Independent Republic of the Basement

Working in the basement of the John Street Studio with 7 other guys has created a unique atmosphere of “creative testosterone.”  We all get along well and push each other Continue reading →

Models

In parallel to the digital work we have been doing we have also been working in model form, trying to create physical manifestations of the digital proposals.  This has led Continue reading →

Structure & Openings

In addition to the primary  urban systems that we have developed Diego has been working on parametrizing the architectural systems we are trying to incorporate.  Above is an image of Continue reading →

Surface Layers

The major move we have made this term is to use multiple layers.  Instead of having just one voronoi pattern that we manipulate we have now developed three (though we Continue reading →

Parametric vs Algorithmic

Another move we are trying to make this semester is from the algorithmic to the parametric.  By this I mean that last semester we  were relying heavily on the voronoi Continue reading →

Fluid Points

Since the beginning of the new semester we have been transforming the work we did through more refined techniques.  The first of these was done by Rafael over the summer.  Continue reading →

Venice

Venice was beautiful, Ana was beautiful, the Biennale was beautiful, what more can I say. After being apart for more than a year and shuttling back and forth between Bucuresti Continue reading →

Visits and Visitors

First of all I would like to welcome everybody who has come by from facebook, and hope you have enjoyed what I have.  As you may have noticed the posting Continue reading →

some were having problems downloading the pdf of the book.  so i have reposted in a small format here, and the original larger version is here. give both some time Continue reading →