The entire trip to Rural Studio was very inspiring and a good way to get ideas flowing. I had the privilege of going to Rural Studio in undergrad and it was interesting seeing all that they had accomplished since then, but also how the ideas and concepts had changed. One thing I noticed about their most recent work is how they have gotten away from the recycled or reusable materials that were studied and used in the Mason's Bend and Rural Studio Headquarter sites. This was kind of a disappointment, but they still tend to research and find cheaper building materials to accommodate the small budget of the projects they are working on. Seeing some of the buildings, 5 years later, that did use recycled materials, I was surprised to see how well they were holding up. Even-though they might not have looked as nice as some of the most recent Rural Studio projects, these were just as inspiring seeing them still lived in and used.
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