Take Home Essay

Author: Adrian Gee STUDIO PROJECT Architecture as a Solution to a set of Parameters: Architecture should be analyzed based off of its success (or failure) in fulfilling the set of parameters that the project was commissioned for. If the building that is constructed...
Final Exam

Final Exam

1-Ordinary Building: The Ethnographic Museum, Berat, Albania How does Architecture affect communities? What is the building built for? Design What materials are they using? What is the building’s relationship with light? Critical Regionalism How is the space used?...
Final Exam/Take Home Essay

Final Exam/Take Home Essay

Ordinary Building – Whiteaker Townhomes Listen to the voices of the community when creating a built environment in their space, as they know the area best. Material usage in a building shapes the user’s experience. Effective lighting in a room and the ambience...
Final Exam/Take-Home Essay

Final Exam/Take-Home Essay

Ordinary Building – Union on Broadway (my apt) Community Engagement Purpose and Function Feeling of Interior Space Cultural Significance History of a Place Space as Movement Creating a National Identity Political Tool Interaction with Users Consideration of...
Analytical Frames

Analytical Frames

Context is Critical (Neighborhood)  It is pivotal to the success of a design for architects to keep the context of the site as the most important factor. When an architect designs a space, they often get too tangled up in non-vital components. Aspects that are...