A few photos from a trip to Paris in the Spring of 2009. These were taken from the top of the Arc de Triomphe. The weather was cool and damp, but the skies cooperated for the photographs.
04/07: View From the Arc
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04/06: Diagrams of Diagrams
This post, like yesterday's, is a reproduction of an assignment for a class called Visual Epistemologies taught at PennDesign by Orkan Telhan. The assigment asks for summary, quotations, questions and personal responses. Today's writing is on Diagrams of Diagrams by Anthony Vidler. Anthony Vidler sketches out a thorough history of the use of the diagram as... Continue Reading →
04/05: The Agency of Mapping
The following is a written response to The Agency of Mapping by James Corner. Corner - Agency of MappingDownload James Corner objects to the depiction and use of mapping as a tool for representation, a means of describing objective and neutral truth. To Corner mapping is an active, engaging and revealing process which is able... Continue Reading →
04/04: Screens and Prints
It was a late night in studio with some interesting company.
04/03: Electronics in Dhaka
A brief look at how electronics flow through Dhaka, looking at their economic and environmental impacts.
04/02: Best of 2 Worlds Philosophy
[author's note: as the semester progresses these posts will increasingly alternate between studio project specific topics and non sequiturs. Today's topic is studio project specific.] A few weeks back I briefly described e-waste (used electronics) and its international trade. A general pattern of shipments from developed western countries to the 'global south' was evident. More... Continue Reading →
04/01: On Teh Road
I remember reading On the Road in college and not liking it very much. It wasn't bad, but not memorable either. A few years later I came across the Original Scroll version, published in 2007 to commemorate the book's 50th anniversary. Many essays have recounted the long process of how the book came to be published... Continue Reading →
03/31: Moneo on Type
Rafael Moneo came to PennDesign to speak this evening, and I'm taking the opportunity to show two projects of his that I had the chance to visit while in Spain, in addition to a short response I penned to his essay On Typology. Rafael Moneo's On Typology takes a direct, thorough, and academic approach to a discussion... Continue Reading →
03/30: Lincoln Highway
A month ago I drove back to Philly from New Hope, PA by way of US Route 1, the Lincoln Highway. The route went from winding rural road to a brief stretch of I-95 before Route 1 takes you into the long stretch of Northeast Philly. At some point the expressway gives way to... Continue Reading →
03/29: Shahid Kabir
While in Bangladesh earlier this month, the group I was apart of had the chance to see the opening of Shahid Kabir's I Bow My Head to You in Deep Obeisance, an art show at the Bengal Gallery in Dhaka. One room held smaller sketches and watercolors, while the main gallery space held larger intimate portraits... Continue Reading →
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