Research + analysis from the Lines X Cities studio:
Develop your argument. Demonstrate what you are discussing. Situate the work in the context of No Vacancy. Present, locate, show. (Images 1 and 2 by Maja Mrdalj, image 3 by Heather Losley, and text paraphrased from Catie Newell)
RIGOR: def end. In response to UNBASHFUL, go back through with great rigor taking care to determine and defend the considered methods of adjustment and lifetime of the project.
JUST YOU: c larify. Draw only the portion of the building that your project affects.
_WITHOUT: Indicate this portion without your project.
_WITH: Indicate this portion with your project.
DISTINGUISHED ATMOSPHERE: tell. what sort of life and narrative does your project create? Emphasize the atmosphere and conditions as developed within your work.
WALL SECTION AXON/PERSPECTIVE: cons truct. Rigorously draw the wall section and extended surfaces.
OPERATIONAL DETAILS: demons t rate. Diagram the operations. Clarify what principals drive the project.
TIME SCALE/SEQUENCING: deploy . Situate time within your project. How/when is it built? seasonal adjustments? How long does it last? When/if it ends.
MOODINESS: characterize. Through perspectives, demonstrate:
_WITHIN: The tone and life within and amongst your project.
_AFAR: The impression of your project as presented from a distance.
GREATER SURROUNDS: contribute. Your work will alter the atmosphere and the life of the project. Expand on its extents and contribution to the atmosphere and negative space.
(Images 1 and 2 by Grant Weaver, images 3 and 4 by Michelle Whitaker, and text by Catie Newell)
All studios took part in the student led Cross-Check review. (Photos 1-7 by Jungmin Yoo, photo 8 by Meredith Miller)
SITE: exploring, representing, defending, and altering the chosen site as seen through the eyes of your project.
DEFENSE: the logistics, tactics, operations, techniques, and resultants of your method of working on those structures.
ATTITUDE: the atmosphere, character, and ideas behind your work.
(Image 1 by Holly DeRussel, image 2 by Grant Weaver, and text by Catie Newell)
Images from the Typeform Redux Studio's trip to Columbus, Indiana.Image 1: Mill Race AmpitheaterImage 2 and 3: Elliott Stone Company Image 4, 5, and 6: Jefferson Proving GroundImage 7: Cummins Building_ Roche Dinkeloo(Photos by Jungmin Yoo)
A difficult upkeep, all materials run a course of deterioration. Each with its own pace and exposure the outermost envelope of all structures is pulled directly both by exterior atmosphere and its harsh realities and the juxtaposed machined atmosphere of the interior. Using the vertical surfaces hovering within and around the blocks of W. Adams Street, Park Avenue, W. Elizabeth Street, and Woodward Avenue, develop an intervention that works amongst the block’s surfaces and negatives spaces. Note this is the location of the Fine Arts façade: exposed and suspended. (Images 1 and 2 by Maja Mrdalj, images 3 and 4 by Matt Young, and text by Catie Newell)
Images from the Loose Fit, Loose Form Studio review. (Photos 1-5 from Xinyu Li, image 6 studio wide matrix of work, images 7-9 from Nontaj Kantharoup and Joseph Johnson)
Images from the Flat Studio review. The students presented their work in pairs and the discussion focused on their strategies and tactics to make "flat" canonical architectural projects of various scales. (Photos by Nora M Leon, text by Benjamin J Smith)