“Passing Shadows” by UTSA architecture student Sarah Huston-Cravens captures the same apartment staircase during different times at which she arrived home, emphasizing “the delicate balance between the predictable forces of time and the ever-evolving nature of our environment.” Credit: Courtesy Image / Sarah Huston-Cravens

A new exhibition of work from University of Texas at San Antonio blends photography and architecture to offer a deeper understanding of the urban spaces in which we live and work.

The annual student exhibition of work UTSA Associate Professor of Architecture and Integrated Design İlayda Çetin will open this Wednesday downtown at the offices of Lake|Flato Architects, 311 3rd St. Open to the public, the event will run 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and the photographs will remain on display for longer, though the duration has not been specified.

Çetin asked students in her Advanced Digital Visualization: Photography class to focus on taking multiple photos of a building that’s important to them while conveying “compassion” in the images they capture.

The resulting 24-by-36-inch works presented by the 16 students reflect a wide variety of approaches, from traditional black-and-white photography to images in which certain focal points were colored or manipulated for emphasis. Others included quotations from architects and key words.

“It’s not just clicking a camera,” Çetin said. “They wanted to feel more like they were making a statement, which is awesome.”

Free, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lake|Flato Architects, 311 3rd St., (210) 227-3335, lakeflato.com.

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This article appears in Nov 27 – Dec 10, 2024.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...