I'll be there.

which program?

M.Arch (2yr) + MUD

and you?

m.arch 3 and mud

there were crickets on here regarding wash u this year. good to see there's someone else out there. when are you going to relocate? i'm probably moving at the end of july. it would be nice to get down there sooner, but my wife has a decent job and as of now, no prospects yet in st louis.

make sure you guys ask stephen leet to take you on a field trip to ted drews.

I'm moving to St. Louis in early August, but am visiting in June to find a place to live.

Also, while it has been quiet on here, I know of at least a dozen incoming students (that I met at Open House or that went to my undergrad school) that I'm very much looking forward to studying with over the next few years...

take heather woofter's studio - she's excellent.

heather left tech?

she left at the end of 04.

I've heard the same about Heather Woofter (that she's a great studio professor), but I believe she teaches only in the Core sequence, which means I may not have an opportunity to take a studio with her, but maxpower probably will...

I met a current Princeton M.Arch student last week that went to UVA for undergrad (speaking of Virginia) and recommended a couple former UVA professors who are now at WashU - Jenny Lovell, and one other (a Landscape Architect?) whose name escapes me at the moment.

definitely check out gia daskalakis and take a painting class with bob hansman

sung ho kim is great as well but you will work your ass off.

ah yes but i think he stopped taping black paper over the windows to keep people from looking outside

unfortunately, Gia is only teaching undergrads now. and while Bob's great, you could (should) head next door to the Art school and take a painting class from Michael Byron. also, take furniture design with Lindsey Stouffer.

wow things have changed, lindsey was the shop manager when i was there - that's awesome she's teaching a furniture class. i would recommend that as well.

Lindsey used to do that crazy chopper (bicycle parts + mig welding = awesome) workshop with undergrads - I wonder if the undergrads still have to spend a year building giant stuff that takes over the hallways...

MArch - how long ago were you there? I recall Lindsey doing furniture classes in the 90s...

i was there at the end of that decade

M n' u (and toaster) -- pretty sure we must have known each other then...
and she was starting to do some furniture design stuff then (96-99)

that's hilarious about sung ho.

I understand from a former student of mine now through his 2nd year of the MArch3 that Sung Ho is still pretty hardcore. He had him his first semester there and hasn't had it nearly as tough since. The best is when Sung Ho scheduled a pin-up for 3 o'clock --- AM!!!!!

that doesn't shock me a bit, LOL. the best is when he makes people cry in crits.

well, having a kid has mellowed him out a bit...but only a little. i believe he was forced to stop papering the windows. still likes to hold midnight crits, as far as i know

I was on a jury with him once when I told a student -- who had done a ton of process and production, but had never stepped back from it to take a breath -- that she should do LESS work and think MORE. I thought for sure Sung Ho was going to hit me.

he was probably close.

Derek Hoeferlin - also good. if he's still there...

got an apartment this week in richmond heights. moving down there over the july 4 weekend. it would be cool to meet up with some fellow incoming/current students for some beers

...moving into a place on the corner of skinker and delmar, but not until mid August...

Hello, I am interested in aplying to the 3.5 year M.Arch program at Wash U. this year, and am topping this thread to see if you all are happy with the program thus far.

I am interested in the curriculum, which seems to offer a strong foundation in history and theory, as well as the full semester study abroad opportunities. I would like a program to push my creative ability and challenge my perception of architecture, and am concerned that some of the work on the website seems too matter of fact (although this may not be an accurate depiction of what is currently happening at the school).

Any advice for a current applicant? Thanks.

I'm an alumni of the program and now work and live in the area (Skinker-Debaliviere)... I went on to Yale for graduate work and Bruce Lindsay, the current dean was a classmate (Yale '86) of mine. I'm sure the program is in good hands. It's a good program and undergraduate do well when applying to the top graduate programs.