Post 15: A Roof Over My Head

The roof over my head has a leak. Perhaps it is my ideas leaking in or just some small, annoying thing that causes people to look at something they usually dismiss. A roof can make or break a building. A sharp peak can draw attenention and create an oriental mood while smooth curves can create a more modern approach. Inside of a building, the social atmostphere is created simply by height. High ceilings create social areas while columns and pathways, such as in the cafeteria, create direction. Lower ceilings promote more closer knit areas more suitable for work than social activities. Natural light can also be utilized from areas such as these. Large open windows can be a focal point while sky lights work to create a more open area.
In my building I want to have a sloping roof, possibly with natural lighting. This form allows for a semi-split level building. The first floor will extend through the whole structure while the highest part will have a shorter second level complete with cafe. Natural lighting would allow for a constant source of energy that would limit electricity use but may also detract from the mood inside. I would love to use hanging lights to create a focal point on the ceiling, such as those in the new wing of the school. This would add to the mood of the giant "lava lamp" blobs inside my building.

*note: perspective drawings pending to be scanned into blog.

Post 14: Untitled

In all honestly, I am unsure of what to put in this blog. However, in that same sense, this leads me to believe that I have found some new insights simply by not knowing. I have never been a student that took to losing well; my entire life has been composed of settling for nothing less than par. But this project was never about winning or losing - it was about building something innovative that represented how we feel when the world around us turns to "savage inequality." Our group worked well to all input something, because we all knew how it felt to be that burning man, unequal and savagely attacked until there is nothing left by everyone around us. Being unsure exactly what to say in this blog shows that this is not an event that can simply be written about as much as experienced, internalized, and connected with.
For me, burning man showed me that the simple things I think matter the most like getting A's in classes or being the best will not matter years from now. The journey we take to get where we are today matter the most. In the end, the little fights and the littler successes are forgotten. In the end, we always find a way to succeed even if it is only a change in ourselves that make the journey worth the while. In the end, everything will go up in flames. In the end, we will rise from the ashes and remember the journey we made.