Today was my last final review, this time for Orkan Telhan's Visual Epistemologies class. I'm done! And still exhausted. Here are the remaining slides from my studio presentation from yesterday. I will update this with context and clarifications in the coming days.
Just had my final final studio review of graduate school. More deadlines on the way, so another quick post of a few slides from today. More to follow.
The following essay is an abstract for my final studio. The research studio was led by Stephen Kieran, James Timberlake, Jacob Mans and assisted by Billie Faircloth, all of the architecture firm KieranTimberlake. The final review will be tomorrow, May 8th in their offices. Computers and cell phones provide massive improvements in connectivity and productivity, but also... Continue Reading →
Studio wraps up in a week of a half. One thing I am trying to keep in mind is the small vignette of life in Dhaka afforded to me during my week there. It isn't enough, it never is, but every reminder of the reality on the ground there helps. Here is a matter of... Continue Reading →
A few screen shots of a mobile lab for electronic waste processing in Downtown Dhaka. Given how scarce land is, this lab would set up shop under a 'flyover' (overpass), while a permanent shop is built along side it. Eventually, the lab would leave its environmental protection systems behind and take processed material to a... Continue Reading →
A brief look at how electronics flow through Dhaka, looking at their economic and environmental impacts.
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 →
I spent a couple of weeks working as a rickshaw driver in Chicago one summer between semesters in undergrad. A few sketches from that experience: During the week in Dhaka, the shear number of rickshaws was astonishing, as was the level to which they were decorated and customized. Each had a unique personality, some... Continue Reading →
During our trip last week we were able to walk through "Dhaka's biggest slum Korail Bosti", a settlement of mostly one to two story tin and timer structures backed tight together. There was a large bazaar in the center of the neighborhood, large enough to suggest that people commute in to do shopping. Our walk... Continue Reading →
Dhaka traffic, off all kinds and modes, is a paradox of spatial efficiency and a complete waste of time. A spare-no-inch mentality has every vehicle darting forward until they are physically unable to advance or, rarely, and existential threat (speeding car, merging bus) stops them in their tracks. The traffic is worse than anything I've... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 