        1060 frankAinsley Hatten1060 Reflection 1. My favorite lecture had to be Disability Design and Research by Stephen Sprigle, due to the fact that it addressed an issue instead of an area. The other lectures were interesting, but to me they seemed more to say “here’s a subject you could go into or use,” instead of “here’s an issue and here’s what’s done about it,” which I believe Sprigle’s lecture addressed. I also enjoyed the fact that it incorporated multiple disciplines and was an issue right now. 2. The Street would have to be the most interesting reading for me. It intrigued me how something so simple could be expounded upon in such great detail and passion. It was also interesting to me how that same simple everyday object has so much depth. It made me look at other objects I encounter everyday with a more inquisitive eye. 3. The most intriguing project correlates with what I thought was the most interesting reading in that I would have to choose the Fifth Street Essay. I liked the fact that we got to write about something that had so many layers to it, and the fact that we wrote as we took Fifth Street, not as what the majority sees it as. 4. a. Summarizing lectures took analysis in that it is necessary to pick apart the important details pertaining to each lecture and to understand what the underlying point that the lecture was trying to get across. b. Summarizing readings took a lot of the same thinking as summarizing lectures, but there was an aspect of discovering more of what you think is important, not what the lecturer thought was important. c. Essay writing called for analysis as well as qualitative observations. The essays we wrote weren’t just here’s a prompt do what you can. They all involved active learning in that you had to go exhibit the space and figure out the deeper answers to the prompt. d. The research project required a multitude of thinking strategies in that you had to do intensive research on your subsection, but then again take the whole subject into account, and even further from that the time period as a whole. e. The question was the hardest for me in that it required inflection upon my own ups and downs alone 1060 and I had to think about a common theme that possessed me during all of the assignments. 5. I believe the GTA discussion periods were very helpful because they cleared up whatever questions there were from lecture and they also allowed for a more personal experience to 1060. The only think I would recommend for next year is to start them off at the beginning of the semester, as to have that support system set in the start. 6. I think the multi-part methodology was helpful because it allowed for a deeper learning due to the fact that it wasn’t all thrown at us at once and there was more time to digest everything. I think this way of looking at the world was emphasized because it is important to think of all factors in a scenario and to gain a deeper understanding of the important things, not to just skim past them in order to get it done. 7. Yes. I think it’s important to break out of the bubble that some people get into when they become wrapped up solely in their department. Each area interacts in the real world and I think it’s important to realize that before we’re there. 8. The most surprising take-away would have to be my new abilities with Adobe programs. I never imagined I would have to rely on them so much, but they have become a lifesaver and timesaver for me. 9. My question was "Where is the line between designing for a purpose and designing for the sake of design?" – something along those lines 10. I would like them to focus on what they do with their degree and the variety of options they have in their field. I think it's important to know the range of opportunities out there after college. Lydia Kalinke 1060 Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was Chris van Kley’s lecture on the Solar Decathlon house. I am interesting in pursuing alternative energy design and sustainability in my studies, so this lecture on the zero-energy house is relevant to what I could possibly be working on in my future career. 2. The readings by Whyte for the “Coulda Shoulda Woulda” essay were very intriguing. He wrote on the analysis of how people interact with each other and in the environments around us in a way that was humorous and provocative in a way that caused me to consider everyday human interactions in a more complex manner. 3. I believe the analysis of the installations was the most intriguing assignment for it forced me to analyze objects I might have previously ignored. It caused me to realize that objects, when played under careful consideration, become much more than they outwardly may seem. 4. a. Summarizing the lectures required thought to relate the relevancy of the topics to the class and how it may become useful in everyday life. Also, thinking about the topics in a pedagogical manner is important. b. Summarizing readings requires skill in paraphrasing and abstracting only the relevant information while still taking in the information supplied in the text. c. Essay writing serves as an opportunity to personally reflect on issues and then write on what one feels are the most important aspects of the topics being discussed. It is an opportunity to personally involve yourself in the interesting aspects of the topics. d. Research also requires the skill of abstracting only relevant information. Also, building up knowledge on background information allows you to make observations with greater depth and analysis. e. The formulation of the question required an analysis of all the information taken in over the past few months and then selecting the aspects that are personally the most important. Basically, this part required a collective thought process. 5. The GTA discussion meetings were relatively helpful, for smaller group environments assist in the learning process. However, the topics of discussion were often undefined or irrelevant to a GTA meeting. I think meeting in these smaller groups was only helpful when we were working on either the research project or discussion the essay assignment. 6. The multiple-part methodology served to expand on present knowledge. With the expansion of information, more advanced conclusions can be made and the questioning becomes more in depth. Also, background information helps to provide a basis from which to go forward in thinking about the world in different aspects. 7. I believe it would be quite interesting to see the transitions of the design and built environment from an inter-disciplinary or a cross-disciplinary standpoint. It is important to relate the aspects of the environment to real world topics that are presented through the introduction of new topics. 8. I was surprised at how relevant topics involving architecture are to everyday life. Architecture and related practices involve much more than constructing buildings, and the impact that these aspects have on the environment is quite significant in everyday life. 9. My question was the feasibility of the Belt Line project and whether it is a probably or beneficial solution to alleviating traffic problems and creating a more environmentally friendly environment. 10. I am planning on majoring in architecture, so lectures relevant to this field would probably suite me the best. However, hearing lectures on Industrial Design and Building Construction would also be beneficial, for I might decide to change my major and I want to make sure I am making the right decision. Zhuangchen Zhao 1. My favorite lecture is the one talking about the solar decathlon.The project represents our school to attend the international competition. It is a good chance for us to know about this project happening beside us. The content in this lecture is rich. There were many hottest of topic introduced in the lecture which including "off the grid", "zero energy house" etc. 2. The reading I like in this semester is "The Death and Life of Great American Cities". It is a exclusive book explaining the phenomenas of the urban development. I feel it pretty helpful to my essay about Fifth Street. 3. The most provocative assignment is the essay about Fifth Street, because I feel pretty free to write this assignment. 4. a) Summarizing lecture trains us to be a good audience. We have to pay attention to the speech giver, learn to take good notes and ask good question. b) Summarizing readings trains us to be a good reader, practice our reading skill. c) Essay writing is a chance to summarize all the knowledge we have learned and verbalize to make a statement. d) Research project require us to be able to work with group members. It is also practical exercise that requires us to get out of the classroom to make investigation in the community. It is a self-learning process. e) It is a test that tests our understanding of the thing not only taught in classroom but also related to our self experience. 5. I think the bi-weekly GTA discussion is quite helpful. 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. Yes, I think it is very important to widen our view and enrich our experience towards the design and building environment. I think studying in another related discipline can provide us a different view to look at the problems. 8. I think it is the information. I feel I know much about professions of architecture, building construction and industry design. I think I can make my best decision of what profession I am going to choose in the future. 9. I have written an essay about the reconstruction of public space in the city. Since I am an international student, I think it is very interesting to compare with Atlanta and my Hometown, which is also a big city. I find that the scene in public spaces of two cities is so different. I have asked what social background makes the difference of it. 10. I hope we could hear more stuff interesting and cool, also I wish to know more about what is going on in the world rather than local stuff. leeland mcphail 1. Paul Moore’s lecture on the City: Beltline and Peachtree Street was the most interesting, followed closely by Ellen Dunham Jones. I liked the fact that both of those lectures caused me to ask more questions after the slide show was over. 2. I like Doug Allen’s reading the most, partially because I was taking his class, and coincided with what I was learning. 3. The essay on 5th street was where I could be most creative and design. I liked the fact that it was so open ended. 4. a.(summary lectures) I was required to look up terms with which I was unfamiliar. I was also forced to ask questions which I might otherwise not ask. b. We actually did not summarize any specific readings. c. I went to the street. I went to other streets. I related my experiences from other streets, places, and then related those to the readings from scholars. I thought about changes that have been made, should be made and could be made. d. I thought to get interviews from the users of the building, and relate that to the original thoughts on it. I then made critical inquires to the formal conditions and characteristics of the building. I also thought about the context of the building. All of those notions led to creating in PowerPoint, and writing an essay. e. formulation of a question was a way to find answers, but also led to other investigations and other questions. 5. The discussion periods were helpful, but not as much as they could have been. I a concrete meeting time of just before the class involving our TA and Sabir would have solidified the usefulness. I did like how we could ask specific questions in that time slot. Maybe next time, you could have each student post a question every other week for the TA to answer. This would help the students, who have no idea of what they are doing really, to learn how to form insightful questions having to do with architecture, ID, BC, or anything having to do with cities etc. This will also be a tool to see if they are paying attention. The instructor could pick a few each week that he/she deems relevant. 6. It felt like busy work honestly, which is a removal from everything else you all are doing. I think that we could have been shown how to use a preliminary search. Once we used that tool. We could form another question from that article. We could then use a different source to investigate that question. This could be iterated a few times. We could then hand in our sources and our questions. I think the students felt like it was high school over again, and they began to find shortcuts. I did learn how to write a bibliography through the exercise though… 7. Yes. I think that it would be really interesting. I think that IIT has a cool program called IPRO that does that. 8. I am not surprised at all with anything that I have taken from the course. I went into it with a certain kind of wonder that allowed for me to just be open to learning anything. While I appreciate that I learned so much, I am not surprised of the fact. 9. “How can cities become more sustainable in form, social aspects, and environmentally?” 10. I would like there to be an anti-focus. I think that students are still opening their eyes to the possibilities of what they can become. Some specific issues in which I am interested: Sustainability- materiality, infrastructure, form of cities. Design process: the ways in which great designers design. Maybe a lecture from the mayor or urban design commission conveying what is being done now. Lisa West 160 exit reflection 1. My favorite lecture this semester was Architecture, Culture, and Behavior by Craig Zimring. I liked this lecture because I feel that most people do not realize the impact that architecture has on their lives other than in an aesthetic influence. I thought it was interesting (and disturbing) seeing the increasing rate of obesity in America and how buildings and urban design can help people be healthier. 2. I thought that the most intriguing reading was The Social Life of the Street. This reading also helped me the most when writing and researching my Fifth Street Essay. The readings that dealt with how a street is used other than for cars seemed to be quick read no matter how long they were. 3. I really like the Fifth Street assignment because unlike the other assignments, it did not feel like an overview of what we saw in the lecture. For this assignment we had to dig deep into the campus that we live on an make observations about what we felt could have been done better. 4. In the CoolX assignments we were asked to reflect over the previous lectures. While making a summary of the lectures, I had to recall the major points that were stressed by the speaker. For our reading summaries, I had to decide what information was the most important to a specific topic. In the essays, I had to arrange my thoughts so that I could convey the information with out rambling or repeating myself. Researching for this class, especially for the timestamp project, I had to find credible information about the political and economic conditions of 1970 through 2000. For our last assignment, we were asked to reflect on the entire semester and come up with a question that was addressed within the lectures and then to answer the question. This assignment made me think of a question that would relate to multiple lectures as well as find a question that I had an which interested me. 5. The smaller classes were very helpful if there was a term or idea that we did not fully understand from the lectures. The class also helped me stay focused on the latest 1060 assignment when studio work became hectic. The class also help when we were reviewing for the midterm because our TA could remind us of terms and ideas that we needed to know. I think that having the class every other week was a good idea because we got to have more guest speakers come to the class and we still gat to meet in a small group in a regular interval. 6. I think that we had to do the library research assignment before our timestamp project so that we knew where to look for credible resources when we were researching our time period. 7. I want to take course while at Georgia Tech that deal with interdisciplinary practices because I feel that architecture affects many other aspects of our lives and vise versa. Studying other disciplines will expand our outlook of the world we live in. 8. The most surprising piece of knowledge that I take from this course is the detailed knowledge of how the campus intends to change and expand in the future that most other students will not know about for a few years. 9. The question that I wrote for my Final was ‘How does architecture and urban planning improve the quality of a person’s life?’ 10. After going through the first semester of CFY, I would really like it if the speakers would tell us what to expect in the curriculum for the second semester and in the next years to come. Also, speakers could highlight different firms in the Atlanta area so that we have an idea of what opportunities are available to us for internships and jobs. Lee Urquhart 1. among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture was the one about digital design and manufacturing. I liked it for several reasons. The lecturer knew what he was talking about and was enthused about the topic. He did not simply read from a script. He also incorporated several forms of media including a powerpoint presentation and video clips. 2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? I thought that the reading on New Orleans was most intriguing because, beyond the time when Katrina was really in the headlines, I had very little interest in it, but this reading gave me a new interest in it. It gave me a different view of it and made me want to learn more. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? I found the research project to be both intriguing and provocative. It allowed us to study things outside of the regular architecture curriculum and required us to understand how it relates to architecture at the same time. 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 lectures required not only class attendance but a full understanding of what the lecture was about, which sometimes required further research. b) Summarizing readings required students to read and fully understand a text and be capable of commenting on or discussing it. c) Writing essays requires a broad knowledge of the subject as well as a detailed understanding on many of its parts. It required us to research and experience the subject first hand and to generate thoughts and opinions to accompany the facts. d) Research required us to delve deep into a subject and learn about all of the intricacies. It helped us to understand all aspects of a time period and how they influence buildings. e) Formulation and preparation of a question required us to demonstrate what we had learned and provide a genuine measure of our comprehension of the course. It required a lot of thought and pulling together many things to come up with a basic summary of the class. 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 GTA discussion periods were helpful. However, they were a little bit too short. I would suggest having them more often. 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 thought that it made for an interesting way to look at the topics. I believe this was done to get us to look at things from a perspective outside of the traditional architecture setting and in a way to promote interdisciplinary thinking. 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? Not only would I be interested in such classes, but I consider them vitally important. There is so much more to design and building than just what the architecture profession teaches, and the only way to incorporate that is through interdisciplinary perspectives. 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). The most surprising thing for me is the wide range of topics covered. I feel like I now have a solid foundation to build on no matter what direction I choose. 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 do the things that we come in contact with affect our everyday lives? 10. the lecture hour in coa 1012 will focus on the three majors: arch, bc, and id as well as on issues shared by all of them. we plan on inviting both students and professionals. what would you like them to focus on? I would love to continue to learn about the directions that each degree can take you, such as what type of jobs are available in each field and how the jobs vary. Saa Camanor 1060 Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was the lecture that we had on Palladio. This was my favorite lecture because Palladio’s formal system of designing a house fascinates me. Very few, if any, architects have a system as meticulous as his in the design of a building. The room ratios are set as well as the layout of the facades. 2. The reading I found the most provocative was the reading we did on New Orleans. It was intriguing to me because I had heard about and seen hurricane Katrina on TV but I had never experienced the perspectives I was introduced to in the reading. It was entertaining and informative. 3. The assignment I found the most intriguing was the assignment we had on Fifth Street. I enjoyed the assignment because the street is something that we experience every day and the assignment forced me to see the street in ways I had never had to before. The length of the essay also ensured that I performed a thorough investigation of the street. 4. a) Summarizing lectures requires the recollection of previous lectures as well as the ability to extract the relevant information from them. The questions at the end of each summary also forced us to think carefully about what the lecture covered and relay our thought o the lectures through intelligent inquiry. b) Summarizing readings makes sure that we have a clear understanding of the reading and can extract the relevant information from the reading. The ability to remove irrelevant information and foreground relevant information is vital. c) Essay writing gets us to creatively analyze and reproduce the topics we are learning about in the class. It requires good analytical skills and teaches us to be observant so as to notice relevant information that we need for our essays. d) I learned that buildings are time stamped by all the properties that they consist of. The materials, technologies, design and purpose of the building all carry hints as to when the structure was built. When conducting research we had to keep an open mind when looking for the “time stamps” because some of the clues are very vague yet once realized very informative. e) When preparing for the take home final, what was most important was selecting a question that was related to all the lectures. It required going back and either fully reading or skimming the lectures to find out what the general theme of the lectures was. When I finally picked my topic, it was a recurring theme in all the lectures. 5. I liked the bi-weekly GTA discussion periods but I would recommend a more efficient way to contact our TAs or professors because it is hard to get questions answered when meetings are bi-weekly. 6. I think that we were asked to use a multi-part methodology because doing that forces us to look at the world in different ways. It is a better learning experience if we devise new ways to look at the world, get out of out comfort zone and try something new. 7. Yes, because the more we know about other disciplines, the more effective we will be at ours. 8. The most surprising take away from this course is related to the question I gave myself for the final. I learned that structures and objects are designed to accommodate their users in every way. 9. How are buildings and structures designed to accommodate their users. 10. What workload and projects are like for an upperclassman beyond CFY? Presentation of previous projects conducted by uppeclasman. How to go about getting an internship and what is the job market like? Santiago Rios 1. The Palladio lecture was intriguing to me because it discussed how a building’s layout determines whether it is harmonious or pleasant. The lecture also explained the importance of symmetry in buildings and how crucial it was to the overall image of its structure. 2. The readings of the impact of Katrina on New Orleans and the efforts of the design and build groups that were taking part in the effort to regain the image that was lost in the disaster were the most interesting. They discussed how each square inch of space in the area needed to be taken into consideration. They explained the importance behind constructing a community that New Orleans residents could relate to and interact with in order to spark life into a city that was once vibrant. 3. Although the 5th street essay was very stressful I believe that it was the most interesting in the sense that it required students to look beyond the visual aesthetics of a space and focus more on why it was built in a certain way and how its final product impacted society 4. The summaries of the lectures and readings were more of a test of the students’ abilities to understand what was discussed or read and to pull out the significant components of them to write down in the summary. The essays and research project expanded on that by requiring students to take these components and reflect on them in writing by elaborating on their opinions of them. Once the students had further developed their abilities to speculate about the world around them, they were able to focus on their own questions of society and answer them for the final essay. 5. I believe they were helpful in the sense that the discussions cleared up any confusion about due dates and kept the students on task with their requirements. I would actually make the discussions weekly so that there is less confusion and more fluidity in the course. 6. These assignments were designed to help students realize that issues on a specific focus impact many other focuses as well. The different focuses work off one another and influence almost everything around it. 7. I would be more interested in taking courses that look at the designed and built world from a cross-disciplinary perspective. This way we can gather many different views and methods of design and construction, and incorporate them into different projects. 8. I would say that after doing hours upon hours of research for the 5th Street Project I was surprised by the amount of depth it had. For example, I never knew how the fact that the bridge seems more like a park enhances not only the overall feel of the area but also provides a pedestrian with more psychological security when crossing it. 9. Does the dictum, form follows function, disable architectural innovation? 10. I would like to see a focus on the actual labor involved in the different professions within the majors to really see what is required of a professional in each field. Alex Lowry 1060 reflection 1.I would have to say that my favorite lecture was Douglas Allan’s “City: Prior Frameworks”. My strong interest in this lecture is a combination of both the subject matter and the way the topic was presented. I was really interested in the development of streets and how streets of the past plan out the cities of today. Mr. Allen’s powerpoint presentation was one of the longest we have had all semester but it was not at all boring. They were laid out in perfect order and complemented verbally. He kept the audience at attention for a good majority of the class, which from what I have seen throughout this semester, is a hard thing to do. 2.To me, the most intriguing reading was “whtye- the social life of the street”. This reading was full of information that I found surprising and unexpected. One thing that was interesting to me was the author’s research on where conversations occur on the sidewalks of Manhattan’s streets. I was surprised to find out that his research concluded that most conversations occur right in the middle of the crowd and that people are reluctant to talk in a more secluded location. I was also intrigued by his discovery that if two people are walking down a crowded street talking to one another, other pedestrians will avoid getting in their way at all costs, even apologizing for stepping in their way. 3.I found the Fifth Street essay to be the most intriguing essay. Although it was difficult it truly did challenge me to use the skills from 1060 and apply them to the world around me. I also like how we were able to write about something that is right within our own campus that we can see for ourselves at any time. 4. a. Summarizing lectures basically just required good memory. The summary assignments also created an incentive to go to class. Missing a lecture could directly hurt your grade because you were not able to summarize what they said. b. Summarizing the readings was a lot easier than summarizing the lectures. With the reading in front of you, it was not very difficult to write out the basic points that were being made. The only real challenge was thinking critically in order to fully understand the material rather than just re-writing it. c. Essay writing was probably the most difficult thing we were asked to do. The only lecture we had was worth 20% of our final grade. It forced us to apply what we learned to the Georgia Tech campus. d. The group research project forced us to work together well with others. We had to trust our group members to do their work completely and on time. In this project we also needed to use research refining methods to ensure that our sources were concise and credible. e. The final exam forced us to look back and remember everything we had learned and then develop a question about the world around you. This was basically the ultimate test, and therefore very useful as a final exam, because we had to combine all of the skills we had learned to formulate a question/answer that represented how our skills had developed. 5.I feel like the bi-weekly GTA sessions were very helpful. The preceptorial sessions were more relaxed and gave us a well needed break from the usual lecture schedule. I would definitely recommend continuing these sessions. 6.The multi-step process that we used in a couple of assignments was very helpful. It gave me a framework to work upon that resulted in a much more developed final essay. 7.I don’t think that I would want to take a course like this again in the next few years. I am glad that I had this introductory course to open my eyes to different views of the world but I would not want to have to take anything like it again. 8.There is not one specific skill that I think I take away from this course. I cant really pin point exactly what is different but I without a doubt have a different outlook on the world around me. 9.What is the relationship between people and buildings? 10.I would like them to focus on the types of jobs that come out of each major. We have had extensive teaching in the course schedule and classes for each major here at Georgia Tech but I would like to know more about what happens after graduation. David Manhart 1.among the range of lectures on various topics, which was your favorite lecture and why? My favorite lecture in the 1060 class was the one by Dr. Roozbeh Kangari on building construction. I particularly enjoyed this lecture because I am going into the building construction undergrad program and this lecture was about that. He went over what I can expect to do as a building construction major and some general ideas that are going to become important to me. 2. which reading did you find most intriguing or provocative? I found the reading on what a street is to be provocative because it made me look at an everyday thing and see it in a whole new way. And I now see all the thinking and planning that goes into every part of a street. 3. which assignment did you find most intriguing or provocative? I enjoyed the assignment where we had to look at the two installations in the studio building and investigate them. This introduced kind of a new way of looking at things for me and I had never really studied any objects like those before. 4. describe the kind of thinking and doing required by EACH of the following types of assignments: a) summarize lectures; b) summarize readings; c) essay writing (drawing upon readings and observations); d) research: extended group research on the way buildings are 'time stamped' ; e) formulation/preparation of a question (that reflects back upon the semester) for the take-home final. A) The lecture summaries made me go back and think about what was said and revisit the material. This made the information stick in my head much better. B) Summarizing reading had basically the same result as summarizing the lectures. C) Essay writing made me sit down and gather all the information I had learned so far and present it in my own way. D) This made me do a lot of research of the past which allowed me to learn a lot of interesting information. By having to present the information learned in a visual way, it really stuck in my head. E) This made me reflect on the entire semester and think back to what was most intriguing to me. Picking one topic from all of them was hard to do. 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? They were helpful because I got to see what everyone else was doing for their different assignments and I had a chance to ask any questions I had about assignments and that seems like the only place where there is a chance to ask questions. I like them the way they are. 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 the multiple parts of the process forced me to think through the assignment so that I could learn as much about research and procedure as I could and the time stamps project made me look at the world in an evolutionary way and see how things change over time. 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? No 8. what is the most surprising take-away from this course? (it could be an idea, fact, skill, or something else). The most surprising take-away from this course for me broad of a spectrum of information the COA really covers. 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 does the design of buildings affect the health and fitness of the people within them? I formulated this question from the lecture on Architecture, Culture, and Behavior. 10. the lecture hour in coa 1012 will focus on the three majors: arch, bc, and id as well as on issues shared by all of them. we plan on inviting both students and professionals. what would you like them to focus on? I would like for them to focus on career opportunities and what we can plan on doing in the future. Taylor Frost 1060 Exit Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was the very first lecture we had on classical architecture. I really enjoyed this lecture because the jobs that of the students who spoke are the jobs that want to pursue. All of there drawings and pictures that were in the presentation we homes that I would one day love to design. I really love classical architecture and this lecture reminded me why I wanted to be an architect. 2. The very first reading was really interesting because it gave me a good introduction to the types of things that I would be expected to do. It was very interesting and informative. 3. I really enjoyed the work of exercise 2 because I found it really interesting figuring out what makes up a shoe and how the shoe affects the person who wears it and everything that they are doing. But I really enjoyed the final project of exercise three. It was exciting coming up with my own proposals and exploring my imagination 4. a. Summarizing the articles, first off required you to pay close attention in class and make sure that you took good notes and looked at the slideshows. Second, it required you to think on your own during the presentation. Instead of just regurgitating what the presenter said, we had to think of intelligent questions that combined all aspects of the essay. b. Summarizing the readings required the same kind of thinking. Thoroughly understanding the readings was difficult at sometimes difficult, but by opening your mind and trying to fully understand what they author was talking about, it was easy to form your own opinions and questions about the topics. c. Writing essays was difficult because it really required you to think outside the box and question the ideas that others have presented. d. The research for the project was very interesting and enjoyable. I had a very interesting topic and time period so it was fun for me. It required me to expand my search knowledge and find more valuable sources than wikipedia. e. The preparation of the question for the final was difficult for me. I didn’t feel that any of the questions that I had formed previously were “deep” enough to pursue for a final, but after a lot of thinking and combining previous questions I came up with a question that I felt like was worth pursuing. 5. The GTA was sort of helpful, he was good to bounce ideas off of but I feel like they did a lot of work for us and I think it made there lives more stressful. 6. I think that the time stamps project was very interesting and useful, because it let us research events and buildings that are right where we live. The Katrina research project was nice because we got learn all of the databases and research methods. The reason I believe that that type of thinking was forced on us was to show us a new way of thinking. Most of the CFY students have always had there opinions handed to them, and that gave us a chance to think for ourselves and view the world in a different way. 7. Yes, I think that a course on inter disciplinary course would be very interesting. We are now entering a world were things are not always black and white, and people are not just “architects” any more where they only design buildings. They have other responsibilities and they must work with people who are not in there fields. I feel like this would be a very useful course and the student would learn a lot of real-world applications. 8. What surprised me most was how much I enjoyed all of the lectures. When I heard some of their titles, I was like “oh great this will be boring” but I honestly really enjoyed them all. I did not necessarily agree with all of them, or suddenly want to pursue that field of work, but they all provided an interesting point of view and helped me better understand the work field that I want to pursue. 9. Is studying other countries style of architecture and their past architecture really a worth while practice? 10. The different types of jobs available, what exactly they do and how to find a good job or internship in the field you want. Megan Key 1060 Exit Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was definitely the healthcare lecture by Craig Zimring. I was amazed by the developments being made in the health industry. Also, healthcare and the industry are strong points of interest for me. 2. I think the most interesting reading was on the social life of the street because I never really thought about all the uses of a street in the day to day life. There are so many things that happen each day and the events play off of each other. 3. I really enjoyed the fifth street essay because it allowed me to actually investigate something instead of being required to spit information back out in summaries. This essay required me to really think about my opinions on the various subjects being discussed. 4. Summarizing lectures requires a person to recall information they were given in a controlled, moderated manner. Summarizing readings requires a person to remember the various opinions of others. Essay writing requires a person to compare, contrast, and to combine different types of information to make a logical argument. Research allows a person to investigate a topic of interest or one that is given to them, thus testing their investigative skills and ways to gather information. Formulation of a final question requires a person to draw on everything they have learned, heard, or developed over an extended period of time to make a logical comment. 5. I did not really find the multiple GTA discussion periods all that helpful because I never really got much out of each session. If anything, they were at least good for keeping tabs on our progress through the project. I think it would be helpful for the GTAs to know what is going on at all times so they can more accurately help the students. 6. I think this is an important methodology to incorporate into different parts of looking at the world. I feel it was emphasized because it was different from many of the common methods employed by people and it was desired that we get accustomed to using different methods to achieve a common goal. 7. I think those types of classes would be interesting because it is the direction in which the industry needs to move. The classes would make the possibilities more well-known and possibly more widely accepted and used. 8. The most surprising take-away for me is the fact that the health industry carries the most weight in terms of product development within the building industry. 9. How can we make a move to make the campus healthier and happier by incorporating different design techniques and ideas? 10. I would like them to focus on integration of the majors as much as possible. I would like to see the three worlds coming together in a much more productive manner. I would also like them to focus on new design techniques coming into play because we need to learn early, as long as we don’t forget the methods of the past. Jennifer Lewis 1060 Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was MS Classical Design Curriculum: Classical & Traditional Architecture. I love classical architecture, so I enjoyed looking at the students previous work as well as listening to the students talk about their experience. As an aspiring architect I love listening to how architects got started and what projects they have worked on because it shows me the scale of opportunities out there for me after I finish school. 2. The reading titled “The social life of the street” by Whtye was the most intriguing because after growing up on a busy road in metro-Atlanta, streets were just for cars. I loved reading about the social life of the street because the street now has more meaning and life. 3. The most intriguing assignment for me was the essay on the installations. When the assignment was first given I was so clueless. I had no idea what to expect or how to go about completing it. The discoveries and mindset that I had to be in is so intriguing to me. 4. Summarizing the articles, readings, and lectures required you to pay close attention to the main ideas in lecture and to take good, detailed notes as well as asking intelligible questions. Writing essays required you to make connections from all of the readings and lectures. The research for the project required thinking about all of the different categories and how they related to each other as well as how the architecture was influenced by the movements during that time period. The preparation of the question for the final required analyzing the information presented during lectures and coming up with a question that encompassed enough thought provoking information. 5. The GTA discussion periods were not helpful. My TA was typically unprepared; therefore the period seemed like a waste of time. If the TA was given a specific assignment or structure for the class than it might have been useful but I would have preferred another lecture to the GTA periods. 6. I think you emphasized looking at the world as a multi-part methodology because as designers we can not be focused simply on our design whether it is an object or building. We must learn to think about the rest of the world and how it will influence our design. 7. I would be very interested in taking a course that looks at the designed and built world from an inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspective because I think that it will be very pertinent in my career life. 8. The most surprising take away from this course is the skill of asking questions. Not just any kind of question but thought provoking applicable questions. 9. How are spaces redesigned to accommodate their users? 10. I would like them to focus on the projects they have worked on both while in school as well as afterwards. I would also like them to discuss the career opportunities available in relation to their major. Alexandria Evans 1060 Reflections 1. My favorite lecture (the Solar Decathalon and Atlantic Station lectures are close seconds) was the Top Ten Architecture lecture because Gernot Riethor showed a wide range of buildings that he had designed the problems and issues he address really intrigued me. The challenge of designing on a budget, for a space with limitations, and creating a virtual space were all things he managed to deal with extremely well. It was very neat to listen to and see the work of an architect who is pushing the boundary past what we know. 2. The reading on the skilled pedestrian was the most provocative to me, the information the essay provided was extremely interesting and surprising. The social patterns of people on sidewalks and in the street were quite oxymoronic. Things such as pedestrians usually stop to talk in the middle of the sidewalk to talk without moving out of the way and that men not only stop to chat more but also longer than women. 3. I really enjoyed the library assignment, not because I liked looking up all the sources, but because I really enjoyed the beginning article and often stalled to read parts of the articles or essays. It also was a really good way for students to learn about the resources available to them. 4. The summaries of both the lectures and the readings involved thinking through the each and determining the most important aspects of each, while the writing the essay involved analytical thinking and transferring thoughts onto paper in a coherent concise manner. The research project involve focusing first the time period in general and then on the specific thing each person was working on and then stepping back at the end to see the connections across the fields. The formulation of the final exam question involving thinking over all the lectures and remembering all the questions formulated from each lecture an deciding which one not only interested you but could b e written about and careful planning of what you wanted to say int eh essay. The final exam in class involve quick thinking and transferring knowledge from the brain to the paper as fast as possible and trying to remember all the points you had planned to make earlier. 5. The Bi-weekly TA meetings were very helpful in preparing for the midterm as well as for getting together and seeing how far everyone was in the research project. It might be helpful for there to be another meeting prior the final to just discuss the final, maybe have the option of running questions by the TA to see if they were involved and relevant enough. 6. The multiple part methodology is very helpful in setting the homework up and it is probably used to establish a specific process and to show us how people like things presented to them the most as well as give us some practice at setting things up in that way. 7. I would be interested in looking at the design world from both perspectives, possibly beginning with cross disciplinary first and then inter-disciplinary. 8. The most surprising thing to me was all the things the Industrial Design entailed, from benches to prosthetic legs to cars. 9. How do you design an object or a building with minimum negative impact on the environment that is aesthetically pleasing? 10. Environment/sustainability, city codes, differences between working for different sized companies , women in building construction, current large projects going on in the world (updates on Dubai and other places) Liam Ainslie 1060 Final Reflection 1. My favorite lecture was the one on the Solar Decathlon. This lecture was very intriguing in that it dealt with sustainable and eco-friendly designs, which is what I would like to pursue if and when I become an architect. Also, in the world today with all of the pollution being generated by cars and other vehicles, we have to find other avenues to apply efficient and environmentally friendly designs too. 2. The one on the street. I found this reading very intriguing as it talked about the evolution of the street as a physical installation and it evolution as a place of transport/ recreatation. 3. The street essay was the most intriguing and provocative for me because it forced me to look at this street (5th St.), which I use everyday under a new light. I had to examine it as an effective space and whether or not it fulfilled the requirements of the true streets that we read about. 4. a. going to the lecture being discussed, taking notes, and trying to remember the high points and key concepts of each lecture are the thinking and doing behind summarizing the lectures. b. reading the assignment and thinking about what is being said and what is the significance about the statements being made, are the doing and thinking required by the reading summaries. c. The thinking and doing required in essay writing is to first actually read the given material carefully and then to try to understand what is being said in the reading. Then, with this understanding try to pull out key points that will strengthen the argument you are making in your essay. d. The thinking involved in the research project was to take in and make sense of what was being asked and the doing is to research your assigned topic and create a timeline of the data found. e. The thinking and doing involved in the formulation of a question (that reflects back on the semester) for the take home final, is taking all that you have learned over the semester and formulating a question that is important to you. Also you have to physically write the essay. 5. The bi-weekly GTA discussion periods were very helpful. I had no problems with these discussions periods, and found them a nice change from the large crowded lecture hall. 6. I think that these readings help to put things into perspective, and to give us some background information on and about the task at hand. I think this way of looking at the world was emphasized because it allows us incite into the assignment and the world that may have otherwise been overlooked. 7. I would 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. 8. I think the most important thing that I will take away from this course is not to take things a face value and to look at the world and everything in it from multiple perspectives. 9. How can a sense of community be incorporated into the designed build world? 10. I would like them to talk about personal experiences i.e., struggles, advice, work experience, etc. [ [ :: Melissa Wang :: ] ] [ .: 1 :. ] I think my favorite lecture was the one given on assistive technologies for the disabled or partially disabled by Dr. Stephen Sprigle on September 10; I found this a fascinating challenge to design—Dr. Sprigle was very illuminating on the different challenges designers face when creating assistive technologies for disabled persons because not every person faces the same disability, as with the young lady who was missing a hand and could not open cans with a normal can opener versus the population of disabled persons who must be mobilized using a wheelchair. This specificity that designers must take into account is really exciting but demanding in itself when undertaking development of effective and affordable A.T.s that can be modified for persons suffering from different disabilities. [ .: 2 :. ] I found the group of readings on Fifth Street to be particularly stimulating and eye-opening, especially the scintillating excerpt from Rebecca Solnit’s "The Solitary Stroller and the City." This choice of writing to put on the assignment page of the Fifth Street essay was exceedingly exemplar of sensory description—it was like a moving drawing of the life in the street that Solnit seeks to tell us about and was really inspiring for writing descriptive passages in the Fifth Street essay. [ .: 3 :. ] I found the Fifth Street Essay to be most intriguing; I never knew that the past of Fifth Street before it was remodeled and bridged better to Tech campus… I was startled to learn that Fifth Street used to be more of a run-down area of usually ill- or low repute (by no offense) compared to how developed it is now after the introduction of an ingenious, protective, and wide bridge and the continued collaboration of Midtown and Georgia Tech developers. [ .: 4 :. ] (a) To summarize effectively, one must have listened attentively to the lecture, know what the various images on the PowerPoint slides mean, and understand the general flow of ideas within the lecture, and be able to put the large flow of ideas into broken down and condensed smaller concepts in order to sum up the points of the lecture. (b) To summarize readings, one must first read the article in depth and pay attention to keywords and the general order of important concepts. After reading, one may then order condensed versions of these general concepts in the order they are presented. (c) One may read summaries garnered from the previous two methods in order to remind oneself of the general concepts presented and then organize these into an outline in an order that best conveys his or her ideas to the audience that will read the paper. (d) Looking at photographs and reading historical papers on buildings to learn of their evolution over time or how they represent “time stamps” of history on their own (by comparing them to modern and older buildings) helped greatly in the “Time Stamps” project. (e) The time allotted was lengthy enough for formulating the final exam question, and my friends found it very useful to first generate a question that they garnered from an impacting lecture or project in 1060, outline important points to answer such a question, and then write a complete essay at home on their own time. They read this essay over and over again before the time of the final exam so, by the exam, all they had to do was write down what they had already planned out and written. Several finished very quickly this way. [ .: 5 :. ] I think the GTA discussion periods were really helpful because being able to meet with an experienced TA who can contact Dr. Khan and other studio personnel outside of class with your questions really helped a lot when I was confused by assignments given out in 1060 and had to ask about specific project details, etc. The TAs were very helpful in explaining the lecture key points and making sure we understood every assignment given out in 1060, and were good monitors for us during project times and prepared us well for upcoming projects, tests, etc. I think the TAs being so supporting and willing to explain assignments really helped facilitate our performance on assignments in 1060 and beyond that in studio! [ .: 6 :. ] The multiple-part methodology helped me realize that there are worlds of information already classified and gathered together at our reach from myriads of sources; this exercise was immensely helpful in familiarizing us with how to use these large information databases that I didn’t know were available to us students. I think the 1060 personnel planned out this project so that students would be able to practice a full search within these information databases, starting from a broad topic and gradually narrowing down to a very specific topic; students learned both how to access information via the databases and how to hone down their searches when researching. [ .: 7 :. ] Yes, I would love to take such inter- or cross-disciplinary courses! I think they would facilitate unity and sharing of ideas and concepts across the various majors here in studio. [ .: 8 :. ] The most surprising takeaway from this course is the eye-opening experience of major biases, or how the majority of the members of one major are biased towards the members of another specific major (as in Dr. Bowen’s example: the architecture and construction students were considerably biased towards one another—certainly not fruitful towards beneficial mutual cooperation or collaboration on projects.) [ .: 9 :. ] It went something like this… “How may we facilitate collaboration and integration amongst students of architecture, construction, engineering, and other majors early on?” [ .: 10 :. ] For the 1012 lectures to come, I would really be interested in hearing from integrated teams of architects, engineers, construction workers, etc. or other integrated design teams who have reports about their projects and, in particular, the benefit that integration has been to their projects and also to their human relations. Link to this Page
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