artist activist

http://blog.ted.com/2011/04/04/ai-weiwei-detained-here-is-his-ted-film/

relevance of art in and for public space/ movement in public space/ understood as real space and virtual space/ inet/
art as political critic/ oppostion - link to newtown/ market precinct/ history

group: art

in order to fully explore the layers and dimensions of the art context and network it might be useful to compile the following information into maps:
- a list of art institutions and galleries working in newtown, joubert park, arts on main, la
- find out how they operate: management, finances, key actors, projects
- a list of artists involved over time
- relate this to your time line

a useful link: http://www.artthrob.co.za/05nov/gabi.html

lexicon

dialectic

elemental housing in chile

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/11/12/quinta-monroy-by-alejandro-aravena/#more-20556

a+u 485, diversified solution, a new beginning in architecture

http://www.holcimfoundation.org/Portals/1/docs/UTF/iacobelli-aravena.pdf

http://www.alejandroaravena.com/obras/vivienda-housing/elemental/

street sections

this site gives examples of how
you may draw sections.
particularly one's taken from images.
take the tour:

http://www.streetsections.com/go.asp?a=worldtour&tst=&trowf=&trowt=&tsort1=&tsort1dir=&tsort2=&tsort2dir=&tsort3=&tsort3dir=


or go to the latest tour entries.

http://www.streetsections.com/go.asp?a=worldtour_gettingstarted

www.streetsections.com

change of venue

from 15 march, all classes will take place in the old seminar room.