Virtual Design Studio

Appendix I: Digital Dialog

Appendix I: Digital Dialogue From: bill@mit.edu To: jerzy@architecture.ubc, pinup Subject: pinupBlues I have been following the e-mail flow. We're encountering the usual sorts of coordination difficulties, but that's what this sort of project is all about. Thanks for your efforts and patience in sorting it all out. Bill From: pinup@architecture.ubc To: bill, wade, takehiko, eric, patrick, rene, john, dave Subject: set-up We are ready to start. The following information will enable you to access digital Pinup Board at UBC: Internet address 1x7.xx.xx.1, account: pinup & password: pxxxup. From: To: pinup@architecture.ubc all Subject: timing The proposed deadline for the first stage is Thursday midnight Harvard time. That is four hours pastteatime at UBC. Any changes? If so, please notify me via e-mail. From: architecture.hku.hk To: pinup Subject: re: timing What's wrong with GMT? From: john@architecture.hku.hk To: jerzy@architecture.ubc, pinup Subject: time-zones Ihave just posted the names ofthe HKU VDS participants with AKAs, Internet addresses, and sites. I got a 'data 156 Virtual Design Studio overrun' message, but itwas after I had exited so itshould be alright. Please let me know if you need it re-sent. HKT =GMT + 8 hours, EST =GMT - 5 hours, PST =GMT - 8 hours. Iam not sure what you mean by 'midnightThursday' -does a day begin at midnight (i.e. 00:00 hours) or end at midnight (i.e. 24:00 hours)? It seems to me that every day has two midnights, one at the start and one at the finish of the day. Looking forward to a long discussion with you on this, but would still like to know when the students should post their first ideas. From: jerzy@architecture.ubc To: pinup Subject: VDS review and Dry Run reminder Some concern has been raised as to whether everything will work, so we have booked a test call (it should be for only a coupleof minutes) for exactly 24 hours earlier i.e.: HKU 8 am, Wednesday, 24/2/93 MIT/GSD 7 pm, Tuesday 23/2/93 WUStL 6 pm, Tuesday, 23/2/93 UBC 4 pm, Tuesday, 23/2/3 The call is booked for 10 minutes, so please call as close to the time as possible - if you are later than the 10 minutes your call can not be connected. The number to phone (for both calls) is (604-XXX-XXXX). The final review remains the same: this is 24.00 GMT From: john@architecture.hku.hk To: pinup Subject: crash Our telephone was cut off (maybe we didn't pay the bill?)! We are trying to re-join the conference call, but don't wait for us. From: To: john & rene@architecture.hku.hk dave@wu.arch.edu, wm@mit.edu, wade@gsd.harvard.edu, pinup Subject: ghosts We have a problem with the site chosen by the WU students as the existing building is the ancestral hall. According to the HKU students, this hall contains the spirits of departed clan members and must not be modified , or the spirits will become lost. They didn't explain what happens to lost spirits, and I didn't ask. I think they go to the same place as loste-mail messages exceptthere is no postmaster. Can WU select another site, please. From: jerzy@architecture.ubc To: dave@wu.arch.edu, pinup Subject: more ghosts Dave please move your project away from the ancestral hall. Entrance to the viIlage is on the opposite side. Check the solid model in pinup/handout. In case you are not able to post things on Thursday/Friday, would you be able to do it with 48 hours delay? Please advise. From: dave@wu.arch.edu To: pinup Subject: ghost avoidance HKU team, A thousand pardons! We had no idea of the cultural significance ofthe central tower in the wall. We were, in fact, reading that as the entry gate. We have moved our site to the opposite end of the central avenue and included sites: Hl 0, Hll, H12. We are redesigning the building now for the new location. We propose that this structure will be a communication place for the village residents. We assume that each house will be linked to the global village via Internet, etc. but that there will still be a need for community groups to gather and be connected as...