Niemeyer's Communist Headquarters in Paris

Renzo's Rue de Meaux Project

I HAVE A REVIEW TOMORROW

a little break for the eyes and soul:
the work of craig ward

(thanks jonathan)

ooooh la la: LE LOUP

Friday night, Sam Simkoff and his 7 piece orchestra belted out their bewitching harmonies and epic transitions in the Paris' 20th. Le Loup saw Christian in the crowd, laptop in tow, and invited him up on stage for the whole set! Crazy!

LISTEN: here and here and here, please.
BUY: here

Seriously though, awesome show, Christian! :)

bringin the spice

yes, it was time to bring some good ol' american homecooking to our little paris flat:





*note: the chili powder says "tradition tex mex." :)

A Necessary Shout Out

This is Francoise Fromonot, our Paris urbanism teacher and a highly opinionated and outspoken urban design critic. In her lectures, she has an amazing way of carefully constructing clear explanations to some of Europe's most complex, and often controversial, urban design manifestations. It is the way she is able to articulate each argument that wins our entire class' respect and admiration. Her passion is contagious and we all feel really lucky to have her as a mentor.

wooden baguettes

Justin and I have been administering an extensive study of Vietnamese vermicelli bowls to find out which nearby restaurant serves up the most tasty rendition. Last night's survey was conducted at Le Bambou...so, far it has received the highest rankings for quality, most bizarre wait staff, and ability to efficiently pack in hungry customers as if it were a rush hour metro train.

a studio snack

...that is never found in the anderson hall vending machine.



(this is a chocolate filled eclair, not a "fancy sausage in a small bun" as some might think.)

Justin and I are officially...

...booked for our chamonix adventure!
oh yes, it will be just like this:


march 3-8 for anyone who wants to join in the snow dance.

documentary: abridged version

...which won't make much sense...but, nevertheless, here you go:

Party at the École des Beaux Arts

Finishing off the week with drinks and music, the Malaquai's Valhalla.



* after the intensif, some of us [Tzu-Yu] had more energy remaining than others [Fede].

Valentine's Day

Closest to the camera are Louise and Isabelle, students from the Malaquai school of architecture here in Paris. They were teamed up with Kai and I to produce a documentary film about a community association in the 14th arrondissment called the CRB. We met them Monday and by Friday we had completed the film.

kai and heather's: reasons to convert >

at least another dozen jewish reasons were on site this night. also, the falafel was the world's greatest.

Ecole des Beaux Arts _ day 1

this statue is rocking the pops stache!



MISS YOU DAD!

day of rest

Parc La Villette

yes, these things are inevitable...

1. tedious, crappy group site models:

2. studio crits:

3. sleepin on the job:

it is kinda like this

a lil' somethin' to explain what i've been up to the past month...

street party every saturday

* props to mr. allen.

be young

...and be quiet. A poster from the French protests of 1968.