Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Art Center College of Design
So this week I went to Art Center College of Design.
As you can see it was dark, foggy, and raining.
But everything was really cool anyhow, in fact, it lent itself to a mysterious adventure.
The cafeteria was closing down, just a few students on their laptops (mostly apple) and/or their phones.
I drove up in our new hybrid
So it kind of set the tone for a futuristic feeling.
The buildings at the Hillside Campus are mostly concrete, glass, and steel.
As I drove up it certainly seemed futuristic too,
but actually it's almost timeless.
Could be from the 50's or 60's even, anytime from then till now, and into the future.
I stopped by the outdoor library.
Though I couldn't get a good shot of it, there is luckily a well used library indoors too.
Through the windows above the bridge, there were plenty of books to study.
Art Center is well known for their Transportation Design, I was told that students come from auto makers around the world to study.
But they really have courses and tracks in almost every field of design and visual arts: Film, Graphic, and many more.
The view from the hillside down into Pasadena is alone worth the short drive up. But once up, it feels like a different world. No wonder Art Center graduates some of the top sought after young designers.
Why was I up there? Well, my daughter goes there. So maybe I'm a little prejudice about just how good the place is. But actually that's the reputation, and why my daughter wanted to go there so badly. Glad she found the school just for her, and close to home. Happy that I can drive up there now and then too.
But everything was really cool anyhow, in fact, it lent itself to a mysterious adventure.
The cafeteria was closing down, just a few students on their laptops (mostly apple) and/or their phones.
I drove up in our new hybrid
The buildings at the Hillside Campus are mostly concrete, glass, and steel.
As I drove up it certainly seemed futuristic too,
but actually it's almost timeless.
Could be from the 50's or 60's even, anytime from then till now, and into the future.
Through the windows above the bridge, there were plenty of books to study.
Art Center is well known for their Transportation Design, I was told that students come from auto makers around the world to study.
But they really have courses and tracks in almost every field of design and visual arts: Film, Graphic, and many more.
Why was I up there? Well, my daughter goes there. So maybe I'm a little prejudice about just how good the place is. But actually that's the reputation, and why my daughter wanted to go there so badly. Glad she found the school just for her, and close to home. Happy that I can drive up there now and then too.
SoCal.Culture
I have a blog "Nanka Nikkei News" Southern California Japanese Community News.
As I puruse the scene for things to do in this community, I find myself really wanting to share a whole host of events not particularly for the Japanese Community.
Plus two twitter feeds already.
Rick Beal and NankaNikkeiNews.
Might as well have two purposes for each.
So, here we go...
As I puruse the scene for things to do in this community, I find myself really wanting to share a whole host of events not particularly for the Japanese Community.
Plus two twitter feeds already.
Rick Beal and NankaNikkeiNews.
Might as well have two purposes for each.
So, here we go...
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