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)
