City view

The city isthe place where we live, it is made up of human connections and disconnections.

Assignment #0 Hailey

I have a particularly special interest in the study of adaptive reuse projects. Creating an environment that offers a better quality of life to more people and for future generations simply makes sense. When the original use of a structure changes it allows for a great opportunity to transform the primary function. This is where I would like to step in as an architect.

Assignment #0

The process of making connections and reflecting on our thoughts shapes the fabric in which we inhabit.

shirley #0

ghost-and-dream construction

(bank st. / gladstone construction site + entrance opening to my living-room) 

blue

How do I know the blue I see is the same blue you see?
Can we ever know how another person senses/perceives/experiences the city?

Photo: at the peak of Victoria Island, Ottawa - a hidden pocket in the downtown core

Assignment #0

The environmental impact of our urban fabric on society,

The silence of white noise.

A shift in Moods

How would urban context shift our mood positively or negatively?

befejezetlen harmóniák <> unfinished harmonies _ken

first, what is unimaginable can be seen

then, eventually what can not be is be'd

Elena

The Russian Red Square is located in Moscow, Russia. The Red Square, located in the heart of the city, is used for various civic ceremonies and is a prominent part of the city skyline. When I visited the square it gave me the opposing feelings of safety and vulnerability. This dichotomy reflects the relationship between my National and personal identity. The feeling of safety came from the representation of a large and powerful nation, of which I was a part. The feeling of vulnerability was on a personal level, due to the immense scale and empty volume of the square. Both conditions touch upon how when we travel to a new place our perceptions of the place may be alienating. This alienation is not only from a language barrier, but also from the foreign situation and context with which we attempt to communicate with. We are not only ignorant of what is expected in other countries, but ignorant and unaware of the altered reception of our foreign "normal" communicative behavior. Therefore, to the foreign visitor, the "truth" of a foreign culture can only be revealed once one sheds all preconceived ideas.

Time Lines

                                           In the moments between Buda and Pest.

Aftermath

The densification of urban cores gives rise to many unwanted and under utilized areas within their limits. Will these locations be reclaimed and re-adapted before they fall into complete disrepair?

Urban Jungle

Agglomeration,

metal, glass, concrete, and parks,

unity ensues.

#0 - No one belongs here more than you

Assignment #0 - No one belongs here more than you is to make a portrait of yourself in an urban context or situation and the emotion / experience connected to it (e.g. vulnerable, secure, casual, extraordinary, melancholic..). Publish your urban portrait as an illustration (drawing / photo / film / collage..) accompanied by a few sentences on the blog before Monday March 5.

You have also received the first text: Rhizome by Deleuze & Guattari, to be read and reflected upon before we meet on Monday. Enjoy your reading!

G+M

Slices Through Space - Welcome!

Dear students,

we look very much forward to meeting you next week, to launch the studio Slices Through Space which we will transact together during this spring!

Magdalena + Gisle

Open publication - Free publishing - More complexity