March 31 Update

A few things – yes we had class Monday. I was late, and intentionally so. It was my plan to come in and find you guys all sitting there waiting for me. My plan was to then say “come on guys” this is your studio, you shouldn’t be waiting for me to get to work. I suppose it was a test, and congratulations you failed miserably. This project should be about ideas of excess scale, and you did a great job there.

So I have gone through the posts, and made comments also below are some general comments as well. I am in Chicago right now for familiy reasons, and it doesn’t look like I will be back in time on Thursday.

So I have gone through what has been posted.

Flickr there should be more images on there. Is anyone having a problem using flickr?

As far as the blog goes, I would like to separate/organize the blog into multiple blogs to better organize. If someone want to take the lead on that let me know. But I would like some narratives constructed here, again using text/image/video

The youtube playlists should have a narrative attached as well. Feel free to add/subtract/reorganize the playlists I set up.

Building research – no one has volunteered for, at the least I want an attempt to understand the module (brick/panel) used. This is done by a visual inspection of the building looking for “the seams.”

I also want a calculation of volume. (which will be compared to your other museum volume calculations). We need to have an understanding of scale – is it bigger than other museums? Is it smaller? If so how much.

There is more. I will write tomorrow. But to summarize. The main focus is an understanding of scale.

The attempt/desire is to get you all to understand this idea of “what is too much” and the only way to gain that understanding is from doing “too much.” We are not working for beauty here – we are working for understanding.

the more I talk about it, the more I think the understaning of relationships is important. How different things relate to each other. Objects in space, ideas people. These all have releationships. Right now the neighborhood is white noise to us. It is through this research that we are able to pick out the MEANING within this white noise.

I am stressing the narrative, because it is used to showcase/exhibit the relationships.

Rather than asking me what you think you should do within the context of these projects, make proposals. Don’t wait for my approval.

ugent:: SECOND STEPS

The blog posts labeled "tasks:xxyy" are the tasks that I'm suggesting people take responsibility for.

all these tasks are designed to better our understanding of the site/building/neighborhood. this is an important step in design, not to be skimmed (in order to break the rules we must understand that which we are breaking) - but still the same, things need to get organized and moving quickly. I want all the research completed/accumulated by next Monday April 6.

you should volunteer for things you are interested in, but you should also volunteer for things that you might find uncomfortable - for example, those of you who somehow have gotten THIS FAR without learning perspectives - I'm expecting you to be volunteering for the "BACKGROUND PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS"

All of you need to spend more time at the site, and all of you need to get that museum visit in. we are not having class thursday so that you make sure you have no excuses. you should have nothing to show me that is not online anyway.

what I am trying to get you all to understand is that the studio does not exist within the 4 walls of that class room between 6-920 monday and thursday. you all need to be posting things now - so that they can be commented on in "real time" the aspiration is a "continous" feedback loop.

Come on guys LETS GET CRACKING!!!

ugent:: FIRST STEPS

FIRST THING:

I need Volunteers NOW that will help out those that have difficulty with using these web sites. Is anyone uncomfortable using these sites – please report. Come on, don’t be shy.

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FIRST STEPS:

YouTUBE.

Everyone is required to put together at least 1 Youtube playlist.
The playlist should be an attempt at a narrative (telling a story) of what you are interested in as it relates to the project. it can be compiled with all your own videos, or any of the ones I have posted.

Playlist naming conventions: firstname_last initial_subject
Example: owen_g::punk



Flickr

Everyone is required to put their photos online – and tag them appropriately. Either use the flickr page you have set up, or use your own – and add the photos to the group Kristen created – and unless I am wrong, other peoples photos (outside the class) can be added to this group as well? I also request that the pictures location be placed on the flicker map.

please tag all images with your names. also if you have any collages in illustrator, please convert to jpeg and post - please apply descriptions if necessary.

Blogger

Everyone is required to post at least once. what you post about is up to you - obviously it needs to relate to the studio, but it can be about any of the videos, anthing that is interesting about the site. it can be a narrative, a proposal on something to research.


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Whatever research you have done, post it!
if you have done research that is in the form of hard copy, provide a summary in the form of a post.
as with all post please make sure you specify your name.

DO THESE THINGS QUICKLY