A magazine // update.

hello,

for those who missed the meeting or were there and just need a heads up, i've listed down below a rough outline of the content submissions for the first A magazine. its not perfect, so take not of issues and we can discuss at the next meeting.

some notes:
+ we're extending the deadline to august 15th
+ all editors, see lowercase below
+ MPlan editors, i think we need a column for the editorial. we're wanting to focus the column on advocacy or information surrounding the respective program. ie. what's going on and how should it change, improve, disappear, grow, etc.

+ we're trying to keep the magazine to 60 pages: about half images, half text. this means we have room for about 300-500 words for the editorials, and a cap of 750 words for the features. i think we're in the very earliest stages of developing an editorial style. i personally don't want to be in the business of dictating prose, but we're going to need more discussions about verbosity and tenor in the coming weeks and issues. i think we're not all going to agree, but up until this point, a few people have noted that writting shorter pieces will be most effective.

let the fun begin,
chad.



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lowercase { 5-20 short write-ups or images }
+ content: 50-75% student work, 25-50% work from elsewhere
+ editors need to gather around 5 pieces for deadline on august 15th

editorial {4 programs introduce or advocate on behalf or in relation to their specific program}
+ LARC // to be found [ Oyster River review ]
+ ENDS // Alex Manson [ Sri Lanka design project ]
+ MPLAN // to be found [ ]
+ MARCH // Charlotte Falk [ Lu's Pharmacy ]

the material alphabet
+ Jay Worthing [ introduction to the materials center ]
+ Sara Morgan [ introducting composting! ]

crit attacks
+ might not have time this issue to organize, wait until second issue after incoming students feel the wrath and get the joke.

uppercase COLLABORATION {4 features}
+ LARC // Chad Manley [ illstrated short story on collaboration and coalescence between built form and landscape ]
+ ENDS // Alex Manson [ review of the film Coast Modern and interview with the editors ]
+ MPLAN // name not known [ participatory planning and communication ]
+ MARCH // Colin Clark [ paper on the relationship between modernist architecture and art movements ]

collabo-labo {bi-semester collaboration between two students and programs}
+ Colin to talk to Adam (MARCH) and Nigel (ENDS)

Hey Everyone, 

Had a great interview with the Coast Modern guys on Monday. We have total access to high res copies of any image and they say yes to having a movie night/question period at UBC in sept. 

Check out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fostergrant/sets/http://www.flickr.com/photos/fostergrant/sets/72157604947304277/

Alright. See you tonight! 

Hey guys. Hope the meeting tonight goes well. Here is some of my progress:

-One planner working in New York for the summer has agreed to write a piece on Highline (hopefully complete with her pictures and quotes from the chief urban designer for the city)

-Another planner has agreed to cross post an article (the topic most likely being a review of some sort of new communications media for participatory planning techniques) with the Planning Pool and to potentially include some advertisement for the magazine there.

Questions/Confirmations: 

-can someone confirm for me that each issue will include 4 regular columns (one from each program which will adhere to the issue's theme) and 6 features which do not have to fit thematically. How are the features being distributed? 

-Also, average word count was 500, I believe? If you discuss this further can you keep me updated so I can inform the writers and start filling requirements for the planning features.

Cheers,

Spring