Ryan Carbone
1600 Grady Ave., #103
Charlottesville, VA 22903
T 630.456.8594
[email protected]
October 14, 2013
CORE
Global Exp 2013: Been ere, Done at, Now What?
International Studies Office
208 Minor Hall
P.O. Box 400165
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Study Abroad India 2013 (Summer Program)
School of Architecture
e India I Have Seen: A Multiplicity of Spatial Conditions
I will frame this proposal through the lens of a few words and video segments that will hopefully reveal clear
relations between Charlottesville and India. Understanding architecture through motion and experience is the
focus of this reflection.
It begins with the Earth.
e present stability of coexisting systems is suddenly disrupted as shovels stab into the ground. Holes and hills
are simultaneously formed. is relationship between the Earth and the space we occupy is an architectural
constant. Nevertheless, the qualities of this relationship apparently vary greatly depending on cultural and
social factors. is expedition to India prompted a re-evaluation of space, in my mind, upon my return to
Charlottesville. e process of assembling a collage of video clips helped to reinforce these spatial comparisons.
While viewing the footage, consider the following terms.
MOVEMENT
PROXIMITY
DISTANCES
STREETS
CARS
TRAFFIC
SANITATION
MAINTENANCE
MOVEMENT + RHYTHM
COMMUNITY
PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION
VOID SIZING + GAPS