Sent to 75 2nd Yr Students

I'd like to brief you on what we're doing this semester and to invite you all to a review of the current grad student projects.
This coming week we're finishing up a study of grounds and gardens from across history. It's turning into an interesting project.
Next monday, February 5th, we'll have a review of the graduate grounds and gardens work from 1PM to 5PM.
They're drawing axonometrics and making two models that animate the places by folding and cutting a single sheet of paper.
The work will be on the wall for the review, of course, but the real twist to the presentations will be that the grad students will make their presentations as exactly three minute videos. They'll play the video and then take questions.

I'd like to invite any and all of you to be our main visitors for this review. There are 21 graduate students. It will be informal and a chance for any of you who want to have input about your findings in the near south to meet the grad students and to see how they work. We'll just scatter groups of a few of you with a couple of them. All I ask is that you show respect, be intent and curious, and just ask and tell them what you see in the work. The videos will be great. I'd like to invite you all for later visits to talk directly with the grad students about what you saw in the near south and what they're thinking.

In coming projects the grad students will be:
a) Making a graphical study of the different types of shopping around Lubbock
b) Making video interviews with the public at a location around Lubbock other than the Flea Market (such as the mall or at a roller rink)
c) Making a graphical study of the full length of Texas Avenue to sort out traffic problems associated with the site
d) Making a design proposal for a Park Market- a public and civic market grounds.
e) AND running a booth at the Flea Market for five weekends in the semester in which they're giving out the products of the studio- folded models; pop-up models; etc. We'll have racks of axo drawings. We'll have racks of paper punch out models. We'll have some of your mapping and statistical work on racks and, of course, the big model will be there. I need a DJ or music playing person(s)- if you know anyone, yo. We just bought a gum ball machine that dispenses capsules of folded gardens. We hope to make T-Shirts with projects on them for the final review / sale. Of course, you all are invited to come out and visit the stall while we're up and running. We'll also be showing videos and making new ones while there. Our weekends at the market will break the ice and get people talking.