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Month: May 2010

  • sloArch Reports: I’m Outta Here

    Chumash Architecture Show, 2010

    If you haven’t heard, right now, as you read this the 2010 Chumash Architecture Show is going on!  There is only one day left, so if you haven’t gone yet make sure you stop by the Chumash Auditorium between 10am and 5pm tomorrow, Sunday May 30th.

    Over the next week we will be posting a lot more content to the site, including pictures, video, and audio recordings.

    We want to give a big thank you to Henri de Hahn, Barry Williams,  Sean Graff, and the entire Chumash Show committee for putting on what may arguably be the best show yet.  It makes us more than proud to say that we are Cal Poly Alumn!

    While you wait, here is a picture of the Architecture class of 2010.  Sorry for the couple people who didn’t fit in the picture, next time try to sit in the middle.

  • The Studio 22: The Chumash Show

    The Studio 22: The Chumash Show

    Cal Poly superstar Barry Williams becomes the first faculty member to join us on the show.  Barry has taught at Cal Poly for over 30 years and has been integral to the Chumash Show which is going on today!!

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  • Is My Degree Worthless?

    I received the email below last week and at first didn’t know how to respond.  I finally responded as best I could and it turned into some sort of personal manifesto.  In writing this I also felt a sense of renewed pride in what brings us into this crazy, sometimes frustrating, world of architecture.

    One thing we have learned from doing theStudio is that there are many of us who share the same experiences.  In the hope that this might help more people, or at least cause you to think about your place in this profession, we are reposting my response here.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.

    Here’s to good people and good architecture!

    I graduated from Washington State University in 2002 with an naab b.arch, and just left the profession all together. I was sick of being treated like shit. I contacted the NCARB coordinator here in Washington a month ago thinking I might stand to deal with this idiot occupation in a year or two if I had the strength. And they pointed me to the NCARB web site, God knows I was having a hell of a time finding it with google.

    My question is, is this still an idiot occupation, where people are treated like shit and forced to make video games all day long, or has it actually changed any? Or would you recommend that I flush my degrees down the toilet where they belong?

    -Frustrated

    Here is my response:

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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23

    • So who want's to be our guest for this week? http://bit.ly/aa01H7 #
    • We are recording theStudio in 10 min. No guest tonight just us talking Architecture. Join the chat and ask us questions!! live.sloarch.org #
    • Recording episode #21 tonight! Join the live chat at live.sloarch.org http://bit.ly/9Z3MJQ #
  • The Studio 21: Just the Two of Us

    The Studio 21: Just the Two of Us

    Just the two of us today!  Haley and Tim talk about the latest economic news, are impressed by Doug Jackson’s studio review, and contemplate if they would be willing to work for ten dollars and hour.

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