House Project : Resource Share

By February 5th you must have your "influence" established.

By Monday- February 2nd you must post "links", images, etc- that appeal to you. We hope to tap into a range of architects and architectural styles in this 'intro' time- to pique some affinity that can be built upon for your models.

Please post an overall resource - like my first post as well as 3-5 images with a sentence or two why you like a particular building style or element.

Thank you

Chapter 6,7 and 8

Chapters 6,7 and 8 Due January 23rd

This should be fun for you. These three relatively short chapters- just read and then generate questions. Post bulleted lists of questions that were revealed to you as you read. Include the specific text/passage (include chapter # and page) that influenced your thinking. Essentially I am asking you to make your questions that come up clear to the reader, and your thinking behind those questions visible.  No minimums or maximums, but a close read will certainly elicit some questions in each chapter.

Chapter 5 - Verbicide

Posting Due by January 15th

1. This chapter interests me a great deal. Orr challenges us to look at language in a deep way (for those really interested in this idea - of 'how to be custodians of language' - look at Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize speech). Aside from the following questions please give your personal response to the chapter as clearly as possible.
2. On page 56 (bottom) Orr states, "We are no longer held together, as we once were, by the reading of a common literature or by listening to great stories and so cannot draw on a common set of metaphors and images as we once did"

• what do you think about his statement?
• what might be some implications of this be?
• Is it possible to develop an "architecture" around this principle? ** (go for this) (if so- what might it look like)

For Project 3- To think about- Passive Heating

NY TIMES ARTICLE-

Chapter 4 Speed- "The Nature of Design"

There is much in this chapter that you may agree with or take issue with. Please be open- and thoughtful when doing this assignment.

1. Orr states there is an appropriate velocity for water in a given landscape (based on geology, soils, vegetation, and ecological relationships). He also says there are appropriate velocities for money and information.  IF he is right (and you can disagree(let us know), but still give this an attempt) then is there an obligation on our part to determine that velocity? Would there be an absolute? Would cultural and geographical differences influence this 'appropriate velocity'?  What would this look like? - Take a stab.
2. Orr states that "Our assumptions about time are crystallized in community design and architecture." (Bottom pg 51) On page 52- he mentions a "New Urbanism" - develop what you think might be a 'hypothetical community' that you - as an architect/designer propose. Use Broad strokes and some specific elements that highlight principles of interrelation that might address a new 'velocity'

Enjoy!!!

NEw Building in Chelsea--- check it out!

extra credit for commenting in a relevant way!!

I think it will be a wonderful way to think about your own buildings as they are about to go up!

Special thanks to Mike Warshauer for sending the link to us!

Creativity and Play...

Please watch this...  jot down ANY thoughts on creativity, play, architecture or your current models while you are watching.

1. List your thoughts as you watched

2. What connections might exist between this video and your OWN studio practice in Architecture Class?

3. If there are any 'suggestions for your own work' that you would apply to yourself- please include them. Example ("thinking to myself-) I love building "x" but i need to be original and scrap that idea... i shouldn't- i should build on it..... or maybe it's opposite, or.......