A shameless plug

Vince's children,


As the title says, I will be presenting a short talk tomorrow during lunch on behalf of the ACU inside the Pit on graphic design within an architectural (presentation) context.  Those of you whom I have had the pleasure of working with in groups seem to have gotten me to do the layout for presentations over the last few years and because of that, I showcase some of the ways I go about doing it on time without having to worry and still maintain quality designs.


It's only an hour, but if you have time and aren't busy with anything, feel free to come sit and watch me blabber about something I enjoy doing.


Around 12pm @ The Pit


Your colleague, 




From the future

NOMA Lab: A Precedent as You Proceed to The End

Though it adopts a different approach given its significantly downplayed context, it might be worth looking at some of the projects that are coming out that showcase the connections between architecture and cuisine such as 3XN's NOMA Lab.

There are several great precedents to look at for the basic operation of a culinary institute including:

HDR Architecture's Institute for the Culinary Arts in Omaha

Jorge Gracia's Culinary Art School

VAUMM's Basque Culinary Center

And of course, the esteemed el Bulli Culinary Research Foundation

Old, New Las Vegas

I know I'm going to sound annoying... but here are more links that I found that may help you guys. There's old photos and videos of performances from the past that use to be at the MGM, Bellagio and such...

http://inoldlasvegas.com/

http://www.westvegasphotos.com/2010/04/mid-strip-now-and-then-city-center.html

UNLV Building Database

Hey guys!

I went to the library today and our librarian Zita Murphy emailed me this link:

http://library.nevada.edu/arch/archdb2/

I hope this can help you out with your buildings!

Old Photos

Hey guys,

if you haven't found these already, here's a link of some historical pictures:

http://library.nevada.edu/speccol/photo_gallery/las_vegas_history/las_vegas_history_images.html#e

There's some pix of The Aladdin, Tropicana and other hotels.

Cheers

Group pics

Here are some of the group pics that were taken during the trip, mostly during the Hoover Dam / Grand Canyon expedition.

Riding in the limo to the Springs Preserve

Hoover Dam

People wanted more of the Hoover Dam bypass (which is much younger than the dam itself, but still a structural feat)

Everyone taking pictures of the Grand Canyon high and low

Normal group shot

Funny group shot

The magic of shutter bursts

Las Vegas Hotel Info

Hey guys I found the website Vince posted on last years blog that has some information and PDF files on the Las Vegas Hotels. Enjoy.

http://www.vegascasinoinfo.com/casino-property-maps.php

M. Defina

Hoover Dam and the Cran Ganyon

 Just a couple more photos of the Hoover Dam, the new bridge and the Grand Canyon.  The scale involved in each of these is truly more massive than the photos depict.

Random photos in no particular order other than chronological...

I am so good at the self shots, the compositions are incredible! (Without cropping!)

The whole group!

This was our ride to and from the Springs Preserve

Fremont Street at night

Fat people burger joint. (Famous!)

You have to eat inside with the garment on while the servers in scrubs serve you.

The zipliners going at it.

Alberti having fun.

Once again

From the Apple Store in the Forum Shops

Access to the internet within the Apple Store at the Forum Shops.

Taking in More Sights in Las Vegas

Any visit to Las Vegas mandates a trip to see the illuminated covered street known as the Freemont Street experience.  Located in the downtown core of Las Vegas, this project was a collaboration among a collection of casinos in the old downtown core to create a remarkable spectacle to compete with the frenetic streetscape of the Las Vegas Strip.

Some of the more adventurous students in the party opted to even use the zip line facilities at Freemont Street to sail overhead the tourists on the walkway.

And just in passing, while visiting the more "downplayed" downtown core, the class made an impromptu visit to the Pawn Stars location to investigate the micro-economy of pawning and trading underway within the city.

Actual Photos of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam

So it was a trip to Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam Tuesday. We left at 8am and got back around 8pm. Even though it took the whole day, it was definately worth it!

On our way to Hoover Dam!

Yes the Hoover Dam!

The other side of the Hoover Dam, with the generator I believe

To see people at the edge of the rocks, we thought they were suicidal

Ed Mazria Talk

To end the busy day of academic pursuits, the Ryerson University students were presented an extremely rare opportunity to hear Ed Mazria speak about the 2030 Challenge and the nature of contemporary architecture as an unprecedented burden on the environment.  His talk was presented by the local AIA chapter and not surprisingly a familiar face showed up to introduce Ed Mazria prior to the talk (fortunately it was Jeffrey Roberts, who also serves as the current president of the AIA Las Vegas).

UNLV Charette

Today the Ryerson University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture students met up to collaborate on their respective projects.  For the UNLV students, it was an opportunity to impart their knowledge on arid design and vernacular construction practice to their Canadian colleagues.  For the Ryerson University students, this collaboration allowed them to bring a greater level of presentation, structure, and design consistency to the UNLV students. 
Conducted as a series of desk reviews, the UNLV students presented their religious facility designs whereas the Ryerson students presented their smaller sacred spaces within the hypothetical Mojave (Springs Preserve) climate.  The discussions that ensued were lively and quite engaging as students from both institutions offered constructive criticism to the possibilities each design had to offer.

Tuesday