Place of Study

2013-01-21T15:06:29-05:00

The site in question will be taking place just south of Ames, Iowa at Black’s Heritage Farm. Our specific “chamber” is part of a seed drying operation that is now defunct due to changes in production of seed corn and consumption. At the height of the production Black farm was the country’s largest producer of seed. The farm is now used in a variety of ways the most common being a tourist destination and entertainment purposes. Use value has been switched to display value. To enter the chamber you must open a rusted metal door and step up onto the conveyor belt. (Chamber Entrance*) An interesting aspect of the chamber is the perforated metal grating used to pull air through the chamber to dry the seed. The perforated metal is at a 45 degree angle so the seed falls into the conveyor belt that then pulls the seed through the rest of the system. (Section*) At the north side of the drying chamber is the heater that pulls air through the system, into the chambers. The heated air creates...

Outline of Study

2013-01-16T00:14:11-05:00

"The first day of the last semester" as many of our peers have been bringing up which means new horizons to study. Our horizon of study include full-scale inquiries, moving beyond representational methodologies and precedents as a means of study. The body of work will take place within a dormant seed-drying chamber and will be examining the scale of a family farm unit in respect to an (agri)culture.*

Topographical inscriptions give evidence of previous enactments, but they also indicate those that are still occurring and may unfold in the future. - David Leatherbarrow

David L. writings have been helping us grasp the questions at hand and will be giving a lecture at Iowa State University on February 13, 2013

*Syllabus written by Peter P. Goche', Photograph by Justin Wang, depicting threshold of chamber

Archinect - At Grade

Place of Study

Outline of Study