Splash Biography
ALEXANDER NAYLOR, Geographer & Relentless Doodler
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Major: Geography College/Employer: University of Chicago Year of Graduation: 2010 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
I’m a fourth-year geography major at the U. of C. This means that I find rather horrifying things like desertification, tsunamis and asteroid impacts rather delightful to study. I'm also into languages with multiple alphabets, the physics of mass transportation, and kinetic sculpture. In my spare time I play cello in the Middle East Music Ensemble, co-edit a student newsmagazine, and wander around Chicago. I’m thinking of becoming an architect, urban planner, or professional geographer. If the call comes, though, I can buttle with the best of 'em Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)A511: Class #B7: How to Build a Megacity in Cascade! Winter 2010 (Jan. 26, 2010)
Why do we have cities? And once they’re founded, why do they get so big? In this course, we’ll look at the forces that drive cities, from the massive metropolises of the developing world to your very own Chicago. We’ll cover such topics as economic geography, population, transportation, and architecture. In addition, we’ll also look at the role of design and planning in urban development and try a little ourselves.
H380: How to Dry Up a River in Splash! Fall 2009 (Oct. 03, 2009)
Have you ever wondered how to parch a landscape? In this class we'll look at what we as humans can have done to make rivers run dry. Using all the best techniques from the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, this class will be a splendid introduction to bad hydro(il)logical engineering and the problems it can create.
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