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The graphic narrative is a momentary respite from the high stress atmosphere of final r e v i e w s . I n s p i r e d b y C h r i s W a r e ’s Building Stories and other graphic narratives, the centerfold presents a variety of student contributions that emphasize the ability of graphic content to c o n v e y a s t o r y. T h e c o v e r f e a t u r e s P a p r i k a , h e r s e l f, p r e s e n t i n g o n the ground: a collection of recent and relevant stories from around the school. While the issue is a chronicle of work from the School of Architecture, it also recognizes t h e s c h o o l ’s f r a m e o f m i n d a t the time of its release. In this fold we’ve provided a collect ion of activities aimed at relieving the tension between reviews. We we l c o m e a l l t o i n d u l g e i n t h e graphic narrative as a substitute to napping! C h e e r s t o P a p r i k a ! ’s S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 C o - o r d i n a t i n g E d i t o r s M AG G I E T S A N G a n d T E S S M C N A M A R A . Yo u g u y s k i l l e d i t ! We ’ l l e s p e c i a l l y m i s s yo u r wo n d e r f u l g i f s , w h i c h m a d e yo u r e m a i l s ex t r a # s p i c y
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4/9 & 4/10: ANNE MA and W I N N Y T A N r e p r e s e n t e d Ya l e a t t h e N o r t h e a s t C o l l e g i a t e Te a m Badminton Championships in N e w J e r s e y. Ya l e c a m e h o m e 4 t h , unfortunately falling to Duke. T h ey ’re st i l l # 1 i n o u r eye s !
4/14: With the combination of the Dean’s retirement and symposium leading to drinking and receptions on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, PIER VIT TORIO AURERLI noted that the Yale School of Architecture is more like the Yale School of Partying. W E LC O M E T O YA L E S C H O O L O F PA RT Y I N G
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4 / 1 5 : ‘ To r t u r e i s t o r t u r e I s u p p o s e, ’ D E A N S T E R N m u s e d w h i l e c o ve r i n g t h e h i s t o r y o f YS o A s t u d i o s p a c e s , w h i c h a t o n e p o i n t we r e l o c a t e d i n what used to be a dental office.
4 / 1 6 : A f t e r a w e e ke n d o f s y m p o s i u m a c t i v i t y, YS o A t r u l y b e c a m e # YS o P ( t h a n ks f o r t h e n i c k n a m e P V ) , and partied hard with a surprise # p o m o p a r t y t o h o n o r D E A N S T E R N ’s 18 -year deanship. Students contributed to the festivities with homemade POMO themed food. Among the most creative food names: EisenMuffins, Ta t l i n ’s Ta t e r s , a n d C r i t i c a l Canape. Decorations included large silver balloons spelling out ‘B OB,’ and video project ions on l o o p f e a t u r i n g s o m e o f o u r d e a n ’s television appearances.
A roast of DEAN STERN, hosted by J O H N KL E I N S C H M I DT a n d C H A R L ES KANE, included a tongue-in-cheek tutorial on how to mix martinis à la Stern (a martini glass full to the brim with vodka). In a touching story of his beginnings a t YS o A , Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e A s s i s t a n t R I C H A R D D E F LU M E R I s h a r e d a n i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h a n o t h e r YS o A s t a f f h e m e t a t t h e b a r A n c h o r.
4/ 18: At h i s P h D for u m , “ bre a t h i n g a r c h i t e c t u r e , ” T I M A LT E N H O F traced our relationship to air from turbuculosis to gas attacks, n o t i n g t h a t f o r C o r b u s i e r, t h e ultimate building was the lung. K Y L E D U G D A L E a s k e d i f A LT E N H O F had come across any more compelling way of representing air t h a n a n a r r o w. N o , h e h a d n o t .
4 /2 4 : A s m a l l h o r d e o f YS o Ae r s, among them SEAN GRIFFITHS, |attended the Bernie Sanders rally at the New Haven Green.
4/24: In the meantime team Tama the Cat, aka XIAO WU & WINNY TAN bested Ag e o f Aq u a r i u s MICHELLE CHEN and LUKE ANDERSON, to defend their mixed doubles badminton champion title. Yet to be seen is who will win the best team name.
YO U M E A N “ R I C H A R D ? ! ”
ode to second year 4/25: I n t he l a st c l a s s for h is s emin a r T h e A rc hitect ura l S ur f ac e, A N T H O N Y VI DLER noted t h a t t h ere a re ot h er joys in life b esides a rc h itect ure - for him t h ey in c lude c o okin g, f a mily, a nd b eing a “Top N erd”. We f in d joy in yo ur n erdin es s, to o.
Here lies a completely comatose human, surrounded by piles upon piles of fragmented work: a design for an architecture school, some vaguely urban models, nondescript massing bits, and random elective materials. He is enshrined by our beloved rough concrete walls, part i ally covered in a half hearted attempt to make his studio den a bit more habitable. A nap-within- a-nap on the upper lef t harkens back to our first year 6 - on7 d a y s a n d r e a d s , t o o a c c u r a t e l y, “ TA K E A F * @ % # * $ B R E A K . ” — C o v e r p h o t o a n d t e x t b y Ka t i e S t e g e disclaimer T h e v i e w s ex p r e s s e d i n P a p r i k a ! d o n o t r e p r e s e n t t h o s e o f t h e Ya l e S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e c t u r e . P l e a s e s e n d a l l c o m m e n t s a n d c o r r e c t i o n s t o p a p r i k a .ys o a @ g m a i l . c o m . To r e a d P a p r i k a ! o n l i n e , p l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e , yalepaprika .com. Paprika! receives no funding from t h e S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e c t u r e . We t h a n k G P S S a n d t h e Ya l e U n i ve r s i t y A r t G a l l e r y f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t .
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4 / 1 6 : At t h e D e a n ’s P a n e l ‘ Te a c h i n g / Leading / Inspiring,’ Will Hunter of the 6-month-old London School of Architecture cited the extremely high cost of tuition in architecture s c h o o l - 9, 0 0 0 p o u n d s p e r y e a r i n the U.K. Laughable in the U. S, he immediately noted amongst literal l a u g h t e r.
4/2 2: Not ing that his students knew more about contemporary architecture than he does about the Renaissance, PETER EISENMAN suggested that p e r h a p s t o d a y ’s b u i l d i n g s a r e o u r a u t h o r i t y, a n d t h e c o r e c u r r i c u l u m should focus on them, saying, “I don’t believe in curriculum, I believe in teachers.”
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I N G S T O R I E S R I S W A R E T R A T E D . P A N T H E O N B O O K S W E D B Y H U G O F E N A U X
At this point, Chris Ware’s new graphic novel, Building Stories, is not so new. Like the characters that live within the cramped quarters of his packed pages, the book itself professes the age and despair it so masterfully depicts. It is refreshingly depressing, sad in all the best ways, and uniquely monotonous.
Sifting through the contents of the box, it is impossible to find the beginning. The collection ranges from hardbound volumes to tabloids, Sunday-style comic strips, pamphlets, leaflets, and one very large folded board, like those found in a dusty stack of forgotten board games.
Build ing Sto ries is n ot a gra ph ic n ovel. I t is c ert a in ly n ot a b o ok. I t is a b ox ; a big, c olor f ul, c a rdb o a rd b ox , c ont a in ing fo urteen sy mp a t het ic yet es s ent i a lly un ique piec es of a sin gle stor y.
It becomes apparent that just as Building Stories is a collection of work, produced over more than a decade, it is also a collection of stories that seem, in no logical way, to follow the life and death of the inhabitants of a building: to be exact, an old brownstone in Chicago. In every way it is a social critique, but it is also an architectural one.
Many scenes depict nothing more than tired carpet, speckled in that dissatisfying way that carpet gets; crumbs which seem to cling, relentlessly, to the page. It seems at times, that the brownstone is, itself, the narrator.
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Building Stories is as much about the qualities of composition as it is about the narrative woven throughout, and is just as successfully viewed hanging from the wall as splayed across the f l o o r. W h i l e i t i s c a p a b l e o f h o l d ing its own as a singular piece of a r t , t h e r e a l v a l u e o f W a r e ’s w o r k is in the intimate and emotional depiction of architectural space as a reservoir of life.
With a minimum of text, Ware drives the narrative through his drawings. The relentless, claustrophobic composition of the scenes often expresses more about the characters than the tiny speech bubbles hovering silently over their heads.
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