stanford Report Link.
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/august22/google-082207.html