Week Curating Landscape and Key Moments

Week 1 refl ections

What drove/informed design decisions? Diving into week 1’s fi rst task was an interesting step away from technology driven methods. The ‘self-introduction’ model making task making abstract physical diagrams challenged my way of thinking and adapting conceptual ideas into forms. There is a sense of pressure complete the task in front of other’s you have never met, as the fi rst judgement of you for them is the way in which you present your ideas.

What was successful/unsuccessful? The abstract physical diagrams I found most challenging to create was the model to represent my personality and my favorite things. Capturing the essence of a personal attribute or emotion abstractly is highly subjective. The time constraints of the task also forced me to commit to an idea and think quickly. Pondering and overthinking my translations into physical form was not possible.

What did you learn from the exercises/tasks? The second task design a lookout for classmate Kiara was also challenging. What I found most diffi cult about transitioning into an exercise about looking inward was trying to disassociate personal likes into designing for Kiara. What I learned from this task is it can be easy to overlook certain details about who you are designing for.

How might these inform your decisions in future? After the short presentation/conversation I had with the ‘client’ I found myself making several assumptions about how she would use the space and where the space would be. Upon refl ection I realized some decisions I made about location/where the lookout would be was slightly infl uenced by my personal like for natural scenery. This is an interesting balance an architect must make between person agenda and client needs/wants.

W eek 1

jewellery workshop main interest/hobby outside of architecture your personality as one core word

what is your favourite place & why what is your favourite building craft you’re interested in

Below are some rough hand sketches before I began model making for each task. I did not end up making these diagrams and changed my concept last minute.