Rapid wall building system and method

A lightweight modular shelter, comprising:

• a plurality of wall panels;
• a plurality of wall panel connectors, having a panel edge channel operatively connected to a side of the wall panels, and a connector plug and a connector socket opposite the panel edge channel;
• a plurality of corner connectors, each having two connector plugs and two connector sockets, wherein the connector plugs and the connector sockets are substantially orthogonal to one another;
• a plurality of bottom tracks;
• wherein the connector plug of one of the wall panel connectors is inserted into the connector socket of another wall panel connector, such that adjacent wall panels are operatively connected;
• wherein the connector plugs of one of the corner connectors are inserted into the connector sockets of adjacent wall panel connectors, such that wall panels are operatively connected to the corner connectors;
• and
• wherein the connected wall panels and corner connectors are mated to the bottom tracks and the connected wall panels are mated to the bottom tracks to form a freestanding structure.

A method of assembling a modular shelter, comprising:

• laying a plurality of bottom tracks on a substantially flat surface;
• connecting a plurality of wall panel connectors to a plurality of wall panels via panel edge channels in the wall panel connectors;
• connecting a plurality of corner connectors to the bottom tracks;
• connecting the wall panel connectors and the plurality of wall panels to the bottom tracks;
• connecting adjacent wall panel connectors by inserting a connector plug of one wall panel connector into a connector socket of another wall panel connector;
• connecting wall panel connectors to one of the corner connectors by inserting the connector plug of one wall panel connector into a connector socket of the corner connector and by inserting a connector plug of the corner connector into the connector socket of another wall panel connector;
• such that the wall panels, the wall panel connectors, the corner connectors, and the bottom tracks form a freestanding structure having at least four wall assemblies.