On December 13, students, faculty, and friends celebrated the launch of PLACE-HOLDER, a new publication produced by Daniels Faculty students, with support from the Faculty and the student union, GALDSU.

The inaugural issue, titled "In The Building," includes a conversation with architect, writer, and Daniels Faculty alumnus Burton Hamfelt; a peek into "the famously private sketchbooks of architecture students;" and an anonymous account of an illicit night in 230 College Street, among other interviews, essays, and reflections.

"Architecture is caught in a strange place within popular conception, not quite an esoteric subject, yet not completely understood by those outside the practice," write co-editors Elizabeth Krasner and Roya Mottahedeh on the publication's website.

Most often, very little is relayed about the process and tangents of learning and practicing. There is a breadth to the design process that automatically produces an archive of unseen products, set-aside ideas, and scrapped technologies. Whether they are temporary trends or resilient values, these, too, are part of the public discourse on design and cities and should be part of the conversation.

PLACE-HOLDER works to capture and catalogue these details. If you missed the launch party and would like to purchase an issue — or if you'd like to contribute to the next one — please email placeholder.net@gmail.com

The publication will also soon be available to purchase in stores and online — further details will be posted soon!