On reading yet another article about architect Denise Scott Brown , this one on the architecture website www.archdaily.com, I started to write a post to upload in response. My internet connection was slow and there was some lag time for its review and adjudication, so my post did not upload. Just as well, I thought, as I was mostly…
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WHERE IS THE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION HEADED? AND HOW SHOULD EDUCATION RESPOND? “These are incredibly crucial times for an exploration into the nature of professional practice in architecture. Dramatic changes in the way practice is conducted in the last decade alone require students and practioners alike to develop a survival strategy. Some of these recent changes include…
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FIRMNESS (Structure) COMMODITY (Function) DELIGHT (Beauty, the Wow Factor) Quote: “All these must be built with due reference to durability (firmness), convenience (commodity), and beauty (delight). Durability will be assured when foundations are carried down to the solid ground and materials wisely and liberally selected; convenience, when the arrangement of the apartments is…
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CSI: Where Have You Been All My Life? I learned about the benefits of CSI (www.csinet.org) only recently, a little over a year ago when engaged in conversation with another practitioner on AIA KnowlegeNet. In response to a question I’d asked, she explained to me the importance of earning her Master’s Degree in Sustainable Design– besides already being NCARB certified and LEED AP accredited. Additionally, she shared: “I’m also…
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Julia Morgan, AIA In an online computer literacy class (fall session 2010) at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, I created a Powerpoint Presentation dedicated to the life and work of California’s well-renowned first lady architect (and a civil engineer): Julia Morgan, AIA. Making the Trek In mid-summer 2010, my family and I toured San Simeon, site of the famous William…
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