The “Super Models” architectural exhibit will feature a German house and a dental clinic all under an 18.5 foot foam structure. Each building is a copy of other architectural models held in the German Architecture Museum’s collection created for the exhibition. Sylvia Lavin and Erin Besler, a professor and a lecturer, respectively, in UCLA’s department […]
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Westwood theater offers month-long screenings of Taiwanese films
Mei-Juin Chen and her friend in college were rescued from the side of the road by a tattooed man in a red Cadillac. Twenty-five years later, the pair made a feature film titled “The Gangster’s Daughter,” which was inspired by the encounter and was the first screened movie at the “What Time is it There? […]
Eco-friendly clothing company produces T-shirts from recycled plastic
Miranda Kim and Rebecca Kim picked their way through washed-up stingrays and bird corpses at their local beach in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, during a cleanup event in the summer. The birds had died from discarded plastic, which was lodged in their stomachs – an environmental issue that inspired the sisters to create more awareness […]
Instructor, students talk leveling up with TFT video game writing program
Marianne Krawczyk brought a PlayStation 3 console to her class as an educational tool for her students. Krawczyk, a professional video game writer, teaches a video game writing course in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Program, which offers graduate-level, nondegree courses to anyone with an undergraduate degree. Krawczyk’s course is also […]
Student steps into fashion world with custom painted shoes
Andrea Nguyen said she never thought of herself as a talented painter until this past summer. But when Nguyen posted photos of her hand-painted jeans on social media, a friend requested a pair of custom painted shoes. Nguyen, a second-year mathematics/economics student, said she took on the challenge, improving her painting and eventually launching her […]
School of the Arts and Architecture event brings together faculty, students
A photo booth designed by students from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture will allows students to get to know each other without having to speak. The School of the Arts and Architecture will hold its new year celebration called “The Opening” on Thursday at the Broad Arts Center plaza. “The Opening” will […]
Alumni use electronic billboards as digital art to reach audience
Gareth Walsh wanted to put a glitch in Sunset Boulevard’s typical landscape of billboards and advertisements. He visualized a moving installation that would disrupt the strip’s static signage and make passers-by reconsider their political and urban surroundings. “You have to create something that is a surprise to see in that context,” Walsh said. “I wanted […]