My friend Dan, who's not an architect, just came to visit me. As we walked toward my desk, I pointed out the red lanterns and flying dragons that decorate the Plattus studio. "They got to go to China?!" "Yeah, so did the Balmori [Sanders] studio." "Really? And you only got to go to Colonial Williamsburg? You got double-screwed!"
Indeed.
There was a reception the other day for the Roma Exhibit, a show of the final drawings produced by the Rome summer course that now decorate the faculty halls. There's also a digital slide show of student photographs, many fun, happy moments and beautiful buildings and landscapes. I miss it so much. I wish I could go back there right now.
Since I never showed them before, here are some of those moments:
On the beach at Sperlonga
Looking through the keyhole of The Knights of Malta compound. Piranesi designed their chapel. We actually got to see it.
Ninfa is an abandoned medieval city in Italy, the land under which was purchased in the 20th century and transformed into a garden of astonishing beauty.
The crystal river (very cold””trout swim here)
Huge leaves
The castle
Poppies
On our 3 day vacation from class, I and two other ladies went to the Amalfi coast and hung out in Positano. The first night it rained heavily.
The American embassy in Rome is transforming into an ugly, bomb-resistant compound. I'm writing a long paper about American embassies this semester for an independent study (=30+ pages). It's been a great experience so far, moon-lighting as an MED student.
Finally, since I've done zero work for studio, I thought I'd show you the only creative stuff I'm engaged in right now, the products of my maya class. These are the follies of learning.
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savanna -
i love your sincerity and unpretentious commentary on your school life, something very rare in the field where everyone is always trying to inflate themselves in front of others. it is nice to see someone enjoying the education life with their head on straight about all aspects to life.
p.s. and to top it off, it is amazing how your maya "follies" could almost pass for hernan's supposed refined digital mastery. just add some more soft-porn influence.
you go girl.
Cool pictures-esp the fog at Positano.
and has Dimiti seen those Maya experiments? Make sure you 'casually' have those all over your desk next time he comes by.
if you have a chance you should e-mail Elizabeth Gill Lui, author of a great book on american embasies.
our embassies have become so embarrassing...hmm, maybe we should call them embarrisies! ha...seriously, though, if we are going to be that paranoid in foreign countries, then maybe we ought to just stay at home.
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