Last week I spent the evening at ARC (Architectural Resources Cambridge) in Boston. I was invited to be a guest critic for some incredibly awesome final presentations from students at the Boston Architectural College (BAC). “Skyscrapers & Superheroes” is an advanced design studio created by Mark Urrea and Richard Yeager. The studio explores what it means to introduce a small change in an ordinary system through utilizing the qualities of superheroes. It challenges the students to explore how a small design intervention can have the potential to radiate and change the perception of an existing context/host completely. Each student was given the task of creating an intervention for one of Boston’s most famous landmarks…the John Hancock Tower in Copley Sq.
I had a blast! Amazing work from all of the students! The 4 hours felt more like 20 minutes!
Images from Kun An’s presentation incorporating Iron Man from Marvel comics…
