        1060 leeRichard CampanaMy TA is Chris van Kley, but there is no tab for him. 1. My favorite lecture was the one on Disability Design & Research. I found that the lecture showed us the process of innovation and how new products can be used for a very good cause. I felt like the products shown to us in the lecture actually reflected on the technological process that the research teams were making. I also appreciated the fact that the organization featured integration between several majors. 2. My favorite reading was the reading over the history of the street. Although it was a bit of a long read, it gave me good insights into the wide range of uses for a street. Based on all of these uses, I was able to further realize the potential that every street, including Fifth Street, should have. 3. The initial assignment on studying the structures around the architecture building was the most interesting for me. It was essentially a preview for what was to come in both 1060 and 1011, and that is looking at things at new perspectives in order to find new insight and ideas. 4. a) Summarizing lectures requires you to study over the presentation as well as your notes and see find what the specific ideas that the lecture gives. While sitting in the actual auditorium, the general idea is easily obtained. However, the specifics are not realized until the time is put forth to summarizing the lecture. b) Summarizing readings is somewhat similar to summarizing lectures by that it gives a recap on the general and specific ideas of the content. c) Essay writing goes past what summarizing lectures and readings does by challenging us to think up our own ideas. Writing essays goes beyond summarizing and forces us to actually analyze the material given. d) Research forces us to seek out the information for ourselves, rather than having it directly presented to us through lectures or readings. For the actual research project, a lot of information was not found easily and it required us to piece things together ourselves. e) The formulation of the question for our final required us to take an overall look at our semester's learnings. It went past the COA and into other classes as well as our lives. We were to draw on all of our experiences to form an insightful question. 5. I found them helpful by allowing us to ask individual questions to our TA while also giving us a better grasp on the lectures and assignments. 6. The multiple part methodology forces us to look at things from multiple view points. We were then able to relate these to each other in order to find our own personal discoveries about the subjects. 7. I would be somewhat interested in taking courses over design and the built environment, but it mostly depends on the topics covered by the course. This past summer, I took English 1 at Georgia Tech with my teacher's focus on the built environment, which was totally a coincidence with that I was accepted into the COA. Some of the readings we went over were pretty boring and did not interest me much, but I ended up with a good grade in the course because I was able to write essays that reflected my specific interests within the class. 8. My most surprising take away from this course was the new insights I gained into new technological process as well as environmentally sustainable design. Coming into this class, I had no idea of what we would be doing. The two things I mentioned are the two things I find most interesting in terms of design and the built environment, and they were both covered very thoroughly. 9. My question was something to the extent of, "How can we improve integration between majors in order to create better products for consumers?" 10. I would prefer if the focus was on what at least I find to be the most interesting aspects of their subject areas. For example, I would suggest the architecture lectures to focus on environmentally friendly design and the industrial design lectures to focus on technological and progressive innovations. Michael Ray (should be chris van kley but there is no tab for him) 1. My favorite lecture was the one tought by Doug Allen featuring the city planning that dealt a lot with history. History of architecture is important, we need to know where we came from before we can move on. 2. the street was hard to read and required a lot of thought and comprehension. 3. the most intriguing to me was the group project, we all learned so much about architecture and more importantly the architecture immediately here in Atlanta. 4.) the thinking involved in the lecture summaries was remembering what we heard, it required us to pay attention during lectures and learn about this course. B) Made us learn about what we were reading and not just to cite a source. C) The essay was difficult and required us to wear the architect hat as well as the civilian hat. D) Allowed us to work together and bounce things back and forth to complete the project. E) it required us to recap and think of prevalent ideas that will follow us throughout our career at tech and beyond. 5. I thought that they were very helpful. 6. to be honest I really didn’t care too much for the reading, it was controversial and the Katrina controversy to me is over played. It was a horrific disaster and I don’t believe we should continue to dwell so much on the negatives unless it is to improve the way we handled the situation. 7. Absolutely I feel that the design and build world was not discussed as much as I would have liked to discuss it. 8. To me it was my ideas that I developed in my final essay, I have always disliked modern architecture, but I have a whole new respect for it now and an interest. 9. Modern architecture is aestheticly pleasing to the architect, but is it practical and a good use of public space? 10. I think we shoud focus on the interaction between the three majors as well as more input on our future as these majors. What do we have to look forward to in the life after Tech? Brad Raber (I should be in Chris van Kley, but he dosnt have a tab) 1. I think my favorite lecture was City: Prior Frameworks by Douglas Allen. I thought it was great because of the organized layout, his real life involvement with the subject matter, the factualness of his evidence, and his general demeanor during the presentation. Furthermore, his ability to cover the history, the reasoning, and the modern day use and problem/solutions conveyed a perfect blend to make his point. Finally, I really enjoy city planning and he made it more relevant. 2. Not surprisingly, my favorite reading was “You are how you subdivide”. This hit on several of the same chords mentioned in Allen’s lecture. Coming from the Atlanta suburbs, this particularly hit home, with a majority of the discussion covering subdivision of housing tracts. 3. I would say that this would be a tie between the 5th street essay and the building research project. I enjoyed the 5th street essay immensely because it really forced me to think about a rather mundane topic in a whole new light, using terms and connotations I never thought related. The main draw of the building research was having to find old pictures of Atlanta, which I find extremely interesting. 4. a)The lectures required a focus and anticipation that forced attention and coherent note taking. b)The summarized readings forced me to take an in-depth look at each of the readings and take enough from them to put them in my own words. c)The essay was very interesting because the articles were so unique that they really opened by mind up to other ways of conceptualizing the street. Then writing a somewhat lengthy essay drove home the analysis of the street. d)This was a bit frustrating because it ended up being way too specific on the individual level with out the exact source. However, it was still fascinating following the history of some historic buildings in Atlanta. e) This was very unique because it gave a lot of freedom to the though process and allowed each student to provide their own take on some aspect of the lecture material. 5. Yes, they were helpful, and I would recommend them for next year 6. I thought this was useful because it took one issue, flipped it around, and forced you to take another, new look on the subject. You probably emphasized this because you want to produce designers and architects that are not stuck in the rut of a singular path of thinking, and by encouraging this type of thinking, will generate more creative people upon graduation. 7. No. Although multiple view points are helpful in building a better thinker, it becomes redundant and hurts the student whose brain may not fit well in a particular fashion, and thus their grade may suffer from just not being able bend in a certain way. 8. I suppose being a third year, I not surprised by much any more. However, I think I’ll be surprised that I did not make a B or better for this class. The 5th street essay was an actual break-thru though, and was very interesting. 9. My question was: Is a formal design education integral to the advancement of pertinent products? 10. I feel BC is rather left out of the group on some occasions and if the business side of design be discussed more, it would be a lot fairer. Joe Dembowski (I think that mine should be in Chris' also but he does not have a tab) QUESTION ONE: I really liked one of the first lectures where many students and others came and talked about their jobs in the industry and showed us pictures of some of the properties that they work on. I really liked this one because it showed me what I can do and what jobs I have available to me if I do well in Studio and in my other classes. I really enjoyed looking at the variety of homes and work that each person was a part of. QUESTION TWO: I assume this question is referring to the readings for the 5th Street essay and I really enjoyed the reading on subdividing. I thought that it was important to learn where the concepts came from and how important it really is in the industry. QUESTION THREE: I thought that the 5th Street essay was the most intriguing of the assignments because it forced me to look at a street that I commonly use and think about it in different ways. I did not think about how the street was constructed or who it affected as much as I did when I was writing the essay. I enjoyed learning more about a street that I use every day and learning more about what went in to designing it the way that it is today. QUESTION FOUR: For the summary assignments, the only type of thinking involved is the “play back” mindset, meaning that all I had to do was explain what the lecture was about and what I thought about it. The summary of the readings was slightly different because I needed to look at the readings and say how I interpreted them. Each person can read these works and summarize them differently and focus on different parts of the same reading. In the easy, I had to think of a way to make sure that I was making sense not only to myself, but also to the reader and a jury. I had only 2,000 words to get across my idea about 5th Street and the way that it shaped me and my classmate’s life. In the research project, I had to think about the buildings and what shaped them. I had to do my own research and find out more about that particular building and then compare what I found out with what the rest of my group found out. The final was the hardest part to think about because it was totally in my court. I really needed to focus on what I had learned in the semester and what I was taking away from this class. I needed to find a question that I wanted to know more about and then write how I would go about doing it. In this sense, I had to fulfill the writing and the answering part of the question. QUESTION FIVE: I really liked the GTA discussion periods because they made the class more personal. Even though there were still about 40 kids in my class, I feel that I participated more and that my GTA, Chris Van Kley, knew who I was. He also helped shed light on some of the more confusing lectures and he really added a more lively spirit to some of the more “dull” classes (sorry!). QUESTION SIX: I am sorry, but I really do not fully understand this question but I will try to answer it. For the “Time stamps” project, I think that the process that we took from first learning about our section, to then learning about what went on during our time period, and finally tying all of that in with our specific buildings was helpful. I really learned about each one individually and then had an easy time putting it all together at the end. QUESTION SEVEN: I would possibly consider taking a class on the designed and built environment because it is important to understand and know what degrees and what methods go into designing and building. For me, wanting to go into the Building Construction industry, I think that it would be helpful to see who and what I will be working with in the future. QUESTION EIGHT: I think that the thing that I will take away from this class is simply the skill of taking in a lecture and then being able to summarize it and then pull out key points and then make any questions that I would like to have answered. I think that this skill could be helpful to me in the future and with my other classes that I will be taking at Georgia Tech. QUESTION NINE: Hmmmm. I had ideas coming into the final, but I made up my question on the spot. I think that it was like: “What design technology can be perfected and changed to help other industries such as the fashion industry?” QUESTION TEN: As a Building Construction major, I would really like some of the students to come into the class and talk about what it is like Co-Oping for a major company. I think that this would be a real advantage to then go out and to know what to look for. I would also like to learn more about the other classes that I will need to take and about the different professions that I can go into after college. Mark Reimer section A among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture was the one on Atlantic station. Atlanta is my hometown. Atlantic station’s historical significance, compounded with it being the largest urban revitalization program make this significant. 2. Which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? The street. Because it was the most poetic, speaking to my soul and mind. 3. Which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? The fifth street assignment. It was real and urban archaeology in my city fascinates me. 4. Describe the kind of thinking and doing required by EACH of the following types of assignments: a) Summarize lectures – I did not miss any lectures because I found them all fascinating and thought provoking. I took lots of notes and used these as I put together essays and projects. b) summarize readings- I found most to be interesting, although some excessive in volume making it tough to balance reading with other assignments. c) Essay writing (drawing upon readings and observations); some required too much time when we could have spent some of this time researching and exploring more architectural theories. d) Research: extended group research on the way buildings are 'time stamped’; I was disappointed in the cooperation amongst the team. Our time would have been better served on individual projects or smaller groups. e) formulation/preparation of a question (that reflects back upon the semester) for the take-home final. Impossible to write a thoughtful, detailed essay in 30 minutes. 5. this year was the first time we did bi-weekly GTA discussion periods. were they helpful? Yes. What would you recommend for the next time we do them? Recommend that the instructors reach a consensus on expectations and keep focused without changes. 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? Ok. Why do you think we emphasized this way of looking at the world? The world is vast and complex arena, and I know that you want us to expand outside of our comfort zone. 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). The breadth of our built environment has on the way we live. 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 How do we protect Atlanta’s historic in town neighborhoods during Atlanta’s growth and redevelopment. 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. The integration of these disciplines and the collaboration required amongst all of them. My TA is Chris Van Kley, but there is no tab for him, so I'm posting this under my studio instructor's name. 1. My favorite lecture was the one which I see as most prevalent in society, which is the AEC Integration topic. I found this interesting due to the fact that even designers who see themselves as superior intellectuals still have an ingrained bias toward construction managers even though both have college degrees and both work just as hard. This topic is important if we ever want to save money in the construction industry and the firms who learn to deal with this problem first will strike it rich due to more satisfied clients. 2. I enjoyed the History of Streets reading. Although it was long, I found that urban design is sort of a balance between the abstract thought of architectural design and the practicality of construction management. It was also interesting to see how culture and history play into something so universal as a street in order to make it more individual. 3. I really loved the 5th Street essay. Finally applying my knowledge and design skills (however limited at this stage) to a real world problem was very satisfying. It awakened an interest within me to look into urban design and how it is affected by culture, regulations, and so forth. 4. a. This required us to actually listen to lectures and to go back and think of questions off of what lecturers said as opposed to just listening, writing, and memorizing for the final. b. summarizing readings allowed us to do the same thing that we did with the lectures. We were able to look into what we read and ask questions as opposed to simply cataloging the information in our minds. c. Essay writing showed us how to take what he had learned from reading and listening and what we could see around us and put that all into one structured argument. d. In researching time stamps, we were able to see how the circumstances, opportunities, and discoveries of a certain time period affect a building and leave their mark on it. Each building is an exhibit of what was going on while it was built. e. The question allowed us to culminate all of our experiences into one response. It also allowed us to take the lessons we know now and to apply them beyond the end of the semester. 5. I found them to be very helpful in organizing exactly what we needed to do as far as assignments were concerned. They were also a very good review time for the midterm and a good group meetings for the research project. Our TA’s also gave good advice for summarizing, note taking, and listening. I enjoyed it and found it useful. 6. I thought that it was a good way to organize our way of looking at the world. We were able to break it up into certain parts and to look at each part individually, therefore allowing more detail to be explored. 7. I’d say inter-disciplinary. Cross-disciplinary is too broad, and I think that each of us is interested in our own particular professions, so being able to specialize slightly would be more useful (I’m not saying that it’s not important to look at things from a cross-disciplinary scope, but we do need to narrow it down eventually). 8. I would say it’s a desire to design not just to make money, but to create change. I never thought of design as an active thing, so seeing it this way is very inspiring and I look forward to my future in the design world. 9. “How can we create practical design? In your response you will be expected to first clearly state the question and then identify the following about the question you have formulated: • how and when you first became aware of the question as an intriguing formulation. (reference readings, lectures, research projects, other classes, other sources) • the constellation of issues the question ties or brings together. (what are the diverse issues, both general and specific, that the question puts into relation with one another?) • why it is worth pursuing as a question? (why are the disciplinary, professional, societal, and personal concerns the question raises important? Reference readings, lectures, research projects, other classes, other sources) • how would you go about pursuing it? (identify a research plan, procedures, sources etc.) • and how would you suggest the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech could go about pursuing the question? (suggest how the college could address the issues that your question puts into play) 1. MS Classical Design Lecture – reusing parts of a house without tearing it down, just touch up what you need to, TND’s (creating not just homes for people, but real neighborhoods, mixed use) Solar Decathalon – making a house green, energy efficient, collects rain water, solar panels, heat circulating windows, translucent walls, etc. Springle – assistive technology taken into account, place stairs where people can see them, distance learning, ADA standards which help people with disabilities, anti-sore wheelchair Integration – before we can design we must have an efficient system of implementation, integration of BC, architecture, owner, design-build system, etc. GIS – shows characteristics of an area, consequences of tweaking those characteristics, allows for a practical approach when actually building something, especially something large CADCAM – computer aided manufacturing, laser beams, computer drafting allows for a much more efficient design process and it allows for more feedback before the final product is manufactured, so the final product is better this way Building great Cities/Streets – widening road actually increases traffic, what are other possibilities to urban design?, interconnecting thoroughfares, etc., change in regulations to require certain design characteristics, use data to support designs, etc. All of these lectures show something about practical design, from examples of practical design (solar decathalon, classical design, ADA) to examples of how to make it (integration, CADCAM, GIS, great Cities). The continuing theme of practical design alerted me to the question of how to create design which not only looks aesthetically pleasing, but which also has a purpose. 2. Brings together issues of integration, implementation, efficiency, current regulations, societal discriminations, etc. 3. Important because we are building more and more structures due to a rising population and cities are growing. We need design that will last a long time and that will accommodate everyone, and that will maybe even give back. 4. I would observe places both public and private which are considered to be practically designed (solar decathalon house for example) and the interaction they have with the people in them. Given people’s reactions, I would be able to see what about the design works and what doesn’t work, data I could then use to see what makes such a design practical. I could also interview designers and those who implement their designs to see what they think needs to be done. So basically find people’s needs and see what current technology is out there to help them. 5. COA could simply ask the professionals within the college what they think is best. They also have the connections and research capabilities to look at other structures and cities around the world in order to assess which ones are practical and which ones aren’t. As for implementation, they could also see which systems work best around the world and use those systems for inspiration.” 10. I would like for them to show us more about how culture and history and societal pressures play into design, and I would also like for them to explore deeper into the BC field. I think it was covered in a very shallow way before. It’d also be interesting to see more on urban design since it is a masters program that ID, Arch, and BC students can consider. Erin West (Although my TA for 1060 is Chris Van Kley, there isn't a tab for him, so I'm posting this under Lee) 1. My favorite lecture was “Architecture, Culture, and Behavior.” It really peaked my interest on how architecture shapes culture and how culture shapes architecture. This relationship really fascinated me as the lectures continued and as I begin to think more about my future career as an architect. 2. I think overall, the readings were highly ineffective. Due to the amount of material as well as the low quality of copies available, the idea of reading the material was very off-putting. The only readings that I think I benefitted from were those about Katrina. 3. I think the lecture summaries were very intriguing. I think it’s really beneficial to review lectures after they happen and to think critically about them. Although at times the lecture summaries were inconvenient, it really helps to read them and reconsider the topics presented to us. Even now, upon reading my summaries again, I can distinctly remember the lectures themselves and can return to the mentality that I adopted during and immediately after the lectures. This enables me to examine my growth throughout the semester. 4. a) Summarizing the lectures required you to not only physically answer certain questions but also to devise questions yourself. We had to summarize the lectures and thus had to critically think about what we were intended to get out of the lectures. b) Summarizing readings required us to read and respond to given material. We had to think about the information presented to us, the context for the information, and our own prior knowledge of the topics covered in the readings. c) Writing the Fifth Street Essay required us to observe, read about, and overall consider the pros and cons of Fifth Street. We had to look at an existing structure and determine the successes and failures of the project. d) The major research project asked us to look at a series of buildings in and around Georgia Tech’s campus. We looked at buildings from a specific time period and how they were alike and different. In doing this research, we had to work with groups which was an experience in itself. e) By developing our own guiding question, we were required to think critically about the entire lecture series as a whole. We had to look at the ideas presented to us, and we had to take an idea that we wanted to further develop or that simply fascinated us. This style final enabled us to be creative in our thinking, but also required us to be fully articulate in our reasoning. We had to justify our question and defend its validity as a quality issue. 5. I think the preceptorials were helpful to an extent. We were given the opportunity to ask questions in a smaller scale, but our group rarely had questions to ask. The communication between Professor Khan and the various TA’s seemed to be lacking. When I asked my friends in other preceptorial groups about their TA’s, they had similar experiences as me. The preceptorials were often times a waste because we rarely accomplished anything. If the TA’s were better informed, I think the discussion periods would benefit students a lot more. I suggest keeping the TA discussion periods but also increasing communication between Professor Khan and the TA’s. 6. I think by breaking projects into smaller parts, it makes them far more manageable. Because we are often overwhelmed with studio work, adding a research project would completely over-stress students. By having the research projects in a series of steps, we were able to work slowly but effectively through the process. I think this way of thinking was emphasized because we must take time to fully understand a given issue. We have to look at numerous aspects of the issue in order to make educated observations about them. 7. I think it’s important to look at the design world in an inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspective, so yes; I would probably take classes on these topics. In order to make the field more cross-disciplinary, topics and opportunities must be presented during the education process—before the disciplines are entirely separated. 8. I think I’m most surprised that I actually got something from this class. At first, it seemed like none of the lectures had anything in common at all, but looking back, I understand now that I learned far more than I expected. I was fascinated by some lectures and entirely bored by others, but overall, I now see the reasoning behind the lectures. 9. My question was: How does architecture define culture and how does culture define architecture? I first developed this question in response to the Architecture, Behavior and Culture lecture. I think this question is an essential aspect of design and determining the benefits and relevance of a design. 10. I would like for lecturers to focus on Architecture in the real world. I know that 1060 and 1011 attempted to teach us about abstract thinking involved with design and how the design and built environment operates, however, I think 1012 should focus more on real world application and how the real world operates outside of school. I think it would be useful to listen to lectures about the Architecture certification process. It would help to hear from employers on what to focus on during school and what makes you more competitive or what deters employers from hiring students. I would also like to take a more global look at Architecture. I would like to view different cultures from around the world and compare and contrast the various aspects. It would benefit every discipline to consider the effects of design on culture across the world. Heather Eierman 1. My favorite lecture was the Introduction to the ID Program because it is my intended major and the lecture was very intriguing to me. 2. I found all of the readings to be intriguing—well certain parts of them. I think it might be less stressful if certain elements were drawn out of these seemingly endless readings about streets. 3. The most provocative assignment was probably the 5th Street Essay because it encompassed so much reading and information. 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. Summarizing the lectures required acute attention to detail in class as well as in summarizing the key points of each. B. Summarizing the readings required long hours of straining my eyes on the computer, but it also required the ability to pull out specific, pertinent information. C. The essay writing required lots of physical observation as well as processing of that information into a structured essay. D. Research for the project required the ability to concentrate on specific elements in relation to specific buildings. E. Preparing for the final exam question required the ability to take in TONS of information from every lecture and relate one intriguing aspect to a lot of different things. 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? Yes, preceptiorials were helpful but I think they could be more beneficial if we talked more about the certain assignments and what is required for them. 6. Multiple-part methodology is a crucial learning technique in life. When we are put into a job environment, it will be extremely vital to understand different research processes in order to cater to the available resources. 7. I would be more interested in learning about the DBE in a cross-disciplinary approach because it would help me understand its relation to the world at large rather than in a small scope. 8. The most surprising thing I will take from this course is that Architecture, BC, and ID are a lot more related than I thought they were. 9. What is the process of creating ‘good design’? 10. I would like them to focus on their experiences in the field and how to appropriately prepare yourself for a future in that field. Nina Perala 1. among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture was the one about stairwells and how people would be more inclined to use them if they were more accessible and attractive. I found this really interesting. I liked the fact that there was a problem, and using design skills and a little bit of engineering, they were able to solve the problem. It seemed the most logical to me. 2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? I thought some of the readings about the street were interesting. I liked learning about how different aspects of the street could completely change the way it is used. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? The Fifth Street essay was the most intriguing because it was on our campus and it was something I could relate to. 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. The summaries were good so that we could look back at what we were taught. I feel that the readings were too lengthy. I had a hard time completing them, and I think this deterred me from actually learning from them. The essay writing required me to switch my mode of thinking from pictures and drawings to words. It was a hard transition to make. The research project to me was more about team work than anything else. Our topic was so vague that I didn't grasp much from it. I enjoyed the final. My question was about integration and I feel that the topic covered pretty much every lecture so it allowed me to look back on everything we'd learned this semester. 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 think that we met too much. Most of the time, we didn't have anything to talk about so we'd just sit around. Maybe once a month for next year? 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 think in order to analyze anything, you have to look at it from more than one direction. You get a better perspective on what you're studying. 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 don't think so. I found the lectures interesting, but I think I'd rather travel and gain my learning that way instead. 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). The concept of integration. I never realized that people from all different professions teamed up together to get something done. I always just assumed designers worked with designers and architects worked with architects. 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. How important is it, for professions in the design and built environment, to have integration in the workplace? 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 want the ID majors to talk about what they do for a living. I feel that no one ever touched on this subject. I want to know what I can do (specifically) when I graduate. Who I could work for...what my title would be...what I could make/design...what I could do outside of product design...I'm a planner. I want to plan the rest of my life, but I don't know what I can do with ID once I graduate. Melinda Ellington 1. among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why?
2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? My favourite reading came from the fifth street essay assignment; this reading was discussing the peculiarities of successful and unsuccessful streets; why people enjoy or dislike a street and what it is that can change streets into more people-oriented centers of traffic. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? My favourite assignment throughout this class was the longest and most difficult in my mind; the fifth street essay, in which we had to analyze a street we are familiar with, and use our newly acquired knowledge of design to help determine what should be changed on the street, and to give helpful suggestions to go about successfully altering the roadway. 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) This type of assignment required us to actually take notes in class and attend to what the speaker was saying. When that was done, all it really took was play back. b) Helps us to really attend to what we’re reading and allows us to reflect and go back over the ideas we formed as a result of examining different specific aspects of architecture c) For essay writing, we had to be prepared to branch out from our lectures and teachers for resources: because of the sheer scope of what we were trying to cover, the assignment at first seemed impossible, but we just had to take a deep breath and go for the gold. I was one of the harder essays I have done before, but also one of the more mentally envigorating. d) This was a very difficult topic to cover, seeing as several of the buildings we were set on were built in the last few years of the project’s timeline; because many of our buildings had the same influences, it seemed almost that our research was lacking in basic subjects (buildings that were built throughout a period, rather than at the end of one). e) This final exercise was one of the hardest ones; because we had been given so much information, it was difficult to choose only one question to ask for our final. It made us consider what it was that had truly intrigued us throughout the year and what exactly it was that made the most diffenrence to US to solve. 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? The main reason that these sessions were helpful was to do our group collaboration for the research project. Aside from that, they really weren’t all that good for our learning; we did little that would be considered truly useful, and nothing that hugely impacted my opinion in regards to being in the architecture program. What I would probably recommend in the future is making them non-mandatory, and having the class be more of a question-answer sort of gathering for anyone who needs help for a project, or for groups to run their ideas by the TAs and get input for research projects. 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 think that one reason we were directed to look at the world in this way is not only to realize how fragile our creations are, much like their creators, but also to see that we can move forward and learn from our former mistakes and help to prevent them from occurring in the future. 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? Definitely: I greatly enjoy looking at the world and altering the environment to fit human needs, and was greatly intrigued by the lectures that help us understand the processes of determining what exactly humans need in a built environment, and how we can go about not only installing this where it needs to exist, but how to improve upon it and make the lives of a building’s inhabitants more pleasant. So some humanitarian courses combined with architecture would be fascinating to take. 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). The most surprising idea that I developed during this course was also the question that I used for my final; how can the environment we build today affect and change the world of tomorrow? 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. How can the environment that we build and influence today affect the world of tomorrow? 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? This semester was very very ID heavy, and I’d like to hear more about Architecture; how several students fared, how different professionals go about solving the problems that are presented to them in life and in their studios, and also more lectures and explanations by Anne. Most of what I learned in 1011 came from her explanations, and she really has helped me to understand the ideas that we are supposed to have gained from all of our exercises, notably exercise 3. Daniel Chaney (like erin, im assuming we are to post under our studio instructor's name. that seems to be what everyone else is doing) 1. My favorite lecture was the one on ID by professor Mullick. I might be a little biased because ID is what I plan to do but this lecture got me really excited about the future. I think it’s exciting to see new ideas and new products. I also liked the last lecture on architecture by Gernot Reither. His products were so exciting that it made me reconsider my choice of ID. It’s still up in the air for me. 2. My favorite readings were some of the first ones from the 5th street essay. Not the really long one, but the ones that discussed how streets can be used in different ways by different people. I find that fascinating. 3. The most intriguing project was the 5th street essay, because it was the most involved. It was interesting to go and just spend some time on the street taking note of seemingly trivial things such as the way people behave or the types of cars which use the street. 4. a. Summarizing lectures required you to think back and figure out what the main points were. This helped me to organize my thoughts about the lecture. It also required you to pay attention during the lecture and take notes. b. Summarizing readings was similar to summarizing lectures. You had to pull out main points and pay attention to what you read. c. When writing an essay you had to take both your opinions formulated through thinking about lectures and other sources, and facts gathered through research and lectures and combine them into a logical argument. This could be hard if you hadn’t done sufficient research or reading but if you had then it was just a matter of organizing what you wanted to say. d. Research on the time stamping of buildings required you to research not only the building itself but also the time period relevant to the building. You had to think about connections which you might research and then act on the relevant ones. Working in a group allowed the work to be divided into more focused sections which made the job more manageable and increased the quality of work. e. Formulating a question required that I first think back across all that I have learned and heard and focus on something that I found especially meaningful or troubling. I then had to come up with a clear reason why that question was important and be able to argue that importance intelligently. This procedure was a good way for me to realize the questions I have asked, sometimes subconsciously. It really made me think. 5. The preceptorials were helpful. It was a great chance to get clarification on lectures or any other question we might have. No suggestions for improvement. 6. I thought it made sense. It made us use different lenses for our thinking and research. This type of looking is important for our future learning and eventual practice. 7. Yes, I think so, however once I choose a major I might change my mind. It might seem irrelevant after choosing a major. The class would have to have obvious applications to all COA majors. 8. What surprises me is the way I still don’t know what I want to do. We had great lectures on each subject but each one just got me excited about whichever major it focused on (except BC which I never had any interest in). I think this is a great thing, though frustrating. I know that ID and Arch are both great disciplines and whichever one I choose will be rewarding. 9. What defines good design? 10. I can’t think of any way for the class to be fair to every major other than what you have said in the question: the issues shared by all disciplines. This sounds like a good plan to me. If you are asking which particular issues I would like them to focus on, I can’t give a good answer. The only shared issues I know of are the ones discussed in 1060, so I guess it would be good if they could simply expand upon those. They could also introduce and discuss new ones. Tony Zhang My TA is Chris Van Kley 1. My favorite lecture was the one about how the architecture aspects could influence behavior. It just never came to me that something art related would be health related also, which I like to investigate more. 2. I liked one of the 5th street readings about the how people did not like the change from a crowded Paris to a city that is organized. Sometimes, it is better to keep things they were to maintain that kind of originality. 3. I found the 5th street essay most intriguing, as I never thought of a street having so many characteristics and the design which controls the traffic and pedestrian flow. 4. a. Summarizing lectures requires taking notes during the lectures as a lot of information are not mentioned in the online presentation links and are forgotten. The lecture assignments, which require key terms and questions, help you think of the basic concepts and how it relates to learning and on the job for your major. b. The readings for the essay required reading everything and somehow combine all the summaries, as some of the information was repetitive, to see how the street functions on different levels. c. The essay required visiting the 5th street, which has a lot of details that you need to account for and able to see only if you were there in person. Reading the summaries is most important as it will get you to think about the street in ways you never thought before, and selecting information that is relevant to your proposal. d. The research project required splitting the work and focus on just your subject. You have to find information only relevant to your topic and not just something in general. You have to think how the events affected the progression of your building. Group work also required combining the information for the timeline. e. The preparation for the final exam required thinking of a good question which you can form more questions and make more proposals. You have to think constantly about what you want to write, jog down ideas, and narrow it down. 5. I think the discussion periods were helpful because we can ask questions about the assignments and they do not conflict with other classes. I think it would be good to do that again. 6. I think the assignments on Katrina and 5th street make us look at things on different levels. At first, some arguments may seem obviously relevant and with no doubt to be supported. However, when some more information is added, the arguments are weakened and maybe even eliminated. It let us try to find the best solution that would compromise most of the goals, as no single solution would solve everything. 7. I would be interested to see how design could help in other majors that do not seem related at first glance. I was interested in building construction and how that progress toward business and management, but I would like to see how industrial design can be applied also. 8. The most surprising idea I learned was how the design of the staircase surrounding could help so much with lowering obesity in the U.S. 9. How can we create an environment that would make it more accessible for the handicapped but at the same time promote more physical activities for the obese population? 10. I can say that I like them to focus on my major, which is industrial design. However, even though I’m most certain I will do that, there could still be a chance of changing my mind. I like for them to focus more on the careers from each of the majors and the topic of cross-disciplinary studies. Ronak Vaidya (TA - Chris Van Kley) 1) Among the range of lectures on various topics, my favorite lecture was "Architecture, Culture, and Behavior" by Craig Zimring. As an architecture student, i found it fascinating to see how architecture shapes culture and culture shapes architecture. It was interesting to see how functions of buildings could help resolve health problems. 2) The reading on 5th street was the most provacative because it was interesting to know each part of the street represents something different and each has its own funcion. I also found it interesting to see how one street could be used differently by people. 3) The essay on 5th street was probably the most intriguing because it involved a real world example where we had to analyze the street to see its functions carefully. We also had to determine if the street needed to be altered to have different functions. 4) a) Summarizing lectures required to pay attention in class and take notes and later taking out the main points and putting it together in few sentences and also asking questions and defining terms which made sure that we understood the lecture. b) Summarizing readings required to read the assignments and putting the main points together in a few words c) Essay writing required us to observe the street carefully and see the functions of the street. We also had to determine if the street needed to be altered by looking at the pros and cons of the functions of the street. d) Research required us to work in a qroup and study buildings on a particular topic from Georgia Tech campus during a certain time frame period given by the instructur. e) Essay question required us to put all the lectures together to tie into one question and then answer the question. 5) I think the discussion boards were not important at all. Main things done in the precepretorials were explaining the research project, divide into group, and have time to work on research project. It was good for question and answer purposes where students could ask questions about lecture or assignments; however, I don't think there should be attendance required for the class because everything in that class could be achieved from the lectures or outside meeting with groups for the project which were done. 6) It is important to learn in stages so you can learn carefully and learn from the mistakes. 7) yes, i would take the course because i would like to see how design could be used in different professions. 8) I was surprised to see that how we shape the building and how the building shape us, which was the quote given by winston churchill. Now, I could actually see how that works. 9) How do we shape our buildings and how does the buildings shape us? 10) I would like coa 1012 lecture to focus on more of real world example which talks about different projects done for work and how they are done. Also, the lecture should show views on students graduated from georgia tech. Former students should be brought in to talk about their opinions on the major and also projects they are currently working on? Kian Sadri (There is no tab for Chris Van Kley) 1. The classical architecture lecture and the lectures regarding building construction were my favorite. This is because I enjoyed the exploration and development of classical architecture and its integration into the modern world (with a modern touch). I also plan on pursuing a career in BC, so the lectures regarding project management, development and construction in general were interesting and helped me develop a view on the process as a whole. 2. During the essay, the assigned reading regarding people and spaces (The Skilled Pedestrian, Whyte) was my favorite. I liked the ideas portrayed, the concept of people and streets as well as the design and impact of the built environment on people. 3. The essay on streets was the most interesting. I feel this way because I never put much thought into the development and uses of streets, however after researching and writing that essay I have found a deeper meaning to many things beyond that of streets. 4. A. summarizing lecture required analytical thinking in the sense of playback and inquiry. B. summarizing readings followed the same role of lectures. C. essay writing involved analytical and experimental thinking as well as investigative thinking. D. Research required the same types of thinking as essay writing, except we focused on buildings and developed a presentation, so the involvement of aesthetical thinking was also important. E. Thinking for the final required involving a majority if not all of the thinking processes developed so far. It required critical, analytical, experimental, developmental and numerous other types of thinking. 5. The biweekly meetings were a good way to organize our thoughts and recap upon the previous week. Aside from getting help and analyzing and playing back what we’ve learned so far, they were not that helpful. In the future I think they should still be in session, but perhaps as taking time out of part of 1011. 6. They followed rather standard research procedures, perhaps with a focus on development and construction. This way of looking was emphasized in order to develop a more analytical view regarding the construction and development policies. 7. I would be interested in taking courses in both inter and cross disciplinary perspective. I am interested in the designed and built environment as a cultural course, a design course, and a construction course. 8. The most important take-away from this course was the development of design in relation to the surroundings, to culture, to people and how it is impacted by its surrounding and how its surroundings impact it. To develop this further would be great. 9. My question for the final involved exploring whether or not design was more important than function and the integration of both thereof. 10. I would like to focus on BC and the designed and built environment. I am very interested in how our buildings affect our surroundings and vice versa in many senses including design, culture, development, etc. Jordan Leary 1. My favorite is Architecture, Culture, & Behavior, given by Craig Zimring, because he brought up the point of having architecture and architects changing the world. The environment that we live in affects how we live. Architects have the power to change behavior and the environment. 2. Rebecca Solnit "The Solitary Stroller and the City", because she wrote about the street in narrative form so I was able to see what she saw when looking at the street. 3. I think that the research project could have been great but was poorly executed. The lecture assignments were boring and did not really strengthen our knowledge about what we listened to. 4. a) analysis b) analysis c) synthesis d) research, analysis, synthesis e) discovery, analysis, synthesis 5. Not really because they were mostly trying to explain the time frame in which we had to do everything. The time wasn’t really well spent so I don’t recommend them again. 6. I think the idea behind it was good, but the actual follow through wasn’t up to par. The post-Katrina assignment was not a good lead in for the time stamps, and I had no use for any of the work I put into that assignment. The problem I had for the time stamp was that the buildings assigned to me were built at the end of or after my time period. Looking at the environment through cultural and historical factors is important as those factors reflect the individuals of the time period. A better way to do this project is to assign buildings alone, not the time spans. 7. Not really, I would be more interested in the psychological and cultural impacts architecture has on people. 8. That architecture can be used to change people, but hasn’t been too implemented in that way. 9. If architecture can influence behavior, why haven’t architects done so more in order to change culture/society for the better? 10. I would like to see an focus on what kind of end results the different majors get and the success rate of designs becoming real world things. Link to this Page
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