Summer 2005 volume 101 issue 3
From a shipyard to your front yard, architect Adam Kalkin ’84 transforms shipping containers into new homes. Quik House—five metal, recycled containers—is a surprising blend of the industrial and the domestic. By Micah Buis ’02
It’s been a welcoming home to reuning classmates, visiting parents, displaced students, and weekend prom dates, and on May 7 Alumnae House hosted party-goers in celebration of its 80 years and recent, extensive renovations. By Samantha Soper ’91, photography by Will Faller
Fifty years ago, Liz Cushman Titus Putnam ’55 wrote a senior thesis proposing the creation of a student conservation corps, which would use student volunteers to help maintain and conserve our national parks. Two years after graduating from Vassar, Putnam used her research to found the Student Conservation Association. By Veronika Ruff ’01
Vassar faculty have always supported the work of young scholars.
The VQ queried professors across disciplines to find this sampling of
exciting student projects. By Micah Buis ’02