Geoff Manaugh // Nicola Twilley [an interview]

| October 24th, 2010

Fellow gray matter(s) writer Hamza Hasan and I recently had the opportunity to interview Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG and Nicola Twilley of Edible Geography. Discussing everything from architectural iconography to misanthropic Leeds United fans, they articulated unique perspectives on blogging, poetry, education, the future, and more. //


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my sketchbook has a face.

| October 24th, 2010

Can you read a personality better in an online profile, or through ink lines from a hand? Here, we expose the personalities of the modest carriers of our thoughts and drawings. //


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the image of the architect

| October 24th, 2010

The image of the architect. When you think of an architect, what do you see? An old, white man. //


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Ben Fry Answers [an interview]

| October 24th, 2010

Merica May, gray_matter(s) writer/editor, interviews Ben Fry, principal of Fathom Information Design and co-developer Processing. Ben Fry recently spoke at Tech as port of the School of Architecture’s 2010 Lecture Series.  Trained as a Graphic Designer and later schooled at MIT Media’s Lab, Ben Fry shares some of his thoughts about programing, design, new media, school takeaways and how he prefers his coffee. //


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karl oscarsson: tu delft

| October 24th, 2010

Investigating foreign studio culture: Karl Oscarsson on TU Delft via Lund University. //


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Where the Ladies At? [Part 3 - faculty rank + hire]

| October 20th, 2010

The School of Architecture needs more women faculty. Compared to the rest of the Accredited Colleges of Architecture and to US Universities in general the SOA has the lowest female faculty figures. //


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