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Nice, those are all right next to each other in downtown Denver.
Most architecture schools start off with an assumption that students have no prior drawing experience. It's really more about teaching you how to think like a designer the first few semesters, and how to communicate through drawing. If you can get your hands on Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, that is an immensely helpful book. Drawing is a skill that can be learned, and it looks like you can definitely get there.
I didn't know much about Japanese architects until I took a class on "The Metabolists" in grad school and I was hugely inspired. The class was by one of my favorite professors and that, combined with the content learned was maybe one of the most enjoyable architecture classes I had taken. It was a perfect mix of history and philosophy. Lots of class discussions and things like that.
The book that we used as our main text is called Project Japan: Metabolism Talks. It was actually written by Koolhaus (in addition to a few other). It isn't a textbook...more of a collection of history, interviews, specific projects. Its a beautiful book and I still thumb through it all the time. I would highly recommend it to anybody in the field, especially if you don't know much about modern Japanese architecture.
What were they thinking?
Hey assholes, here's what a company with taste does:
https://www.apple.com/fr/retail/store/galleries/opera/images/opera_gallery_image1.jpg
Oh, and they're worth 3.5 times as much as you.
Documentary on Sam Mockbee's vision for hands-on design-build training for students and combatting poverty in rural Alabama.
Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
... and I imagine choirs of heavenly angels singing me to sleep every night.
But if anyone else is pondering these same questions, here's a little more information on the bridge that puts to rest some of the doubts:
http://gizmodo.com/5858926/sunken-pedestrian-bridge-parts-the-waters-without-a-miracle/gallery/1
Here is a link to a download page. You'll have to wait a minute or two before you can download it, then you'll have to use 7-Zip to unzip the compressed RAR file.
I downloaded and checked it. It's a valid PDF of the 2005 Wood Design manual. I don't know if this is the right one or not, but I hope this helps.
For example -
Edit: or just google “Kilim” - Central Asian pattern
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/kilim+pattern?image_type=photo
More information:
Description: Attempting to create a form somewhat based on recent discussions around the future of learning environments. It is a given that there may be a necessary leap of faith in understanding the project(s), but they display in a physical manner what has recently been theorised, and extend upon many of the ideas. It is intended that through these works the ideas are pushed to the extreme - to understand the potential - even if a lesser variant may be more functional.
Consider a learning environment where the traditional wall is removed. An open plan, but a distorted one, where the circulation space is expanded from the average 40% to 100%. All circulation suddenly becomes no circulation and everything is everywhere. Visual and audible connection between spaces encourages passive involvement while the interlocking of exterior and interior interlocks the public and private relationship.
Video flythrough available here
School: RMIT Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Vivian Mitsogianni [Studio: Wonderstuff 2012]
Panel: Roland Snooks [Kokkugia], Donald Bates [LAB], John Doyle [Index]
Software: Rhino3D[5], Grasshopper, GHPython [component], Millipede [component], VRay[1.48], Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign
Hardware: I7-3820 OC 4.75GHz
Rendering: Images ~30min, Video 2 x 6h/400frames at 640x480
Yes.
But, you don’t need to be some amazing artist.
The issue with drawing is that anyone can learn to do it, but people think otherwise. When I say “learn to draw” I don’t mean that you’ll necessarily be some amazing illustrator, but just that anyone can learn to draw well enough to be an architect or to express a though or idea generally. Practice / experience and confidence are the biggest roadblocks you need to overcome.
As an architect you’ll need to be able to describe what it is you’re thinking via drawings - and they will not always be on the computer (or, not always via CAD software). It’ll be live during a collaboration session with coworkers, with a meeting with a consultant, or with your client.
My advice is to just take some drawing courses, whether at school, at a local art center or museum, or online. Get comfortable drawing, and understand the basic principals of how to make a drawing legible. Regardless of how “good” you get, over time you’ll develop the skills you’ll eventually need in architecture school and professionally.
I also think that knowing how to draw by hand sets people up for success when producing drawings digitally as well. Perspective, line weight, shadow, texture, legibility, etc... young architects who never learn to draw seem to struggle IMO with computer-generated graphics as well.
See if you can get your hands on this book and have at it: https://www.amazon.com/Sketch-Robert-S-Oliver/dp/0442262493
The guy just liked strong contrasts and towering buildings! He wrote a book about the subject where he protested the New York City's 1916 zoning resolution. The law required setbacks for taller buildings so sunlight could more easily be seen at street level.
In Ferriss' vision, to be compliant with the law, if you wanted to make really, really big towers, they had to be quite far away from each other. So the city would be consisting mainly of about six story lowrises and these megatowers. In addition citizens would be better able to enjoy the view on the horizon.
You can read the whole book (and look at some additional drawings) at archive.org: https://archive.org/details/mettomo00ferr
Just to also tag along to this comment - Its more likely they didnt use Rhino... thats primarily used for modelling, not so much for actual rendering, considering you need a 3rd party render engine to get anything decent from it. They probably used somthing like Max or Maya, but any fully featured 3D animation program will work.... I do arch viz myself sometimes for the firm I work for (when its needed), and I use Cinema4D. If you have any questions you can ask me or come over to /r/Cinema4D, we're a pretty friendly bunch.
Or any of the other 3D subreddits:
/r/Blender, /r/3dsmax, /r/Maya, /r/computergraphics.... any of those will have the resources to get you going in whichever program you choose.
Hmm I don’t think any plane ever fly thru it.
Planes flys above it though during bastille day
This is a very interesting concept, I have thought about it before when I first saw the story about the guy who printed out a small castle
or the story about having a 3D printer the size of your house that came to the site and built it from the ground up in less than a day. This would be an easy way to build exteriors and facades but I can't see it taking the place of interior spaces, I think everything would feel and literally be manufactured.
This could though, be a beginning in modular homes and buildings. where pieces and parts of your fully built building are constructed and printed in a factory somewhere then are shipped to the job site where someone would assemble them like a lego kit.
i think your comparison to the textile industry makes a lot of sense, for example we would start to see more people making architecture a hobby where they download a simple free program, model what they want to build or get plans from an external source then print them out right in the living room.
This is a very exciting subject because there are so many possibilities with this new technology, i am excited to see where it goes.
I work for a professional Architectural viz studio and I have to say that from the projects that we have delivered there are very few that come close to the look and the feel of their built counterparts. I think a great deal of this is down to the time we have to do the projects and the demands of the client, I think in order to gain a level of photo realism that matches the real thing you have to spend a great deal of time on the project. That being said, I am also a student of architecture and 3d modelling/visualization is just another tool in the pencil case as far as I am concerned, I have friends who can convey the idea of a building with a 30 second sketch but couldn't draw detailed finishes, I have other friends who produce phenomenal 3d drawings which take them weeks and look great but again wouldn't match the built space. I tend to dabble in all areas but I mainly focus on digital modelling and viz. Vitruvious this is the closest that you will get to renders that look like the final thing in my opinion, you may have already seen it, if not watch it start to finish, HD and full screen https://vimeo.com/7809605
Depends on what you want to do. For example Autocad can be scripted via Lisp or VBScript (which can also be used in MS Office). Archicad uses GDL to create dynamic elements. For visual things there is processing.
For general purpose office tasks I'd say python (or excel, lol)
I have posted this in January, but http://issuu.com/nathanielalexander/docs/portfolio is my portfolio.
My website is http://nathanielalexanderdesign.com
- I am graduating from Architectural Studies in December on 2014, I am a senior.
- I am holding off a year or so on graduate school. Targeting large firms; SOM, Gensler, HOK, etc..
- No specific feedback, I have gotten feedback on how my strength is not in writing, and to make some drawings larger. I have tweaked this portfolio for specific places.
Thanks for sharing, OP -- this album contains the most pictures of the barbican I've ever seen in one place. I've been interested in it ever since I saw a video filmed there.
When I was there last year I was told this was a bad design according to the Chinese Feng Shui. The building is popular for Westerners, valuing its openness, air flow and light and the spectacular views from the apartment. But the (superstitious) Chinese buyers opt for something like Punggol Waterway Terraces https://tinyurl.com/ycv5wfaq
The researcher I talked to said there were 3 main conflict between this design and the principles of Feng Shui, which a lot of Chinese swear by:
The corners pointing outwards provoke anger and aggressiveness.
The wind in Feng Shui stands for luck, which is not captured in the building, instead it's flowing through and out of it.
Water in Feng Shui is related to money (liquidity?) and similar to the wind, it is not captured but left to completely evaporate.
While in the tropical climate wind and refreshing circulation is objectively good, it opposes the Feng Shui beliefs. These kind of clashes between cultures allow us to see our own presuppositions, such as the dominance of 'performance' (thermally, structurally, etc.) as indicator of good design.
Well here goes any anonymity. My Portfolio
The portfolio is one project from undergrad, and the rest are from the first year of my Masters. Year two is in the works and will hopefully be done soon.
Complexity & Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi. (It’s high brow & cheeky)
Learning from Las Vegas by Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and one other dude
There’s a great book I recently bought but its name escapes me atm. I’ll post it tomorrow.
Here’s a link via a Google search: https://bookauthority.org/books/new-architecture-books
Heidegger's essay, "Building Dwelling Thinking" is one of my favorite phenomenological essays that revolves around the natural environment and man-made constructions in it, and how this relates to our "Being". In the book 'transcendental Heidegger', Jeff Malpas elaborates on his architectural thought as well, in his essay "Heidegger and the Thinking of Place". link
InDesign.
https://creative.adobe.com/products/download/indesign
You can use photoshop as well, but in design is faster and really designed for layout.
examples of architecture portfolios:
http://issuu.com/albertaymerichbellmunt/stacks/b458d34a78e3404eb726aa0f26321123
Posted this a few days ago and received ZERO comments so I'll give it another shot:
- BS Architectural Studies (May 2015), M. Arch (May 2016)
- Interested in large firms with exposure to a variety of work, but more specifically mixed-use/residential, civic/cultural, and transportation infrastructure
- I'm looking for feedback on rendering style, choice of projects included, the written narrative, and overall layout.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to take the time to provide any criticism!
I got a lot out of Structures by Alan Jennings when I did my degree. It has a good mix of case studies with design calculations. All Metric, so it might not be for you if you're from Liberia or the USA.
The Farnsworth House is extremely well documented precisely because it's so famous and considered a masterpiece of Mies' detailing. Here's an example on Amazon
But Walterh3 is right - while a lot of these details might be okay to copy today like how the steel frame was built, a lot of the stuff is much more beautiful than functional. Rather than stock windows like you would buy from a manufacturer today, Mies detailed his own windows, typically with some solid steel barstock on either side as the frame a gasket supporting the plate glass. It's very clean, but horribly energy inefficient.
If you're looking for guidance on how Mies designed the building, and not just detailed it - well that's a much larger topic. You'll need to do a thesis on his career to get anywhere meaningful with that.
You need an engineering graduated t-square. I’m not sure I’ve seen them, and there aren’t many great hand drafting tools out there these days. Why not use a standard wood one and an engineering scale?.
Okay, so you agree that a flat roof can be done properly, thanks.
I'm not making judgement on big box stores. They're a product of their economic environment. Go read Form Follows Finance if you want more in-depth consideration on that issue. It's pretty dry though (like a proper flat roof can be har har har). But the point is that these stores need to envelope a huge volume as part of their business, and they decide to do so by capping it with massive flat roofs because it's the economic solution.
Consider reading "Getting to Yes." Your options are to ask for a bonus, or threaten to walk. You can do this gently and diplomatically - "I have enjoyed our professional relationship, I only wish my compensation reflect my contribution. "
We just briefly discussed utopian architecture in my theory course and I basically used this article from Gizmodo to begin my research. It's not much, but it discusses 9 different projects from which you could probably expand upon and it looks at the idea of a utopian city in various forms.
I looked at the close relationship between utopian and dystopian design ideals - that could be a subtopic of your thesis as a potential negative of this optimistic design approach. Either way, it's a pretty interesting topic - good luck with your thesis.
Pruitt-Igoe was actually praised as innovative and as a modern beauty when it was first built. Although yeah by our standards now it's not pleasing to look at. Pruitt-Igoe was never really the fault of the architect though. If you look at studies like the Pruitt-Igoe Myth (https://www.netflix.com/title/70197371) which was based on the article by the same name (http://www.pruitt-igoe.com/temp/1991-bristol-pruitt-igoemyth.pdf).
You'd find that most evidence points to Pruitt-Igoe having failed due to things beyond architecture. Things like institutional racism, urban migration, poor maintenance, and poor municipal planning.
The last post was for the call for submissions. Today was the official launch of the site and when the initial project campaigns went live. The site is meant to fund a variety of project types and scales. Not all architectural projects are large buildings. There are many projects related to architecture that are smaller in scale and scope. That being said, there have also been architectural projects in the past that have seen success on other crowdfunding platforms such as the +Pool in NYC:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694835844/pool-tile-by-tile
Or the I Make Rotterdam Project in Rotterdam:
People fund these types of projects because they are excited to be a part of innovative new projects.
As for the management of funds it is all handled by a paypal payment gateway. Project funds are distributed when the campaign ends. Some projects are all-or-nothing and some are donation based just like indiegogo.com.
The site is meant to be a resource and, like any crowdfunding platform, the project's success is ultimately determined by how good the ideas are and how creative the project designers were about marketing them.
I wonder what the implications will be of simply needing a file to print something. It'd be difficult to contain and therefore to sell, with torrenting being so prevalent. I guess it would bring about even more sharing and development (despite not being professional), but I wouldn't be surprised if the difficulty to commercialize would just be suffocating. Maybe the architect's role would be to assemble designs chosen by clients and optimize.
If you continue with the textile industry analogy I guess it might be too optimistic to count on too many people making their own designs. Anyone could make their own clothes, but very few do. The comparison isn't perfect, but people are mostly lazy, which is understandable. The key will probably be in materials that will always be cutting edge in their properties to insulate, protect, be aesthetic, etc.
I agree with things feeling too manufactured, but then again it could be a question of materials and geometry. Already with the castle, I find the layers to be very interesting, the whole looks like sandstone. With 3D printing we're getting closer and closer to organic development and geometric patterns are much easier to execute. Just look at thingiverse and you'll see that people naturally gravitate to these patterns. The way it's developing is in a way that's contradictory to its actual origin. From something completely mechanical comes a life given by the designer and the materials.
Thanks for posting. Huxtable was not only great at identifying successful architecture, but articulating why it is successful (or a failure). She wrote this article on Kahn after he died.
And here's her critique of Exeter.
Uhh...Do understand what a rendering is? That site just suggests whether a photo is altered. A render will be an original image, and for a relatively simple one like this (if it is a render, which I don't think it is), minimally photoshopped. That link literally tells you nothing, especially not if it's rendered.
You could also do some actual research, and find out that it's already opened in like 5 seconds.
The idea that the composition of form can convey ideas of morality (or perceived moral temperament) is not a fabrication or something people are 'wrong' about. There are very real physiological responses that humans have toward the world around us and art has been tapping into this for thousands of years.
It is no coincidence that the bad guy in movies often have a missing eye, gangly greasy hair, wear black and has some sort of scar on his face. Like wise the evil forest or evil territory is always covered with dark clouds, sharp mountains and prickly vines.
There are specific arrangements of color, shapes, and compositions that illicit an uncomfortable feeling within human beings. And this was the intention of many architects for a time. But as generation pass, these shapes and forms become a mimetic device that future architects use simply because they are trained to understand them as 'progressive' and 'the future'. Many architects continue to build 'evil' buildings, not because they intend to be evil, but simply because they are utilizing memes of architecture.
Architects and artists very often undergo a reprogramming of perception. These students are quite literally trained to prefer works that are unsettling, but not explicitly in those terms.
There have been studies that show that the longer an architectural student stays in school, the more divergent their opinions are of what an attractive building is, compared with the common man.
I feel that the mimetic devise that causes this disconnect is a Geometric Fundamentalism that is at the center of most academic institutions.
Here is what I found:
On page 161 in the Catalonia: A Guide to Architectural Heritage it states the church was built in the middle of the 16th century, and is Late Gothic. In the 18th century, the chapel (the octagon) and the alter was added.
But then when we look at this source it states that the original church was built in the 1200's, but was badly damaged by the Saracen pirates in 1543, and repaired shortly after, where the bulk of the exterior remains the same.
The question is, how much of the 1200 century church was destroyed by the pirates, and was the late 1500's reconstruction drastically different? The 17th century chapel and 18th century alter are clear though.
I would first research the programs that you are interested in at the moment and less about applying based on ranking, a school like USC is going to differ pedagogically from the likes of UT-SOA.
Focus on creating/using interesting explorations in art and design - not necessarily creating projects that are thin veneered "architecture". Your portfolio should be focused on conveying your strength in composition, space, color theory, and contain cool interests that sets you apart. Show still life drawings from art class, basket weaving, photography, origami explorations, cardboard creations that look at spatial production, a Raspberry Pi interactive LED thing you built over the summer, ect. Just have fun creating things that interest you from drawings to objects.
Here's some portfolios that are the closest to what I mean: http://issuu.com/spudsrfr123/docs/spencer_bates_full_portfolio_issuu
Lighting is huge. Make sure to understand where your light source is and the direction, length, and crispness of shadows.
Avoid Flatness. Google textures and use them to add an authentic feel.
Color is hard to describe since personally I oversaturate some things or add dramatic effect because you're really trying to sell an idea to a client rather than create an aesthetic and balanced image. Yadada?
I studied landscape architecture but my first renderings in my portfolio are very architectural. Check it out to see where I'm coming from: http://issuu.com/espiee/docs/portfoliocondensedpages
and for the next time:
- go to https://images.google.com/
- click the little camera icon
- paste URL of image into the box (or drag and drop files from your computer into it)
- wait for results.
If you learn the past youll know the present and see the future
this is one of the greatest sources of architectural history around and it's FREE. i strongly recomend this bc if you want to know theory you have to understand our culture and the zeitgeist of western civilization starting with ancient egypt/greece through the middleages and renaisance to le corbusier and now.
heres a link: http://www.openculture.com/2012/11/the_history_of_western_architecture_in_39_free_lectures_.html
Rhino 5 is still in beta and therefore mcneel is offering it for free. I'd give that a go and since it's also command line based you're pretty much learning autocad at the same time.
I use a 12" VisTablet (simular to Wacom) pretty extensively during the conceptual and schematic phases of a project. I don't use this with any CAD software, rather, I use it mostly with photoshop in editing hand renderings that I've scanned in. This sorts of tablets can be pretty cheap, so if you have the money for it, combine it with a good thin light table like this one.
I've used my Surface Pro 3 for sketching, and while some people really like it, I prefer drawing on paper and scanning. At any rate, good touchscreens that are great for drawing would be over $800. However, having said that, my favorite drawing software is Manga Studio, now called Clip Studio Paint, if that is an option. It's marketed toward comic/anime artists, but I have found it is the best software that replicates the way pens, pencils and brushes actually work.
I'm an ARE candidate here. I'm 6 for 6 thus far with PPP this July. This is a good post in regards to flashcards and finding your owe study method. I used flashcards on SS and BDCS, two of the toughest one. As for the other exams, i read ballast and kaplan and take notes. I installed virtual machine on my computer to practice my vignette. I'd recommend checking out Quizlet where you can download and print user made flashcards. It takes the hassle from making flashcards. Good Luck!
One more thing: StudyBlue is a good app to install on your phone. You can download user made flashcard and you can look at them on your phone
One thing i can surely say is a no-no is fading images and drawings. they are over done and just don't look good anymore. Today there is a pull for more simple matte graphics. For example i think this portfolio is exceptional. I it is cleanly laid out, there is a clear graphic language and there is plenty of room for drawings and renderings to breath and be looked at objectively. though i am not a fan of the bleed that happens on the renders.
Listen to this guy. To add what he said, I would simplify the layout. What are all those lines and brown color doing for you? They're distracting. If you need a reference of what some of the top students are doing (not to say that all are great but for a good datum) search for the GSD, GSAPP, or any other highly ranked architecture school on Issuu. Lots of people post their portfolio there so take advantage of that. Notice the clean white space. Thinking about the white space is very important. I like how your's seems to have some structure but I think it needs more play. You have a set of rules for your structure, break them sometimes. Use InDesign.
Renders need a lot of help. Post process them so that they lose that sanitary feel. Photoshop in the grass at the least, rendered tiled grass disturbs me. Add some scale figures. Xoio has some free people already cut out for ease!
I like your concrete classroom the most. I personally don't like the shadows on the floor plan.
Well Albert Speer Sr was Hitler's architect and was the principal designer of Germania which was to be Hitler's dream city. Most of which was either never built or got torn down (though bits and pieces still exist if you know where to look).
Speer, of course, due to his 'client' (....), is a controversial figure to say the least because he skirted the death penalty after WWII, by claiming to have no knowledge of the concentration camps (though he really did), and casting himself as The Good Nazi, and only served 20 years, but recently a book on his architecture was released that might help.
Those aren't really Bauhaus at all. They're just mass produced housing trying to fill a need as cheaply as possible. When that is the primary goal, you do tend to see a lot of the same solutions repeated. Boxy buildings are cheaper to build. Decoration/ornament is more expensive so it goes away. Going vertical is more efficient. Repeating the same building multiple times saves money and time.
In terms of the specific buildings in your area, I would encourage you to do some research into what life was like for the poor before those came along. What you'll find is that in the 1800's, unless you were lucky enough to be middle or upper class, 'home' was a miserable affair made of poor materials, poor planning, and poor health. While these towers were a step up from a lot of what they replaced; they also weren't cared for properly over time and degraded.
Another thought to consider is one of minimalism - it's an idea you see in a great many places. The Bauhaus sometimes supported it, but you also see it in places like Japan, or Scandinavian design, etc. It's not inherently bad, but it does take thought and intent to do well. High quality kitchen cabinets without handles can be amazing and beautiful. But cheap is cheap, whether it has a handle on it or not.
If you do want to learn more about the Bauhaus I highly recommend this book published by Taschen Books.
It's very thorough and easy to read, with tons of amazing images. I don't think you'll find answers to why your local cheap government housing is bad in its pages, but the school itself is fun to learn about.
Not Architecture, but Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information has had a great influence on Architects. As a research scientist, perhaps you're already familiar with that book. Technical drafting is only the end product of what we produce. Throughout the design process Architects need a variety of visual tools to draw, diagram, analyze and document a wide variety of information. You might also look at books on Architectural diagramming, there are a number of them on Amazon. Or look at the work of Architect's OMA (Rem Koolhaas) and BIG (Bjarke Ingels), both of which are known for their diagrams.
Hamad draws his name in the sand. The best example of dredging ever. Seen from space
Oh I agree! We have a lot of colonial ticky-tacky box houses with integrated, 2-car garages, and they're pretty awesome. The bottom floor is half garage, half cold storage or semi-finished basement space, then the living spaces upstairs, and the sleeping spaces on top of that. The problem, at least in our area, is all the new builds, where the garage door is the absolutely most prominent feature of the house, with the front entrance almost an afterthought. sorry for the shutterstock link, but this is a great example of basically the only thing anyone's building in my area:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/american-luxury-suburban-house-landscaping-on-108373157
the whole front facade is like 90% garage, with the rest of the house peeking out around it like an afterthought.
It was more brash, argumentative statement than absolute truth, but straight-up ornament use has definitely declined, and most of modernism has done away with it completely. You should read Adolf Loos' Ornament and Crime to see the genesis of the idea.
You'd also probably be interested in this timeline: https://archive.org/download/EvolutionaryTree2000CharlesJencks/EvolutionaryTree2000CharlesJencks.jpg
a documentary, Sketches of Frank Gehry provides interesting views to his work and life. you might get a better idea of who you are writing about by watching this, rather than pouring through text and drawings. sorry its not something you can source, but it illustrates the man very well.
Are you doing the actual construction/insulation work yourself, or are you going to be working with an experienced contractor?
General advice: be careful with budgeting for the project. As a recent graduate I feel like I would have a hard time giving price points as the project changes over time...even if I could do a decent job on the design side of things and probably figure out the construction side of it if the homeowners were very patient.
How are you structuring your payment for the work? Do you have a contract set up? Can you get an experienced architect and local inspectors to look over your work at various stages?
As others have said the liability can be a major issue, so be careful. It might be a good idea to have a licensed and insured contractor take on the liability for the project. It will lesson your fee, but it will protect you from lawsuits. Hopefully you will have enough oversight and you will be working with experienced people to make sure you aren't missing anything, especially if you go it alone. Extra info on Licenses and Insurance for home renovators/contractors.
Assuming the addition and basement are salvageable in terms of the spatial layout and not structurally dangerous, you should be able to insulate it properly and have the duct work checked. Tearing it down sounds somewhat wasteful...even if they have a large budget.
This episode of Holmes on Homes might help: EP5057: BARGAIN BASEMENT. They gut the entire basement, create a new layout and insulate it.
if you gonna use crazy glue aka cyanoacrylate, it will melt the foam in the foamcore and will look ugly as a result. i suggest you use tacky glue. also learn to mitre cut the edge to make it look clean.
Seems to have some baroque revival (definitely the top bit). The columns are interesting polychrome, the symmetry is strict, lots of detail... I'm going to say Baroque Revival. That's the best I have at this hour.
They're an embarrassment to the use of resources; both the client's and the worlds. They embody the mantra of size over quality. A smaller building could be made of better materials and also be better designed. You're not likely to find objection to a big home that's beautifully designed here.
An image search shows lots of examples. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mcmansion&t=osx&iax=1&ia=images
I work at a university media lab, and have found that Architecture students take to intro development very well. Probably something about breaking down complex problems. If you want to try it out and see if it interests you, check out Codecademy's JavaScript 10 hour course. Not a huge time investment for something that may change your career directions; or at the least could supplement your existing skillset.
Thanks for the info. I should have mentioned that I am 29 and no longer living at home or on campus. There is no one here to spill beer on anything. :) I commute to school, and on days where I have 3 classes I spend upwards of 12 hours on campus without coming home. That's why the laptop is a little better option for me. Another reason being that I travel frequently between Ohio and FL due to my son's illness. I know a desktop would be cheaper and therefore easier to customize in terms of what would need to be upgraded vs left alone, but it would mean not being able to work during times I could be if I had a laptop.
This is why I came here, though... because I wanted to hear from someone what the reality was instead of sales people trying to sell the most expensive computer they can. It was the salesperson at the stores I went to that were saying autocad would be the issue, the rendering/3d part of it anyway. Everyone is insisting I need an i7 for the autocad. My gut was telling me I could go with less but I also don't want to waste time just to find out I should have gotten something else.
This is the one that was suggested.
There was an ASUS I liked, but the reviews almost universally cite issues with the touchpad and I happen to use the touchpad a lot for general use outside of design.
If you want to get into serious architectural photography, buy a second hand 6x9 or (better) 4x5 camera and learn to develop your own film. Read the chapters in this book on “movements”.
An old 6x9 Technica and a coupe of lenses to get you going will cost much less than the latest whizz–bang DSLR and give much better results, once you learn how to use it.
I'm pretty sure it's out the back of this place near my old office in North Sydney.
Lovely place.
A lot of these issues you raise are not actually true. I suggest you take a look at this paper that is from the author of the book "The Sustainable City is Possible: A possible strategy for recovering urban quality and local economies"
It goes into how traditional structures are more economically sustainable and are usually built quicker, among many other reasons why it is a smarter choice.
I just completed my master's thesis on a similar topic, mental health in the city. Some of my research is included in this document here in the first few sections.There are many different studies about what you are asking. There is either the scientific side of things which looks at colour theory, spatial relationships with the body etc... or the architectural theory side which revolves around perception of the built environment.
Thanks for your help! Yeah I'll post it here, don't really mind if people see it anyway ahahah. Would you mind looking over my resume as well? I can send that to you via private channels. And again- thanks for your help!
> Hey, thanks for the advice. After reading this I did a test print at a local printshop and, like you said, my line drawings were all crap. I'm trying a couple online places now and am waiting on the proofs.
On a side note, I'm 90% done with my portfolio [thank gawd] and am looking for some feedback. I don't want to post a link publicly because it has personal info in it. Do you mind taking a quick look?
http://issuu.com/msknutson/docs/portfolio_2015_7c44cbc6908384 Thanks
BTW:I haven't proofed/finished writing all the text yet so don't judge
Looking south from Sighthill Cemetery over the former Springhill tower blocks, specifically Fountainwell Av are the closest towers.
Bing 3D View
The bing 3d images show the buildings, when the demolition of most of these was ordered. They're gone in the slightly newer Aerial view.
Street View - Buildings visible in 2008, close towers demolished by late 2010
Most of this tower design are now demolished. Two remain standing by Springburn Rd and were refurbished starting 2011/2012.
The integrated graphics of the MBP, with the exception of the high end 2.5k model, makes it a non-starter for any OpenGL based program (rhino, revit, 3ds etc)
Here is what McNeel (Rhino dev) has to say on the subject:
>Computers including 13“ Apple MacBook, 13” MacBook Pro, and 13“ Retina, and any brand laptop that only has the embedded Intel graphics chip, should be avoided for Rhino for Windows. This chip does not support Windows OpenGL adequately. You will be plagued with problems we can not fix. Many 'Hybrid' laptops also have a secondary 'high performance' graphics chip (by AMD or Nvidia), intended for graphics intensive applications, do work very well. These hybrid computers are recommended
Use your undergraduate degree to your advantage. I'm currently doing a studio that's co-led by a guy with an undergrad in computer science and a March that's quite interesting. Read this book to get a basic understanding of a way that mathematics has influenced the current architectural discourse. I'm sure you know all the principles outlined within in but they're all based around an interface called Grasshopper which is an algorithmic modelling add on to Rhinoceros (a modelling program). This sort of architectural study will compliment your undergrad in mathematics amazingly well. I could recommend some more resources if you're interested
I don't know the stats about how many accidents are scaffoders or caused when erecting or dropping scaffolding and how many are other accidents that could have been prevented with better scaffolding.
on the first case, scaffolders are basically mental and most of the heavy poles and clips are all man-handled to great heights (or thrown or dropped) this is fundamentally easy to get this wrong. It is also difficult to build the thing you are standing on, at a great height.
For the other (I guess more common case) scaffolding cant be built too close to the area you are working on, otherwise you cannot work on the area so you have to leave gaps, this isnt great.
the building is a moving target, areas are removed, added to and it is very difficult to keep up with this in scaffolding safely so one area where there was no gap might have a gap tomorrow, or some scaffold boards could be removed to fit something and not put back properly.
and then there is simple bad scaffolding design where it falls over or gets blown over.. which is possible when there is limit to how many times you want to fix to the building.
OT: My fevourite piece of scaffolding in the royal festival hall https://www.flickr.com/photos/mralistair/189732795/ 30 miles of scaffold tubes apparently
I absolutely would not recommend using a bootlegged copy of any adobe software in a business setting. It's one thing if you're a student or if it's for personal use, but as soon as you start making money off the work you produce using the software, that's crossing the line.
If photoshop is too expensive, then you should learn how to use GIMP or another free photo editing program.
Man, im so glad you asked, I've been trying to find it for years free online and gave up on it a while ago. and I just found that found that someone finally put it up
Sir Banister Fletcher's History of Architecture I would suggest saving your pennies up for a loooong time, or search on the internet for a PDF, but this is high up there in one of the greatest books of all time.
looks like all the million of other design concepts that feature some magical thin transparent foldable touch screen lcd screen ?
i am pretty sure we would all want it, and it is nice that there is research done looking into it so that one day it will be as thin and easy as everyone wants it to be, but until then...
I don't think I am going to upload anywhere else, sorry. I suggest looking at http://issuu.com/ani.arzumanyan/docs (scroll down to the bottom) where a number of full AD issues are posted in full rather than my single articles.
you could also download them individually though that would be time consuming.
I have become enthralled with Architectural Design magazine. My university has an online account which allows me full access to all of the previous issues, though if you don't have something like that you can find a large number of them on ISSUU. this user has posted a bunch so check out his/her docs for more.
http://issuu.com/ani.arzumanyan/docs/the_new_structuralism__design__engineering_and_arc
I think personal websites are great if you can take the time to make them and do it well.
I chose not to go that route myself though. I use a website called issuu to host a digital version of my printed portfolio. It creates a sort of digital booklet with the same functionality of a paper one. That way if you planned on doing back and front printing, for example, it lets you see it as such online, lets you flip pages, etc. It's free, or you can pay a monthly fee so your viewers don't see ads.
There are other options like behance out there too.
I would look at applying to a masters with a clear focus in healthcare architecture. I don't know if any schools in canada have this option but there is a variety of different schools across the USA with this specialization.
From what I can tell, you can have a standard portfolio, and all you need is one project that really stands out. I suggest that you either spend some time on your next project to incorporate Biomedical Science into it, or create your own prompt that uniquely allows you to do so. I know Auburn University has a project which requires them to design a hospital, so you can look at some of their portfolios and use that as a starting point for designing your own prompt that shows what you know.
- bachelor of architecture at Mississippi State, graduating 2015
- interested in residential and commercial design at smaller firms.
- I would like to get some feedback on the work and the layout of the portfolio itself. Any suggestions on firms I should contact outside of mississippi would be great. Thanks for taking a look!
Masters of Architecture, graduated Dec 2013
Looking to go into a firm with mixed-use/residential work. Targeting mid size firms.
Would love to hear what you guys think about the portfolio. Thanks in advance!
Skill set is a part of it, but probably less so for portfolio to get into the undergraduate program. They want to see how you think, how you problem solve and if you have the ability to reason in three dimensions. Check out issuu.com and look for architecture portfolios. Don't get too discouraged because most of these are either AFTER undergrad or graduate school, but they should give you some idea of how people organize an architecture portfolio. For someone entering an undergraduate program it will probably consist mostly of drawings and a little photography or computer graphics if you have experience in that. Don't limit yourself to just drawings of buildings, but any kind of artistic pursuit that shows who you are and what you're about.
Are you looking to host a website, or an electronic copy of your print portfolio? For a simple .pdf, I'd recommend http://issuu.com/ Websites I don't have any good free leads... I use name.com for my domain and phpwebhosting.com for my host. The domain is $10/year and hosting is $10/mo. Don't know if that's still beyond your price range, but it's cheap.
Thank you for taking the time to develop strong process imagery to go along with your writing. You also have a very clear presentation aesthetic that aids your graphics without overwhelming them--specifically, I'm thinking of how you've used color in your plan, section, and detail graphics.
Edit: flipping through your behance page, you clearly have some strong work...but this has got to be my favorite: https://www.behance.net/gallery/6504855/modern-cat
I have found an amazing and interactive tool to teach your class basics of architecture and interior design. Also these guys are providing free licenses now for the whole class: https://planner5d.com/education/
Start improving your drawing and sketching skills.
Create a portfolio as most top tier universities require a portfolio. But it really depends on where you live. From where I come from, unis do not require a portfolio when applying.
Have at least some basic knowledge on how to use Adobe Photoshop. Being comfortable with the program's interface and tools will be a great advantage during uni years. You will use Photoshop a lot.
Download and Learn sketchup. The program is very easy to use and to autodidact. But do not invest much time in it as you will probably learn and use a more advanced software during uni. Play around with the program and see what you can create with it.
You're not required to read any books before architecture school, but if you're really interested you could read this book 30 second architecture
These are great! I have to recommend getting Analyzing Architecture by Simon Unwin, IMO it's a great way to be reminded of the elemental components of Architecture and work up to analyzing case studies. No explanation I gave would be able to do it justice, but you can get a third edition for 20 bucks on amazon
I agree with the other folks in here that some vertical sections would help show this. I'll also offer that siting this or at least assigning a cardinal direction would help you make decisions about sun shading and reducing solar gains (depending on the theoretical climate.)
Also, the stairs are beautiful artifacts, but I think there are other ways to make the stairs an interesting feature without making climbing them dangerous - stairs being a consistent shape is super important for people to feel safe going up/down.
If you reversed the direction of the stairs such that the front door leads straight into them, you may be able to remove some of the awkward space in the entrance, and open the living room more. The kitchen is disproportionate to the needs of a small space, but I believe there's enough square footage to work this out. Maybe push the counter space into the corner more? Small spaces are such interesting architectural problems.
If this is something that really interests you, the book <em>The Theory of Proportion in Architecture</em> by P.H. Scholfield is worth your time to read.
The visual harmony achieved through the use of proportion is due to a repetition of ratios, their interrelation to each other and to the whole, but not on specific ratios themselves.
The golden ratio is useful because it is geometrically additive, but there isn't a measurable preference for it. Other systems have similar properties as well, notable the root-two series.
Schofield gives some references to practical methods of proportion for design processes toward the end. Some of which sound useful, but I haven't found prints of those books yet.
I would go on Amazon and begin searching for books related to the matter. Obviously look for books with high reviews, but also pay attention to content. For instance, I saw a book on Amazon about the Eames furniture, but it didn't go into any specifics about design... It was mostly published as a picture book.
It sounds like you would be better suited for books that go into details on the design of furniture, not just looking at images that don't really provide much information.
https://www.amazon.com/Tudor-Home-Kevin-Murphy/dp/0847844897
Check out a few others on amazon, should be easy to find in the "customers who bought section".
It's worth dropping a hundred dollars or so on books to give you a clearer picture of what you want / like.
Mark out what you like and bring it to an architect who has experience in traditional residential.
You can search for an architect here
http://architectfinder.aia.org/frmLandingPage.aspx
Don't be afraid to ask questions.
Here's a small gift (~$15), 123 Blocks, they are precision machined metal blocks, they have been incredibly useful for building physical models, which he will do A LOT of during his school time. I have had my set borrowed by fellow students more times than I can count. Everyone always says they are very handy and versatile, which i can attest to as well.
> Is there an objective beauty in Architecture? One true form and style and decoration that we all should be conforming to? Please let me know, it will make the rest of my career much more efficient so I can start just reproducing that every day instead of experimenting. Bonus points if I can grab it on Amazon
Here you go. Of course this is complementary to the built works of human history as interpreted and adapted to suit the changing needs, technologies, climates, cultures, and functions. Enjoy :)
I don’t know where to find architectural breakdowns, but for background on the reasoning that goes into mall design, you might want to try a book by Paco Underhill, Call of the Mall.
https://www.amazon.com/Call-Mall-Geography-Shopping-Author/dp/0743235924
This is slightly tangential, but I'd recommend, "The True, the Fictive, and the Real: The Historical Dictionary of Architecture of Quatremère de Quincy"
This book explores the nature of typologies and critiques the contemporary assumptions that architectural character evolves linearly over time. It shows where this historicist narrative came from and how it came to be the default historical philosophy in the architectural industry.
The author analyses typologies based on Quatremère's work, and looks at how all buildings can be broken down into a handful of typologies, as it base parts, that can then be combined into an infinite number arrangements. From this he proposes a more useful set of categories that an architect can use to understand history. Type, Character, and Style, as defined by the author, gives us a tool set that directly impacts how an architect can actually operate. The current "stylistic periods" view of history really gives nothing useful to architects. But it is useful for historians and real estate agents.
If you haven't, I'd recommend checking out the Taschen book on the Bauhaus. It's amazing. Also, there's an old album that was published called Bauhaus Reviewed 1919-1933. You can find it on Spotify or youtube. It is a series of recorded interviews with Bauhaus teachers mixed with German 20th cent. avant garde piano music. It's a great listen! (Yes it's in English)
Love it -
if you are into facade design and its relation to plan, check out the mathematics of the ideal villa - Colin Rowe
There are soooo many. But if I could start anywhere it would be that one that I mentioned. One of my all time favorites is now, apparently from its price on amazon kind of rare and getting super expensive is: Education of An Architect https://www.amazon.com/dp/0847809706/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3bOJEbZ1GRPSS It’s gorgeous and full of drawings and models that are incredible to look at.
I’ll warn you... architecture books, like art books, get very expensive very fast. But the Simitch/Warke book is very reasonable.
I also often recommend: PRIVATE TOWERS https://www.amazon.com/dp/0823043118/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-fOJEbKVZKBYE A unique little book about residential towers. Not high-rises. Just small little towers. Love that book and it’s pretty cheap right now too.
If you DM me I’ll be happy to share more.