Todays Topics: What Is The Project How Did The Pin-up Go? Is This My Future? What Is The Project This semester we have been doing the Timber in the City competition. We have been tasked with the challenge of designing a mid-rised mix-used building using mass Timber construction. The project is located in the heartContinue reading “Studio Project Midterm Pin-up: ACSA Timber in the City Competition”
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Thinking Before Designing: Studio Project
Todays Topics: What is my Studio Project? Why am I Thinking so Much? What am I thinking About? What is my Studio Project? This semester for studio, we are doing the ACSA Timber in the City competition. A national competition with typically near 1000 applicants competing for a few rewards. We have to design aContinue reading “Thinking Before Designing: Studio Project”
Explained: AIA Virginia Competition
Today’s Topics: What Was I Trying To Achieve? Community Spaces Reflection What Was I Trying To Achieve? For the AIA Virginia Competition, we were given a weekend to design a train station at a site in Christiansburg, VA. We were given a list of requirements, but I knew that if I was truly going toContinue reading “Explained: AIA Virginia Competition”
what is to Come This Summer?
Today’s Topics: Last Few Assignments Summer Planning With Organizations Summer Internship Last Few Assignments I’ve finally made it to the last week of school. I will be so relieved by the end of this week that I have finished the last parts of my classes. I still have an exam to do, a research paperContinue reading “what is to Come This Summer?”
Finals Week
Today’s Topics: The Last Push The Last Push Finals Vs. Final Project What Next? The Last Push I’ve finally made it down to the last week of school. This semester has felt both extremely long, and also has gone by extremely fast. By the end of this week I will have finished a full yearContinue reading “Finals Week”
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”
Architecture is Not Just A Building
Today’s Topics: Basics What A Good Project Has What A Great Project Has Basics When most people think about architecture their mind goes straight to designing a building. As a core definition, yes that is what architecture is. If you are rushing in architecture school, you are doing a project last minute, that is probablyContinue reading “Architecture is Not Just A Building”
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”
Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture School
Today’s Topics: Diversity in the Student Body How our Classes are Structured Change is Coming This article is meant to be informative of how our current situation is. Then provide insight on initiatives that we are working on as a school. Diversity in the Student Body When you think about architecture, what type of personContinue reading “Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture School”
Career Fair Prep
Today’s Topics: Resume Portfolio Workshops and critiques Resume Preparing to apply for any job requires a major time investment in yourself. Especially in times when the job market is much thinner than normal. When an employer reads a resume, there is a lot that they can tell about you just from a one page document.Continue reading “Career Fair Prep”
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