A local canine stops by a pet-scale Parthenon, which made a brief appearance near the elevator in Lobby 7 on Oct. 12 and 13, courtesy of freshman Diana Nee, designer and builder, and Pia Lindman, lecturer in architecture, who assigned the project as part of Course 4.302. Nee, a dog lover and dog owner, built the doggy Parthenon to "bring attention to the unique nature of the relationship between dogs and humans," she said. "We humanize dogs so much that the doghouse itself has become an American cultural icon. [But] this gift of architecture still serves as a comfortable imprisonment," Nee said. Other Course 4. 302 student projects included a wind chime under the Green Building and a voice transmitter across the McCormick towers. Photo / Donna Coveney
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on November 10, 2004 (download PDF).
