REX '21 Large Build - August '21

I started this project as I was finishing my second year and going into my third year at MIT. The wooden structure was about 40’ x 40’ x 26’ and featured three floors, stairs, a pool, and an overhanging Net.

The Fort served as a central hub for incoming students to help build and encage with the community. It even hosted a large-scale party where about 2,400 students attended.

The design process took about 6 months and construction took around a month. I learned a lot about team management and enjoyed engaging with my fellow dormmates.

MIT Mechanical Engineering De Florez Award Competition

We submitted this poster to the De Florez Award Competition which “awards are given to Course 2 students demonstrating “Outstanding Ingenuity and Creative Judgment” in areas that utilize mechanical engineering knowledge or practice.” - http://web.mit.edu/deflorez/.

Our Fort won second place for Undergraduate Design