Year after year, a question I always come back to is “what is architecture?”. My favorite part of this question is how there is no right or wrong answer, and everyone always has a different answer. Subjectivity has been a dominant force of my education during my 3rd year of architecture school. It is trulyContinue reading “What is Architecture?”
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Traveling in my Virtual Internship
Today’s Topics: How is This Set up? Site Visits New Connections How is This Set up? Prior to attaining this internship, one of the questions I always struggled with was how could I have an experience of working outside of Maryland. Most times that means I have to move out and find a place toContinue reading “Traveling in my Virtual Internship”
Taking Site Visits
Today’s Topics: The Complexity of Building The Role of an Architect Feeling Accomplished The Complexity of Building When you look around your room, you are most likely going to see 4 walls, a ceiling, and a floor. If you take away the first layer of a wall, you start to reveal the structure and howContinue reading “Taking Site Visits”
Tensegrity Structure
Today’s Topics: What is Tensegrity? What am I Doing? Problem Solving What is Tensegrity? Tensegrity. A pretty uncommon word right? Don’t worry, I didn’t know what it was until a week into my research. Tensegrity is the idea that you can support 2 solid objects by only connecting them with string. It’s a daunting task,Continue reading “Tensegrity Structure”
My Love-Hate Relationship With My Building Structures Course
Today’s Topics: Learning How to Construct a Building Making Mistakes There’s Another Semester Learning How to Construct a Building One of the first things that I have been interested since starting architecture school is learning how to design a building that would actually stand up. It is one thing to be making a 1/8 scaleContinue reading “My Love-Hate Relationship With My Building Structures Course”
Self-Teaching in Architecture School
Today’s Topics: How Much are Architecture Students Supposed to Learn on Their own? Passion and Desire What is Architecture School Supposed to Teach Students? How Much are Architecture Students Supposed to Learn on Their own? Going through architecture school I’ve come to the realization that if there is something that you are interested in, thenContinue reading “Self-Teaching in Architecture School”
Behind The Desk
Today’s Topics: Where Did The Passion Start? Spending Countless Hours On A Project Architecture Competition Guidelines Where Did The Passion Start? Ever since I first started high school I wanted to take architecture classes, to only find out that juniors and seniors are the only ones able to. So I planned out my schedule soContinue reading “Behind The Desk”
DIY Project Notes and Tips
Today’s Topics: Budget Tools Available Time Budget Have you ever tried doing a DIY project before? Well one thing you must know is that it all works best when you plan out what all you need to get. Sometimes overspending can occur because you buy way too much material, or maybe you don’t buy enoughContinue reading “DIY Project Notes and Tips”
Architecture 2021
Today’s Topics: School Internship Personal Projects School Happy new year’s to everyone! I wanted to start off this year by thinking about what all is planned to happen. Firstly and most important, is architecture school. I will be finishing up my second year of architecture and starting my third year. This past fall I setContinue reading “Architecture 2021”
Climate Change and Sustainability
Today’s Topics: Designing In Various Regions Sustainability Net-Zero Energy Designing in Various Regions One of the first things I ever learned about architecture was in 3rd grade. We took a trip to the National Building Museum and we learned about buildings in different climates. If you have ever traveled to any of the southern states,Continue reading “Climate Change and Sustainability”
Alonzo Colon 