This quarter seems promising, but today was a bit draining. As our professor, Don, went around talking to everyone we were required to research the Japan tsunami disaster. I watched video after video of the destruction and its unreal. My heart goes out to the victims and their families and I wish that I could do more to help.
Our project this quarter will be a mixed use project in a highly urban setting (Tokyo) but other than that we get to write our own program as a preparation for thesis next year. He does want us to incorporate some sort of memorial or response to the current crisis. As I have an interest in residential architecture and my research area last quarter was traditional Japanese architecture, Don suggested that I do some sort of transient housing for the refugees, stranded students, and/or aid workers. I had just thought of that idea when he suggested it. It's odd how I often have similar ideas about something, but don't mention them to people because I think they're not good enough or appropriate enough. Anyway, transient housing as a memorial. That's what I'm going with. We'll see what I come up with!
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