after being entrenched in my own work during the spring semester, the trip to nyc was a breath of fresh air. it is a great segway in the trajectory between spring semester and summer plans.
running the gamut of contemporary landscape projects in nyc was great. the difference between the high line and the aquaponics project in the vacant lot was huge - and that was okay! i think a week of highly refined projects would be too limited. reading everything at once shows the breadth of work being done, and it helps my own understanding to see how project goals differ and what they may share in common.
for students in the field, or in related fields, it is highly relevant to be exposed to work being done now. i would tell anyone considering the course next year that they will understand these projects more and how they represent the different types of work that we could potentially see ourselves being involved with in a much more real way than they would by reading about them.
some of the most memorable experiences include: the bike ride at floyd bennet field, because it was so charmingly different from what i could've ever imagined my experience with a former air field to be; safari 7 during the free day because it dramatically challenged my notions of the landscapes we pass through, and because those podcasts were so great!; brooklyn grange because it showed how a creative partnership and a lot of gusto can shift our relationship with food; the brooklyn bridge park because the variety of how the piers are being planted and the expert level of programming; the tour of governors island because i really loved seeing how they were planted, and because i've never been on a major landscape construction site, so that was exciting; i loved discovering the socrates sculpture park and the noguchi museum; i could go on, but, those stick out first.
i enjoyed learning how to create a short film. each assignment was appropriately loose but presented new opportunities for representation of experience, which felt like a good creative challenge daily. the writing helped me to process the day, as well- i did write every night, but edited my posts with a clearer head the next day, at times when the original post was done when i was very tired.
the blog was a great tool and very easy to use, edit, and share comments on. definitely recommend continuing this format. we all learned from each other because of it.
it is always difficult to eat near the met- food carts or pricey bistros are the only options- maybe we could've stopped on the other side of central park for a bite, walked it off, then gone into the met? loved chelsea market and coffeed. more coffee stops in general may be helpful in the future?
it was a challenge to figure out the nyc transit systems at first, but got used to it quickly. wayfinding is a life skill!
loved every second of the trip, and glad to spend it with each of you.
running the gamut of contemporary landscape projects in nyc was great. the difference between the high line and the aquaponics project in the vacant lot was huge - and that was okay! i think a week of highly refined projects would be too limited. reading everything at once shows the breadth of work being done, and it helps my own understanding to see how project goals differ and what they may share in common.
for students in the field, or in related fields, it is highly relevant to be exposed to work being done now. i would tell anyone considering the course next year that they will understand these projects more and how they represent the different types of work that we could potentially see ourselves being involved with in a much more real way than they would by reading about them.
some of the most memorable experiences include: the bike ride at floyd bennet field, because it was so charmingly different from what i could've ever imagined my experience with a former air field to be; safari 7 during the free day because it dramatically challenged my notions of the landscapes we pass through, and because those podcasts were so great!; brooklyn grange because it showed how a creative partnership and a lot of gusto can shift our relationship with food; the brooklyn bridge park because the variety of how the piers are being planted and the expert level of programming; the tour of governors island because i really loved seeing how they were planted, and because i've never been on a major landscape construction site, so that was exciting; i loved discovering the socrates sculpture park and the noguchi museum; i could go on, but, those stick out first.
i enjoyed learning how to create a short film. each assignment was appropriately loose but presented new opportunities for representation of experience, which felt like a good creative challenge daily. the writing helped me to process the day, as well- i did write every night, but edited my posts with a clearer head the next day, at times when the original post was done when i was very tired.
the blog was a great tool and very easy to use, edit, and share comments on. definitely recommend continuing this format. we all learned from each other because of it.
it is always difficult to eat near the met- food carts or pricey bistros are the only options- maybe we could've stopped on the other side of central park for a bite, walked it off, then gone into the met? loved chelsea market and coffeed. more coffee stops in general may be helpful in the future?
it was a challenge to figure out the nyc transit systems at first, but got used to it quickly. wayfinding is a life skill!
loved every second of the trip, and glad to spend it with each of you.
