A break from the city? $3 fee… at the prehistoric self-service pay station:
(With my friend Jie-Eun) The view at the top: PRICELESS!
Quotes of the day: “I have GPS on my cellphone. I haven’t paid for the service.” “I have reception! I am e-mailing you the pix.”
J’ai contribué au cahier de tendances “Mobilités : la clé des villes” (Merci Bruno M.). Une conférence de presse sera organisée le 14 Juin 2006 à 9h30 au Palais de Tokyo. Je cite: “La conférence de presse sera introduite par Jean-Charles Decaux, co-directeur général et président du directoire de JCDecaux. Nous présenterons ensuite “Mobilités : la clé des villes” aux journalistes et terminerons par une séance de questions/réponses.”
A screenshot taken by Jérôme + Eléonore following the presentation from Switzerland! check the post on smoothplanet!
Sweet surprise: my friend naree, a friend and a Doctor of Design candidate is also a Chef! petit moment of celebration time while I am finishing editing, printing… Mmmh, Naree… I will miss your patisseries! Next step? vacation time and surprise, surpriiiiiise… 8o)
There will be more neo-nomadic stuff… no worries ;)
I have been singularly silent… for I am defending my Doctor of Design thesis May 15, 2006 :) Be there, in person or remotely by clicking here: http://sorcerer.design.harvard.edu/live.sdp
A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S … hyperlinked!
Antoine Picon, my thesis advisor and mentor for his support throughout! Edith Ackermann, mentor and friend, who has been strongly encouraging me since my Master of Science in Architecture Studies at MIT. Kostas Terzidis for his inspiring and candid opinions; and Karen Stephenson for letting me observe the neo-nomad she is | Thank you strangers and “familiar strangers” for your involuntary testimonies | Thank you to Karen Stephenson, Kenzo Yoneno, Mikael Powel, Mikel Murga, Robin Chase, Pierre-Loic Assayag, and Sue Zielinsky for your interviews | Jeffrey Huang for being part of my thesis committee for a year and a half, Hashim Sarkis for your support throughout, the Teaching Fellowship and for introducing me to Zombie Categories, and Muriel Waldvogel for lending me your books of George Perec and Michel de Certeau; Michael Hays and Elysse Newman for the inspiring Teaching Fellowship | François Ascher, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Sophie Calle, whom I wish I had met | Adam Greenfield, Ava Fatah gen. Schieck, Bruno Marzloff, Daniel Kaplan, Eric Paulos from Urban Atmosphere, John Urry, Nigel Thrift, Yoshito Tobe for facilitating my travel to Tokyo, William J. Mitchell, all of whom I have met and with whom I’ve debated; Nicolas Nova, Gernot Grabher, Laura Forlano | CiNum organizers, La FING, INVIVIA , La Ville En Mouvement, FRAC Centre | Merci Jérôme for the blog real estate: http://neo-nomad.kaywa.com proved to be an essential research tool | Merci Michèle, Ghazi, Rayane Abbas, Resline and Eric Brousier, Marie-Louise Schoenauer, my family; Sanaa, my friend for 16 years, toujours présente since + Erik; Hassan and Mehdi, my friends for 20 years; Erico, sweet Eva, Ivan, Jan, Jeng, Jie-Eun, Luis, Naree, Neyran, Stephanie and Stephen for their respect and support; Adriana for being a beautiful roommate; Julia, Thomas Watkin (and the BAC teaching ;) Valerie C. of Anomos; Cati, David C. + Becca; my MIT friends Franco, Miranda + Oliver, Peter… especially for the Irish say: “It is a blessing in disguise”, and Saeed; the Party Organizers of 12 Lawrence Street; the Alsatians in Cambridge, MA; Kostis for the incredible conversations on mobility and the dreams that will come true! Scott and Carlos for your appeasing presence | Thank you Leighton for the precious help correcting my franglish ;) | Thanks to Barbara, swift like an Elf dealing with administrative hassles; to my friends at the HGSD and the DDes folks for the incredible memories, the Beer and Dogs, the gatherings… and the DDes revolution that went forth! Go DDes!
Jennie Pineus, Headmask renamed Cocoonmask, 2000; Find it at Promise Park!
“The “cocoonmask” instead is a portable version that can be taken anywhere. It folds up and comes in its own bag: an individual personal relaxation sheath. It can be used on the train, at the airport, in the office, library or any public space. Material: Tricot (which breathes), plastic rods Colour: White”
