mix it all together and BlInD tHeM wItH yOuR sCiEnCe !!

Can you connect that experience to the broader agenda of who you are, what you imagine architecture and design to be, and what your ambitions are through graduate school? I would say go for it if you can make connections between the project and the rest of what your presenting through your portfolio. I can imagine you can make the connection, but frame it in way that speaks to the other work. Try not to limit the discussion to architecture and this other field are related because they appear to be do similar things, but how did the process, experience, etc. of the project affect your sense and attitude towards design?

FRaC- thanks, that definitely brightened up my day :) I've never actually seen the video, it's awesome.

Meow- i like your answer. unfortunately, i am running against the deadline, so I don't think I have time to reframe my entire portfolio in the context of this project.... Nor do I think I can make the comparison between the thought processes, since they aren't so similar, to my mind...

I think I'm just going to include my CV at the end and within it they'll see my science background... maybe i'll include a few photos, but not the text... too confusing.

Thank you for your input!

sbeth,

I don't think you would need to reframe your entire portfolio! Some people pejoratively call it post-rationalization, but I can imagine working on projects of this type and the work within your portfolio share some kind of connection. They share a commonality in that they where produced by you.

On a side note which might give you some relief I am currently in grad school and applied last year. Knowing that portfolio deadlines where approaching and it was towards the end of the semester I called admissions and asked when they actually looked at the portfolios and of course it was into the spring semester after the new year, which in my case gave me a few extra weeks to submit my work.