91福利社

91福利社 recently hosted Vancouver-based architecture critic/urbanist on campus as part of its ongoing lecture series. Boddy spoke on a 鈥淒ialogue of Cities鈥� between Vancouver and the rapidly redeveloping downtown area of San Diego, highlighting the history and development of the two cities. He also met with a smaller group of NewSchool students to discuss his published article in the Journal of Architectural Education on the state of architecture criticism and changes in the industry.

According to Boddy, San Diego鈥檚 East Village (home to NewSchool) has the opportunity to serve as the 鈥渢est tube鈥� for a formula for the new San Diego, with its cultural diversity and interesting projects such as SILO in the Makers Quarter. Drawing from his own home base in Vancouver, Canada, Boddy also emphasized that today鈥檚 architecture students should have interests outside of architecture and be willing to travel; He indicated how the world is getting even more global today – with ideas, people and money – and learning in another climate, with new friends and interests, will translate into more professional opportunities for today鈥檚 graduates.

In addition to his role as critic, urbanist and historian, Boddy is also a curator and catalog editor of the current exhibition, 鈥淩ethink: Behind San Diego鈥檚 Skyline鈥� in a newly designed gallery at 700 First Avenue in San Diego.