beyond extraction
Araucanía and antofogasta’s geological narratives
in daily memoriam
A Cooking Machine - Building an Audience for Fundraising
Building an audience is often an essential step when fundraising for a project. Read more to learn how I envision fundraising, address who my readers are and how to engage them in support of my effort to make a cooking machine.
Letter from the Editor: New Beginnings 2021-2022
Amid this lingering uncertainty and increasing busy-being that comes with starting a new semester, I hope that above all out of frame can continue to serve as a space of intimate and safe reflection
A Small Thought on Architectural Education
Looking into how the portfolio business started, how the university education system has bred the portfolio business, and what reflections we can take away from these agencies.
A Cooking Machine - Initial App Interface Design Visualization & Software tool
How will my “Cooking Robot” iPhone app control my cooking machine? Check out this post to see my initial app interface ideas.
A Cooking Machine - Initial Hardware Components Selection
Do you want to learn about the parts that make up the design of my cooking machine? Check out the details of the initial hardware design and components selection!
A Quick Comment on Portfolio Agency
A detailed description of portfolio agency operations to lay the groundwork for a discussion on the architectural discourse and pedagogy of US universities.
Diana’s Dreams: Designing past the 9-5pm
Now, what does it really take to juggle two pre-pubescent teenage boys and maintain a full-time job? Diana’s dreams follows the story of a mother, who despite constant calls, errands, and drives to soccer practice, started her own company for a flexible work-from-home job.
A Cooking Machine – Alternative Dishes & Hardware/Software Modification
What other savory Chinese dishes might this cooking machine cook? How might these dishes impact the cooking machine design (hardware & software)?
Velvet Garage : Self-Reflection as Process / Research / Work
In the tenth and final episode of WIP-ish, I take an introspective look at the introspective work that has been my thesis: Having recently completed my SMArchS degree, I trace back the origins of work that deals with an ongoing pandemic, a certain dissatisfaction with architectural education, a need to connect with family, and a love for writing stories.
Childbirth of Some Sort
Two things I’ve learned from my furniture making class that I would love to share with you are —
A Cooking Machine – Demo Dish Choices & Smart Features
Enjoy the journey of cooking One Pot Tomato and Chickpea with me! Learn about how this dish informs the design (hardware & software) of the cooking machine!
Explorative Sensing
Looking into ways in which human curiosity and exploration can inspire us to make sensor systems to find more humane information about cities.
Part 4: Nature, by any other name
Which nature prevails in the industrial places that industry abandons?
Letter from the Editor: A humble thank you
Closing thoughts and thank yous from the 2020-2021 editor of out of frame, Ana McIntosh.
Part 3: The many pasts of Hunters Point South Park
A marsh “celebrates the site’s past.” But which other pasts are obscured in this celebration?
Data Wells
As we devised clever ways to interact with the streams of water running below our feet. We will need to imagine new ways to interact and benefit from the increased flow of information from our digital infrastructure. What characteristics might these interactions have?
A Woodshop in your Garage: Kurt the Carpenter
Ever wonder what it’s like to fully operate a woodshop from home? Kurt, carpenter in Somerville, speaks to his experience of working out of his garage. We learn about the importance and trade-off between attracting customers and having enough space to produce his products; virtual marketplaces have a hidden urbanization pull, and must be addressed with appropriate urban governance.