Today, we started a programming exercise - collective effort was realized and a matrix of color blocks were created. Twas labor-intensive but much was conceived in the process. Now, back to the computer.

& here's my mild summer mix.
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campus design in progress - LEDs included :] it makes working late a bit more enlivening.
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LA's marvelous hot summer has finally arrived!!!! Coworker KK invited me to join his delirious party at the beach and of course I can't pass up the chance to soak up the sun. Had a lovely time drinking (tasting) mysterious margheritas and hangin out with good company.... :]
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Recently, we decided to hit up UCLA's Archi School during lunch hour. Afterall, it's only 10 minutes drive away and we are in need of inspiration! What struck me after walking through the immense display of student works was a feeling of I wouldn't describe as boredom, but that architecture is leveling out. There were the usual Zaha-looking forms, the mapping exercises, parametric explorations and then more form-making exercises. Then, we saw it, the digital technology class display. My coworker/ former UCLA student told me that's a class students take in addition to studio, and it's a LOT of work. The results spoke for themselves...we were awestruck.
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All I can say is that i can't survive the office without music, and apart from a few solid classical pieces, here's what's been playing on my headphones lately.

Positivity guaranteed.
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We drove up to San Francisco/ Bay Area for Memorial Day weekend. twas a long weekend and i was reeeeally anxious to leave LA and i couldnt help smilin when we hopped on the 6 hour drive! My yoga instructor kindly suggested a hike up Mt. Tamalpais and boy was i glad i went. i felt more alive than ever walkin amongst the dense pine forest and breathing in whiffs of fresh air. as we ascended we finally approached a clearing which opened up to the hills and ocean beyond. it's a magical place.
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90's-influenced, So cal-inspired eyewear, designed for the post-modern architect.

>Freeway Eyewear
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Last thursday marked the once-a-month event : Downtown LA Artwalk. I finally arrived early enough to get the real experience! Galleries, taco truck eats, street performances & crowds. Lots & lots of crowds. We cruised along Main & Spring street for about 2 hours before settling in for some drinks at our friend's artsy loft.
>los angeles art walk
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i've been away forever. i guess adulthood and the working world have slowly eaten up my energy. being an architect is tough tough tough!!! u probably will burst out in laughter if i say the most exciting thing that happened at work was me visiting a construction site. yes, a construction site... xo mui
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IT's always been a romanticized idea to me as camping back home (h.k.) means stepping in cow dung and waking up in a soaking wet tent. But camping here in los angeles redefined my impression towards camping. The welcoming weather here is perfect almost all year long and it's dry enough so that choosing a site next to the ocean doesn't mean walking around in muddy grass at night. The hills aren't overgrown with trees which means i could actually go on night hikes under the moon light! LIFE was sweet when i recently went on a camping trip to yet another beautiful part of los angeles - "point mugu" - further north of malibu. The beach was in walking distance and the hiking trails branched out from our camp site. We spent two days strolling down the beach, hiking and gathering around the fire for smores. Lazy afternoons just can't be better.
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IT was a super eventful Sunday. I did my regulars: visited my violin teacher + yoga instructor and after some sun-bathing under the glowing Californian sun, I headed off to a music event hosted by one of the siteLA residents. MY cellist friend and his brother were invited as one of the performing groups and it was actually my first time listening to them play. Not only was there free music but everyone came from a creative background (isn't it a given that cool people hang out with cool people?) and it was great to mingle. At the end of the day, I got to spend a lazy evening and listen to some very much danceable music.
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CHRISTMAS started to seep in immediately after the thanksgiving holidays last week. Turkeys and pumpkins are gone and in came Santa and elfs and wreaths and many merry joyful things. ONE of the very elevating things to be living here is really the holiday atmosphere. Los Angeles doesn't snow, and in winter it almost feels like home, but people don't skip on decorating their houses. Lights line the eaves and window frames, dress up giant sugar canes and light up lanterns that shape like >>Rudolph. ACROSS the street from our teeny tiny office, is a christmas tree lot. I swear it was the saddest plot of barren land when I first started working there. But on a beautiful day last week, in the span of a few hours, it transformed into a glowing field of christmas trees! NOW every day I walk by, I contemplate buying a tree home to make this year a special one.
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AFTER a 13-hour >>work day [n pondering how much time ive wasted], i decided to add a little twist to my daily life and mark today as the beginning of my postings. thanks must be given to dbdbking for letting me stumble upon such a great finding. enjoy.
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