When I was began thinking about applying to graduate school in late 2004, I had a conversation with Peter Lunenfeld, a professor in the graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design — he had visited Ivrea and I was one of his hosts there. "Prepare for the death of your ego," he… Continue reading Prepare for the death of your ego
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Amidst boxes, woods, rabbits, squirrels, and crickets
A week ago, we got to Princeton. It's more bucolic than even Ivrea was (in a different way: no mountains and fewer corn fields but lots of trees and woods) — as an avowed city person, I never expected to be living in a town of 14,000. Then again, I hadn't expected to start a… Continue reading Amidst boxes, woods, rabbits, squirrels, and crickets
QotD: Beam Me Up
If you could make a magic wish for a futuristic gadget or high-tech innovation, what would your item do? Submitted by Red Pen. Ironic that this question came the day of my Smart Materials class, taught by the terrific Michelle Addington— I even mentioned the Vox QOTD there. We were asked to bring to class… Continue reading QotD: Beam Me Up
Critical imaginaries
School has started and that means the guest speaker colloquium organized by the five people in my class has started. We're really excited about it. It's called "Critical Imaginaries" and focuses on visionary representations of architecture and space in differen media: music, film, literature, video games, image, theory. 40 people showed up for the first… Continue reading Critical imaginaries