"A place, a platform, and mindset where individuals can share, inspire and get inspired by work produced by others." - Alexandre Costa, BArch
to the way that she perceived space and photography. The fact that I was able to correlate this and notice this was a special moment. And I think that was one of the most exciting moments that I had while at school.
Alexandre Costa This publication endeavor pushes you outside of your limits as a member of the student body. In the curation process, for instance, one is required to be in touch with students in order to collect materials and/or to simply explain the essence of this effort - as simple as it sounds, some students have difficulty grasping the broad spectrum of possibilities given by the publication, mostly due to the fact that it was never implemented beforehand. Therefore, one of the biggest challenges was to engage the body of students into a cohesive dialogue that spans throughout all disciplines. Only through this synergy, one is capable of fully understanding the inherent importance of vulnerability, intercommunication, and a culture of sharing. Conversation Series, born out of the Critical Discourse I course in Spring 2018, provided an informal platform that allows students to discuss contents relevant to not only architecture, but also design as a whole. An exciting moment that highly influenced the process of making was the opportunity to create deeper and stronger bonds with the community of students and faculty. The class’s weekly reading assignments also instigated thought and investigation that went beyond the boundaries of a
How do you imagine this effort to impact the body of students, faculty, and communities encompassing the College or the wider Boston network? Alexandre Costa I’ll speak from a personal perspective. During my first six semesters or so at the BAC I hadn’t yet have the opportunity to engage more deeply with my peer classmates or the community as a whole. Classes as Architecture Studio 3 taught me the importance of giving and receiving constructive feedback, also making me realize that I’m learning as much from my classmates as from my instructor when taking a course. The energy, excitement, and cross-pollination that happened in class made me understand not only who I am as a young professional, but also why I love and want to pursue architecture as a career. I’ve always wondered if that opportunity could be given to all students at the BAC. A place, a platform, and mindset where individuals can share, inspire and get inspired by work produced by others. After a couple of years at the BAC, you inevitably feel a strong sense of community, belonging, and acceptance through diversification. Sadly, the vast majority of these members are not provided with a space where they can leave their ‘marks’, and some members are simply buried into graveyards of obliteration, not leaving a legacy or any traces behind.
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Also, new ways to address the public - the fact that there was an augmented reality component to the publication, and the fact that it could go beyond just the physical and become virtual was also a very exciting moment for me in creating my publication. There is a silent conversation between the reader and the author of the work, but the author is not there. So all that is left is the interpretation. For my project, this is where AR technology comes in to present a wide dimension in order to understand the work more closely. I like to investigate all sorts of design, and think that books could go further beyond the physical.
print publication. From concepts of the auratic aspects of a work of art, the notion of authorship, the repercussions of mass-production in the Industrial Revolution, to architecture in itself as a medium for propaganda, students had the opportunity to dive into topics and methods that expand beyond the world of design.
Hamze Machmouchi I wanted to start, and of course all of us in this class, wanted to start dialogue. I think this is very important. And this is why I joined in this effort. For us to publish our own work, there is a possibility of the majority of the students to get their work out and seen by a wider community. And this is what the BAC had been
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