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April 28, 2026

April 20, 2026 Approach This project moves beyond the visual appreciation of film sets to investigate Narrative Architecture. By treating the built environment as an experience, one is able to adopt the tools of the scenographer to challenge the standard functionalism of modern design. The goal is to prove that when we design for a story, we create spaces that resonate more deeply with the human psyche. This study aims to focus on both case study analysis (first semester) and

April 14, 2026 Please enjoy the following draft of the prospectus background that is still in progress: The process of production design is not one of simplicity; Each new script unveils an unlimited, unique potential for designers to explore, requiring technical, creative, and practical skills (Barnwell, 2004, 14). One must first allow all limitations to escape their minds to truly unleash something worthwhile (after all, a solution can always be created… perhaps besides bu

April 7, 2026 "What are your objectives?" The primary question I was asked last week during our group session. I have been following a similar capstone theme for the majority of this semester, and this question made me come to the realization that this major part of my project was unanswered. Of course, the foundations for it were based on my enjoyment of whimsical movie scenography, but what was my end goal? I could easily analyze the architectural features in these movies a

March 31, 2026 Last class, I was asked to narrow down the elements of architectural styles that I would analyze. However, at this point in time, I personally feel like the films that I end up choosing will determine this part of the study. The true magic of scenography is the limitless possibility to create architecture through narrative, which is a process that I strive to do within my own work. My research has led me to a lot of dead ends, as many of the articles that I res

March 17, 2026 The design inquiry proposal was quite informative, and I got a lot of good feedback that gave me more inspiration for my capstone! First of all, I was asked how I wanted to analyze these films... Am I trying to bring the ideas of film narrative into design, like color and perspective, or analyze how designers create architecture in film? For now, I would say it is leaning more towards the second question, as I'm more focused on the architectural elements chosen

March 3, 2026 This past week, I have completed a first pass of the components for my case study, and have attempted to reconstruct my question to fit my idea better. In these past couple of MODI meetings, I've been having a difficult time trying to communicate the idea I have in my head to the small groups, so I think the next step is to try to define it better. I decided to work backwards, defining my question AFTER listing the other components of it, in attempts of avoiding

February 24, 2026 This past class, we met in smaller groups with the professors to check on our topic development, as we are getting closer and closer to our presentations to the honors committee. Due to my topic choice being chosen a bit later than planned, I didn't fully have an indefinite concept of what I would be studying. Yes, I have looked at several articles, but my idea would often stray away from most of them, which covered different themes of scenography and archit

February 17, 2026 There's some pressure for this week's assignment as I must revise my question and find three to five helpful sources. Unfortunately, I'm already feeling a bit behind as I only just narrowed down my topic this past week, but I'm hopeful for the overall journey of where this idea will take me. First on the "to do" list was my revised question; already a big step in my slow process. As a reminder, my old question is as follows: What architectural strategies can

February 10, 2026 After a bit of speculation, I've finally narrowed down my topic of interest with many potential questions I can ask. Before traveling, I did a bit of research associating to each topic/question that I had asked, which was revised in the past class. Here were my most recent questions: How can architects revive social interaction in communities within the United States by increasing building density to create shared, intimate public spaces, drawing on the stud

February 3, 2026 It's been quite challenging over the past few days to do some meaningful research for my topics, especially as my studio class has been taking up a lot of my time. It's been quite hard to narrow down my topics, but I tried to use the feedback from Thursday to help me do so. The first question I asked was quite different from the others, as it had a clear problem and solution. I have been tempted to eliminate it, as it seems a bit less unique and feels pretty

Early Beginnings: January 27, 2026 How do you find an applicable research topic? This question has been lingering in my mind since the start of the semester. The chapter reading assigned to our class has been helpful to an extent, but the snow seems to have other plans in store for our class. For the past couple of days, I believed this time of isolation would be a great opportunity to focus on potential research topics and hone in on specific ideas. However, this proved hard