2024-05-01T11:40:58-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150175493/thesis-review-natou-fall-problematizes-superficiality-in-architecture-through-the-lens-of-self-expression-and-self-construction Katherine Guimapang 2019-12-23T09:00:00-05:00 >2019-12-27T13:27:46-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ec/ec17b41a90ba8c4d9127069f3096795a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1223266/thesis-review" target="_blank">Thesis Review</a>&nbsp;is a collection of conversations, statements, and inquiries into the current state of thesis in academia. Thesis projects provide a better understanding of the academic arena while painting a picture for the future of practice. Each feature will present a contemporary thesis project through the voice of those that constructed it.&nbsp;</p> <p>This week, we chat with Natou Fall&nbsp;from <a href="https://archinect.com/sciarc" target="_blank">Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)</a> and her&nbsp;thesis titled, "<em>Shaping Face</em>." Fall shares with us her path pursuing an architectural education. She gets candid with Archinect by explaining what it takes to push a project forward and shed light on how to rethink architecture's relationship to the cosmetics industry.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to Fall she believes that in today&rsquo;s society "cosmetics serve a purpose beyond spectacle and seduction. With the help of social media, Instagram in particular, we can see and understand that they are aligned with notions of individuality, self expression, and play ...</p>