2024-12-22T06:28:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150197127/let-s-talk-about-the-architecture-of-super-mario-bros Paul Petrunia 2020-05-11T20:07:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb4894aec5d50fef6b873b3992bbe2bb.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Ryan&nbsp;Scavnicky, who you may recognize from his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sssscavvvv/" target="_blank">meme-laden Instagram</a>, or from his <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1231104/extra-extra" target="_blank">Extra Extra feature series</a> here on Archinect, has launched his YouTube channel featuring reviews on the architecture of video games.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6a83d8d0526808e5a1eb1c3c0eb409f5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6a83d8d0526808e5a1eb1c3c0eb409f5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Ryan Scavnicky at work</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d42835b93fc5af1b96fefb94b17c0d51.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d42835b93fc5af1b96fefb94b17c0d51.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Ryan's comparison of Super Mario's repeating castle level with Palladio's Villa Rotonda</figcaption></figure><p>This review of Super Mario Bros. seriously brings back some memories of my childhood. He's also reviewed Doom, so check that out too.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150181607/what-happened-at-the-school-of-architecture-at-taliesin-a-conversation-with-benjamin-aranda-cruz-garcia-and-ryan-scavnicky Paul Petrunia 2020-01-31T18:17:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3ea49bf81d44a86edc7e4428431187a4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On this special (and very spontaneous) episode of Archinect Sessions we are joined with three members of the Taliesin community to help shed some light on the mysterious and disturbing sudden announcement of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150180958/frank-lloyd-wright-s-school-of-architecture-at-taliesin-shutters-its-doors-after-88-years" target="_blank">closure of&nbsp;The School of Architecture at Taliesin</a>. With us are&nbsp;<strong>Benjamin Aranda</strong>, partner at <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/141844613/procedural-geometry-an-interview-with-aranda-lasch" target="_blank">Aranda\Lasch</a> with&nbsp;Chris Lasch, the Dean at&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/taliesin" target="_blank">The School of Architecture at Taliesin</a>; <strong>Cruz Garcia</strong> co-director at <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/15875026/wai-architecture-think-tank" target="_blank">WAI Architecture Think Tank</a> and a previous visiting teaching fellow at&nbsp;The School of Architecture at Taliesin; and <strong><a href="https://archinect.com/people/cover/150060586/ryan-scavnicky" target="_blank">Ryan Scavnicky</a></strong> of Extra Office, and former visiting teaching fellow at&nbsp;The School of Architecture at Taliesin.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our conversation shares our guest's experiences at the school, with insight into the questionable relationship between the foundation and the school. We talk about what happened this week, how these events conflict with Frank Lloyd Wright's wishes, as outlined in his will, about the direction of the foundation as an institution for learning, and the troub...</p>