Beer and Poetry Notes

The first of Beer and Poetry, again. Sorry this is such a long post, but it includes notes from two meetings. Happy musing!

• ideas for module content generation
  
• interventions
• haiku reviews of architecture lectures
• whatever we can get submissions, if people like it we'll bring it back
• quotes
• for discussions
• possible focus points for discussions prepared before or after
• also could gain ideas from discussion and research and generate later
• audience?
• publicize something to get attention for it
• however - this is for getting our ideas out and matured on paper for us
• represent readings
• core group for content and reader generated submissions if available
• We are not writing for someone
• get issue done before buzz
• Open source architecture/ Architecture for Humanity Cameron Sinclair
• a network for people to submit designs for third world countries
• can be anything even mundane
• openly submit design ideas, test them and see if they work
• once design is built it can't be copywrighted by anyone else, but anyone in any third world country can download it and built it
• collaborations
• architecture school
• tension of architecture
• trying to design "good" architecture conservatively in school, versus breaking boundaries
• new expeiences based on architectural thougts
• architecture school experience
• insiteful writing on issues of bein involved in architecture culture
• environment for learning
• challengeing your environment what means what and how
• disecting a wink
• Procrastination- self-reflection
• Biggest issue= wrap around Ambrose
• "If you love it, clone it"
• Dont be pretentious- no elevated vocab, dont want to fart above our assholes, meaningful, well-informed words.
• Studio culture= isolated from campus, want an issue in Diamondback
• Module= Diamondback for architecture school, relationship to university-get other people involved
  
• Slip them in the Diamondback
• Better way to teach architecture?? Could we learn architecture without being in studio? Better to be submerged or to step back and think about it? Where is the balance?
• Is there a happy architecture student? Is it appropriate for a university campus? Should we be in a firm as a mentor?
• Should we be designing retreats? What should we be learning?
  
• Different teachers are better for different people
• Problem= dissconnect with critic and student
• Explain, analyze problems and then have a 'so what', what do we do about it?
• ALWAYS GOING TO BE MORE, need a stopping point- Is there ever an end?
• Can design the same project their whole life and never be done, fundamentals of design is always evolving. If time allows evolution of design- will always be more/new design
• Quotes- how we are introduced to things
• Possible theme= word, can be organic but also think critically. Can interpret a word in so many ways, good idea for theme
  
• We are isolated- how do you connect to the world? Talk to other majors?
• Quad conference- generate other things, generate buzz
• Restraint vs editing- fell free to edit, but dont restrain each other. This needs to be a free space.
• Write something, put your thoughts after it- the exquisite corpse
• Inviting excessability- dont do too much text/content/graphics
• Website- post cool sites, visit it, get inspired.
• Digital vs something tangible, better reading it out of the magazine or online?
  
• Attending Beer and Poetry Night is mandatory for any influence on direction
• definitions of architecture
• architecture is shit
• is the creation of shelt by a group of individuals
• is what does it matter to define
  
• primitive hut
• architecture is such an ambiguous topic, imore vague then other careers
• constant issue in the field of architecture
• in architecture - you CAN do more than be architect
• architecture is a "pretty" way in which we can define our discipline
• where does design want to manifest itself. Can't it manifest itse;f in other interventions
• Do you still beat your wife?
• Be organic!

meeting 4/10/09

• meetings => contribute to discussions
• never really settled on theme, but led to discussion of lots of themes
• we'll talk about this for 30 min and you talk about this for 30 minutes
• not an organization - cloud of changing people
• intended audience - other school from architecture
• ways to get around the edge of getting money
• fundraising - sell it to firms
• macnturff
• steve parker
• money through egb and sga
• faculty members maybe be willing to pitch in research money
• school of architecture
• don't let professors publish
• don't let alumni write in it
  
• keep it student => don't let it become an organization -> no members no dues
• secret santa for ideas
• other people read your ideas - starter for development of ideas
• decide audience - no critique of any faculty members or projects specifically
• turn it into an archetype that could apply to many different settings
• may use this semester to brainstorm and get ideas started and raise awareness - fundraise all summer and bang it out in september