Graduate students in the Master of Architecture program created films as part of Associate Professor John Shnier's ARC3016 thesis prep course entitled "The Ecstacy of Piranesi: Drawing as Thesis." View the full course outline.

Earlier exercises in the course challenged students to re-establish drawing as a primary artefact in architectural discourse. The aim of the studio was for students to develop confidence towards undertaking a thesis where drawing is the thesis.

View photos of the drawings that were created by ARC3016 students and exhibited during Daniels Faculty Reviews.

In the last exercise of the course, students were asked to create 3 minute films expressing ideas and discourse around each student's potential thesis topic. The exercise began with each student selecting an image as a point of departure — a frame or capture moment understood as an essence or key moment of provocation or inspiration. These films are part of the students' final exam requirements and they will be graded on their work.

The films will be screened on Thursday, April 28 with a panel of experts in attendance to offer their feedback to the students.

The screening will feature films by the following MArch students:

Tim Smith
Kiana Mozayyan Esfahani
Evan Wakelin
David Verbeek
Annette Lam
Tommy Tso
Javed Khan
Liheng Li
Ajdin Mehanovic
 
Panel:

Peter Lynch, Film Maker
Caroline Christie, Film Editor
Sonia Ramundi, MArch alumna
Max Dean, Artist
Swapnaa Tamhane, Artist
Chris Kennedy, Executive Director, Liaison of Independent Film Makers Toronto (LiFT)
Farah Yusef, Curator
Jennifer Kudlats, The Studio for Architectural Collaboration
James Macgillivray, Daniels Faculty
Jay Pooley, Daniels Faculty