I’m a UC Berkeley grad, but with my son attending Cal Poly Architecture, I have been really impressed by their unpretentious rigor, their hands-on approach to learning, and their high expectations of students. Check out these videos for a group project built by first-year students.
A building whose facade maps its own transformation over time…
The desert is green where precious water is collected and concentrated
Protected bike lanes. New York City leading the way.
Louis Sullivan terra cotta detail.
“Finishing ends construction, weathering constructs finishes.”
Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow - On Weathering
Grain elevators in Halifax Nova Scotia.
Urban agriculture in my home city of Chicago.
A 2 megawatt solar array wrapping the skeleton of an old steel mill in Pittsburgh, PA
Somerville, MA
Sacramento, CA
A hillside of lupin in Nova Scotia
Ladakh, J&K, India