Reflection In reflection of the course, our group has learned some key items during the progression of the project. We did face some challenges in the design and there were a handful of times that we would be discussing over zoom and suddenly suggest, in a half serious and half joking manner, changing the entire form of the structure. We did end up remaining with a similar form to what we initially proposed, but this did not prevent us from sketching out new ideas weeks into the course project. We see that this shows that we were open to imagining the possibilities of utilizing glass in a structure outside of our project. During the calculations stage of our design, we found it quite interesting that within the group there were two different approaches in making the structural calculations. This sometimes lead to misinterpretations and misunderstandings, but in the end it did make us appreciate that there are many methods of approaching a structural design, whether that is through long form or simplifications.
As a group, we were able to redesign the concept that we presented at the final presentation and then created an improved solution to our structural demands. This in itself was a challenge and there were many hours dedicated post-final presentation to improve our design to a level of which we were more comfortable submitting in a final report. We were open about our thoughts and critiques of our design and did our best to still have a feasible building design. Some improvements that we would make in reflection of the course is to have more of a purpose for our form. Although we can say the purpose is to see the Aurora Lights, having a more well thought out purpose or inspiration would have helped direct our design in a more creative manner.
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