1 allen states "theory's promise is to make up for what practice lacks, to confer unity on the wildly disparate procedures of design and construction." in your experiences interning with or working for an architectural firm, how hove you found practice and theory interact?
2 because visual and material practices have rules that differ from those of textual practices, allen says "...architecture has never been particularly effective as a vehicle of criticism." that it is inherently affirmative and instrumental. as architecture students who receive criticism in regards to our visual and material based architectural projects, do you agree or disagree with this?
3 "...image culture belongs to the new ways of thinking and seeing that have emerged with modernity: shifting mental schemas that mark our uncertain position in the modern would and force us to see how the practice of architecture has been constantly revised by the complex current of twentieth century thought." how are imagerial representation (images, film, graphics, etc) seen as fleeting (or are they not?) and help us better understand ever-changing contemporary architecture?
4 lopez-pineiro wonders of traditional thesis rituals in schools of architecture "why do we-the architectural community at large-ask students to do a thesis if most practicing architects do not work in this manner?" as a first year grad, i also wonder. for those of you currently in thesis, are you 'enjoying' the process so far/would you prefer another way of structuring thesis? if so what would that look like for you?
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