The purpose of this blog is to showcase the synergetic thesis curriculum of the Boston Architectural College Distance M.Arch Program. Many are skeptical about an architectural education that is partially communicated (delivered) online, but the soul of design is found in the tension between making and ideas. Whether we are drawing over trace in a studio or bouncing jpegs and chat text over google.wave the result is the same exchange of dialogue.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Translating Suburban Spatial Experiences into Urban Environments






Mike Vala, one of our current Semester 4 students, has been working towards creating a new spatial configurations by inserting suburban ideals back into urban environments. One of the ways in which he is studying this is through a methodology of testing through collage. At the moment, the work above is focused on gaining some programmatic understanding of mixing different types of uses with housing to create a dynamic impetus for urban living. In the next few weeks, Mike will be creating new collages which develop the facades in relationship to the existing site conditions and working on integrating his intervention into the urban fabric of the city.

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