Reading Response 12:

Unit Summary

Reading Response 11:

Reading response 10:

Reading Response 9:

Reading Response 8:

Blog Post 8: Nautilus Shell

Reading Response 7: Jerusalem in the Ground

Blog Post 7:

                    An architecture of happiness is to create a space that inspires good thoughts, calmness, and comfort.  When you design a happy place you would avoid dark colors, tight uncomfortable spaces, and anything else that would foster bad thoughts. The place that I chose as a happy space on campus is the little niche garden on the south side of the Alumni house. I chose this space because I could see myself sitting in there to relax and get away. Even though it is open and has no ceiling you can still sense that it is its own space. The rectangular walkway, brick retaining walls, and building help to reinforce the space.  The plants help to soften this rigid space orthogonal space, that I'm sure is ten times more beautiful in mid spring

looking toward the west- The rectangular walkway helps to reinforce the space.  The benches make the space look comfortable.

looking toward the south east- 

-------Eradicating Hunger Together Day-------

                In 2015, a united nations resolution mandated that an international Eradicating Hunger day should be adopted by all nations.  The celebration should include guest from another nation, This event is to be held twice a year coinciding with the winter and summer solstice. Social media should become a part of this celebration, but not overwhelming.  Just like I the social media aspect, the room should not be overwhelming.  
                The room will be comfortable and simple, to keep the focus on what the day is about {how to eliminate hunger}. This simpleness is also an attempt to make the room more relate-able to guest from other nations.The color scheme will probably be earth tones. I want my room to be larger so that it can be multi-functional. I have this idea for a hanging table that can be raised and be a beautiful piece of art to view, while using the room for some other part of this celebration {just one idea}. I want my furniture to symbolize the hunger, that we will not be experiencing, by making it empty or hollow.
                Social media will be included by computerize windows.

Reading Response 5:

Blog Post 5:

Shooting so far into the sky
Scraping the clouds as they listlessly fly
Looking below at the beautiful lay
of the land where we all play,
Swim! jump! run!
Its just too fun!

Blog Post 4:

On Friday we ventured out into the rain and looked around the campus to find commodity, firmness, and delight.  I believe that I found it in the Jackson Library. The columns outside the Jackson Library are really a beautiful structure that bring delight and also add a sense of firmness because they are real and used for structure. They are ionic columns made from white stone, which, is really nice against the brick. 

               

 Standing in the center of the semi circle created by the collunms, puts you right on axis with the school of Human Environmental Sciences.

Reading Response 4:

Social Networking: Product

COLOR {is wonderful} WEEK

Reading Response 3:

Social Networking: Cuba

Blog Post 3:

This is a diagram of some of the buildings on UNCG's campus and how they  give power and order to each other  and the space, through their orientation . The Curry building and the Music Building are at the north and south,and are "kinda" on axis with each other.  With the help of other buildings they help frame an area and in turn give importance to that area. The Dining hall also seens to piont to he residence halls giving them importance or power.  The small the enclosed area (residence halls) next to the bigger area creates order and scale.

This is the west entrance of the  Elliot University Center. The room is circular as you can see by the curve in the walls as they meet the ceiling.  This circular room just exudes power. The windows help bring alot of light in while making the ceilings feel a little higher. This brings an element of scale into the equation.  

LIGHT {Illuminates Dark} BOX{es}