J. Shufini (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} shufini) wrote,@ 2003-10-10 15:48:00 |
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Plat du jour: Find a new studio
10ish,
Arrive in Ph.D office (where I'm using a desk) and chat with Ph.D student about studio problems. Referred to Undergrad Academic Director.
10:10ish,
Find Undergrad Academic Director having a coffee break. Am told to return in ten minutes.
10:20:
Meeting with UAD, where I acquire copies of 3rd and 4th year course listings. I'm recommended to look into 4th year studio, which is led by the new head of the dept.
10:30:
Dept Head's secretary says he's busy the rest of the day, but if I call back later, I might be squeezed in.
10:40-11:30:
Downtown with Ph.D people to help pick up copies of a thesis from printers' and deliver to registry.
12ish:
Lunch in the flat -- lentil soup.
12:30/1
Call secretary, get appointment for 1:40
1:35
Arrive for appointment
2:00
Dept Head arrives for appointment. I've never seen him in the building before. He's American, wears black turtleneck with ash sportcoat. About switching into his studio: "Weeelll.. we're not really like your typical deSIGN studio. We've been doing a different assignment every day. There's not really any way you could ...catch up? Yeaaah.. I'd say go talk to [5th year studio director]. He might have something." Then, a hesitation, "Wait, which school did you say you were from?" I tell him. "Yeaah.. go talk to [the same]."
2:10 - Breakthrough
5th year prof is in his office with the door open. Looks like a younger Norman Foster. I explain my studio situation. This seems to confirm some opinions in his own head, and he's refreshingly annoyed in my favor, "Yes, we do architecture over here." But it's very theoretical and the work looks like people have put some thought into it. There's no question about whether I can switch in -- the only issue is which project I prefer and how quickly I can meet everyone and get started. He gives me a CD full of actual, digital work done in last spring's session, and the names of some students to root out when I visit their studio space (later tonight). Woo-ha! No more CAD tutorial for this bored yank!
(And for a completely different topic, thank 'eaven for German girls! They're lovely and diabolically witty.)
10ish,
Arrive in Ph.D office (where I'm using a desk) and chat with Ph.D student about studio problems. Referred to Undergrad Academic Director.
10:10ish,
Find Undergrad Academic Director having a coffee break. Am told to return in ten minutes.
10:20:
Meeting with UAD, where I acquire copies of 3rd and 4th year course listings. I'm recommended to look into 4th year studio, which is led by the new head of the dept.
10:30:
Dept Head's secretary says he's busy the rest of the day, but if I call back later, I might be squeezed in.
10:40-11:30:
Downtown with Ph.D people to help pick up copies of a thesis from printers' and deliver to registry.
12ish:
Lunch in the flat -- lentil soup.
12:30/1
Call secretary, get appointment for 1:40
1:35
Arrive for appointment
2:00
Dept Head arrives for appointment. I've never seen him in the building before. He's American, wears black turtleneck with ash sportcoat. About switching into his studio: "Weeelll.. we're not really like your typical deSIGN studio. We've been doing a different assignment every day. There's not really any way you could ...catch up? Yeaaah.. I'd say go talk to [5th year studio director]. He might have something." Then, a hesitation, "Wait, which school did you say you were from?" I tell him. "Yeaah.. go talk to [the same]."
2:10 - Breakthrough
5th year prof is in his office with the door open. Looks like a younger Norman Foster. I explain my studio situation. This seems to confirm some opinions in his own head, and he's refreshingly annoyed in my favor, "Yes, we do architecture over here." But it's very theoretical and the work looks like people have put some thought into it. There's no question about whether I can switch in -- the only issue is which project I prefer and how quickly I can meet everyone and get started. He gives me a CD full of actual, digital work done in last spring's session, and the names of some students to root out when I visit their studio space (later tonight). Woo-ha! No more CAD tutorial for this bored yank!
(And for a completely different topic, thank 'eaven for German girls! They're lovely and diabolically witty.)
