today we had interim critiques our 'box for 12 twigs' project. first of all, i thought it was a lot more helpful to critique in small groups rather than one big group. we got to look at each project and talk about it, rather than just looking at a few in the large group. a lot of the same issues arose with many of the designs. the most common one was justification of every choice made and how those choices specifically relate to the twigs. often we put elements in our designs because we 'liked the effect' or 'thought it was cute.' today's critique further stressed the point that everything in our design should be done purposefully and in response to the twigs. i think that once this effort is taken, then the project will be able to speak for itself. if the audience looks thoughtfully at the design, they should be able to understand what you were going for.
on another note...
in studio theory hour the topic was architecture 2030. the first statement that really caught my attention was 'we are a storm on the planet.' i never thought of describing our impact on the earth in that way. but it actually makes perfect sense. the damage done to this planet is growing out of control. to combat the destruction, ed mazria started the idea of AIA 2030 and the 2030 challenge. the challenge is to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings by 50% immediately, and continue reducing carbon until it is reduced by 100% in 2030. it is possible and there are many builders, designers, and others who participate in the effort. i also liked the idea of 'long life, loose fit.' this means designing buildings that function now, but will also be functional in the future despite changing times. it is great that so many people are coming together to reduce the damage. i am interested to see how the challenge plays out.
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