Personal Review of Pixar's Wall-E “Everything you need and many temptations ” Pixar’s animated film, Wall-e, develops a story of an uninhabitable Earth and a journey to “recolonize” the planet. Three key themes relevant today drive the plot: capitalism, technology, and curiosity. In the movie, capitalism, as a system, exploits consumers’ fears and laziness at the expense of a habitable planet. Technology and AI developed as a response to repair the damage. Ultimately, cha

im dem Wasser. unter dem Wasser. auf dem Wasser. mit dem Wasser. Luis Barragán Cuadra San Cristóbal, Los Clubes, Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico,1966–1968. View of the main courtyard and horse pool. Photo Armando Salas Portugal (Portugal) (Barragan) Isn’t there something hidden at the heart of the anomaly that is lost on us once it is exhibited? – Rafael Moneo Great Architecture grapples with the fragility of human life, society, and civilizations through formal c

Quadrant IV - Tijuana Site Visit On January 19th, two group members and I visited our site in Tijuana to better understand the neighborhood and social fabric. We conduct the majority of our research online through satellite imagery, but certain questions can only be answered in person. Small contextual details are forsaken through computer screens. Visiting the site in person allowed me to focus on specific questions we developed through initial research. Driving across the S