I flew down to the South of France to spend the bank holiday weekend with my former students and colleagues from Hampton University’s Department of Architecture, part of the School of Engineering and Technology. After a morning of sketching in Montpellier’s main plaza, we took trams out to the suburbs to see buildings designed by Jean Nouvelle, Rob Krier, and Zaha Hadid.

The trip was organized by HU professors Mason Andrews and Ray Gindroz.