Graduate students enrolled in ARCH 5543, “Research and Critical Writing,” have collaborated to edit the latest edition of _543: The OU Architectural Theory and Criticism Journal.
Volume 4, Issue 1
For the first issue, graduate student editors Ashley Darden, Melanie Blake, Colin Bost, Jizelle Childers, Solomon Harrison, and Donovan Linsey selected the following essays:
- “Please take off your shoes,” by Noah Baker
- “The Perot Museum,” by Harris Youngblood
- “The Experience of the Milwaukee Art Museum,” by Peyton Kroh
- “Rising from the Earth,” by Nicole Aldana Ramos
- “The Monumental Approach of the Denver Art Museum,” by Tala Bahadori
- “The Deep Ellum District,” by Alexandra Sipes
Volume 4, Issue 2
For the second issue, graduate student editors Coralie Ehrhart, Chanae Abernethy (Carter), Breecia Crawford, Orestja Habilaj, and Hannah Reed selected the following essays:
- “Resting Place Monetized: Jinnah Mausoleum,” by Yumna Tahir
- “What makes a public space?” by Si Yao Li
- “Central Park vs. High Line Park,” by Trey Hammond
- “Architects in Search of Monuments,” by Robert Hammond
- “The Public Life is Not a Freeway,” by Lakin Hall
About
Essays are authored by students enrolled in sections of ARCH 4543/5543, “Research and Critical Writing” taught by Stephanie Pilat, Angela Person, Francesca Giani, and Dayton Clark. This is the fourth volume of _543, which appears each spring semester.
“Research and Critical Writing” allows upper-division and graduate students in architecture, environmental design and interior design to explore design theory and criticism in a seminar-based environment.
To read past essays published in _543, click here.