Friday, January 25, 2013

Blog Exercise 1: Reading Response

Hello all,

Please respond to the following prompt via the comment section by Sunday at 8pm.

BLOG EXERCISE 1
Post 1: Share a link to a relevant project or article you found during your research. 
Post 2: Write a 2-3 paragraph response to the in-class reading 'The Vertical Farm' by Dickson Despommier. Be polemical!


'Green' Surfaces - Precedent Assignments

Hello Students,

You have all been given permissions to act as 'authors' on the 50 Shades blog. Please comment on this post so that Lauren and I know things are running smoothly! 

TOPIC 1: 'Green' Surfaces


          HARMONIA 57, Triptyque
          Amy & Todd

          SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL, Kieran & Timberlake 
          Dan & Katusha

          ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Renzo Piano
          Jason & Nway

          BLACK BOX, Martijn de Geus & Philip Mannerts
          Mary & Sean

Nway and Sean,
Welcome to the class! please be sure to view the Lecture 1 PDF in the sidebar which describes the overall framework for the course. Also, please review Assignment 1a, read Reading 1, and get in touch with your partners ASAP so that we hit the ground running for Class 2.

I will continue to add content to the blog as needed. As always, email us with any questions!


Monday, January 21, 2013

Welcome to the Blog!

Hello All,

In order to continue our in-class dialog, we have set up the 50 Shades of Green blog. Here you will be able to access the syllabus, course content, and blog exercises - as well as relevant links towards this semester's work.

Students, please be sure to follow to the blog with your preferred email to receive notifications of recent posts. You can do this by entering your preferred email address in the FOLLOW section of the sidebar and hitting 'Submit.' You will then receive an email to activate your subscription.

Cheers, Kyle and Lauren