Impromptu Meeting Reactions

This week:
Thesis papers - Due Monday Dec 10th
Spring Schedule - Something that we think we can stick to and complete, and that advisors can hold us to

Presentation Reactions:
Diagrams need to be more clear and explained
More diagrammatic analysis can be implemented
Further development of case studies needed
-More installation artists
-Further emphasis of size/scale of installations
Scale of interventions
-Overall plan and examples of specific situations
-Example of adaptive reuse of buildings
-Example of reuse of grounds, etc

Presentation needs more finesse
Thesis needs to be 'owned,' ideas need to be pushed more
-Show how fantastic this project and experience will be, it is located in a 'Megalopolis' and transport to and from the site is easy, therefore support facilities gain their purpose.
-Eastern U.S. does not have space for such installations, hence the use of the southwest... Needs to be conveyed that THIS is the place where these installations can be placed and this art can thrive and cater to the ever-growing scale of modern art.
-Push intervention areas, especially skew bridge, a structure built for a specific purpose in a specific place with specific parts, it means nothing now, but begs for intervention... especially a specifically designed intervention...
Identify what is to always remain on the site
-Obviously the structures/buildings will retain their appearances, as set aside by the Secretary for the Interior's standards for historic preservation and adaptive reuse, but maybe the pathways created by, or the tracks themselves can and will remain on the site...
'Making Strange' was lost in the presentations (didnt mention it because I thought it would be a dis-service to just read a few excerpts and not the entire piece, seems like I should have used it in some way though)... The site is an artistic expression in itself, so convey that and relate the site to 'Making Strange.'

Case study to look at:
City of Hue, did not attempt to heal over the wound, just left it alone and allowed the city to thrive and pulsate around it, preserving its memory from being lost.

More to follow this week.