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Gradu-Virtu-Ation
Spring
2021
Graduate Studio -
Ebrahim Poustinchi
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Kent State University
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- Research Project
Situated on the "Internet"—and a website, as its "site," "Congratulations! you Gradu-Virtu-ated" studio investigates space and architecture through creating an online—realtime, and multiuser platform/venue for students' graduation in May 2021! Each student will develop a Virtual-Reality (VR) world/setup, experimentable in realtime and simultaneously, for everyone online—including students' friends and family from across the world, using VR headsets and/or regular PC/browser-based operation.
It is crucial for architects to actively engage with new means of space to lead the space-making agenda architecturally—not merely technologically; Gradu-Virtu-ation studio aims to make a platform for this engagement; To question the architecturality of virtual spaces, the virtuality of existence, and the presence of absence.
To create a world, each student will choose an aesthetic regime and atmospheric theme to curate the ambiance. These themes include 1- Fantasy/Pop culture, 2-SciFi/Futuristic, 3-Ancient, 4- Grotesque, and 5-Natural/Artificial.