Brian MacKay-Lyons
-Do you find value in Lyon’s “Three F’s for an Architecture of Regionalism: fitting, framing, and forming?”
I think the Three F’s do have value in an architecture of regionalism but they can really only be demonstrated in areas with very specific and unique climates, vegetation, and scenery. It makes sense that this theme is utilized in Nova Scotia and in the southwest, where the climate and vegetation is very unique and harsh but in very different and opposing ways. This theme could also be utilized in mountainous regions, where the weather and building sites have much variation, yet need to frame beautiful views and handle a very harsh climate. The Three F’s can easily be applied to any region, but the difference is that they don’t need be utilized in every location. Only certain regions and certain sites have the requirements and hindrances that make the Three F’s a logical driving force of architectural ideas.
-Would you like to participate in building the Ghosts? (This implies, “would you like to have that design/build experience?” as it is expensive.)
I would really like to participate in building the Ghosts because it provides invaluable experience that is very hard to come by as a student. The sense of accomplishment and rewarding feeling of completing a good studio project is magnified immensely when the project is in a design/build course and you get to see the final product actually built. Even though the project is very expensive to participate in, so too is graduate school. I will already be in debt after my education is complete, so I might as well acquire more debt in order to earn valuable experience and work hand-in-hand with a skilled architect.
-B. Kilgore