{"id":2,"date":"2010-08-29T23:32:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T23:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-04-03T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T16:43:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-74\" title=\"Me\" src=\"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/me1.jpg\" alt=\"Me in Athens\" width=\"419\" height=\"403\" \/>Design is a function of existing conditions. Real world variables can be identified and defined, then used as parameters for design. Design is [only] a product of these variables, transformed and permuted.<br \/>\nNothing is new.<br \/>\nThese variables are infinite. We are immersed in a culture of [good and bad] design, most recently promising ideals such as \u201cinteraction,\u201d \u201ccommunity,\u201d and \u201ccamaraderie.\u201d This dense and complex, yet banal environment provides a set ripe for engagement and transformation. And Architecture plays a critical role in forming the everyday.<br \/>\nUnder the guise of the Architect as authority figure, the built environment can be negotiated, drawing the public in and involving the viewer in a slightly, and intentionally altered world. The boundary between Fine Art\/ Architecture and the public can be broken by gentle subversion.<br \/>\nUsing digital technology, architectural form, and charm as a tool, I strive to address real world existing conditions, and act as a transformation, \u00a0producing work that is revealing and informative, yet subversive.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"internal-source-marker_0.7925223461352289\"><\/strong>I am an artist\/designer\/student whom is currently studying towards my Masters of Architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/resume1_23_12.pdf\">download full current resume<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design is a function of existing conditions. Real world variables can be identified and defined, then used as parameters for design. Design is [only] a product of these variables, transformed and permuted. Nothing is new. These variables are infinite. We are immersed in a culture of [good and bad] design, most recently promising ideals such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laurelbancroft.com\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}