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A Conversation on Thesis
By Rem / in thesis / November 28, 2009[caption id="attachment_207" align="aligncenter" width="480"] A model of opportunistic material overgrowth of an ideal site[/caption] The following is a 21 minute transcript of a 55 minute conversati...
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Method and Time
By Rem / in thesis / October 6, 2009[caption id="attachment_203" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Time: Scale as material and phenomena (e.g., of light)[/caption]MethodPeter Latz’s method to Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord had bee...
Read more → Precedent Criticism
By Rem / in thesis / September 27, 2009How may I critique a work that I have never visited? It is difficult to imagine Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord as a whole as it envelops a former steel and coal mill of 500 acres. Peter Latz, princip...
Read more →Acceptance and Framing
By Rem / in thesis / September 22, 2009I think the terms I used in the pre-thesis booklet were conditions or conditional responses to an environment. I do not wish to abandon them but they need to be developed because I think they are part...
Read more →musings on …[a working]… definition of art
By Rem / in ramblings / September 6, 2009I've been thinking about this analogy of a door to define what art is (door as functional object, door as embellished object, and door as threshold intervention). It's a common question but I've alwa...
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step by step… Precedents
By Rem / in thesis / September 5, 2009This last section of the booklet I have viewed with the most trepidation. Everything else was comparatively easier in this booklet and I had worried -- still worry -- that I cannot find a precedent re...
Read more → step by step… Written Ideas
By Rem / in thesis / September 4, 2009At first, I was going to choose The Consolation of Philosophy by Alain de Botton, "Seventy-five Percent: The Next Big Architectural Project" by Ellen Dunham-Jones in the Fall 2000 issue of the Harvard...
Read more →step by step… Synthesis and Projection Forward
By Rem / in thesis / September 1, 2009I have six concerns and one method of making that I think will continue to appear in my work. Two concerns began developing as an undergraduate in sculpture: awareness of presence and moments of pause...
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step by step… constructed landscapes studio
By Rem / in thesis / August 26, 2009Constructed Landscapes - Fall 2008 - Emily Mueller De Celis and David T. De CelisThe studio objectives for this course were to integrate our emerging knowledge of...Perceptive site analysis ...
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step by step… eco, site and design studio
By Rem / in thesis / August 19, 2009Ecology, Site and Design - Spring 2008 - Scheri Fultineer and Khaki MartinStudio objectives:To gain a broad understanding of the ecological factors active in the landscape To engage site an...
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