When in Italy another wonderful way to see the city other than its architecture is to eat your way thru it, mangia tutto, eat all you can.I was partial to gelato and fish, however not in that order. I’m generally not a fan of advertising places to go on blogs (unless I’m getting paid to do so... View full entry
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
Stories from behind the curtains by Kristen Gandy, M. Arch – Taubman College University of MichiganThe email congratulating us on being selected to serve as fellows to the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale came immediately following my final Propositions studio presentation and a full night... View full entry
Walking into the wind, I am a bit uncomfortable but mostly enthralled by what’s around me. Venice. On my first day I was standing outside of a hotel that our water taxi driver casually dropped us off at, not the location we intended, but whatever, I’m just happy that I can smoke a cigarette... 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
