Natural Selection – a tango with open source software.

If tools shape our art, then don’t we want tools that permeate the species?(?) //

first chair

In which the School of Architecture searches for an inaugural chair, and an active and engaged student body participates. //

musical abstraction

At long last, Grey Matters brings you some perspective on the future of music. //

Where the ladies at? [part 1]

Of my 29 courses taken in the CoA as a graduate student, 4 have been with a female professor…. //

It’s not music, it’s organized sound!

Electronic music has come a long way since the days of R2-D2′s beeps and bloops. What began in the 40′s and 50′s as some sort of arcane machinery that few could actually understand, let alone get their hands on, has now become a household term. Computers have gotten faster and more powerful; software has finally gone beyond the punched-card stage, and the power to make music has been democratized till the point where anyone with a bit of time and a workstation can burn their own albums at home. //

“This is not a work of art!” –Marcel Broodthaers.

Atlanta’s Beltline from 10th Street south to North Avenue NE.

Patrick Di Rito

[1] Is art in Atlanta dead? Was it ever alive? Is art the key towards gentrification? Is gentrification even a desirable thing? What is gentrification? Who owns public space? I set out to answer none and all of these questions. With no guarantees to find answers, thus begins an experiment, an adventure, an anabasis in search of art, art communities and artists within the confines of Atlanta. //

Points of Intersection

Image from MODA exhibit "On You 2"

As all design fields advance and reach new heights, is it advantageous for architecture, and its students, to remain divided from other disciplines? //

An Etymological History of Atlanta

How can the city be interpreted through a word that signifies an inevitable end? This inquiry traces the history of the word Terminus and explores the possibilities afforded by its implicit destinies and ambitions. //

Search for the Chair – Episode 1: Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter

The first candidate to present to the school was Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, whose innovative, creative, and collaborative approach is a breath of fresh air, but she might be biting off more than she can chew. //

Freeway Flaneur

Experiencing the city requires two sturdy legs. What about a set of wheels? Most urbanists can’t imagine a city that primarily caters to cars and provides cultural exchange. But is there a culture in driving? And if so, how does it come about?

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Fast-Food Aesthetic

Hansaviertel Burger King Berlin, Germany

While sitting in a drive-through I was reminded of a phrase one of my architectural mentors mentioned to me: “We must constantly be evaluating the buildings we are in.” He said this to me as we sat in a Steak and Shake. I most certainly had a smart-ass comment to make to him as a reply. What it amounted to was “What does the steak-n-shake building offer me?!” As most good mentors have a tendency of doing, he replied to me making me wish I hadn’t spoken so quickly. “Our buildings help define us as a culture.” He went on to explain that nearly all commercial buildings need an architect at some point and that someone out there is providing a stamp for these things.

It is with that in mind that I present the following: //

By Any Other Name

Design by any other name is still design? Can we find warm homes for design in the sciences and engineering courses at Tech? Are they in hiding there already? Share thoughts. //