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Belated semester wrap-up

This post comes to you in three more-or-less easily digestible bits, or as one of my professors would put it, easy pieces (choke, sputter). Part two is here, and three here. I had a lot to say at the end of the semester, but unfortunately I had too much to do to sit down and […]

Posted bySimonJune 28, 2010June 28, 2010Posted inArchitectureTags: housing, school, studioLeave a comment on Belated semester wrap-up

Back to the drawing board

Just got done with my midterm review – a lot of good feedback, but it looks like I’ll have to start pretty much from scratch. The project is live-work housing for artists. One thing I think I’ll keep is the communal space on top: I also kind of like the effect I got on the […]

Posted bySimonFebruary 26, 2010February 26, 2010Posted inArchitectureTags: housing, school, UIC, xavier vendrell3 Comments on Back to the drawing board

Pluggin’ away

The past couple of weeks have been incredibly intense. Schoolwork seems to pile up no matter how many hours a day I put in. And I put in way too many anyway.  I don’t know who came up with the idea that overworking students is a good idea, but they’re full of it, IMHO. Unfortunately […]

Posted bySimonOctober 3, 2009October 4, 2009Posted inArchitectureTags: Architecture, overwork, school, UIC, UIC SoALeave a comment on Pluggin’ away

Yippeee!

Handed in my Theory project today, together with a presentation for Technology, and managed to be no more than 15 minutes late to Structures with my homework. Hooray for me! This semester’s studio is a refreshing change from last semester’s, which was all-digital. Not that I had anything to complain about with Paul’s class, but […]

Posted bySimonJanuary 23, 2009January 23, 2009Posted inPersonalTags: school, structures, studio, tech, theoryLeave a comment on Yippeee!

Translating and reading nonsense

Bad writers are the bane of my existence, both at work and at school. Ever read Deleuze or Greg Lynn? Brrrgh….

Posted bySimonJanuary 12, 2009January 12, 2009Posted inArchitectureTags: bad writing, school, workLeave a comment on Translating and reading nonsense
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