Client Quotes

Alfred Nobel Quote

"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.”

UBR, inc.
http://www.people.ubr.com/education/by-first-name/a/alfred-nobel/alfred-nobel-quotes/hope-is-nature-s.aspx 6/4/09



Jacques Yves Cousteau Quote

“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. “

Brainy Quotes.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jacques_yves_cousteau.html 6/4/09



Keith Campbell

"I just want to know how everything works."

Keith Campbell interview, June 22, 2001 at Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA
http://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/services/lecture_series/campbell/about.html 6/4/09

Brief Statement

The three workshops i selected all resulted in me having a greater understanding and ability at different areas of importance within the architectural industry. All three challenged me to explore and use a creative factor in order to produce a successful product.

Workshop 3: Model Making

Throughout the 3 week period the improvement of my modelling stills was truly evident. The cuts became clean, the glue was no longer visible and all the gaps at the joints were no longer an issue. The skills I learnt because of benifecial guidance, personal experiences and trial and error resulted in more efficiently produced work of a higher standard.

During the introductory stages I struggle to put together a satisfactory standard cube and replica objects but by the end of the workshop I was confident in my ability to produce a well crafted model. I was happy with my first model attempt of my house and was able to learn a lot from it to improve and to prepare myself for the final project. These include the most effective ways to apply the glue and to construct the model, the use of masking tape to hold it together while the glue dries, the need to constantly break old blades off for clean cutting, methods such as scoring and many more.

In my final model I was pleased to create what was described as “architectural doodling” by forming a roof by joining small pieces of balsa wood to produce a sustainable roof that had a high visual appeal (this can be seen above). As well as this I was able to include all the shapes that were presented to me from the assigned model and combine them to demonstrate elevation. If I had my time again I would try to be more creative, using different mediums and Appling an abstract element.

Workshop 2: Architectural Drawing

Through the second workshop of the semester I gained my first taste and a benificial understanding of what is required in terms of architectural drawings and the way in which they are used to demonstrate various ideas. As well as this there has been great insight into what makes a great architectural presentation and features that work well as well as those that don’t work so well. Such features that worked well included the use of felt tip pens for precise drawings rather than pencils because dark and strong lines that result in the drawings been able to be seen from a distance. The need to consider all aspects specifically the use of colour and to only use it where it has a strong and evident meaning and specific to the building been designed was also an important lesson learnt. In further courses i wish to use the knowledge gain through this experience in order to transform future works in to easy to read and creative demonstrations of ideas, capturing the audience. In the future i also wish to improve my verbal communication skill as this is also a huge part of a presentation and an area I personally need to improve.

Workshop 1: Fluid Thoughts

Through the first workshop, fluid thoughts, I have learnt to be bold in the way you draw and to have confidence to produce a solid , defining line when drawing. As well as this the ability to observe object and consider the importance of different shades of light and the way light impact the perceived image. in addition i have being able to explore different drawing mediums and materials ranging from charcoal, different shapes of graphite pencils( HB, 2B, 4B,6B,8B) and how they can be used and combined to demonstrate the different amounts of light acting on a space or object. it also allowed me to be more creative and to not create images in a perfectionist way and to just let the drawing flow and create itself.