Fireflies

New year, new start
This year I want to be more assertive, treat myself better. mentally and physically, spend less, read more, work on relationships and push myself to the limit.
This past year has been crazy and I'm ready to leave it behind, but there is always that fear, of what comes next, about where I will be, each year I am further from the security of youth, and I look back with such fondness and I am so thankful for everything I have.

Please Take Me Away From Here
When I'm far Too Tired To Fall Asleep
To Ten Million Fireflies
I'm Weird Cause I Hate Goodbyes
I Got Misty Eyes As They Said Farewell

Photo by Hedi Slimane

Studio II Part One

Studio This year was crazy. As I posted about earlier, we had to do a house analysis for the first half of studio II. I was assigned Acrylic House by Takeshi Hosaka in Minimitsuru-Gun Japan. We had to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, and I started discovering this great voyeuristic quality to the house. This lead me extensive research about Panopticism and Michael Foucault's Punishment and Discipline and Hitchcock's Rear Window. We also had to study the construction process of our house, looking at a technical detail of a section. (not included, as it was part of tech class, but tied into studio) I also examined the modernist style, and how it was influenced by Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and the simultaneous interior and exterior spaces.

Lead on Strathmore and White Primsa on Matboard (continuous panels)

Composite Drawing: Charcoal on Strathmore

This model was an exercise examining how the shadow of the tree "camouflages" the white canvas of the facade and interacts with the interior space, rendering them ineperable throughout the day.

Concept Panel: Layering, Multivantage Points (the windows, and how positioning effects the view you see) as well as the idea of camouflage.
Conept Panel: Layering, modernist collages by Kurt Schwitters, charcoal sketches capturing the essence of the building.

If It Were Coming In The Fall

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas, I know I did! For now here are some memories of fall in Gatinaeu Park.

Never Want To Say It's Love

This term is finally over!
I have never been through anything as hard as these last four months in my life. As I sit here waiting for the airplane, I can hardly even comprehend everything that has happened. Everything was so different from first year. The goodbyes weren't as sad, the atmosphere a little more melancholy, the bonds not as tight. I feel like we are all drifting, this thing that brought is together is now driving us apart. There has been a lot of drama this year, and not the good, juicy, lagunaesque fodder. Time is now spent drawing and building and thinking, there was hardly any time for fun. It's also hard because there is no one else in the world, besides these people who understand what it is we go through on a daily basis. Our lives have become so intertwined with this metaphysical reality of the world of architecture that at times you feel trapped. You have nothing else really. That being said, there is a reason we put ourselves through hell on a daily basis, because when it comes down to it, we love what we do, and can't imagine doing anything else, and we truly are a family. I have a few posts planned (finally!) while I have some time off, but mostly I plan on laying around and watching Jersey Shore haha. I can't wait to get home and see my family and friends and be rejuvenated for when it all starts over again in 10 days!

I leave you with this image of my desk approximately three-ish weeks ago when I was in the midst of model building. I will elaborate more on my project soon!

Tik Tok

A quick checklist of the last week or so of my life:
7-hours of sleep over 70 hours
10-hours working (my real job) in that said 70 hours
50-hours spent in studio over 3 days
69-The number of times "Tik tok" was played on my ipod
3-The number of panels drawn for final crit
1-Meals eaten at home in a week
1-Photomontages made
1-Video Made
Such a crazy life an architecture student leads!
During my absence I have managed to procure a few purchases (Trues from NY, boots, a jacket and a sweater) hopefully I will be able to post about them soon.
For now I have to go work on my tech project (I am building a bridge) but I leave you with a quick snap of my final crit pin-up.