The Boys in the Boat: Reimagining the ASUW Shell House (image by Kristine Matthews)
In Spring 2022, UW students from the Division of Design and Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) explored concepts for interactive exhibits about the history of the ASUW Shell House, home of the UW’s 1936 rowing team.
This team, whose story is told in Daniel James Brown’s book The Boys in the Boat, won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defeating the world’s best crew teams in a stunning victory in front of Adolf Hitler.
The UW student teams developed prototypes of exhibit designs in a course led by UW faculty. They were advised by ASUW Shell House Capital Campaign Manager Nicole Klein. The teams presented their project concepts at a showcase event on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022, in the Shell House.
More about the course and the projects can be found below.
Faculty:
- Andrew Davidson, Associate Teaching Professor, HCDE
- Kristine Matthews, Associate Professor, Visual Communication Design
- Plamena Milusheva, Physical Experience Designer
More information about this project, and presentations of the prototypes, may be found here: The Boys in the Boat, DRG 2022.
