Here is the order for the final presentations:
Kyle
Dime
Meilledjine
Hamlet
Alia
Aylin
Taisha
Camar
James
Jean-Pierre
Morris
Cory
Tsering
Yan
Carlos
Nikolas

I came across this morning – it’s a perfect example of what we’ve been talking about in terms of a diagram explaining massing choices. Take a moment to look at line weights, what is shown and not shown, how changes are indicated.

The whole project (a school in France) is here: http://www.archdaily.com/800826/les-closiaux-dominique-coulon-and-associes/58452df9e58ece9e19000756-les-closiaux-dominique-coulon-and-associes-photo

This is a really important project in the discussion of making libraries responsive to future changes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/arts/design/for-the-mid-manhattan-library-a-redesign-for-the-future.html

http://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/159/New-York-Public-Library-Midtown-Campus?t=0

Class,

I know this is a critical juncture for your library projects – I encourage you to email me anything that you would like me to look at between now and Monday, and I will give you feedback.

If you need a break, I encourage you guys to watch Farenheit 451: https://youtu.be/T0bVqgBSZHk. Besides the obvious relevance in the current political climate, the architecture in the film has always reminded me of Roosevelt Island.

(If you speak Spanish, here is a better print: https://youtu.be/mzyOyw6ZO_I)

All,

Since I know that coming up with iterations is challenging, here’s a suggestion:

1. Choose an architectural problem that your building needs to solve, such as:
   • How does the building negotiate the slope?
   • How can I make the building a link for the public between the sidewalk inland and the walk along the water?
   • How do I maximize the view to the water, while minimize the view of the power plant on the other shore?
   • How can I make this building as flexible as possible, both day-to-day but also for the future?
   • How do I reconcile public space, community space, and service spaces?
2. Make a form iteration that solves this problem, and then think about how the program might be arranged within it.
3. Repeat.

Remember, you have a lot fewer size restrictions this time, so be bold.

I would rather that you come up with a proposal that doesn’t quite meet the restrictions than a physical embodiment of the restrictions – we can work together and make a good proposal fit.

Also, make sure to check the “Assignments” page for where we are meeting this Wednesday (Nov 2)

Ok, here is the order for the review this afternoon:

Aylin
Meilledjine
Yan
James
Jean-Pierre
Morris
Cory
Tsering
Nikolas
Alia
Dime
Kyle
Hamlet
Carlos
Taisha
Camar

We have just about eight minutes per person, so really concentrate on making your opening statement concise, covering what you feel are the important parts of your design. Remember, your boards and model should describe everything so you don’t have to.

Make sure you have everything ready at the start of class (this will be part of your grade) – to keep things moving, we will try to have people pinning up while other people are presenting. If you aren’t pinning up, it is really important that you give your attention to your classmates!