It is amazing how quickly time moves when you reflect on what has passed. I have now finished two out of 3.5 years of my architectural education. This summer marks the half-of-year, but there will be no internship opportunity for me. We have an integrated… Read More »Two Years Down: Reflections on an Architectural Education
Making an architectural model is difficult. It’s also not cheap and requires a significant amount of time. Our current professor is the king of models. Before we had him, you could tell which and where his studio was in the building based on the large… Read More »In The Nature of Making: An Architectural Model
Another year, another Big Event. The Big Event is a student-run day of community service that has grown into the largest event of its kind in the nation (from its website). It’s also the day when the University schedules its incoming freshman orientation. Coincidence?I think… Read More »The Big Event, Again
I never imagined I’d go to Kentucky. From Wednesday the 22nd to Saturday the 25th of February, I was in Lexington, Kentucky for an architectural field trip to explore its architectural treasures. I haven’t been on a field trip since I was in middle school and… Read More »Exploring Kentucky’s Architectural Treasures
Two weekends ago was the AIA (American Institute for Architects) yearly Virginia weekend competition. It is a weekend competition that starts at 5pm on Friday and is due by 9am on Monday. It’s between four Universities: Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Hampton Roads of VCU,… Read More »AIA Weekend Competition
This year I didn’t quite make it to 52 books, but I did read 40. During this past fall semester I hardly had a chance to read leisurely and while there were many books on Architecture I wanted to read, but due to the demands… Read More »Books I’ve Read this Year
If last year moved at a glacier speed, this semester moved at the speed at which glaciers are melting. Like a sprinter right after the gun goes off, the semester didn’t slow down until the end. Design, deliverables and deadlines. In studio, within the first two… Read More »Design, Deliverables and Deadlines: The Sprint of a Semester
A couple of weeks ago, my aunt and uncle came to visit. They are my first family members to visit since my parents and sister helped me move in a year and a half ago. They really came for the football game, and seeing me… Read More »A Weekend of Many Firsts: My Aunt and Uncle Visit
What makes a good architecture professor isn’t much different from a non-architecture professor. Architecture is unique in that it’s poised between being an art and a science. Buildings need to stand up, and for that there are structures and with it engineering, loads and things… Read More »What Makes a Good Architecture Professor?
Concrete is the only material available without an inherent form. It’s the architect’s dream material, making it capable of taking the shape and modulations imposed upon it. Its expressiveness, fluidity, and dynamism are only some reasons it’s continued to be used today. Casting with concrete… Read More »Casting with Concrete: Lessons Learned from Crafting Breeze Blocks