Considering how much I slept this weekend (which was a fair bit), I got a surprising amount done on my to-do list. Of course, there’s still plenty on it so it’s back to the usual frantic multitasking today.
In the meantime, Tori sent me a link to the site of Dutch designer Jonas Samson. [...]
Starting the week off right.
*ding*. Model’s done.
I’ve been working furiously for the past couple of days finishing up a 3d model for the project in Miami. It’s a basic model, looking to define space and function and making sure all programmatic needs are met. There’s a couple of small changes that I still need to make (discovered after the [...]
Interior vs. exterior.
Over the weekend, I’d gotten an IM from Jay (Maynard, not Reeder) linking me to a letter published in a Minneapolis paper following the announcement of this year’s Pritzker Prize award.
Although I’ve been to Minneapolis (at length, even. 9 weeks isn’t exactly an overnight stay), I’d never seen the original theater, designed by Ralph Rapson, [...]
When interests collide.
I had meant to post about this yesterday, but didn’t get to it before getting sucked back into the Miami Project. Those who read my personal journal already know this, but this week’s episode of South Park featured an appearance by Jay Maynard, The Tron Guy.
This capped off a day which was already surreal [...]
Well, whaddya know.
One of the photos I took of that ugly fucking monstrosity they’re unwrapping in Columbus Circle the “improved” 2 Columbus Circle building has made Curbed.
This is not an improvement, people.
Let us review.
Before….
After:
This is not an improvement.
For those who may not know, one of my degrees is in restoration. Though I am *by no means* anti-development in the City of New York, I do think that there are some buildings that should not be significantly altered. This was one of them, and I [...]
I’m just going to say this.
I’ve just come back from, amongst other things, having a look at the “new and improved” 2 Columbus Circle building. The scaffolding is coming down and you can really see what’s been done to it. So I had a look.
I’m just going to put this out there- It’s fucking ugly. As in it’s significantly worse [...]
Back from Brooklyn.
Things I realized yesterday:
-Without the other supporting materials (.pdf book, in particular, the boards are mostly irrelevant) I should probably rework the .ppt of my thesis or write myself some damned notes. Option 2 is more likely.
-Folks either get it or they don’t. (Which I knew before, actually.)
- I speak much less out loud on [...]
