For the first event I went to was a Department of Architecture lecture. It was presented by Margarita Jover. Margarita Jover is founder and principal of the firm ‘aldayjover architecture and landscape. It was based in Barcelona, Spain. With work in both Architecture and Landscape Architecture fields. Some main takeaways that I got from this lecture was how architecture and buildings are designed based on where it is located and what the building is for. Also how many different types of styles of architecture there are and how to implant things into buildings the best way.
What the lecture was about architectural and infrastructural typologies. What is that? That is transportation networks, districts of heating and cooling, and other types of architectural things. They said that man-made dynamics are making their way into our life and their influences are forcing our culture to be thought in a different way. Real life crisis also influence how we create architecture and buildings.
To me the lecture was really interesting. I think architecture is really interesting when people talk about different building designs and how to build them differently based on location, weather and other things. There are so many factors that play into building things and it gets very complex and complicated.
The lecture was very much like when we have guest speakers in the classroom. There was a bigger audience than our classroom and the people that attended were older but it was very similiar. I think our guest speakers are a little better because they interact a little more but that is because our class is smaller. Jover had a power point too that made the presentation more visually appealing and helped people understand what she was talking about.
I do not think that I will use any aspects of this lecture in my final project. I liked it a lot and how she talked about architectural and I see how it is related to art but I don’t think I will use anything that she said or did.
Event 2:
Second event I went to was Explore Oregon which was located in the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. It was based off 300 million years of Northwest natural history in Oregon. The museum basically let me explore the forces shaping Oregon’s landscapes and ecosystems. In there I took part in talks about climate, conservation, and our future. I also saw giant saber-tooth salmon and other amazing animals from Oregon’s past.
I though the museum had a lot to offer and I thought it was really interesting. It talked about the history of Oregon’s landscape and the animals that used to be here millions of years ago. They talked about how the landscape came to be. It interested me a lot actually because I think history is really cool and how time changes everything such as the land and the animals that inhabit this area.
This event I thought connects with art in a lot of ways and some things we talked about in class. One thing that I thought it connected to was when we were learning about when we talked about how maps tell a story. An example we used in class was when Naplleon invaded Russia and the map told a story about how over time his army kept getting smaller. When the people at the museum talked about how Oregon changed over time it reminded me of that.
I do not think that I will use any aspects of this lecture in my final project. I maybe could talk about how the landscape changed and how patterns in it refer to patterns and fractals but besides that I can’t use it for my final project.
