Got back from Cambridge and boy did we have a wonderful time. Not only was the place itself just very pretty and relaxing but we enjoyed the time with the students. Brought me back to my own days in college. I was amazed at the resources that the GSD had at hand for its students. They had laser cutters to form realtime prototypes. Not one but four. In fact so much other gear that I had to joke to my guide that when I want to form my own ILM I will have to come to GSD to make my FX laden movies. It's great to know that our future architects are being trained on the latest gear.
The studio itself (and it is perfect to label it a studio) is a huge inclined open area space where each student gets not only a full sized desk but a large cubicle space to work in. All towards the goal of providing a real workspace environment for the students to learn. To say the least I was duly inpressed...
We were put up in the cozy Irving House. A bed and breakfast barely a block from GSD. We got a top floor room with TV and bath and wireless internet. The bed was so comfortable I didn't want to leave it. I usually like a hard bed, this was firm but soft at the same time...perfect.
We didn't spend too much time in Cambridge but what time we had free we spent exploring on foot. Everyday we ate at small places we found on the way. Last day we had a BLT Crab Cake sandwich...woooh...I loved it, so much so that that's my weekend goal to make my own sandwich.
So mucho thanx to all at GSD and especially Helen, Daisuke, Brian, John, and George...and all that keep up Irving House...Whilce...
