the ways of wayfinding

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model making madness

beaux arts ball

Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendack, 1988

It’s that time of year...BEAUX ARTS BALL...and you are invited! The iida student chapter at UNCG invites you to attend this years event “let the WILD rumpus begin, iarc style!” from the children’s book WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.

APRIL 26 2008

Where:
Cafe Pasta & Grille
305 State Street
Greensboro, NC

Bring your appetite to cafe pasta & grille, because this year we are having dinner before the party starts. After dinner, networking, silent auction, best dressed contest, music, and dancing will begin.

Please bring cash/check to pay for your winning bids for the auction that night.

Here is a tentative schedule:

8:00pm arrive at cafe
8:30pm dinner
10:00pm silent auction begins
dj starts the party
11:00pm best dressed contest
12:00am silent auction winners are announced
best dressed prize given
2:00am *BAB is over

Other things to know:

Buffet style dinner [included]:
• salad
• meatball mozzarella in marinara and pasta
• roasted vegetables in a tomato cream sauce and pasta (vegetarian)
• herb bread
• coke products, tea, water.

cash bar: cash/cards accepted.

TICKETS: $15 a person

Tickets will be sold from April 1-25th
Please see the following in studio for a ticket:
Jayson Parker
Zack Hunt
Debbie Nestvogel
Graham Clinard
April Lewis

*tickets will also be sold during our fundraiser in the gatewood lobby.

diagramming

Below are examples of diagrams that might be an asset in the programming process:




All of these images are from Mike W. Lin's Drawing and Designing with Confidence (1993, Wiley).

welcoming

A small sampling of the welcome mat photos appearing now on a blog near you:







Welcome mats (from top to bottom) by : Anna Roe, Megan McClune, Caroline Vickery, Tim Robison, Candice Edwards and Kim Middlebrooks.

visit the big apple

There will be a meeting for iarc students interested in attending the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York this May today (Wednesday) at 4:00 in the Library/Resource room. Students who cannot attend the meeting but have questions are free to email Judith Cushman at jcushmanhammer[at]triad[dot]rr[dot]com

theory hour : january 18

Please remember to bring the following items to Theory Hour this Friday:

[1] a 5x5" photo (face pic) of yourself (g-rated please!). this can be black and white or color but must be printed on heavy paper or photo stock. the photo, at minimum, must clearly show the participant's face.
[2] drawing media (all sorts) as well as glue sticks, rubber cement, double stick tape, or white glue for adhering the photograph.
[3] an 8x8" square of the ubiquitous brown cardboard. try to use a scrap piece if at all possible! all edges should be neatly trimmed.

it's about that time

Hear we go...the final presentation schedule:

Presenting Monday, 12-3:
Dragon Fire
Popped Corn

Presenting Wednesday, 12-5:
Jazz Blue
Luscious

Presenting Friday, 12-7:
Berry Syrup
Bright Star

Presenting Monday, 12-10
Tutti Frutti
Lime Pop

Also, please note that some of you will be visiting other studios' critiques on days you are not presenting:

Wednesday, 12-5: Dragon Fire and Popped Corn will be at Cathy's Studio Review in 204
Monday, 12-10: Jazz Blue and Luscious will be in Tina's Studio Review in 204
Berry Syrup and Bright Star will be at Novem's Studio Review in the 1st Floor Hallway

AND REMEMBER, ATTENDANCE AT THESE CRITIQUES IS MANDATORY.

loewenstein exhibit

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opportunities abound

The High Point Market, the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, is in progress this week. All IAR students have been preregistered and may attend October 5, 6 and 7. For more information visit the Market's website or talk to Stoel.

mark your calenders

Lucy Aiken-Johnson of Ai3 is scheduled to lecture on "why interior design matters" Wednesday, October 24 at the Bryan School Auditorium, Room 160, from 4:30-5:30. Please make plans now to attend this exciting event.

distinguished speaker

Another important date to mark on your calender: Blair Kamin, architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune, will lecture on "Why Architecture Matters: Greensboro + Beyond" on October 18, 2007, 5:30pm, Empire Room, Elm Street, Greensboro

shape groups

OVAL
Micah Martin : Danette Walden : Dani Jimenez-Siccardi : Brittney Devaney : Amber Landis : Sarah Bateman : Lauren Kelley : Megan McClune

SQUARE
Adam Douglas : Lynnet Sprague : Cody Odom : Josh Molter : Jami Southern : Tim Robison : Emily Pannell

PENTAGON
Syd Scott : Jackie Alvarez : Katherine Atkinson : Kim Migaleddi : Caroline Vickery : Jessica Sanders : Kim Middlebrooks : Elise Hoffman

CIRCLE
Kaytee Porter : Amber Harrell : Candice Edwards : Michael Hardiman : Amy Thompson : Amy Hall : Toby Haymore : Kara Wolfe

RECTANGLE
Johanna Kjesbu : Megan Weatherly : Ruby Reeves : Crystal Nixon : Lauren Goodman : Emily Lasky : Alyssa Thrower : Ashley Warriner

DIAMOND
Ashley McKinney : Renee Wilson : Cori Robinson : Anna Roe : Kelsey McCool : Sarah Mabry : Denise Smith

in the news

Check out this link to see coverage of 30+2's unveiling by News 14 Carolina.