Penn Design Wedding
My dear friend Dianna, from Penn Design, got married this weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It was one of the most gracious and charming events I have ever had the pleasure to attend. (But be warned … she only got into this relationship AFTER she left grad school. Please don’t think grad school is … Read more
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Drawing (without) a Legend
Last days of class all around, and poor Laurie got stuck in an airport in Paris so he didn’t make our last class. We had Nick, the other professor, take us out to the Schulkyill River Trail a few blocks east of school. I’ll have to tell you about him sometime – I’ve had him … Read more
Beaux Arts Ball
My first year, I sneered at it: “Prom for Architects!” What are we, still in high school? My second year, I was luke-warm: “Prooommmmmm. Architectssssssssssssss….Ughhhhh…..” (The excitement level jumped a little when I found a red ballgown in a thrift store)(It jumped a lot when we were giggling in the third floor bathroom trying to … Read more
Drawing with a Legend Pt. 2
The drawings from this day were absolute crap, but I got some good photos instead. (Funny how the two never seem to coincide, no?)
Good Questions to Ask at Open House
Half the school is involved with the Open House set-up today. Open House is kinda fun because if you are a prospective student you get the red-carpet treatment. Everyone is on their best behavior… Anyways. After being on 3 admissions panels, and quite a few web chats and emails…here are my tips on how to ask … Read more
Best Places to Live: Roommates
So, yeah, location matters, but only if you live far away and if the apartment is infested with rats. Your living situation will be impacted far more greatly by another factor: ROOMMATES. Regardless of how personally neat or messy you normally are…grad school will bring you to a base level of helplessness. So. When you … Read more
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Best Places to Live: South Philly, Grad Hospital, Center City
SOUTH PHILLY Many second years get a place on the other side of the Schuylkill River. Most of our socializing acutally happens in the graduate hospital/south street/center city area, so it’s very convenient to live here and have a short walk back home. It’s also filled with a different energy: both Graduate Hospital, Fitler Square, and … Read more
Best Places to Live: West Philly
One of the questions I get asked the most is: where is the best place to live in Philadelphia? So, here is a list of some places people live, and some general things to consider when you are looking at places. This will be a 3 part series… WEST PHILLY. I’d recommend starting here. It’s the … Read more
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Drawing with a Legend
God I love Mondays with Laurie. His critiques deserve to be taken down as transcripts and sold. Indoors, his comments are funny. (“Stop! The perspective police are here!”) Outdoors, pure poetry. (“Draw all around the shrub, the shadows and the halo of lights, you are really drawing a cloud of light”)
Picnic in Rittenhouse Square
… “My Dear and Beloved Friends, This Sunday brings us a delightful 58 degrees of heat just asking to be spent outside. So take a break from studio, grab your lunch, and make the short trek over to Rittenhouse square to eat in pure joy as you join me in a celebration of the ‘post-mid … Read more
