After countless sleepless nights and hectic hours of production in studio, we are finally done with studio!
Our final review marked the end of our studio course here in Rome. Twelve critics came to our review, including the former architecture dean of Syracuse University, professors from Syracuse, visiting professors from Pratt University, architects from Rome, and our very own Dean Kent Kleinman.
Since there were seventeen of us, we were divided into two groups and presented simultaneously in both the lecture room and studio spaces.
One of the more interesting discussions which came up quite often during the course of the review was the issue of having to confront history: How and to what extent should history be dealt with certainly brings back the centuries-old debate on how architects should address the past. This perhaps explains why we are here in Rome after all: to grapple with and confront the history which we don’t find back in the United States.
Here are some pictures from the final jury:
