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Wider White Space: Project Projects

Friday, April 1, 2011

A big part of my semester was just finalized yesterday and I feel pretty good about it so I’ll share. I’m taking a class this semester called Wider White Space which is an extension of a larger exhibition at the Wattis’ Institute. With guidance from  Jon Sueda, and Wattis’ curators Claire Fitzimmons, and Jens Hoffman [...]

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Science or Magic?

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Lets forget about rationality for a moment. Lets pretend Descartes never made a mechanical duck and the universe was still based on a geocentric model. My methodologies for analyzing systems of organization in the natural and modern world have been based on rational systems which undergo a metamorphosis by way of natural forces. What if [...]

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grid of petals on the sidewalk

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Last Friday I ran out the backdoor when I noticed a fancy box of chocolates we just finished (a Christmas gift) had a grid embedded in the clear plastic, I thought it would make interesting shadows. It did, but in my excitement I had forgot to unlock the door which I let slam shut behind [...]

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Learning from Muriel

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I recently sat down with the book Learning from Las Vegas, a collaborative Yale study led by Robert Venturi—not the 1977 version but the original 1972—designed by Muriel Cooper. Understanding the vernacular language of the urban life in Las Vegas at a time when modern architecture ruled the States can be complicated. I first encountered [...]

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imagining a thesis

Friday, October 8, 2010

These illustrations were created through a specific process we applied to our thinking in my Thesis Design and Research class with Geoff Kaplan and Karen Fiss.

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form studies

Friday, July 2, 2010

A continuation of a process I developed with Martin Venezky over Fall Semester.

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Self Inquiry

Friday, July 2, 2010

Over this summer we were asked to do a self inquiry—reflecting on our passions, skills, areas of interest, and the crafts, processes and methods we hope to develop. This sort of reflection can be hard, but enriching. It is hard for me because in a way my interests and skills are broad, but at times [...]

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