Skylight detail from The REACH Kennedy Center Extension (Steven Holl) Mass Timber structure at Southwest Public Library (Perkins + Will) Tour of a cast iron renovation project under construction in Brooklyn (Springroc GC) One WTC + Brooklyn Bridge seen through the facade at Empire Stores in Dumbo (David Childs, John Roebling, S9 Architecture) Students exploring Donald Judd’s NY home and studio. Main Stair at The Whitney Museum (Renzo Piano) The Oculus (Santiago Calatrava) Atrium space at the MoMA (Phillip Goodwin + Edward Durrell Stone) Sketchbook review before heading home

Last week, Kristin Washco’s 3rd-year design lab traveled to DC and New York on a brief but dense four day trip. The students were exposed to a range of works including public libraries, transit centers, museums, memorials, and theaters. Many of the students will be traveling abroad next year, so this was a wonderful chance for them to practice photographing and sketching their way through projects as a means to better understand details, materiality, structure, and spatial conditions.

Photography by Kristin Washco, Morgan Zinnecker, Andrew Debner, Lucy McHargue, Marjie Bartlett, and Maddie Haley.