As in the past, the aim of this issue of Studio Works is to capture the essential character of the design studio experience at the Graduate School of Design. In short, it provides both an overview and vignettes of a year in the life of design students at Harvard, and an archive of their design speculations and deliberations. Regardless of differences in format, all studios have a specific pedagogical focus, although no attempt is made to comprehensively simulate office practice. Rather, all studios operate within a thematic framework with specific educational, as distinct from strictly professional, objectives. To make an analogy with certain ideas from other disciplines, the explicitly exploratory nature of design studios make them rather more speculative than simply normal or routine in their focal interests. Here advantage is also taken of a strong and broadly based program of visiting critics—another hallmark of the studio experience at the Graduate School of Design. The benefits include an added breath of perspective, different styles of studio instruction, and a widened design outlook on the part of participants. In addition to our annual review of studio work, this year we have decided to highlight independent thesis projects. We have allotted more space than in the past to each student's work, thus providing a fuller sense of the impressive reach of these explorations. In her editorial statement, student editor Rana Choi traces the history of the thesis requirement at the GSD and asserts the value of this challenging exercise for students today. As she notes, thesis offers students the chance to set the terms of their inquiry—a rare opportunity in both academic and professional life. The individualized attention of a faculty advisor further enriches a process that takes lessons learned in studio to a striking new level. Peter G. Rowe Dean Faculty of Design CONTENTS Dean's Prologue Introduction to Departments Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design Editorial Statement CORE STUDIOS STUDIO OPTIONS FALL 2000 OTHERWISE-NESS Alejandro Aravena S.L.A.G. Julie Bargmann Site Seeing Frank Barkow / Regine Leibinger Lisbon Studio Goncalo Byrne Phonics Institute: An Institute for the study of Communication with Light James Carpenter Learning from Practice Ignacio Dahl Rocha Berlin Studio Barbard Hoidn Some Assembly Required: Somerville's Assembly Square Dorothée Imbert / Jacqueline Osty Five Senses Rick Joy Tectonic Apparatus Sandro Marpillero Killing Time Juergen Mayer Hermann Hangzhou, China Richard B. Peiser / Carl F. Steinitz Building as Site / Performing the Kitchen Linda Pollak Wenzhou, Shan-Shui City Peter G. Rowe / Rossana Vaccarino Master Plan for Cooper Union Martha Schwartz / Christopher Janney STUDIO OPTIONS SPRING 2001 Shore Park and Canal Park, Malmö, Sweden Thorbj&oulm;rn Anderson The Generating Matrix Cecil Balmond Cuba Leland Cott Architecture as a Landscape: New Urban Spaces Elizabeth Gali / Manuel Ruisanchez Genoa: Making the Space of the City Adriaan Geuze / Richard Marshall The Littoral, Caracas, Venezuela Ken Greenberg Multipurpose Cultural Building and Plaza in Barcelona, Spain Jacques Herzog / Pierre de Meuron Skyway /Subway Cities: Alternative Pedestrian Systems and the New Multilevel City Vincent James Brownfields in Pittsburgh—A Vision of the Future Peter Lanz Atlanta Studio M. David Lee / Wellington Reiter Three Cultural Houses for Trinity College Andrea Leers An Academic District—Pamplona, Spain Rodolfo Machado Mangado Studio Francisco Mangado Three New Skycrapers in Boston or High-Rise Buildings on the Boston Skyline José Rafael Moneo / Gary Rohrbacher Latency in the First City Toshiko Mori / Matthias Schuler Empathy Mack Scogin Preserving the Cultural Heritage in Tripoli, Lebanon François C. D. Vigier The Club, NYC Wilfried Wang INDEPENDENT DESIGN THESES Faculty of Design |
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