On the brink of reality.
patrick di rito | September 28th, 2010
[1] Who is Susan Bridges? //
[ art, atlanta, community, events, Installation, v_02 | i_03 ]

[1] Who is Susan Bridges? //
Kostas Terzidis delineated the future of architecture as the reclamation of intellectual ground lost to other professions. The architects’ liberation from the impositions of engineers, computer scientists, bureaucracies, and their own pretensions. He articulated this idea as “The architect as toolmaker”. But perhaps it could go further? //
The second candidate present to the students, Lynnette Widder brings some exceptional experience as head of Architecture at RISD, and has a very pragmatic wait-and-see mentality about her vision for the future of the architecture program. But is this a comforting sign that she wishes to get a feel for what exists and expound on it, or is it a disconcerting lack of vision? //
A look at how sustainability is marketed to urban communities- and the dangers and faults of such commodifications. //