An update of sorts.
It has been far to long since my last post and I intended to fill you in.
The end of the semester went along pretty smoothly and final critiques were probably the most surprising event of the last five years. I can’t say that I was all that cool calm and collected or even that confident in the work that I produced for this semester end project. I gathered my thoughts and began to present my project in front of a panel of three outstanding professors, one of which had been my studio professor in the past…which cranked up the pressure. I slowly went through my design scheme and explained my architectural metaphor the best that I could without sounding too full of it. After I had gone through my spiel, there was a pause. It was one of those pauses that every architecture student is deathly afraid of. It is the kind of pause that leaves students thinking, oh dear lord I’m going to get slaughtered, followed by a string of foul words. But soon after that long silence, I heard my past professor say the most amazing thing ever. “I have to commend you on your presentation Laura…” ….HUH? WHAT? Were my exact thoughts, and I am pretty sure you could have read these phrases scroll across my forehead as they were crossing my brain. The others soon jumped in and further complemented me on the job that I had done, “This looks like a 5th year project.” “you are right where you should be” “You really have created a building that unravels” Holy-moley this crit was going along perfectly, I couldn’t have scripted it better my self in the most self absorbed dream. The professors added some great advice and pointers on how I could make the project sing a bit more. The suggestions they had were right on the money, and I agreed with most of what they had said. But, overall they liked it just the way it was.
I stood there after my crit wondering if it were a dream, if it really happened. Thank go it was real, this was the boost I needed after that semester full of doubt.
I didn’t have many other finals; I had one test in history, a watercolor rendering and a short paper for my project programming. It was a good finals week, seeing how I didn’t feel like I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
My Christmas break was a bit shorter than normal because of a class that I am taking over winter intersession. This class isn’t offered during the normal school year and is one I have been thinking about taking for a while. It is called LEED for accreditation. Basically I am learning how to create a sustainable building and with that learning how to study for the test that one must take to be LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] certified.
What is LEED®?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
So now I am spending my days 12-5 in a classroom and taking notes and after that I am working on some little homework assignments and surfing the Internet.
It has been far to long since my last post and I intended to fill you in.
The end of the semester went along pretty smoothly and final critiques were probably the most surprising event of the last five years. I can’t say that I was all that cool calm and collected or even that confident in the work that I produced for this semester end project. I gathered my thoughts and began to present my project in front of a panel of three outstanding professors, one of which had been my studio professor in the past…which cranked up the pressure. I slowly went through my design scheme and explained my architectural metaphor the best that I could without sounding too full of it. After I had gone through my spiel, there was a pause. It was one of those pauses that every architecture student is deathly afraid of. It is the kind of pause that leaves students thinking, oh dear lord I’m going to get slaughtered, followed by a string of foul words. But soon after that long silence, I heard my past professor say the most amazing thing ever. “I have to commend you on your presentation Laura…” ….HUH? WHAT? Were my exact thoughts, and I am pretty sure you could have read these phrases scroll across my forehead as they were crossing my brain. The others soon jumped in and further complemented me on the job that I had done, “This looks like a 5th year project.” “you are right where you should be” “You really have created a building that unravels” Holy-moley this crit was going along perfectly, I couldn’t have scripted it better my self in the most self absorbed dream. The professors added some great advice and pointers on how I could make the project sing a bit more. The suggestions they had were right on the money, and I agreed with most of what they had said. But, overall they liked it just the way it was.
I stood there after my crit wondering if it were a dream, if it really happened. Thank go it was real, this was the boost I needed after that semester full of doubt.
I didn’t have many other finals; I had one test in history, a watercolor rendering and a short paper for my project programming. It was a good finals week, seeing how I didn’t feel like I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
My Christmas break was a bit shorter than normal because of a class that I am taking over winter intersession. This class isn’t offered during the normal school year and is one I have been thinking about taking for a while. It is called LEED for accreditation. Basically I am learning how to create a sustainable building and with that learning how to study for the test that one must take to be LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] certified.
What is LEED®?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
So now I am spending my days 12-5 in a classroom and taking notes and after that I am working on some little homework assignments and surfing the Internet.
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