anti.thesis a counter.argument

reflection a letter written post.presentation , 1 week removed , about how i feel about it all now that it has happened

syn.thesis a paper written pre. and post.presentation working through the connects of each aspect of the thesis , from it's initial inception in undergrad to the inflection point of the presentation

abstract to draw/pull away from , essentially two expanded versions of this document

• visual visually diagrammatic explanation of the initial aims of the thesis , now superceded by the proceeding verbal version
• verbal verbal explication of each aspect of the thesis , intended to provide a high level overview of each aspect of the thesis

bibliography list of all sources relevant and tangential to the production of this thesis , with key sources being annotated so as to explain their relevance

ephemera items of a transient nature , or a parallel version of the thesis which exists as all the thoughts , emotions , and events which occurred throughout the process of the thesis

• appendix list of terms with idiosyncratic definitions specific to the thesis
• p + p poetics and platitudes , i.e. verbal explorations of transtensive experiences and emotions
• a5 analogies , aphorisms , axioms , adages , apothegms , i.e. a bunch of hot air and truisms loosely revolving/centered around (a/A)rchitecture
• bts behind the scenes of the process of designing and constructing and thinking across , through , and beyond this thesis
• memos voice memos from when the thesis started to be produced , burned onto a cd
• notes a book of screenshotted iphone notes starting from when the thesis initially began to be thought about in the spring of 2021
• ada architect's definitions of architecture , a kolektiv sketch book filled out by members of the MIT Department of Architecture
• sonics all the guitar riffs and songs i have come up with throughout my time in graduate school
• Loveletters a book expressing thanks and gratitude to those who made the thesis possible

research to seek out or search closely , again and again , with intensity , specifically through process , performance , and methodology as opposed to simply reading theory

• V E C variable Edged coin , a device for the self which serves as a reminder of initial intentions
• ls42 love seats for 2 fingers , devices which allow intimate proximity with both the human and material Other
• acp43 a conversation peace for 3 , a device which allows for eye contact with two subjects at once , as well as infinitely different perspectives of one's self and surroundings

survey 24 states documented through infrared photography , organized into nine categories which allows for the homogenization of the built environment across time and space

analysis to break up , unty , or loosen , a way of distancing oneself from one's self

• other essentially a log book of all the people who sat down with acp43 , and moreover their thoughts , observations , and/or emotions
• self brief reflections on each city visited , without any intention or aim , rather a wandering/meandering of thoughts which can be read symptomatically

proto.thesis first , original , or earliest form of the thesis , in this case an intuitive pseudo.thesis

• r40r^4* route 40 rennovation , revitalization , reinsertion , reinstantiation , re.* ; 4 models situated along a stroad near where i grew up in which "the architect" intervened (in the dystopic future)
• 40 ADA o4 40 drawings completed over the course of 40 days following the arc of 'the architect's journey throughout the (uni/multi)verse to liberate architectures from time and space , aka the bottom line , aka capital

hypo.thesis [lying] under , beneath , or below the thesis . a counterpart to abstract [as a verbal overview]

para.thesis to shield against , alongside , near ; the most practical version of the thesis which aims to work within the constraints of 'the bottom line' so as to "sink in until it slips through"

• 93rd tS nine third things , re(evaluations and instantiations) of mundane , ubiquitous urban(e) elements and conditions as recalled from the travels of rsa ; ways of providing space for those who have none
• 9 s² nine site studies aimed at understanding the site and context of pruitt igoe (specifically in relation to the new NGA site) , but more broadly st. louis in general
• 17 rfp's seventeen rote fragmentary photoshops , comprised of desaturated infrared photos of the former site of pruitt igoe and the jeff.van.der.lou neighborhood , positioned as future projections thru present conditions
• 9 psp nine proposed site processes , each presented as a discrete operation upon the site which , when reordered , could serve as a potential timeline and plan of re.development for the site
• reposal an a.programmatic , an.architectural building comprised of a shelter , halfway.house , safe.haven , sanctuary , library , bread and water pantry , a sauna , public showers , laundry , and space [open 24/7 365]