Citywide Open Studios

another interesting art event going on / coming up is the NY Citywide Open Studios -- various artists in the 5 boroughs let people come into their studios and check out their work and workspaces. They're doing a borough per weekend -- Manhattan and Queens have already past, but this weekend is the Bronx, and next weekend Brooklyn, with Staten Island the week after. There are several DUMBO / Brooklyn Heights studios participating -- it would be interesting to see what it's like inside of some of the buildings we've been looking at .

their website is http://www.isupportart.org/
and their brochure and map guide are at http://www.isupportart.org/LMag_EAI.pdf

Dumbo Arts under the Bridge Festival this weekend

Hello everybody,

This would be a great event to go check out if you get the chance...here's the link with info.

http://www.dumboartscenter.org/festival/2005/

From Moji

Metropolitan Urban Design Program

Design Studio:

w/ Moji Baratloo & Justin Moore

Metropolitan Architecture and Urban Design: land, water, infrastructure

Site: Brooklyn Waterfront (ConEdison site in DUMBO)

Program: high density development and public space/infrastructure

Landscape Workshop:

w/ Andy Moore

Metropolitan Open Space Design: water’s edge/city’s edge and in-between

Proseminar:

w/ Marie-Danielle Faucher

Metropolitan Planning & Design: housing, open space and economic development

site info 2

site info

BRYANT PARK: thoughts on cell phone usage

a snippet of what Jui and I discussed following our Bryant Park exercise, during which we used our cell phone as props and as technology:
as props to help us invade peoples' space ("who pays attention to someone on a cell phone?")
as technology to communicate the situations ("..isn't background noise just as relevant....?")

ISLAND: dana

Gideon's Barge Project, Part II

Gideon's Barge Project

Due Dates this week

Hello everyone,
Here's a quick rundown of assignments due and pin-up times this week.

Tuesday*:
Post ALL assignments to the blog.
Bring all hard copies to class.
Pin-up Brooklyn Bridge research (digital projection)
Room 505 Avery, I will pick up the equipment for the room before 2 pm. You should all be ready to load your presentations promptly so that we can start on time.

*Those of you who have not yet finished the first two projects (Bryant Park and Barge) MUST post both projects to the blog by Tuesday before class or these assignments will be marked incomplete.

Thursday:
TA Hours 9-12, those of you I didn't speak with today should be sure to come with work Thurs.

Friday:
Juried review of final research for Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Room 114 Avery, the equipment is already in the room. You are all responsible for loading your presentations onto the computer in the room before 2 pm (or as early as you can depending on use of the room beforehand).
Thesis statements should be posted to blog and included in your presentations for Friday.