Finale

In reaching the end of the semester, I find myself looking at things a little different. When speaking with "outsiders" about my major, they have realized that architects, and especially architecture students, look at this differently than the rest of the world. We see in shapes and colors and the "why" of things aesthetically. No one else seeems to loook and things quite like we do. What we hold true to us it an artform like no other. To fully embrace a career in architecture you have to love it by this point and while in school make serious sacrafices. It is only then that you can make yourself truly successful.... In summary (and I'm not alone on this one) throughout the sleepless nights and the numerous cuts from those exacto knives... I LOVE IT!!

Feedback

Earlier I wrote that every move in architecture needs to be made on purpose. After our presentations and reviews yesterday, I feel like i can expound on moves in architecture and having a purpose. Before the move is made there needs to be a purpose. This idea is opposed to making a move and deciding on a purpose for it. For example, when you draw a line, you need to have in mind what the purpose of this line is. When this happens, the character of the line is breathes through it. If the purpose is to convey a message, then the message needs to be predetermined. In the graphic above, the artist knew that the outcome of the drawing would resemble a vase.

The Ground is UP

An old architect once told me that in architecture, you need to make every decision on purpose. Every move that we make must have a reason. When it comes to simply looking good, that just doesnt cut it in third year architecture school.... anywhere as a matter of fact. As I have stated before, the limits of my imagination are being tested like they never have been before. The attention to the slightest moves takes a critical eye that I havent used before. In answering the claim to justify that curve I simply could not come up with an answer. After careful contemplation and a few study models... its justified. There is a reason for everything.