One last side trip The last full week of class began with thorough, individual design crits on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.   Thursday demanded a begrudgingly early start with a train to Marseille departing Gard de Lyon at 7:45am.  The rest of Thursday and until late in the evening Friday was spent wandering Le Corbusier’s Unite …

One last fool’s errand. In my final fleeting moments in Paris, Tara and I took the opportunity to introduce the last charrette for the semester: to propose new kiosk for the Bouquiniste along the Seine River.  These historic lockboxes have acted as bookshelves for the city since the 16th century.   Along with following the cities …

Are there even turkeys here? With Thanksgiving crowding the end of the 12th week, we focused Monday and Tuesday on the final assignments for our two electives.  In the classroom Monday morning, Tara walked through the complexity of Maison de Verre’s circulation and lighting systems.  As a possible final case study for one of the …