Together We Dream
Our workshop is an act of engaging the self (no, not that Self) where you must design, draw, detail your utopian biography. Our work will explore individual ambitions as we attempt to author our professional lives and explore methods of alternative practice that have existed in the past and today. Prior to meeting, we ask that you complete your biography according to the guiding questions set forth in our workshop assignment plan. Additional, optional readings can also be found in the library.
Design, draw, detail your utopian biography - the you of 2030, unrestricted by realities. If you choose to represent your utopian biography through image, please provide accompanying text. We suggest a word limit between 250-750 words, even fewer if you’re supplementing with image(s). Let your creative juices flow, pick your medium of choice, and have fun!
Link to Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J1RE-bj8qkLN12E0T4DuGd5oj4DO1yrx
Additional Resources (Readings/Practices/Peoples):
Exhibit, The Other Architect https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/events/3538/the-other-architect
Publication, Architects After Architecture https://architectsafterarchitecture.com/
See excerpts
Organization, Tiny WPA http://www.tinywpa.org/
Organization, Black Women Build - Baltimore https://blackwomenbuild.org/
Course, Taubman Arch 582 Alternative Practices, Linda Groat
Practice, Ant Farm https://www.spatialagency.net/database/ant.farm
See also Database, Spatial Agency ^^^
Social Platform, https://architechie.org/
See also Consulting Service, https://www.outofarchitecture.com/
Practice, Public Works https://www.publicworksgroup.net/
Opinion, Annie Choi’s “Dear Architects” http://www.reades.com/pdf/deararchitects.pdf
Practice, Rural Studio & Samuel Mockbee http://samuelmockbee.net/
Book, Down Detour Road, Eric J. Cesal
Book, Architecture Depends, Jeremy Till
This event will be facilitated by Alexandra Oetzel.
Please note: This event may be recorded. The recording may be made public after the close of ABC 2022 and some of the imagery and content from this session may be used for academic publications, resources and other digital or print purposes. By attending this session you are consenting to being recorded. Please get in touch with an organizer if you would like to discuss this, or would like to attend but maintain your anonymity.