        1060 antunez1060 exit reflection1. MY favorite lecture was the lecture on classical architecture. I have always been interested by the idea of going into restoration or adding on to classic architecture. My appreciation for older architecture in the modern world is large, and I enjoyed seeing how it could be incorporated into today’s ever-changing design process. 2. I found the reading on post-katrina and the efforts for restoring the area to be most intriguing. 3. The most interesting assignment was the first. I had no clue what to do at first when asked to analyze two very different installations, however, as I spent more time studying their differences, I began to find reasons behind why I did or did not like them. It was a great opportunity to throw us into this new way of thinking. 4. a) Being able to recall and choose what you did or did not like about each lecture was used for the playback assignments. b) The ability to analyze the meanings behind the readings and the importance they have to our current studies is used during readings. c) The capability to compile your thoughts, opinions, and observations so that you can express your idea clearly to a reader was used in the analysis of writing papers. d) Group thinking was required for these projects. The ability to work in harmony with other was essential and helped to further develop other ideas and interests in a subject. e) Deeper and more analytical thinking was required for formulating questions. You had to find something that interested you about the lecture, and how you would like to expand your knowledge on the topic. 5. Yes, I found that during preceptorials I was able to realize things about the lectures that I had not picked up on, on my own. 6. These methods of looking at the world not only allowed us to observe work from other times and locations, but to discover the influences that surround these works. 7. Yes 8. I had no idea that going into this major that my method of thinking would change so drastically. I notice things during my daily life that I had never paid attention to before. 9. Why should we be leaving with more questions than answers? 10. Personal experiences that help us to relate and learn how to improve would be beneficial in my learning process. Erica Schweiger 2. I liked the reading that explained the need for all the senses to be entertained for a successful street's creation. 3. I enjoyed thinking so thoroughly about 5th street. The readings really changed how I viewed the built world. It makes me want to create things well! 4. a) summarize lectures; finding purpose in the lecture and summarize what was explained b) summarize readings; pulling out the important concepts presented by the author c) essay writing: developing a way of articulating an idea d) research: understanding how to find articles through all the resources at tech. Understand the complexity of any question e) formulation/preparation of a question: getting a chance to really think on our own and to try to get us to take the teacher roll for ourselves 5. I don't think they were helpful. It would have been nicer to have a chance to talk more intimately with the lecturers. 6. You helped us appreciate, or begin to understand, all the components that are involved in any project or issue. Complexity, complexity, complexity. We need to be careful designers. We need to ask many many questions so that we really understand what is going on before we try to solve any problem. 7. YES! I think it is imperative that a designer be versatile and that they have a greater understanding of the world! 8. My view on the built environment is awake. I didn't think about it near to the level that I do now! 9. Which should be most carefully considered when designing: the past, present, or future. ( I am not sure I was as eloquent in my final) 10. No more integration please. Please bring more practicing architects. I want to know what they think we should be learning now! Merica May Jensen 1060 Exit Reflections: 1) My favorite lecture from the semester was the Solar Decathlon lecture. I found it very interesting because I am very interested in the way that the built environment interacts with the natural environment. That lecture opened my eyes to new technologies and inventions that I was not familiar with that have helped advancement in that particular field. 2) I found the history of the street reading the most interesting. Coming into this course, I never realized the many different functions and purposes that a street serves. This reading provided me with information on how the street functions in those ways and I really enjoyed it. 3) I found the 5th Street essay very interesting. Building off of the history of the street reading, I was able to examine the functions of a street to a particular one, 5th Street, and examine how it works in a unique setting. 4) a/b. Summarizing lectures and readings required thoughtful and thorough analysis. Great attention needed to be paid to them in order to fully grasp the concepts that each of them discussed. c. The essay required a meshing skill. We needed to be able to connect our observations with our readings in order to come up with a well-thought out argument for the street. d. A wide range of thinking was needed for the research project. We had to be able to think on a global and international scale and also on a local and regional level in order to figure out how a certain time period affected the built environment. e. The final exam required careful reflection on the entire year and the ability to combine that with an interesting topic that was brought up in either the lectures or the readings. We also had to be able to express our thoughts on that subject on paper. 5) Yes I found that the discussion periods were quite useful. If some of the lectures were difficult to comprehend or some of our assignments needed some explanation, those meetings were a great time to get your questions answered. I would recommend doing the discussion periods once a week rather than twice because I found it to be very useful yet there were only a limited number of meetings. 6) I thought that the way we approached the research project was very effective. We were able to gather a lot of information, narrow it down according to its relevance and then use the relevant information to get an idea of how our time period affected the built environment on many levels. 7) Yes I find that I course that involve multi-disciplinary ideals would be very useful because in the “real world” we will all eventually need to work with people from other professions and it would be quite useful to learn how to interact and work with those people. 8) The most surprising take-away from this course for myself has to be looking at how we influence the built environment and then how the built environment in turn affects us. 9) Due to the recent drought that has struck the southeastern U.S., what steps can be taken to help collect more rain water for consumption and to help reuse greywater in order to keep enough consumable water? 10) I would like them to focus on how they interact with the Atlanta either in projects or other sorts of work. Greg Kowalski Annie McCarthy 1. My favorite lecture was the one by Paul Moore on the street. It opened up a wide variety of topics for me, and helped me grasp the concept of the essay on Fifth Street. This also helped me to see a street for the endless number of aspects which come with it. 2.The most interesting reading for me was the New Orleans assignment because it brought up many topics which I had never considered when thinking about Katrina. 3. I thought the street essay was the most interesting assignment because it helped me to understand a street for what it truly is. Since a street is such an essential part of the DBE, it is essential that I understand its implications. 4. a) Summarizing lectures got me to think about what had been said in class. I needed to apply what I had heard in lecture that day, and summarizing it forced me to think through material. Having the questions along with the summary forced me to be a curious observer of the DBE. b)Summarizing readings encouraged me to work through the material and thoroughly digest it rather than skimming over it. c)Essay writing taught me how to communicate my thoughts and opinions successfully and accurately. d)Doing the time stamp research with a group gave me an insight which I would not have had if I had done the project alone. A diverse group of people brings diverse backgrounds and experiences which are essential to understanding the DBE in such a way. e)Developing my own question allowed me to pursue a topic in which I was interested, and I think this was a rewarding part of the class. Being able to study a topic which I had been curious about for quite some time was enjoyable. 5. The GTA sessions were helpful for catching up on things like due dates, requirements, etc., and so yes, they were helpful. 6. The multiple-part research methodology ensured that the students were doing what they were supposed to be doing and that they were completing a thorough investigation. 7. I would be interested in taking cross disciplinary courses. 8. The most surprising thing that I learned from this course is the general idea of placing the DBE in a space and time and that nothing is separate of the time and space in which it is created. 9. How does the need for assistive technology in the DBE coincide with certain designers ideas of an environment which fosters physical activity? 10. I think that these lectures should focus on the specifics of each so that the cfy students can make the decision which is right for them between the three. Federico Holgado 1. Of all the lectures of the semester, my favorite lecture was "The Street" by Paul Moore. This presentation seemed to bring together all the problems that America is having and pointed them all in one direction: street design. 2. The most intriguing reading was the New Orleans assignment. It was very interesting to see what the people of New Orleans are going through, and how a natural disaster has affected the design decisions to be made in the future of New Orleans. 3. I found the final exam to be the most provocative assignment in the course. By formulating our own questions, we as students get to pick a topic of importance to us and can delve into that topic. 4. Summarizing lectures is all about being focused during class time and being prepared to work. Taking good notes during the lectures was a critical part to succeeding here, and is a needed skill to survive in college. Summarizing readings focuses on really being able to process information successfully, and being able to filter out relevant content and discard information that is not useful for the topic at hand. Essay writing requires us to know the topic we are talking about thoroughly, but also show our own points of view and opinions which make it our own work instead of a regurgitation of previously known facts. Research requires a thorough knowledge of where to find credible sources for information, an ability to document those sources, and the ability to present the collection of information as a whole instead of just bits of information. The formulation of a question takes all the previous skills into account by knowing a topic thoroughly, research that topic to utilize facts to strengthen the argument, present that information in a clear manner, while referring to old sources of information to bring together the information. 5. The meetings were helpful but sometimes they lacked direction. It would be good to be able to quickly summarize the lectures for the previous week to highlight the key facts of information that are relevant in our studies. 6. The multi-part methodology ensures that the student remains at a certain pace during the research, and allows for a more thorough and methodical investigation of the subject. By looking at the built environment through a methodical approach, more intelligent discoveries are made by allowing ample time to devote to each part of the research. 7. I would prefer to focus on my field, instead of branching off into architecture and B.C. I find architecture too broad of a subject, and would like all the knowledge I can get on my field of choice, not something else that comes along with it. 8. The most surprising take-away is the way so many parts of our lives are touched by the design process, and how those parts relate to each other in the "big picture." 9. How has the urban design choices of the United States affected the country's culture negatively? 10. The lectures should focus on the subjects and ideas that the students should take into consideration while going through the given studio courses. By producing guidelines, a more effective approach to studio learning can be accomplished by narrowing the spectrum of information to relevant topics. 1. My favorite lecture was the lecture by Paul Moore. It helped put into words the problems I see with many of the transportation and planning measures I read, and hear about, in the news and experience in my daily life. 2. The reading I found most intriguing was "The Mall Goes Undercover" by Andrew Bum. After reading it I began thinking about mixed use projects I might know of that try to emulate good planning, but are actually malls in a different form 3. I found the time stamps research assignment the most provocative. Doing it made me realize the fact that all buildings are built within, and exhibit; a time frame, a set of ideas and concepts; and a certain cultural outlook. 4. a) Summarizing the lectures requires thinking back over them in a critical way, deciding what from the lectures was important, and conveying it through a summary b) Summarizing the readings required considering the words of others in relation to our environment and deciding what was important, and conveying the writers words and how they are important to our environment c) Essay writing required clearly, and concisely, synthesizing the readings and our observations in an understandable and well written format d) Research required finding commonalities between many different aspects of our society and how they are exhibited in buildings, then conveying such findings in a creative and clear way e) Formulation of a question required deciding what interests you and relating it to areas of the DBE and other aspects of society. 5. The GTA sessions were helpful. Next time I would recommend finding way to meet once every week so the sessions are more regular and there is no confusion about whether it is this week or next week. 6. I think you emphasized this way of looking at the world because of how complicated it is and the multiplicity of issues at play when trying to understand it. Now that we're learning to be professionals in DBE we have to start considering such multiplicity to be effective at working and functioning in it. 7. I would be interested in taking inter-disciplinary courses. I am interested in getting a deeper understanding of the many benefits of learning this way. 8. For me, the most surprising take-away is just how complicated the DBE environment is. I now know understanding it is not just in terms of laws, zoning, etc... but socially, environmentally, conceptually, etc... 9. My final exam question was: what will it take for the new urbanism/smart growth movement to gain a larger acceptance in our country? 10. I would like them to focus on, present a discussion of, sustainable methods and theories of construction/design currently used and/or discussed in DBE professions. Joseph Newman 1. My favorite lecture was the one on classical and traditional architecture because it focused on what I’m really interested in right now. 2. Seeing all the different ideas of ‘the street’ was really interesting as I’ve never thought about a street so deeply before. 3. I thought the essay on the street was interesting because like I said, I’ve never thought so much about a street so it was interesting to get a new idea of a thing taken for granted. 4. The thinking and doing required by each assignment is that which engages the mind in understanding old ideas through summarizing readings and lectures and creating new thoughts by writing essays and using information from research to formulate questions. 5. I feel the bi-weekly meetings were useful but I also think I would have benefited more if it was more than that. I feel I didn’t have enough time to get to know my classmates and my TA so the project was harder to coordinate with others. 6. I think it was useful because it allowed us to see the world in new ways to broaden our way of thinking. 7. I would be interested because it would be very useful to work with different people with different ways of thinking about a project. 8. The realization that everything around us that we may take for granted such as streets and flour sifters all had a lot of planning and thought put behind it to make it work the best for the user was the most surprising thing I took from this course. 9. Why are people so fascinated with the idea of “Big Houses”? 10. I think what id like to see is more discussion on the idea of ‘green’ technology. Ashley Grande 1. My favorite lectures most definitely had to be the ones that illustrated examples of projects. Although it’s nice to hear lectures on different interesting subjects, there’s something very pleasing in actually seeing examples of students work, professional work, and/or instructors’ work. 2. The readings that I found to be the most intriguing were on the idea of the “street” and the “public space”. 3. The assignment that I found to be most intriguing was the 5th street paper. Though it was a little more work, it put us out there and had us actively participate in what we’d been learning about. 4. The kind of thinking and doing required in summarizing lectures and readings is taking the most important aspects and applying them to each assignment. When essay writing, it’s important to use concepts and ideas referred to in lectures and readings. In researching, it’s key to consider all forms of research to fully cover the topic. In question forming, it’s important to think outside of the box, in a way that introduces further discussion and questioning. 5. I believe that the bi-weekly system of GTA meetings worked well with the course and highly recommend it to stay that way. 6. I feel that the multiple-part methodology asked of us worked well in highlighting the many ways to look at the world. I believe this was asked of us because one can make many discoveries outside the norm of research. 7. Yes, it would be very interesting to know and understand how cross-disciplinary projects work. 8. The most surprising “take-away” from this course is the idea of looking and interpreting past the surface of things. 9. In what ways can the designed/built environment prepare for the ever-changing lifestyles of society? 10. I’d like to see lectures in 1012 to focus on examples of projects and ideas from students and professionals alike. Grayson Byrd 1060 Exit Reflections My favorite lecture was about building roads and dealing with traffic. Not only was the lecturer highly knowledgeable, but he made it very interesting as well. He made a good point about building smaller roads to reduce fuel emissions. I had never thought that the roads themselves could have an effect on how much we drive, how fast we drive, and where we drive. My favorite reading was The Sensory Street because it was comprehensive and it is very applicable to streets today. Whyte also gives a list of things that every good street should have which was very helpful in writing the Fifth Street essay. I also liked how he used many examples to back up what he was saying. The Fifth Street Essay was by far the most interesting and provocative. The research required us to pay attention to the details of an everyday object. After we observed the street and how each of its components functions, we had to propose what could have been done better. a) Summarizing the lectures requires us to first pay attention during the lecture and then playback the most important points and the framework for the lecture. b) Summarizing the readings required us to take in information, think about the information, and then recap what the reading was about in a relatively short space. c) Essay writing in 1060 was about observing, considering, and then documenting. The Fifth Street Essay made us take in a huge amount of information and process what was valuable and what wasn’t. For the final exam essay, we had to think about what he had heard from the various lecturers and then formulate a relevant question to something we had heard. d) Research for the Time Stamps project required us to come up with a “currency” to describe the economic and political conditions from 1910-1940. We had to think of ways to measure what was happening politically and economically. e) For the formulation/preparation of a question we had to think about what interested us. Then we had to practice writing our thoughts so we would be prepared to rapidly repeat what we had practiced writing. I think the GTA discussion periods are useful in theory. It is nice to be able to ask the TA to clear up instructions and talk about what we’re supposed to be learning. It is a good time to ask questions, but many of our sessions seemed disorganized. It seemed like there wasn’t really a reason for even going at all many times. It also seemed like our TA had not had the instructions explained to him. There were so many changes in what we were supposed to, and it made it hard to know what was expected of us. I think this methodology helped me gain a better understanding of why things are build the way they are. The reconstruction of New Orleans had so many different forces and opinions at work, let alone the huge economic battle. The Times Stamps project helped us understand why some of the local buildings look the way they do. It made us recognize that there were things going on back then that had a strong influence on the design of the city. I would love to take courses that explored the design and built environment from inter-disciplinary/cross-disciplinary perspective. I am planning on majoring in Building Construction, but I also want to know a little bit about design. I don’t really have the desire to be a professional architect, but I do want to know how to design my own house or design smaller projects. On top of that, I think it is important for each discipline to at least have a foundational understanding of what the other COA majors do. My most surprising “take away” is that integration is becoming more and more necessary. As we move away from the “design-builder” days, architects and contractors need to understand where each other are coming from more. We need to learn how to work together so that we can save time, money, and frustration. My question was: “How can designers/planners help to reduce the use of fossil fuels?” I would be MOST interested if they spoke about green/eco-friendly building and conservation. I believe that this is one of the most important things we need to focus on today. Even if they don’t have specific solutions to all the problems in our environment, it would still be cool if they discussed and proposed ideas to solve the problems we see today. Basically anything to get the students to be thinking about conserving wild lands while still contributing to population/economic growth and producing less green house gases. Jonathan Weidman 1. My favorite lecture was the Introduction to the BC program by Roozbeh Kangari. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stay with architecture or switch to Building Construction, and this lecture definitely helped facilitate my decision. It gave me a brief overview of the discipline as a whole. 2. My favorite reading was by Kostoff on a history of the street. It was interesting to see how the street has developed over time and was also the easiest article to read with the most legible information. 3. The assignment I found the most provocative was the essay on the street. There were some parts of it that were easy, mostly because it was open-ended; but at the same time, it was also challenging because it was so open-ended. I think it would have been a better assignment if there were definitive guidelines as to what we’re writing about. 4. a. Summarizing lectures involved paying attention during the lecture and taking down the key points. It was also important to take notes on parts of the lectures that were required in the assignments, such as key terms and questions regarding the profession, discipline, and pedagogy. b. Summarizing readings required taking notes while you’re reading the article. It was very difficult to read the entire article and then try to summarize after. Note-taking while reading provided the biggest advantage. c. Writing the essay required looking back at you’re notes and also going to the street and observing it at different times of the day. It helped to take pictures so I could jog my memory while I was writing, and then I eventually used those pictures as reference at the end of my paper. d. Doing research for my time stamp group was mostly done on the internet. This was probably the easiest of the assignments because it just involved finding pictures and charts online and putting them together in a powerpoint. There was definitely some research involved, but the final product wasn’t hard to put together. e. Formulating a question for the final exam required going back and scanning all my lecture notes to see how I have developed over the year. If I hadn’t looked back over these notes, I wouldn’t have seen the changes I’ve made over the semester about how I’ve changed my views on seeing the built environment. 5. I think the GTA led discussions were a good idea on paper, but they never really worked out. This could have just been with my TA, but it seemed the meeting were always disorganized and there was no actual discussion in them. Most of the meeting just led in presentations of a couple powerpoints here or there. They could definitely improve by establishing a strict schedule the TA’s have to follow. 6. I felt this was useful because it established our looking at the world from many different standpoints. There is no one correct way to see the world and looking from different views is crucial. 7. Yes, I would be interested in these courses because the design and built world is going to be around us no matter what major we choose. It’s always going to be present, so I think all majors should have to take a course of seeing the design and built world from an inter-disciplinary perspective. 8. The most surprising take away from this class came to me from the lecture on A/E/C integration. Prior to taking this class I never knew what integration was, let alone how it works. Now I can fully understand the role that “design-build” plays in the A/E/C industry. 9. What similarities are there between Architecture, ID, and BC that allow them to be taught together in the CFY? 10. I would like them to focus more on what happens after you graduate. There are so many different options to take after graduating, whether it is a graduate degree or going straight into the field. I would also like to see what they have to say about working while in school, such as internships and co-op (for BC majors). Tyler Collins 1060 Exit Reflection: 1. For all the lectures we received in 1060, my favorite one has to be Architecture, Culture, and Behavior by Craig Zimring. This lecture really appealed to me because of its purpose. It spoke of how the architecture of a place can change the citizens’ lifestyles and health. From the location of staircases and elevators, to the hospital room layout, every detail can change a big component of the people’s lives. This lecture stressed the importance of taking this information into consideration when designing a space. 2. “The Mall Goes Undercover” was a very interesting article. This spoke of how outdoor malls are trying to recreate the effect of a local street. This article pointed out all the flaws and concluded with the fact that only a street is a street. Nothing can recreate the same effect, even if it replicates every detail on the street because of the people who choose to go there. It isn’t natural. Rather it is forced. 3. The 5th Street assignment was very interesting because it made us think about something that we never pay attention to. We take streets for granted and never think about how it originated or why it is the way it is. We just walk by like an ordinary pedestrian. But, as a CoA student, by studying the street, we found out the precedents that made the street what it is. 4. The kind of thinking and doing required in summarizing lectures and readings is assessing what the most important information in the lectures/readings is and restating just that information. Writing an essay also requires the same but it also requires analyzing that information to make a point. Researching involves covering all you bases. By finding information all over the spectrum, we can then decide what is most relevant and apply it to the final rendering of the information. In question forming, it is imperative to assess what you know and what you want to know, based on what is given. 5. I think it would have been more beneficial to have weekly meetings. This helps organize all the information we received that week and get our questions answered. 6. It broadened our thought process and helped us see outside the box so it was quite beneficial. 7. I would love to take courses that were taught with both an interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approach. Just viewing interdisciplinary information is helpful many times because we can go more in depth but sometimes it limits us. Through a cross-disciplinary approach, we can learn the importance and influence of the integration of multiple fields so as to be more informed in the future. 8. I was most surprised with learning that designing not only involves aesthetics but I can also be used to better the lifestyles of the people who live there. The built environment can contribute to the way society lives and interacts. 9. Explain the positive and negative aspects of the increase in technology in society. Can there exist a balance to optimize the amount of technology the society should use to remain active and healthy? How can architects take this notion of balance and make it an actuality? 10. I would really like it if they focused on not only the cross-disciplinary approach when working on a design, but also the future. I would like them to broaden our understanding of each major and where studying those majors can take us career-wise. Farzeen Tejani 1060 Exit Reflection 1. The AEC Integration was my favorite because it allowed me to see how architecture, engineering, and construction were incorporated in reality. The relationship between architecture and building construction has always been appealing to me. This lecture, I believe, has allowed me to spring board future studies within the College of Architecture. 2. “The Mall Goes Undercover” by Andrew Blum was the most intriguing. I saw it as stating the current framework of outdoor and street space in our day in age. I used his article and his idea of the “lifestyle center” as a basis for the argument that I was attempting to make in my paper on 5th Street. 3. The essay on 5th Street was the most intriguing and provocative because it required an understanding of a vast array of lectures and readings to understand the street in its current state. It was also appealing in the way that we could not just make conclusion, but provide solutions to the problems with our understanding of the street as users of it. 4. The different assignments allowed us to have a different understanding of the built environment in different ways. a. By summarizing lectures we gained an understanding of the main contribution that he or she made to the built environment by asking investigative questions. b. Summarizing readings allowed us to see the main belief that author had in his or her interpretation of space. c. Essays allowed us to use our understanding and comprehension of the lectures to form our own conclusions and opinions of the built environment in order to develop educated solutions. d. Research allowed us to understand that everything in the built environment has a context in which it is built. It is a reaction to the time. Through an understanding of the time, designers can effectively make a statement to the public realm. e. The formulation of a question allowed us to make a connection between lectures, and in my case has provided a basis for study and inquiry for future years at Tech. 5. They were helpful because they provided to a different perspective to the built environment. I think they could be more effective if they were done a more consistent basis. 6. They allowed us to see that the built environment has many influences that affect the design of a time period. There are social, political, economic, and many other conditions that influence the design of a time period or region. 7. I would be interested in taking inter-disciplinary course that combine architecture and building construction because it is an issue that I have become extremely interested in while taking 1060. 8. A multi-leveled understanding of the built world is the most surprising and profound idea I learned while taking this course. 9. Why is there a schism between architects and contractors (building construction)? 10. I would like them to focus on how they apply what they have learned in the classroom/ studio to the professional realm. Chris Paris 1. among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture was on the effect of architecture on the surrounding world, as in its influences on people. This lecture discussed how stairs could be designed or placed in order to maximize usage, and to encourage good health. Also within this lecture was the design of hospital rooms in order to speed up patient recovery. I really enjoyed this lecture because I like explore architecture as an interactive medium that does not truly come into being until it is used. 2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? I found that the reading about the characteristics of streets as mediums of transportation reduce unwanted social encounters. I am really intrigued by how design can act passive influences on users, so this concept that a street can influence travelers in such was kind of a breakthrough me. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? I really enjoyed the fifth street essay, because I thought that I learned a lot through the observation of a living street in modern setting. I was intrigued by how the humans interacted with piece of the designed and built environment. 4. describe the kind of thinking and doing required by EACH of the following types of assignments: a) summarize lectures; b) summarize readings; c) essay writing (drawing upon readings and observations); d) research: extended group research on the way buildings are 'time stamped' ; e) formulation/preparation of a question (that reflects back upon the semester) for the take-home final. a) the ability to summarize lectures requires great endurance, and the amazing ability to remember hour long speeches without looking at any notes…because one did not take any. b) these exercises actually required a fair amount of thought and were therefore actually kind of interesting. The ability to see the meaning that the authors was trying to convey, and to apply these meanings to your life. c) I felt that the most important skill in my essay writing was the actual writing skills that I learned in high school, such as formulating a hypothesis or thesis and then following through with a developed argument. d) it requires a level of analysis that I think was new to a lot of us, as we had never really delved into the psyche and world of another as deeply before. Being the truffle-hunters that we had to be was an endearing new look on research. e) it was good to go back over all of the lectures and to see what really interests me, because in a sense this is what motivates me, and helps identify why I am studying this major to begin with. 5. this year was the first time we did bi-weekly GTA discussion periods. were they helpful? what would you recommend for the next time we do them? I would suggest a specific topic to discuss, instead of just willy-nilly Q & A. 6. what did you think of the multiple-part methodology we asked you to use for one of the assignments (the reading on post-katrina new orleans) and for the 'time stamps' research project? why do you think we emphasized this way of looking at the world? I have no idea what a “multiple-part methodology” is, but I thought the post-katrina assignment was tedious and pointless because it basically was just reinforcing skills that everybody knows or could easily pick up, but the approach that we took for the “time-stamp” project was actually incredibly useful and imaginative. It opened my thinking to completely thought processes. 7. would you be interested taking courses, over the next few years, that look at the designed and built world from an inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspective? Yes. 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). I was surprised at how many various fields and areas of study architecture can lead to. 9. please write down the question you formulated for the take-home final. you can either just write the question. or you can copy and paste the answer you prepared in response to the five-part scaffold. What effect do utopian constructs such as Atlantic Station have on the community as a whole? 10. the lecture hour in coa 1012 will focus on the three majors: arch, bc, and id as well as on issues shared by all of them. we plan on inviting both students and professionals. what would you like them to focus on? New trends in architecture. Donovan Henneberg-Verity 1. 1. among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture was Paul Moore’s. He had a very distinct and unique view on transportation that made me look twice every time I crossed an intersection. 2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? My favorite readings were also the readings in preparation for the fifth street assignment. Similarly, I never looked at a street the same way again. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? the fifth street assignment was the most intriguing because I got to go and watch how people interacted with the newly finished bridge. 4. describe the kind of thinking and doing required by EACH of the following types of assignments: a) summarize lectures; b) summarize readings; c) essay writing (drawing upon readings and observations); d) research: extended group research on the way buildings are 'time stamped' ; e) formulation/preparation of a question (that reflects back upon the semester) for the take-home final. a) careful listening and thinking deeper to formulate questions b) soaking in visual material and reflecting upon it. c) thinking out an entire idea and applying our knowledge of the built world d) group thinking was very difficult and an integral part of the project e) thinking about the year as a whole. Thinking not only about what we learned but also what we could changed in order for others to learn better. 5. this year was the first time we did bi-weekly GTA discussion periods. were they helpful? what would you recommend for the next time we do them? I really liked this, I got to know my TA really well and could always ask him for advice when I needed it. I think that this should even be a weekly thing. 6. what did you think of the multiple-part methodology we asked you to use for one of the assignments (the reading on post-katrina new orleans) and for the 'time stamps' research project? why do you think we emphasized this way of looking at the world? I didn’t necessarily see how it applied to what we were studying but it taught us how to research more thoroughly and taught us how to look at today’s world differently by giving us something to compare it to. 7. would you be interested taking courses, over the next few years, that look at the designed and built world from an inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspective? I myself would not because I’m in the BC program for the management side of construction, but the advantages of these classes is apparent. 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). I was just surprised every day by what Mitch taught us. He expanded our knowledge not only of the built environment, but also college life itself. 9. please write down the question you formulated for the take-home final. you can either just write the question. or you can copy and paste the answer you prepared in response to the five-part scaffold. Does the CFY hurt or help the relationship between BC majors and Architect majors? 10. the lecture hour in coa 1012 will focus on the three majors: arch, bc, and id as well as on issues shared by all of them. we plan on inviting both students and professionals. what would you like them to focus on I would really enjoy a major specific lecture hour so that I could get more experience in my field. Brent Hesse 1. my favorite lecture was on design and this is because it was well verbalized and there was a great variety of explorations available, it left me asking questions that were related to everyday life in an aspect that I could easily explore them. 2. I did a reading on vertruvious and I found that to be very intriguing because he was all that an architect could be. He know all of the sciences and math’s and cultural history necessary to explain what architecture really is. 3. the lecture feedback assignments were the most provocative because the challenged us to go deeper into every lecture and benefit the highest. From new words to new ideas these were the most beneficial. 4. a) To summarize the lectures you had to reflect on the vital parts of each lecture and decide what was important for you. b) Summarizing the readings was like the lectures, but you had to read it. c) Essay writing required us to put together all of are thoughts in a particular area and explain it in a clear concise way. d) Looking at a buildings time stamps required that we first understand that all of these factors go into every building and to learn the best methods of uncovering the past. e) The final question was important because it gave us the chance of going and finding not only what intrigued us, but also lead to investigations and answering them. 5. The discussions were helpful in the fact that we got a chance to ask questions ain a smaller more comfortable setting, but next time they should only be held when needed. 6. The reading on Katrina I think was to have us look at how time stamping can be used in real life, i.e. re-building New Orleans. 7. In the next few years I believe I would be better suited to take a course that looked at the world through an inter-disciplinary perspective so that I see what I need to focus on and learn. Latter I am sure that a cross-disciplinary perspective would be interesting, and for the future, almost necessary. 8. I am surprised to take away a greater confidence in speaking and relaying my ideas to others. 9. How does original design affect a human response to the final project. 10. It would be nice to have them focus on how much they interact with each other, and the trials faced by them as they ventured into the professional world. Cynthia Ayash 1. My favorite lecture was on the Solar Decathlon. The technologies and applications of materials were interesting and the lecture also revealed the opportunities that Georgia Tech students have in the College of Architecture. 2. I found the most interesting reading to be the article about New Orleans and the effect of Katrina. It gave me a view of Katrina that I had not previously been exposed to. I also liked the writing itself and the images that the author used to describe the city. 3. I found the time stamp assignment to be the most intriguing. It emphasized the many factors that the design and built environment interacts with and is affected by. 4. a) Summarizing lectures requires paying attention in class and being able to recollect the argument that the lecturer has given. This assignment called attention to the importance of good note taking during the lectures. b) Summarizing readings requires careful reading and close examination of the authors intentions. c) Essay writing requires detailed analysis of the reading and observations and being able to put what has been found together into its own argument. d) The time stamp project required in depth research and a way of navigating through many databases to find useful information. e) The formulation and preparation of the final essay requires a recollection of all of the various subjects we have covered as well as the creation of an important question that truly reflects back on the semester. 5. The biweekly discussions were extremely helpful. They gave time for the groups to interact and share the information that they had each gathered and they also allowed for class discussions over many questions and topics that we would have otherwise not covered. 6. I think that the method that the assignments were presented to us offered a unique view of the different subjects and allowed for us to make connections between them. 7. I would consider taking courses that look at the design and built environment through different angles. 8. I think that the most surprising take away from this course is the enlightenment it gave me on areas that I thought I already understood, such as the discipline of Industrial Design. 9. How do I want to pursue the profession of Industrial Design, particularly with the current increase in technology? 10. I would like them to focus on developing technologies as well as unique problems or questions that they have addressed in their field. Cameron Beck Link to this Page
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