It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, would you be my, would you be my....MY NEIGHBOR!!!
i had a great day today...
i met with ila berman today and got some feedback on my proposed theoretical topic and site, and was asking for some more possible precedents, and theoretical writings that would integrate into my paper...
she was quite excited about my proposed site, and mentioned that it was very appropriate to my idea, and that the area was quite vibrant and ripe for both opportunity and the type of design proposal i am looking at...
she was suggesting that when i look at some of the firms that i look for process of design towards many of their projects as well as looking for the specifics of what would be an appropriate precedent.
some other precedent projects that she suggested that i look into:
downsview park/toronto--stan allen & james corner
west side convergence/nyc--reiser+umemoto
foa's work
some other theory readings to look into:
gregg lynn
stan allen--points & lines(this may have been for projects though)
SHoP--greg pasquerelli(?spelling)
after our meeting i was mainly feeling quite a bit better about the project that i am pursuing...i think i was having some concerns after running my ideas past the urban design school director, and also after some of the comments that some of my studio mates made..."i think they did that same idea last year, you may want to choose something different" "your proposal sounds mainly urban in nature, i am not sure about the requirements for the ARCHITECTURE thesis project, so you might want to double check with them to make sure it is appropriate" "you are going to have to be pretty creative with both your design and the program...that area has been a thorn in the side of the city of new orleans for quite a while...people probably won't buy into it" "etc"
now i feel a lot less stressed out, and i feel like i have a more definite direction for my proposal....YYYEEEAAAHHH!!!
In other news: Helen is finally back and we had a great dinner and a long convo...
okay well gotta get back to work now!! i am excited about the progress that i am making..
posted by ekeith @ 10:02 PM
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i know a guy that dresses just like that.
yeah, i know him too...he's polish and although chronologically young, he dresses like a 70 year old man...little martin styx..(i know that is not how you spell your last name martin--just giving you a hard time =) )
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