I didn’t really cut anything from the presentation included below. So, yeah, there’s a lot of slides. It’s (almost) the entire final presentation. I left it pretty much intact because not only 1) I can never edit my own work, but 2) the project is conceived more as a sci-fi narrative of Beijing and it will hopefully make more sense if read in complete order. And you can always just scroll way down to the end for some sweet images. This was for Ed Keller’s SpeedTerritoryCommunication studio, Spring 2009.
quick project description:
Architecture is a system of control predicated on limitations. This project is a study of the existing control systems in Beijing and a projection of how architecture and technology will merge to change not only prisons, but also the urban environment, the social stratification of society. Also addressed are what confinement and freedom will mean in relation to our relationship with how we build our world.
John Locke
About
Hello. I live in New York and work at SOM. In May I earned a graduate degree from Columbia University's GSAPP. Prior to that, I spent four years working with Randall Stout Architects in Los Angeles after graduating from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas in Austin. I also tackle freelance graphic and photography work with my partner in crime, the multi-talented Jackie Caradonio at Lion in Oil. Please feel free to view a copy of my CV here: CV(html) or CV(pdf) for more info or contact me for further work samples, questions or collaborations.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Enjoying your work, thanks.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Thanks Michael
March 10th, 2010 at 2:40 am
Great work, recently went over Foucault in my architectural theory course. Interesting project!