Stories from behind the curtains by Kristen Gandy, M. Arch – Taubman College University of MichiganWe really had a crate week. Photo credit: Deniz McGeeThe Most Important Room in the Pavilion. Photo credit: Kristen Gandy The UnforeseenAfter a night of adjusting to the time change, the first... View full entry
Architectural imagination is our ongoing intuition and ability as designers to ask; what if my home, my city, or building could be more like this?...My fascination for the city of Venice was as immediate as our approach from the water taxi to the narrow mesmerizing canals of the city! The... View full entry
The flight to Venice ended up being an excuse to sketch everything I saw around me, in the coach Delta cabin overlooking a plane wing with a trembling engine. That's certainly what I usually did, after all, and just because I was in - or above, I suppose - a different country didn't mean I'd stop... View full entry
Six Taubman College M.Arch students were selected to assist the curators of the U.S. Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale in installing The Architectural Imagination. The students will travel to Venice for one month as Exhibition Fellows. They will serve as docents for the opening days of the exhibition. This blog is about their experience working on the 2016 U.S. Pavilion and in Venice. Students: Kristen Gandy Ramon Hernandez Christopher Locke Rubin Quarcoopome Salam Rida Diana Tsai
