the design portfolio that got me into Harvard and MIT

tour of the design portfolio that got me into MIT and Harvard's school of architecture graduate program.

extracted module from my course "The Timeless Designer: Multidisciplinary design strategies from the lessons of nature, technology, and humanity."

available in my community here: https://www.skool.com/davids-journal-1974/about

Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5G0tWjuUpao7iWx43ksOvi?si=a7e7dfb8243a44c7
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chapters:

0:00 - intro
1:50 - cover page
4:24 - table of contents & hierarchy
7:27 - architecture housing project
19:02 - design research publication
20:39 - design decision-making computer
25:25 - urban design island project
30:12 - VR modular architecture
35:30 - venice church exhibition
39:16 - speculative public park installation
46:21 - plan optimization board game
47:24 - adaptive reuse library project
55:45 - template, alignment, white space
59:06 - outro

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the portfolio that got me into Harvard and MIT's school of architecture