“Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.” (Warren Bennis) This quotation even though it has basically nothing to do with architecture it makes complete sense to me. I am having trouble for this opus entry honestly because we haven’t had class lately, and usually I hear a couple of these terms during class, but I’m pretty sure we never heard any of these before Spring break, so I’m just gonna wing it for the most part! But relating this term to something, during my Spring break I went to Washington, D.C. with IARC major Phillip Snider, and to say the bare minimum it was completely amazing. I enjoyed every single part, even the economically challenged as we began to call them, they just added to the overall experience. Periphery in Washington to me was needless to say very vital, because the designs of some of the major structures has the most beautiful, intricate designs in the outermost edges. The details and little things about certain structures in D.C. just made them awe so beautiful in my eyes.
Photo taken by me in D.C.
PORTFOLIO- a set of pieces of creative work collected by someone to display their skills, especially to a potential employer (dictionary.com)
Portfolio, this word I am pretty familiar with... well because in high school, the good ‘ol days; I had to keep up with a portfolio for several classes including my graphic design, drafting, and other art courses I took. Although I am not in the Interior Architecture program just yet, I know I will be required to keep up with a portfolio and post it online for the most part. This word really you cannot relate to the designing process of architecture, it’s more the collection of a designer and what they have managed to accomplish throughout their life.
PROCESS- a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end (dictionary.com)
A quote by Henry A. Millon states that, “the Renaissance building exists to be admired in its splendid isolated perfection.” The Baroque building can only be grasped through one’s experiencing it in its variety of effects... Baroque unity is achieved--at the expense of the clearly defined elements--through the subordination of the individual elements to invigorate the whole. Baroque space is independent and alive--it flows and leads to dramatic culminations.” (Roth 397) I believe the Baroque style related to process, because it was a process for them to really perfect such a style, I’m sure at first it had its flaws and was rough but over the years they managed to polish it out and really define what we call the Baroque way.
PERSPECTIVE- the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point (dictionary.com)
“These Rococo interiors must have seemed like a breath of fresh air after the somber interiors of Versailles, loaded with heavy pilasters and entablatures.” (Roth 430) I can only imagine a style such as Rococo would have so many perspectives to it and so many different gorgeous ways in which you could experience such a place that incorporates this style within. We’ve haven’t yet got into this style in Patricks class just yet, because we haven’t had class in forever it feels like but I’m sure it’s coming real soon... possibly tomorrow?! Who knows, but perspectives are something architects much deal with, and must create many different drawings of various perspectives depending on what their trying to capture. The most common perspective to my knowledge would just be a plain old two-point perspective drawing which probably almost anyone is aware of.
Photo taken by me in downtown Washington
PROFESSIONAL- a person engaged or qualified in a profession (dictionary.com)
This word, what is it? Well to me, it’s something I’d eventually like to become in whatever field that may be. I experience this word very frequently in my workplace as a pharmacy technician at CVS, it’s something I try to maintain because you have to look professional, and that requires me to wear khaki pants a dress/button up shirt, as well as a tie. And I actually do enjoy that, because it makes me feel quite important and that I am valued there by my fellow employees. When in relation to design or architecture, I think it basically means that you are experienced in what your doing and that you have done this numerous times, and that your damn good at it too. You’ve worked a lot to become known as a professional in whatever degree it may be, but it’s something I know I want to strive towards and I’m honestly not letting anyone or anything get in the way of me accomplishing that.
REFLECTION
I really have nothing to talk about throughout this reflection so instead I will go a little more into my best trip ever to D.C. Okay, so me and my friend Phil awoke early Monday morning, went to the bank, Walmart, and were on our way. Drove there to College Park, MD, checked in and got settled in and went out to eat later that evening at the always delicious Applebees where when coming back to the car, I was greeted with a parking ticket. After that we went back to the hotel went to bed, woke up around 9, went to the Greenbelt Metro station which was an experience all within itself. Got off in the heart of Washington, and basically walked about 20 miles throughout the course of the day, which would have normally been a heavy burden but it was freaking amazing! We saw the Capital, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, National Archives, and maybe the best place ever was this bakery up there called Au Bon Pain... AMAZING! That basically was our day one, I think I’ll save the rest for a separate blog entry all together, to keep you interested. Now it’s back to reality and work, but oh well... I shall leave with this quote, “Renaissance architects of the fifteen and sixteenth centuries endeavored to create new rational, mathematically describable forms based on what they understood of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome.” (Roth 397)
Creepy picture in front of White House
CITATIONS
Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning
Leland M. Roth
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