Students were able to demo the technology and will gain valuable experience using it as they design and build the program’s first ever “Tiny House” as the capstone to the semester long course.

Simonson Design Studios, a building and architecture firm with offices in St. Paul, visited Bemidji State’s Construction Design and Materials course on Jan. 17 to demonstrate 3-D and augmented reality construction rendering technology. Kimberly Simonson, the company’s executive vice president , and a team of technologists demonstrated how 3-D and augmented reality have changed the field of construction design. Students were able to demo the technology and will use it as part of a class project to design and build a “tiny house” as a capstone project for the semester-long course. Simonson Design Studios is sponsoring the tiny house project and is providing ongoing design services and material support.