Despite some wicked weather I am plugging along on drawings, having completed two yesterday and one today, and another 2 scheduled for tomorrow, weather permitting. In addition, I have at least some ideas for another three of the essays, getting us up to all but 1 or so that have some sort of concept or direction. My rain delay alternative for tomorrow is to begin writing about the fabulous souterrain, the underground of Paris. Mostly I'm focusing on the Metro system and its natural ability to be very disorienting, and how it represents itself (via maps, etc.) in a completely different way. But this could use some beefing up. As with most of the essays, they've become observational and really lack any new ideas or putting forth any arguments, which is not what I wanted from them. But I have all next semester to make sense of them. I'm basically here to collect information. I'm currently getting my hands on some CATIA models of the major subway stops, without the groud. They're surprisingly well ordered.
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