Due to changes in the fire code, the university was replacing a great number of lecture hall seating and the team at the UBC school of architecture was tasked with designing alternative uses for the old seating. For my project, I chose to salvage the tablet arms to build a series of free standing screens inspired by Eileen Gray's 'brick screens'
Construction of the screens was simple, using steel rods, cable straps, and plastic tubing as spacers. The unique geometries and finish materials of the different tablets from different lecture halls produced an interesting variety in the character of the screens. Imperfections and graffiti found on the tablets gave additional uniqueness and charm to the tablets.
