The Science of Gingerbread

Benedum Hall has never looked sweeter. 

A team from the Pitt Makerspace constructed a gingerbread-inspired Benedum Hall, home of the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, for the holiday season. Using a pre-existing computational model of the building, the team used a laser cutter to carve the individual pieces from cardboard. In lieu of frosting and gumdrops, a hot glue gun was used for assembly. The structure was then painted to make it more cookie-like. 

The structure is on display inside the lobby of Benedum Hall. 

_{Special thanks to the following students:}

_{Nickolai Miller, project lead}

_{Chris Beatty}

_{Rachel Eskander}

_{Juan Hernandez}

_{Natan Herzog}

_{Abby Neubert} 

_{Kim Pettersen}

_{Ilana Schimmel}

_{Nate Yonamine}

_{And Makerspace directors Brandon Barber, Design, Innovation and Outreach Coordinator, and Daniel Yates, Designer and Innovation Project Coordinator, for their support and direction.}