Herzog et de Meuron: Between Coffee at Tai Kwun, Hong Kong. Over the last decades, museums have evolved with the realization that patrons demand more than renovated galleries with endless rooms where they can admire provocative and renowned art.
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Sketching as reflection-in-action. I have had ample opportunities in previous blogs to write about teaching as a balance between theory and practice, which I do by merging various pedagogical strategies from my European and American experiences in order to trigger intellectual and professional curiosity among students.
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Cinematographic traveling in architecture. With the importance of translating ideas into space, thinking spatially in architecture remains a significant stumbling block for students studying architecture; especially for university juniors who are for the first time learning about fundamentals of space making.
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Antique carpet stretchers. A colleague of mine once said that I am a collector of collections. A flattering statement that I take with great pride, as in a certain way, his comment validates my interest in collecting distinct objects that I have an emotional connection with. Some of my collections may be called material culture, a term that refers “to the physical objects that people create, use, and value within a specific society.”
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Swiss white wine glasses. There are myriad vessels from which we are accustomed to taste the elixirs of the gods or savor sophisticated cocktails. If one enjoys even the slightest sophistication in life you know that glasses can be categorized by shape, size, and intended use.
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Robert Slutzky. In my second year at the EPFL, the idea of learning architecture through precedents filtered from the appreciation of vernacular buildings to an immersion with visiting guest professors.
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Art by Mike Goodlett. Mike Goodlett’s (1958-2021) art has fascinated me from the day I first laid eyes on one of his panorama shadow boxes featured at a Gallery Hop in Lexington, KY. I was mesmerized by the piece and immediately returned to the gallery to purchase it. It had to be mine!
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Leonardo Ricci. This blog concludes my thoughts on mentors, the three who have made me who I am as an architect and educator. Following blogs on two of my professors, Robert Slutzky at the EPFL and Raimund Abraham during my year at The Cooper Union (Cooper), I want conclude with Leonardo Ricci who I met as a colleague at the University of Kentucky.
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Student critiques in architecture. Reflecting on my life as an educator, I perceive three important phases in the evolution of my teaching methods, and how, retrospectively, they have mirrored significant shifts in how students learn. As an introduction, let’s delve into the three phases.
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Vegetable pasta for the spring. Although the temperature remains mild for an end of May, I wanted to take advantage of the bounties of fresh vegetables and cook a delicious, quick, and easy vegetable-based pasta dish.
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