Today (Monday 31 October) Vinay Gupta? creator of the emergency shelter solution? the Hexayurt? will be building one of his novel designs at WSA at the back of the west side of the building at lunchtime.
The Hexayurt is an easy to assemble? hexagonal hut designed to replace tents when emergency shelter is required.
Vinay Gupta? a former lecturer at WSA is building the Hexayurt to address the boundaries between engineering and art.
Please find more information at the links below.
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/24/tools-to-not-die-with-an-interview-with-vinay-gupta.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexayurt