Motus: A Journey through Emotions
Team
Name: Dakota Lehner
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Name: Esrom Negash
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Name: Megan Tupaj
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Name: Soroush Farzin
Nationality: American
Institution / Company: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
-FINALIST of Waste Pavilion Competition
When looking at a person, it is challenging to understand what they are going through. Mental health awareness is a rising issue, especially on college campuses. Sometimes, it can feel like everyone is on their own path, lost in an entanglement of their emotions. Motus demonstrates that although everyone’s mental health journey may appear different, it is the journey itself that brings people together to combat the mental health crisis. There are six points of entry to the pavilion, each representing an emotion one may feel on their mental health journey. The six paths, distracted, anxious, isolated, overwhelmed, resentful, and secure, although innately different, unite at the central gathering point. Our pavilion dually sheds light on the college mental health crisis and the wastefulness of innovation. 3D printed plastic is one of the most discarded products at our engineering university, hence Motus is constructed completely of the recycled plastic. A combination of largescale molding and 3D printing is utilized to achieve the complex form. Our hope is to bring awareness to our college campus on the interconnected nature of mental health through the relevant usage of 3D printed waste and our study of architectural engineering.
#community engagement #recycling #mental health #3D printing #acceptance
