February 2012
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The beginning of a new column called, These...
In addition to my Urban Design studio led by Ed Mitchell, Architecture Theory II with Ariane Harrison, Systems Integration with Martin Finio, Site and Building seminar with Steven Harris, and Diagrammatic Analysis seminar with Peter Eisenman, I am also auditing a course led by Keith Krumwiede. This course is called Performance Criticism and looks specifically at the non-architectural writings of...
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Analyzing the Koshino House by Tadao Ando...
The other elective I am taking this semester, along with Peter Eisenman’s Diagrammatic Analysis course on Piranesi’s Campo Marzio, is Steven Harris’ Site and Building class. I am really excited about this class because designing homes is my ultimate goal in architecture. We have to give a presentation on the specific way a house of our choice relates to the site...
January 2012
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River Flows In You by Yiruma
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My Spring 2012 electives...
I have gotten my top electives again this semester at Yale School of Architecture. It can be a soul crushing process, as I have mentioned before, but I’ve been incredibly lucky thus far.
Peter Eisenman’s seminar this year is about Piranesi’s Campo Marzio (below). We have the unimaginable and impossible task of tracing the plan in 2D CAD format as well as making a digital 3D model from which we...
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looking for cities in vector based format...
I am looking to analyze a variety of cities in order to compare their scalar differences, figure-ground relationships and their means of transporation. GIS (Geographical Information Services) is not complying, so if anyone out there has a major city, or town in any vector-based format that I can use for this comparison I would greatly appreciate it. You can email me at: info at daisyames dot com
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I made these sequence of collages to capture the varying lifestyles that the typical businessman in Stamford, CT transitions through on a daily basis. This is all in part to capture the inherent culture of Stamford, which we are redesigning/re-evaluating for our studio project this year. The first image is the bustling commute from New York City, followed by an image of the regimented...
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Urban Design Studio and Mad Men...
For our design studio this year we are doing an urban design project in groups of two in Stamford, Connecticut. We are analyzing the current social, economic, and physical parameters of the area and making design strategies based on the direction we think the area would benefit most. Stamford is currently a corporate financial satellite for New York City and hosts a bustling transportation...
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Spring 2012... back in action!
It was the first weekend back at Yale and we had class all weekend - learning Revit. While we already had a few tutorials on Revit last year, this year we are expected to integrate MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) systems into our structures. It’s extremely fascinating how already, in these few days, the dialogue around design has changed significantly once the reality of floor...
December 2011
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“Sometimes people just don’t understand - in which case, you help them. And...”
– Daisy
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Peter Eisenman introducing his Advanced Studio at Yale School of Architecture to the final review critics while holding a stuffed guerilla with a football. Critics include: David Chipperfield, Harry Cobb, Peggy Deamer, Stanley Tigerman, Mark Wigley, Guido Zuilliani, Lucia Allais, Pier Vittoria Aureli and Sylvia Lavin… Very tough critics and very lively discussion so far!
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when your mind's not in the gutter but designing...
Chris: "Oh my gawd. These are so freaking sex-y!"
Me: "Are you talking about plans by any chance?"
Chris: "I am. Come look."
That serious conversation just happened... literally talking about architectural plans of buildings.
November 2011
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Rhino script for your use...
I am a big fan of axonometric drawings, partiuclarly exploded axos like the one below. So, I thought it would be helpful for those who do not have the script to provide it and include some simple directions.
1. First, save your model under a different name because your model will get distorted.
2. View your model in Perspective (even though no persepctive is being used)… just anything...
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“I don’t have to have a physical church. What could be more beautiful than...”
– Julius Shulman, architectural photographer
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Stairs are a designed experience, use them...
Unless I am carrying something heavy or fragile, I always take the stairs. Call me old-school, I’ll take it, just don’t make me take the elevator. I really enjoy the formal entrance of the Rudolph Building with its wide stretch, low rise and deep run. It makes me appreciate the process of entering the building as it was intended and designed. Whereas, I find elevators cheapen the...
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“Man has access to the entire mind of the Creator, is himself the creator in the...”
– I came across this quote last night in my reading for a course on drawing, pulled from Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote was used in reference to the presence of the artist as the creator who embeds a sense of authorship, process, and even himself as the subject of the work. However, like...
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“No one feels another’s grief, no one understands another’s joy....”
– Franz Schubert, Austrian music composer, 1797-1828
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architecture schoool makes me so cool that...
i am spending my saturday night casting a mold of my model in rockite…
note: if you inhale it, then it can harden in your lungs… same goes for the eyeballs… wearing a mask and goggles is a quick way to establish your classiness while mixing and pouring…
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Variazione Di Un Tango by Dustin...
October 2011
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designing a kunsthall is like redesigning our...
Last week we had to build 1/2” scale models of an interior “room” (dare I call it such a conventional thing!) in our studio design proposal - a contemporary art museum on a pier. These were light study models showing how daylight entered the space, reflected off of walls, penetrated through the space and/or dissipated from above. We calculated the angles of reflection and the...
I have been listening to Dustin O’Halloran...
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proportion, movement, rhythm and music in...
Last year there were PhD bag-lunches in which everyone in the MED and Architecture programs were invited to a short presentation and discussion about the work of a Yale PhD student. They were great! However, sometimes the faculty (Kurt Forster, Mario Carpo and Daniel Sherer) out-numbered the student attendance, but nevertheless created a very lively discourse. This year, with the threat of these...
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great weekend of running by homes of architectural...
The Newport Half Marathon was the best road race course that I have ever run. It guided us along beautiful beaches, cliffs, rolling hills and docks, as well as through the residential neighborhoods of Newport. It was great to be running along a grassy meadow on Ocean Avenue, and be able to see beyond a beach to the end of Bellevue Avenue to the famous Newport mansions. The architecture tied in...
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overdosing on confusing words in written and...
I overdosed on two things this summer: metaphysical/transcendental jargon, and JayZ & Kanye’s (slightly more melodic) jargon, which are in pure contention with one another… philosophically-speaking. On the construction site, we were constantly jamming out to the newest songs, and I got much cooler knowing my latest hip-hop as a result. My summer reading, however, started out with some...
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Ave Maria, “Ellens Gesang III”, D839...
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Lots of quality time this year with a favorite -...
I wish I had more time to post my thoughts and observations on these exhibitions… oh the waxified-paint, the strokes, the thickness… oh the rusty yellow residue, the slivers of light at the seams, the figured shadows… maybe later… but I really suggest going to see/experience the Serra’s on 24th Street for yourself :)
Drawing: A Retrospective at the Metropolitan...
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September 2011
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WatchOne of the key elements of the exhibition Le Arti di Piranesi: architetto, incisore, antiquario, vedutista, designer (The Art of Piranesi: architect, engraver, antiquarian, vedutista, designer) is a 12 minute animation of Piranesi’s Carceri series made by Gregoire Dupond at Factum Arte specifically for the exhibition. This series of 16 visionary images, originally etched by Piranesi when in...
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precedent study model - light and structure...
For Studio, we are designing a contemporary arts center on a pier on the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As Amrita says, “it’s the most hipster project in the world,” and totally true. Prior to visiting the site last week I looked at Peter Zumthor’s Kunsthaus in Bregenz, Austria as a precedent. In studying the building, I made a section model showing the way light enters through the...
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Hello Yale MArch'ers who are taking Eisenman's...
Sorry, but I had to take down my Formal Analysis drawings because I heard they were being referenced a lot. TA policy. Struggling through those drawings is the best learning experience - ever! So learn to love the grind, the sleepless Wednesday nights, the not-knowing, the confusion, and the computer crashes - it’s all part of the game! :) Happy to talk in person if you need… Good...
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Yale School of Architecture exhibition on Stanley...
The Stanley Tigerman exhibition at the Yale School of Architecture, curated by Emmanuel Petit, is overflowing with theme, order and harmony. This exhibition highlights the eclectic work of Tigerman as he engages various movements throughout his career. It can be argued that some architects do not aim to develop a single idea throughout their career, and it is apparent in this exhibition that...
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First exposure to the YSOA lottery system...
I was able to opt out of the required theory course for the second year M.Arch I students since architecture theory was my undergraduate major. This opened up another elective for me, which can prove to be a slippery slope because there is a ton of politicking involved in the lottery system at YSOA (not diplomatic at all) and second years are rarely granted priority in the competitive courses. The...
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Team Adaptability's Yale Building Project...
Diagrams:
Plans:
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“Steve Jobs never asked people what they wanted; he gave them what they needed....”
– Massimo Vignelli… when asked to comment on Steve Jobs departure last week in New York Times Magazine, August 2011 (via vignellidesign)
August 2011
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