My interest in church typology has derived from personal experience and observation. Many Asian has come to embrace Christianity, which is fundamentally a western religion. However, most of the churches for the Asian communities follow western and modernist aesthetics. Therefore I believe that there resides a design opportunity to address church design for the Asian community that reflects Asian cultural and design sensibilities. I propose to draw upon (and further research) into the rich repertoire of Asian design that has traditionally engaged wide spectrum of human senses.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Why did I pick a church?
Monday, April 16, 2007
Light Artists
I have been collecting images from artists who work sculpturally with light like James Turrell, Dan Flavin and Robert Irwin to explore my "material" study. (Also looked at Anthony McCall per BRAD'S suggestion). Can anyone think of any others?
Program as Narrative - POV No Close Theater
“This is even better than when the Sundance moved to the Lower East Side. The Gowanus area is so central to different areas of Brooklyn. It is in the middle of Park Slope and Carroll Garden and near the up-and-coming neighborhood of Red Hook. There are trains from southern Brooklyn (serving the BayRidge, Coney Island area) and northeast Brooklyn (Greenpoint, and Williamburg) via the G and F train. I had been watching movies at home because there had been no theaters near me, but now that I found a theater, I frequently go.”
Program as Narrative - POV Resistant to Theaters
“I don’t normally go to the theater. I prefer to watch at home, but there are always so many exciting things going on at this theater. I just ran into my friend at the cafe. He was getting something to eat and drink before he starts filming his short today. He told me to look out another one of his short films that is screening before the previews. The film center shows short films instead of advertisements. In a few weeks the outdoor screen will open up. The view from the roof is amazing. They use the roof as a production area during the day but there is public access in the evening. The acoustics in the theater are fantastic. And the space is really comfortable. It really is better to watch a film larger the way it was intended to be shown, instead of on my television or laptop at home.”
Posting the Program - Program as Narrative
POV – Independent Filmmaker.
“I am relieved I have my van to drive today. The DV camera on-loan from a friend, and the boxes of props would have been too bulky to carry from the Union N, R stop, even for the short 5 minute walk. Parking is easy in the area but tomorrow I can just ride the subway since I’ll leave my equipment at the film center. I could always check out equipment for the day too. I need to rent lights since I don’t own them myself. (Reminder: Put up a note on the bulletin board to find new assistant director since John has a new paid job and can’t volunteer anymore). I hope that the rest of the crew finished working on building the remainder of the set at the woodshop. The props and wardrobe are collected except for the last boxes I have with me. Everything else is ready. The cast is coming tomorrow. I didn’t have to give any of them directions since they had all been to a film screening at the center this past summer. They know exactly where to go.
The new studio space is huge. I can construct multiple sets in different corners so we can move from one scene to the next. This saves valuable time. Plus, I can watch the ‘dailies’ in the evening in the screening booths so I know exactly what needs to be fixed for tomorrow. I am only using the space for the few vacation days I took off, so having all the functions under one roof has been a great time-saver. Tomorrow I am going to try and check out the ‘new film-makers series’ screening at the center. A few of my friends have work in the festival. I’ve seen some early edits of their work on my laptop, but I really want to see it on a big screen.”
“I am relieved I have my van to drive today. The DV camera on-loan from a friend, and the boxes of props would have been too bulky to carry from the Union N, R stop, even for the short 5 minute walk. Parking is easy in the area but tomorrow I can just ride the subway since I’ll leave my equipment at the film center. I could always check out equipment for the day too. I need to rent lights since I don’t own them myself. (Reminder: Put up a note on the bulletin board to find new assistant director since John has a new paid job and can’t volunteer anymore). I hope that the rest of the crew finished working on building the remainder of the set at the woodshop. The props and wardrobe are collected except for the last boxes I have with me. Everything else is ready. The cast is coming tomorrow. I didn’t have to give any of them directions since they had all been to a film screening at the center this past summer. They know exactly where to go.
The new studio space is huge. I can construct multiple sets in different corners so we can move from one scene to the next. This saves valuable time. Plus, I can watch the ‘dailies’ in the evening in the screening booths so I know exactly what needs to be fixed for tomorrow. I am only using the space for the few vacation days I took off, so having all the functions under one roof has been a great time-saver. Tomorrow I am going to try and check out the ‘new film-makers series’ screening at the center. A few of my friends have work in the festival. I’ve seen some early edits of their work on my laptop, but I really want to see it on a big screen.”
Site Images
Any ideas for a better way to show the modularity of the building than what I posted last week?
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