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A book of bits and bites, a part of somebody’s life.

Survive [a remnant of turmoil]

Below is draft of a previous post from October 22nd, 2014, 4:36am… I was feeling very misunderstood, and there are definitely a lot of things said below that I would disagree with now and probably even right after I wrote… Continue Reading →

It’s been a while…

Sorry for such a late posting. It’s been quite a hectic year! First, I started off the new year with the +FARM Winter studio, where the team built a fully functional sweat lodge with one member short in blizzard and… Continue Reading →

+postscript

As +FARM 2013 concludes, the Hunter-Artist Cabin lives on, atop a wild ridge ‘neath blue skies…. During the intensive week of design and construction, 13 brave souls dared to dream and build, with the support of learned professors and craftsmen,… Continue Reading →

Cumulus

Blueskiessending shockwaves to the brain,followed gracefully by playful cloudsthat occasionally bring rain. I am the cumulus to your tropospherelightsoftharmless, but when the seas get rough, the turbulence is enough,to turn that happy fluff of joy,into an angry puff annoyed. The… Continue Reading →

Architecture Revolution

Almost

Finals are almost done – just one more to go. But before that fatal day, I must complete my portfolio! It’s going to be quite a scramble, but it’s going to get done. Well… it has to if I am… Continue Reading →

a fixed up spring break

It’s usually around this that I look forward towards spring break. However, things aren’t going so hot – not just the fact that it’s snowing in March, but also the reality I must face, as an architecture student, that there… Continue Reading →

+FARM: Summer Studio 2013

+FARM is pleased to announce: OPEN CALL: Summer Studio 2013 – The Hunter and Artists Cabin August 3 – 11, 2013 +Farm in collaboration with Rigidized Metals milling shop will provide hands on experience to latest fabrication techniques Applications due… Continue Reading →

Shawn Achor: on happiness

A “spring” to my step: the first half of spring semester

The start of my fourth semester into architecture school has been relatively healthy and efficient. Despite the ominous midterms and encroaching deadlines, I feel I will be able to meet my mid-semester goals as long as I continue to work… Continue Reading →

a final week

Today ends the final week of the winter semester. It has really been a great month of both fun and productivity. This week, I attended the Macaulay Seminar 4 event with speaker Leslie Koch, did my weekly workout at The… Continue Reading →

Frantic, fancy week of fantastics

Tuesday, the 15th, was probably the craziest day. With a “key” dilemma sandwiched between a deadline and an evening event, it was certainly a day of conflict. It began with my morning commute on the R train to a studio… Continue Reading →

The Winterer 2013

This past semester has been tough, and there’s no doubt that I’ve got plenty more to trudge through – I mean, look forward to. Thankfully, winter break has come along and finals are ages past, but to be honest, it… Continue Reading →

2013

Well it’s a brand new year everybody! Lots of crazy stuff happened – Obama’s reelection, Sandy, Newtown, the end of the world – you know, the usual… Jibjab pretty much sums it up. Don’t take it the wrong way –… Continue Reading →

+FARM 2012

Spent a week (August 16th to August 22nd) in Gowanda and Perrysburg, NY renovating a 150 year-old farm house and designing a site installation. Had loads of fun with my studio-mates, my professor’s family, and the sheep on the farm. … Continue Reading →

Wang Shu 王澍 – 2012 First Chinese Pritzker Prize Winner

The ceremony took place at Tiananmen Square on May 25th 2012. Check out the details in this New York Times Article and the Pritzker Prize Website.  

+FARM 2011 and Beyond

Check out the +FARM Project from last year! Hopefully I will get to participate this August! (Click the KS at the bottom of the video to see last year’s fundraising page)

Venus Transit

“The Earth Watches From Alaska to Seoul, Virginia Beach to Mexico City, people were transfixed on the spectacle in the sky this week. And with good reason: Venus won’t cross in front of the sun for another 105 years. And… Continue Reading →

Perapera

Before leaving for China, my brother told me about the Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary which shows the pinyin and English translation of highlighted Chinese characters in the Mozilla Firefox browser. The link above leads to a video showing how I… Continue Reading →

Studying Abroad in Beijing: May 31st – August 8th

Wednesday Night, May 30th… I’m leaving for China tomorrow! Keep up with my journeys in China at this separate site: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/beijingadventures/! I’ll be away for 9 weeks in the boiling summer of Beijing, but it’ll be worth it. Living with… Continue Reading →

Happy Chinese New Year!

Today is Chinese New Year! Now begins the Year of the Dragon. My brother, my dad, and I went out for dinner at a Japanese restaurant (go figure), and discussed two very involved topics: rape culture and the nitty-gritty of… Continue Reading →

Supernovae, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Universe

Here’s an interesting video I received from Energy.gov. The first 9 minutes make up the introduction – then it starts getting interesting. Scientists have good senses of humor too! Hope you enjoy the presentation!

Winter Break

This Winter Break, I am reading Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses by John Sergeant. It’s a rather dense text, but expresses the characteristics and concepts of Wright’s designs quite elaborately. A lot of what is written is ambiguous and can… Continue Reading →

Happy New Year!

Watch live streaming video from 2012 at livestream.com

New Year’s Eve

It’s New Year’s Eve! And what better way to celebrate than to watch the annual original JibJab video to review the wonderful year that has passed? I don’t ever watch the Ball Drop live, because it’s so crowded at Times… Continue Reading →

An Artful Reflection on New York City

Having lived in Manhattan since the age of four, I grew up in one of the world’s largest centers of art and culture. It’s thanks to my caring and hardworking mother that my older brother and I were able to… Continue Reading →

Chelsea Art Galleries

On Saturday, September 24th 2011, we visited the Chelsea Art Galleries which featured works by Nick Cave, Deborah Butterfield, Stefanie Gutheil, Ingo Günther, and many more artists from around the globe. I’d have to say that my favorite piece is… Continue Reading →

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