April 12-13 I had the honor of presenting my thesis progress during
CriticalMASS at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The event is organized by first and second year graduate architecture students at UNCC. From the CriticalMASS website:
CriticalMass started in 2002. It was the idea of a handful of graduate
students wishing to share thesis project work with other graduate
schools of architecture from the Southeast Region. At that time, the
students were interested in the idea of place and region, and the event
sought to bring diverse projects from different institutions together so
that the students could share, and perhaps understand, what
commonalities might be present in their final project work.
During the event, 11 students from across the country presented their thesis projects to a review panel of UNCC professors and Distinguished Critic, Brigitte Shim. I found the feedback to be very helpful, but even more helpful was seeing the caliber of thesis work from across the country. It's very exciting to see the amazing ideas coming from emerging designers. Here are some photos to illustrate.
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| studios were cancelled so students could attend reviews |
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| a library addition and wastewater treatment as community resource in Miami |
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| nice hand graphics |
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| I was so impressed with the models made from found objects for this project in New Orleans |
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| at Georgia Tech, a student is researching new types of wood construction methods |
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| hey - that's my stuff! |
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| idea sharing and discussions abound |
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| more cool models! |
A huge thank you to the students at UNCC for organizing this amazing event, and to my professors for giving me the opportunity to attend!
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