190 days of allston (excerpts)
promised land, promise me you’ll remain full of the love i left you in full of the tears left unshed 6. the broken grid of your winding streets, the outcroppings of old quarries we miss in wintertime 14. in grey winter snow, yellow brick calls me home 15. the first tendrils of spring sneak throughContinue reading “190 days of allston (excerpts)”
american architect
american architect bound not in stone where’s your name’s worth? sold to the tax of an unholy exam sold to the yearly fears of excessive fees american architect where’s your body’s worth? your mind crushed by the weight of code + contract your hopes dwindled by education built on unbuilt dreams your soul lost toContinue reading “american architect”

a postmodernist homage: the 2017 chicago architecture biennial
On the top floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, the home base of the 2017 ChicagoArchitecture Biennial, one is greeted by a large Hollywood-style sign by the firmMonadnock. It reads, “Make Big Plans,” echoing of the Biennial’s theme of “Make NewHistories.” Yet, after spending upwards of six hours exploring the three exhibitionfloors, I am leftContinue reading “a postmodernist homage: the 2017 chicago architecture biennial”