so, yeah on top of the countless other things we have to do in a semester abroad, this blog has become quite the thorn in my side to remember haha, but as clay tucker has been quoted to say on here, better late than never i suppose.
architecture.....
okay, so skip the architecture for now, my entire focus since my arrival here has been built upon experiences, both through archtecture and w/o architecture. It's these experiences that i find to be most influential in both what i see in spaces that surround me, and the spaces that i've become increasingly interested in designing.
tonight we went to the parade here in barcelona to celebrate the carnival in sitges that happens every year, it proved to be a success. the one thing i think i've taken from the parade, or through any "happiness" i've experienced here, is that it's all on a budget. the very first "float" in the parade delt entirely w/ bankruptcy which has become a heavier weight to bear on everyone's shoulders in the past few months, yet it's possible to experience, fun, excitement, architecture with a budget. whether that means designing on a tighter budget or designing to increase a budget, i feel that it's a powerful thought none the less. yes it's become "cool" in architecture to be LEED certified or whatever, but what i'm refering to is the simplicities in architecture that people can do on a budget, to increase the quality and performance of a building. not to be "cool" but to be smart, because it's not just us as designers that are on a budget, it's the world. it's a global problem that we are first hand designing to improve. sorry mills for my tardiness, please don't hate me, i'll probably fail your midterm monday anyway :( .....good luck fellow bloggers b/c monday's gonna....well..suck.
architecture.....
okay, so skip the architecture for now, my entire focus since my arrival here has been built upon experiences, both through archtecture and w/o architecture. It's these experiences that i find to be most influential in both what i see in spaces that surround me, and the spaces that i've become increasingly interested in designing.
tonight we went to the parade here in barcelona to celebrate the carnival in sitges that happens every year, it proved to be a success. the one thing i think i've taken from the parade, or through any "happiness" i've experienced here, is that it's all on a budget. the very first "float" in the parade delt entirely w/ bankruptcy which has become a heavier weight to bear on everyone's shoulders in the past few months, yet it's possible to experience, fun, excitement, architecture with a budget. whether that means designing on a tighter budget or designing to increase a budget, i feel that it's a powerful thought none the less. yes it's become "cool" in architecture to be LEED certified or whatever, but what i'm refering to is the simplicities in architecture that people can do on a budget, to increase the quality and performance of a building. not to be "cool" but to be smart, because it's not just us as designers that are on a budget, it's the world. it's a global problem that we are first hand designing to improve. sorry mills for my tardiness, please don't hate me, i'll probably fail your midterm monday anyway :( .....good luck fellow bloggers b/c monday's gonna....well..suck.
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