        1060 ozbilChris Martin1. My favorite lecture was the one about the streets and how to improve upon them. I really enjoyed the before and after and i think that it really helped me see the progress we have made. It opened my eyes to a variety of issues. I also learned the most during it. 2. The readings about the different types of pedestrians and the theory of how to create well designed spaces. I think that these really gave me a different view on the street and plaza. It was humorous and informative. It opened my eyes about all of the options to consider. It also gave a different view on what was someone else's theory about well designed areas. 3. I liked the one where you find the sources. It helped learn so much about katrina. By simply reading small excerpts of stories you can learn a lot of interesting information. The titles and authors really helped me to see different opinions about how t was handled. 4a. The lecture summaries helped me to understand what information is important and what info is not as useful. It also helped to link the ideas in the lecture to real world occurrences or beliefs. b. The readings i did not remember summarizing them. I do know that the assignments helped you to link the thoughts to your own beliefs. c. The essays helped to clearly present the information you have gathered to other people. I found it hard to express my beliefs on paper. it is something i have to work on. d. The research project helped me understand how a building is affected by all of the things around it. By only getting pictures i could pick up clues from past architecture as well as present. e. The question was the hardest. I had so many but none really tied in the things that we learned. It require much more research on my part to really dig out a good question and an answer. 5. They were. It helped organize on one day and put everything together on the second. I would do them again. 6. I think that the understanding of something can be found by really looking at small pieces of an authors purpose, images or titles. This helps you to formulate a question. I think it is a necessary step when faced with a topic. 7. I would, because it would allow me to think of design as a way to connect with the things and people and places around me. That would be truly effective design. 8. The most surprising thing was how the world is split up into predetermined blocks of land. How we are still building around the foundation that our ancestors started amazes me. 9. How does the foundation that our ancestor laid down influence our ability to successfully design today. What problems or solutions arise. 10.I am an architect hopefully so i would like to see a emphasis on "Green" design. I would also like to learn about all types of sucessful architects. 1060 Exit Reflection 1. The lecture on Industrial Design was the most interesting lecture this semester, because it was very relevant to me. I appreciated the combination of videos and slides presented, because it kept the lecture moving and interesting. 2. I did not read many of the readings, because we were not required to much of the time. I cannot remember any of the readings that I did read. 3. Exercise 3 is the most intriguing, because we were able to utilize the most skills. Although, the process to achieve such a result is somewhat excruciating, I appreciate all the skills that I acquired in Photoshop. Also, I enjoyed that it was a competition, although I would have worked just as hard if it was not, I enjoyed the set up and the anticipation. The feeling is unexplainable, but I definitely enjoyed it. 4. Summarizing lectures forced me to think back on the lectures and stumble upon similar topics to inform me on the current issues. I did not enjoy writing the essay of 5th Street, because despite my research, I was not able to use it as support for my essay. I very much liked the idea of the research project, but we never achieved it. It was not well planned, and the end result, a PowerPoint presentation did not measure up to the proposal. It was difficult for me to formulate a question, because not many of the lectures evoked questions and my interest. Several of the lectures put me to sleep. I would have preferred it if the lectures pertained to current issues, thus instigating debates between each other. 5. The GTA discussion periods were helpful, because our TA, Mitch Wood, helped in putting our assignments into perspective. Mitch said some pretty inspirational things – things that if it weren’t for him, we would have had to wait a long time to realize and learn the advice. 6. The Post Katrina New Orleans assignment was a bit too extensive. I garnered a lot of information, but I never used it. I would have liked it if the information were necessary. I like the concept of the group research project, but its purpose never materialized. 7. Yes. 8. The idea that complex and complicated ideas do not guarantee an outstanding design. It’s whether or not the idea is communicated easily to other people. If no one else understands it but the designer, then it’s no good. 9. Is there a correlation between crime rate and obesity due to the design of structures and surrounding environment? 10. I would like them to focus on the demand in the industry for Industrial Designers, and the range in which designers are involved in for example, from calculators and scissors, to cars and airplanes? Also, I would like to see a “Day in the Life…” of the three majors. I want to be exposed to the current issues, and historical issues involving Industrial Design, and what the future holds. I want to know the competition – how many other colleges produce skilled industrial designers, and what are the success stories of GT COA graduates? Melissa Estacio Yong Kim 1. My favorite lecture was by Claudia Winegarden on the Top Ten Industrial Design. The examples she provided were first off actually interesting. More than words, her presentation was filled with visuals such as pictures, drawings, and videos. She expressed a personal interest in many of the industrial designs, making the presentation more enjoyable. 2. “The Street” bye Kostoff intrigued me. It aroused my curiosity to read and find out about the history, development, and current events of the common ground that is the street today. 3. I enjoyed our first assignment the most. Observing and critically thinking about the design, fabrication, and assembly of this object was mind boggling at first. More than just figuring out how the installation was made, I began to speculation what affects it has on its environment and how the environment affects it. 4. a) Summarizing lectures was more of a tedious process than a difficult one. The only type of thinking involved was really remembering or reviewing notes taken from class that day. It’s all about going to class. b) Summarizing readings required time and patience to read and soak in the material. Condensing ideas into main points and outline was the main challenge. c) Writing essays requires a certain level of understanding of the prompt and what is expected of your conclusions. d) Group research on the way buildings are time stamped calls for in depth research and correct citing skills. e) The take home final required critical thinking on all phases throughout the course and how they tie in with one another. The main point is to come out of the class with questions. So coming up with a conclusion question based on everything learned so far was the challenge. 5. The GTA biweekly meetings were very effective in that they existed to help students. Because the 1060 class as a whole is so large and asking individual questions can become difficult, the GTA was available to explain certain ideas and concepts as well as understanding the course as a whole and what we are to get from it all. 6. It opened our eyes to current issues in the world today and that the knowledge that we gain for the sole purpose of a career can also be used to help the world in many ways we may have never thought. 7. I have come to realize that whether or not we enjoy looking at the world through inter-disciplinary perspectives or not, we must in order to adapt to a changing world and to have a positive contribution to its growth. With that, I would definitely like to take a future course that focuses on such ideas. 8. This course has helped me to look at the world that surrounds me every day in a new manner. I am more aware of certain details or I think more deeply or critically about certain design issues that I would have never realized before. 9. How is the world of design changing and how must designers of today change or adapt? 10. Discussing proper courses and actions for specific majors would help tremendously. Guiding students with better work ethics or advice for the future would be greatly appreciated. Mary Armstrong 1. My favorite lecture was the lecture on classical architecture today. I really liked seeing how the concepts of ancient Greek and Roman architecture are being carried through today. 2. answer 3. I really liked the essay we wrote on the 5th Street bridge. At first, I was dreading the assignment because of the length, but in the end, I really enjoyed analyzing the different topics presented by the assignment. I also liked the types of questions presented by the project. 4. A) To summarize, basically all we had to do was think about what the points our lecturers were trying to make. B) Summarizing readings made me analyze what ideas connect the things we talk about in class with concepts developed by the authors. C) Essay writing requires that we draw upon our own thoughts and ideas to propose new concepts. D) I liked doing group work because it forced us to get involved in group discussion and opened us up to ideas flowing between classmates. E) Preparing a question for the final made me think about what the most groundbreaking topics were from the class. 5. I really enjoyed the smaller group setting with our GTAs. I found that they were really helpful in understanding the concepts presented in the lectures. 6. I think it was emphasized so that we have a better understanding of different ways of analyzing the world. In order to get a better understanding of researching our built environment and how it affects our world, we have to understand multiple ways of viewing it. 7. Yes and no, I think it is interesting to see how the many different disciplines affect one another and come into play with each other. However, I would also be more interested in delving deeper into my own personal field of interest. 8. The fact that architecture and design is not limited to buildings but also different aspects of the built environment. 9. How has classical architecture carried itself through modern day and why? 10. Classical architecture and its relevance to modern building and design. 1. My favorite lecture was Top Ten Industrial Design by Claudia Winegarden. Going into the field I found the information she provided very interesting. It was not presented in the normal lecture form but rather in a series of examples that kept my attention. The information presented, I felt, could influence anyone to become an ID major. 2. The reading I found most interesting was “The Street” by Kostoff. It provided a wide range of information on what would seem to be a very broad and boring topic. The reading was very useful, allowing me to understand streets better for the essay that was assigned. 3. I found the assignment “Cudda Wudda Shudda” to be most intriguing. Before this assignment I would have never looked at a street and questioned it. I learn a lot working through this assignment and it has enabled me to become more critical of the built environment. 4. a) Summarizing the lectures allows for reflection and learning. After each lecture, you probably do not recall much but reflecting on the topic and summarizing what you’ve listened to allows you to learn. b) Summarizing reading is similar to summarizing lectures but with information you can see and go over again and again until you find what you wanted. c) Essay writing allows you to show what you’ve reflected on and learned about. d) Group research allows you to see different views and solutions to a common problem. e) The formulation of a question for the final forces you to reflect on what you’ve leaned and apply it to a question that you create. 5. The GTA discussions were very successful. If anything, I believe it should be a weekly occurrence. These were a nice break from the usual lecture allowing open discussion that allowed students to interact more with one another. 6. The multiple-part methodology allowed us to view an issue in various ways that would lead us to a final conclusion. This is necessary so that you do not have a narrow view on a subject. 7. I believe that the idea of inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are very important and do believe I would take classes on them. It is important to view things from different perspectives. 8. The most surprising take-away from this course is the ability to look at the built environment and criticize it. 9. Is the aesthetics or the usability of a design more important to a designer? 10. I would personally like them to focus on the career possibilities involved in each major. I would also like to see a lot more on the ID program. James Vo Leah Downey 1. My very favorite lecture was the “Top Ten: Industrial Design” lecture by Claudia Winegarden. It was just really cool to see what someone in the field of industrial design considers to be the best part of industrial design. I loved that she used video clips to give examples and her visuals were quite provocative. 2. The reading about Hurricane Katrina’s affects on New Orleans was incredibly intriguing to me. It’s always interesting to pick out bias in a piece of writing and I felt that the author had somewhat of an agenda behind his article besides reporting the aftermath. 3. The installment assignment was most interesting to me. It’s fun to speculate about what process a designer, architect, ect. went through to get to what they designed. 4. a. discerning thinking and determined doing b. discriminating thinking and thoughtful doing c. collective thinking and enduring doing d. decisive thinking and long-term doing e. critical thinking and focused doing 5. The GTA discussions helped to reinforce what was going on outside of class. We were able to discuss the assignments for 1060 and how to approach them. I believe the discussions were helpful enough to keep around in the years to come. 6. I think the multiple parts of the process forced us all to thoroughly think through the assignment so that we could really learn and take as much from research and procedure as we were supposed to. This way of thinking through a process is similar to that of the design process and I think this is a key concept to learn and grasp before diving too deep into design of any sort. 7. I actually do not intend to be taking anymore architecture classes, but I do think that if I were to continue in the field that both inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives are very important in every area of study in order to encourage cohesive working conditions for all parties involved in a project. 8. I am most surprised to find out that I do not want to continue to study in the college of architecture. I entered Tech with the goal in mind to graduate with a degree in architecture to be on my way to become an architect. Surprisingly, 1060 helped me to learn a lot more about the profession and all that it entails and in that time I found that architecture is not the career I envisioned or wanted to pursue. 9. What influences architecture and what, as a result, is influenced by architecture? 10. I think it would be great for the students to talk about valuable advice for taking courses in architecture, industrial design, and building construction. A student’s perspective, especially one who is not so far removed from the common first year experience, would be very helpful to hear. It would be great for the professionals to give their thoughts on beneficial classes to take while in school and what paths to take in working towards a profession in each area. Morgan Chislett 1. My favorite lecture was one of the first ones we heard, the lecture on Classical Architecture. I enjoyed seeing each professional’s job description and how it tied into the frame of classical architecture upon which their place of work was focused. 2. The reading I enjoyed the most was the essay on the streets of Paris. It really made me step back and realize that our social life in America is so much more closed off and private than in Paris, and that is shown most through the way our streets and sidewalks are constructed (as methods of travel rather than conversation). 3. I found the research project the most interesting. Finding a context for buildings I had been seeing all of my life (being an Atlanta native) was really fascinating, and finding connections between material culture, architecture, and issues of history made the process much more enriching. 4. A) Summarizing lectures invited a complete thought about the important points of the lecture, as well as how they tied into what we were practicing in studio. B) Summarizing readings did the same thing applied to a physical form of information. C) Essay writing was an outlet for our reflections on a certain issue and allowed us to visibly represent the questions and answers upon which we had been reflecting. D) Research brought an element of fact-finding into the equation, focusing on the details of historical themes while also requiring the interweaving of those details. E) Formulation and preparation of a question and answer for the final was probably the most personal task we were asked to undertake. The task involved an element of personal preference (for picking the topic most intriguing to us) and the ability to back up our opinions with evidence we had collected throughout the semester. 5. The preceptorial sessions were some of my favorite parts of 1060. I enjoyed the atmosphere because they were a lot more open to discussion and sharing of thoughts about the lectures. My GTA was really fun to hear from—he was so passionate about the field of architecture and related disciplines that I think it caught on with nearly everyone by the end of the semester. 6. I think requiring the reading part then reflecting caused us to take multiple points of view on major issues and events that have shaped the present (time –stamp project) or future (Katrina rebuilding project) world. 7. I would be interested in taking cross-disciplinary courses. I’m all for comprehensive learning and experiences, as long as they’re relevant to modern life. 8. The most surprising take-away from this course was that I actually like history (or parts of it). 9. The question I covered in my essay was: How is a contextual view of architecture (relating to historical design foundations and practices) important to creating a more enriching design experience today? 10. I would like the lectures to focus on “green” improvements in design as well as pulling historical design methods that are both intrinsically green and classically beautiful. Zane Hale 1. Of all the lectures in 1060 this semester, the lecture that stands out to me the most and that I enjoyed the most was Sonit Bafna’s lecture on “How to Look at Palladio”. I found this most interesting because Bafna explored more than just the historical perspective on Palladio. He explained briefly explained many of the theories and ideas on Palladio’s work and showed how Palladio has affected architecture in a global perspective and over hundreds of years. 2. I was fascinated by Kostoff’s “The Street”. This excerpt was very helpful in providing a basis for defining and exploring what a street is, especially for my 5th Street Essay. 3. I found the first assignment of investigating the two installations in the College of Architecture to be a perfect first assignment and overall one of my favorites. The thought process required to analyze the structures was a great warm up and a strong foretelling of what was to come throughout the year. 4. a. Attentiveness in class as well as the ability to take notes and derive meaning from them. b. Reading for meaning and the ability to paraphrase and incorporate the ideas of the author with your own thought process. c. Attention to the subject at hand as well as a strong understanding of both the prompt and questions it raises. d. Ability to use research resources and cite them correctly. e. Ability to use information and thoughts from the entire semester to create a question that allows you to answer with meaning and with correct information. 5. The GTA biweekly meetings were the most helpful part of 1060. This is mainly do to my GTA who had a down-to-earth appeal to him and was able to understand and explain the concepts and requirements of the class in a more reasonable sense. I suggest making this a weekly meeting. 6. The multipart methodology made the research more approachable as it was put into sections and could thus be easily divided and conquered. The purpose of the Multipart methodology is to show the depth of the built environment and the complexity of the subject. 7. This course has shown me the importance of inter-disciplinary perspectives as the future of the design and build world and I would definitely be interested further learning of the connections and transposing of the disciplines. 8. I realized that in order to be an Architect, it is crucial to understand and to be able at some level to work in and with the other disciplines of industrial design, contracting, managing, and all other components of the built environment. 9. How and why does the College of Architecture implement the Common First-Year Program? 10. I would like the professors in each discipline to focus on how all three connect and integrate and where and how we can continue this developing connection. Wesley Rath 1. My favorite lecture was the lecture on Peachtree Street project and the Beltline Project. This lecture interested me due to the fact that it was dealing with projects in the city I live in. 2. I particularly enjoyed Kostoff’s article “The Street.” I found the way he viewed all aspects of the street quite intriguing. 3. I really enjoyed the project on Fifth Steet. It enjoyed looking at the street in a new way. I had walked along the street many times but never paid attention to all the aspects of it. 4. a. Paying attention to the speaker and writing key points. Knowing when something is important enough to write down. b. Highlighting important points by finding the underlying theme to a lecture and the points backing it up c. Understanding reasons backing up main topic and the ability to organize thoughts. d. Ability to use resources available and taking the time to put in the effort. e. Understanding of topic and thought process to formulate new ideas and applications 5. The GTA meetings were very helpful. The smaller class size allowed for more questions and allowed more interaction. This really helped with the projects in the class 6. The multi-part projects made the projects more approachable by have clear steps. They also helped up to understand each part more clearly and thus do a better job. 7. I would not like to take courses that are inter-disciplinary. I would prefer to focus more on the specific discipline I intend to study. 8. This course really helped me to look at the built environment in new ways. I’ve begun to pay more attention to the details of buildings rather that just the overall picture. 9. How do we modernize and re-develop our cities without destroying the existing infrastructure? 10. I think it would be best if the lectures focused on specific classes that each major requires, and a brief overview of them. Andrew Harmon December 10, 2007 1060 Exit Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was that of Craig Zimring’s “Architecture, Culture, and Behavior” in which he discussed building to promote healthy lifestyles. I was interested in the staircase-use predictors, the building with elevators stopping on random floors, and new hospital room design ideas. This was my favorite lecture because our society is getting obese and we need to combat this with new design ideas. 2. The reading that I found most intriguing and provocative was the article entitled The Street. This article detailed what components make up a good street as a social gateway. 3. The assignment that I found most intriguing and provocative was the Fifth Street essay. I was interested in the ten million dollar developments of the street and how the developers successfully created a social conduit to invite social interaction between campus and the mixed-use Tech Square. 4. In summarizing lectures I was required to pull out general themes of the topics in terms of the fields of design. Also, we learned how to ask good, thought-provoking questions by these assignments. In summarizing readings I was required to relate the text to real-life design situations that I have come across, and also I was forced to find relationships between different design concepts. Essay writing required me to combine my personal opinion on design with the learning and insight I gained from the lectures and readings. Research made me view design through several different lenses and perspectives such as environmental, social, historical, cultural, political, economical, and physical. Preparation of a final reflective question made me stake a claim and opinion on my views of design. It made me pull out the lectures, readings, and projects that most intrigued me and relate them to a final stance on architecture. 5. The bi-weekly GTA discussion periods were too spread out. Rather than intermixing them with the normal lecture classes I would recommend that they have the same amount of classes but rather in a row, for example for three weeks straight every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. This would allow my knowledge and learning of the research project to build and expand more efficiently. 6. I thought that the multiple-part methodology asked for he assignments on New Orleans and time stamp projects were intriguing and emphasized a cultural way of looking at the world of architecture. 7. I would definitely be interested in taking courses over the next few years that look at the designed and built world from an inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspective because I am personally interested in several areas of design and architecture such as regional planning, urban design, industrial design, and even automotive design. It is interesting to see all of the different career possibilities that exist in this designed world. 8. The most surprising take-away from this course is the knowledge that I learned from the research project of the construction and architecture of the Georgia Tech Historic District. I was surprised that the D.M. Smith Building was created with a mere $200,000. 9. The question that I formulated for my final is “How is the architecture and design of a space affected by the social and environmental goals of the developers?” I referenced the Fifth Street Bridge Research Project, Craig Zimring’s Lecture on Architecture, Culture, and Behavior, the lecture on the Solar Decathalon, and the lecture on the developments of Atlantic Station. 10. The lecture hour in coa 1012 will focus on three majors: arch, bc, and id as well as on issues shared by all of them. I would like for students and professionals invited to focus on the career possibilities of each major and the type of work that each entail as this semester will be crucial in choosing a specific architecture major and future career and life-long line of work. 1. My favorite lecture was the Solar Decathlon lecture. I learned how students actively participate in activities like the Solar Decathlon and learn the lessons from other sources than just from the textbooks. It motivated me to work beyond just class curriculum. 2. When I was reading the articles about history of street, it was intriguing to find out that street has not been always a given component of a city. 3. The first project was most provocative. It was my first time to give a close observation to a building structure. Trying to find a motive behind the work was very difficult but a fulfilling task. 4. a) Summarizing lectures required the students to attend the lecture and pay a close attention. Without good notes, it is very difficult, if possible, to make a good summary. This assignment made us to think critically about each topic. b) Summarizing readings helped me to read more effectively. When I am taking a note on an article, I become more absorbed on a subject. c) Writing skill is essential in being an architect. If you make great design but cannot express your intentions and describe a project, then you would fail to be a great architect. Essay writing helped me to develop a skill to write what I learned and how I felt about a topic. d) It is important to learn from the past. Research allows us to incorporate our ideas to the historical lessons and thereby formulate better solutions for the problems we are facing. e) Forming a question seems very easy thing to do, but it is actually pretty difficult. Questions come to you only when you studied a subject and have a desire to learn more about it. 5. I do not remember these discussion periods. 6. The multiple-part methodology was a filter we used to perceive the architecture aspects. 7. I would love to get a chance to more both inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspective. 8. The most important thing I learned from the course is that every design components are made for a reason. You must have a good reason to design a building a certain way and the project become successful only when it was built the exact way you intended it to be. 9. My question for final was that why do we always try to follow the trend and orthodoxy in designing. Many designers and architects advocate new ideas and revolutionary approach, but when you look at projects, some practices are being adopted without being questioned. My example was that, “why do we always place solar panels on the roof?” 10. Since we are first year students and yet to formulate a definite idea of what we want to do after we graduate, it will be nice to have people who were at the same position as we are now and tell us about their experiences and give us some guidance. Jake Reynolds 1. My favorite lecture was the AEC Integration lecture. It dealt with a topic that I had never heard of before in the Building Construction profession and it seemed to offer great oppurtunities to advance this field towards a more efficient process of doing things. 2. I found the readings on the street to be quite interesting. I never thought about a street in that amount of detail and never saw it as it being a major impact on a city. 3. I personally enjoyed the final project the most. I found it interesting to look back on a time period and research certain things about it. History seems to interest me a great deal, and any project dealing with the subject I tend to enjoy. 4. a) Summarizing lectures required alot of listening and note taking skills. I mainly looked back on the presentations and looked over my notes and formulated what I was going to write from there. b) I basically found the main ideas within the reading and summarized it to make sure the main points were clearly stated within my writings. c) Essay writing involved less summarization and more critical thinking. I mainly reviewed the readings and my observations and began to formulate a central idea to connect these into one intelligent essay. d) I met with my group, brainstormed alot, and instead of alot of internal contemplation, it became more of an open discussion where ideas were passed freely from one mind to the other. The central theme evolved from multiple discussions with my group members. e) I mainly thought about what interested me and picked a lecture that I thought I could form an interesting question from. I broke my essay down into segments where I could easily remember the sequence in which I was going to write in, and make it a logical, intelligent answer. 5. I personally found the GTA discussions to be my favorite class. Mainly because Mitch made it fun and interesting. I would reccommmend weekly GTA meetings for next year. 6. I thought the methodology was interesting and felt they were trying to get us to look at the world in a unique way. 7. Not really. I like sticking within Building Construction personally, but thats just me. Maybe its for my own good and I just dont know it. 8. It taught me to look at the built environment in a completely new way. The different perspectives that were presented to me throughout this course were fascinating and something that I will take with me into my professional career. 9. Can AEC Integration assist the building construction process by making it more efficient? 10. I would like experienced professionals from the industry to come in and give us their personal advice and experiences. Amanda Trent 1060 Exit Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was ‘Solar Decathlon’ given by Chris can Kley. I thought this was a very interesting because not only did it talk about the collaborative efforts of Georgia tech students and faculty to create a ‘green design’ house for the Solar Decathlon competition, but it also talked about more general ideas of methods of green construction and what it means for architecture students, buildings, and the environment. 2. The reading I found most intriguing was about Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It was very interesting to see a different side of the devastation that occurred in the city. I learned things that I did not know about the effects of Katrina and was interested in the idea of the reading being about a still current event that has affected a lot of the nation. 3. The assignment I found most intriguing was the research project in preceptorial. This was a unique way to look at the built-environment. I thought it was interesting that we looked at all aspects that influence architecture and in different time stamps. 4. Summarizing lectures required us to think about what the lecture meant in a larger framework, especially in the disciplines of architecture, building construction, and industrial design. Summarizing readings required us to think about why we were looking at the readings and what they meant to the project we were doing. Essay writing required us to bring together the information we had learned from lectures and readings and put them into a cohesive and palpable format. Research required collaborative work effort and introduced the skill of investigation in 1060. The information was not given to us, we were required to work with our groups on our own time and develop a research plan and process. Formulation of a question required us to think back over everything we had done in 1060 and to analyze everything we had learned. It required us to pick out a specific issue that had involved or intrigued us during the semester and put our thoughts, the information, and what we had learned into a cohesive format. 5. The bi-weekly discussion periods were very helpful. They allowed us discuss further the lectures or assignments given to us in 1060. This allowed to students to better understand what the goal of the 1060 instruction was and how to pursue them. Next time, I would recommend a final presentation for the preceptorial. 6. The multiple-part methodology encouraged the students to look beyond just what the assignment was asking for. It required the students to look outside of the framework they had established and understand the project from multiple points of view. 7. I would be interested in taking courses that look at the designed and built world from an inter-disciplinary and a cross-disciplinary perspective. 8. The most surprising "take-away" from this course was the methods of researching and looking at something. This was developed through the ‘5th Street’ research project and the ‘Time Stamps’ research project which encouraged the students to look at all the factors influencing a building or structure. 9. "How can designers, specifically those in architecture and building construction, begin to more effectively and efficiently create ‘green buildings’?" I would like the speakers to focus on their specific methodology of designing or constructing a product and the process they went through (or go through each time) to develop that project. Elisabeth Robertson 1. My favorite lecture was probably the lecture on Palladio because it had a lot to do with classical and Italian architecture and that is what I’m interested in pursuing in the future. Also, I really enjoyed the way in which the lecture was set up. 2. I thought the final reading about watching a street in Paris was the most interesting because it was the easiest to read and understand, it gave us a specific example of the kind of street watching we were supposed to be doing, and it was entertaining. 3. I thought that looking at the structure was really interesting. I didn’t necessarily enjoy it the most because at the time I had no idea what I was even supposed to be looking at, but it was very interesting and I probably though the most about that exercise. 4. a) Summarizing lectures first required that you were actually there for the lectures because otherwise it was sort of difficult for some of the presentations. It also required that you think about the overall idea of the lecture and what the presenter was trying to say. b) Summarizing readings wasn’t that hard because they were there for us to tangibly look at. It required that you actually take the time to read the articles which was the hardest part for me and it required that you take some notes on the general theme as you read along. c) Writing essays required that you go and actually look at what you are supposed to be describing, that you think about it, and that you have a general idea of what you are looking at. d) The group research required that you think holistically about the time period and your group’s particular lens. It also in some cases required you to actually go and look at the buildings or at least look in multiple places for the pictures and information that would make up your presentation. e) The take-home final required that you had actually done the lecture summaries throughout the semester because looking back at the slide shows or your notes wasn’t enough to formulate a question because your mind isn’t thinking on the topic anymore. 5. Yeah, I thought they were helpful because they broke up the monotony of the lectures and they allowed us to ask questions that we felt stupid asking in the lecture hall of our GTAs. 6.I think it was sort of helpful because it broke up the project in easy to understand parts but at the same time I felt that at some times I would rather just be given to the project and told to go however I wanted to. 7. I think that I would to a certain point. Probably not on such as scale as 1060 and in a more relatable field to whatever my projected field happens to be. 8. The most surprising take-away was some of the information from the lectures such as the Palladio lecture or some of the lectures about Atlanta. Its interesting to walk around Atlanta and know some of the history behind the buildings that I learned through GTA discussion of the research project. 9. My question for the final was how we as students could or should prepare for being an architect and designing for handicapped peoples. 10. I think I would like them to focus on the relationships of the three majors and how they relate to the ideals of classical architecture. Link to this Page
|  | 
|