Something really big just happened and i don't think i will be able to do much work for the next...months. I'm a very determined and motivated person so i hope that when i come to work i can forget everything. I don't want to journal about what has happened because i want to keep this blog strictly thesis related. Lets just say that i have lost everything, my past my present and my future.
Possible Supervisors to research:
Graeme Burgess
Richard Goldie
Craig Moller
Aaron Paterson
Richard Reid
I will research these people later and hand in my proposal this evening. For now i will have to tend to my problems.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
First things First- to do list
- Type up all the current notes in a logical format
- research into 'existence' what it means to be human
- list the ideas that needs to be researched assuming the previous post's idea is used.
- research into 'existence' what it means to be human
- list the ideas that needs to be researched assuming the previous post's idea is used.
Draft 1- proposal
It's rather difficult to come up with a perfect or near perfect abstract/intro to what i want to do when i've on read a few books, i only know so much, so i can only propose so much. I'm running out of time.
draft 1:
Keywords: beauty in architecture, aesthetics, personality, neurology, different famous architects, different times in architectural history, architecture impact on lives,
How does the human brain identify what 'beauty' is in architecture and how can 'beautiful' architecture forms express emotions or moods?
Architecture is a multisensory art and requires to be understood on more than just visual terms, it must not only take into account of the other senses but also the effects of being human. [ie. emotions, memory, compassion, symapthy]
This thesis will investigate the individual ideas of 'beauty' as understood by numerous famous architects such as Zaha Hadid & Frank Gehry, explore the challeges to the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people create and look at architecture, then through neurology and psychology- determine how we, as humans really identify the complex and personal concept of beauty.
Through this research, I hope to create an personified, multisensory architectural form with the capacity to affect the deepest reaches of my existence.
hmm...O_O
The proposal seems a bit far fetched. I think i will go with that for now, i have become weary of all the reading, so i thought i'd 'put my foot down' so to speak and write something! I really hope that this can be used as a loose idea that we base our final idea on - [ the idea i hope to derive to WITH a supervisor]
draft 1:
Keywords: beauty in architecture, aesthetics, personality, neurology, different famous architects, different times in architectural history, architecture impact on lives,
How does the human brain identify what 'beauty' is in architecture and how can 'beautiful' architecture forms express emotions or moods?
Architecture is a multisensory art and requires to be understood on more than just visual terms, it must not only take into account of the other senses but also the effects of being human. [ie. emotions, memory, compassion, symapthy]
This thesis will investigate the individual ideas of 'beauty' as understood by numerous famous architects such as Zaha Hadid & Frank Gehry, explore the challeges to the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people create and look at architecture, then through neurology and psychology- determine how we, as humans really identify the complex and personal concept of beauty.
Through this research, I hope to create an personified, multisensory architectural form with the capacity to affect the deepest reaches of my existence.
hmm...O_O
The proposal seems a bit far fetched. I think i will go with that for now, i have become weary of all the reading, so i thought i'd 'put my foot down' so to speak and write something! I really hope that this can be used as a loose idea that we base our final idea on - [ the idea i hope to derive to WITH a supervisor]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Past thesis' : Total Immersion & Cities in the eyes of the Child
Yesterday i went to the library and read/flipped through two thesis. Both of Honors standard of course.
First one was called 'total immersion'. Fascinating thesis about the importance of the sense of self in architecture- quite similar to what i want to do right? He started of explaining the importance of senses and so forth, very little research done in the sense that only 1/4 of the book was analyzing hypothetically and the rest was site study and analysis and so forth.
Key points:
-In the beginning of the book, he did a self experiment based on something he read. He locked him self up in total darkness for 5 hours and explained his feelings during that time. [the main idea of his thesis revolves around shadows] He talked about at the end of the experiment how the only thing he could visualize is him in his sitting position, he lost the touch of space and therefore time. Complete sense of self.
-He ended the thesis based on a narrative walkthrough of his design where he guides you through the building and writes what you see and what you feel as you progress through. It is very similar style to the starting experiement of the book, except this experience is for the reader. By doing this he is able to describe his design exactly how he wanted it to be and feel, rather than telling you what is supposed to be here and there through images and diagrams, he tells you that you are feeling it and seeing it. Naturally it is well written so you feel that you have gone through his building with the exact experience he planned for you. He was able to successfully encapture you in a world where it supports his proposal fully.
-Very short thesis, very straight forward, simple yet fully supported arguments and resolved issues.
-The entire design of the thesis and pages reflected his ideas. The hard cover of the book had cut out words which fully engages his idea of the shadow and sensory stuff.. [yes i'm tired]
obviously was much nicer that it is in this photo. It was so glossy that i kept thinking the back plastic was mirrored because the light that goes through the gapped letters is so bright on the glossy back background that it was bright silver. I was fascinated by the cover for a long time trying to figure out what was going on. PERFECT
Paper used felt really good on the fingers. Thick & rough matte, sorta felt like handmade paper. Slightly cream. All very emotive, triggers all senses.
abstract. I don't know how much of a part the rhythm of nature played in his design. Kinda felt added on to suit it's context [viaduct]
The second thesis i read was called "cities in the eyes of the child"
-It started of as an analysis of the current childcare facilities and statistics
-Somehow reasoned the need of childcare places in the city is for the adult to reconnect or something, something about using children as a medium
-built and examined several prototypes of what he wanted to create for the mid city- fully investigated each prototype and improved until the final design was produced. This is what i liked the most about his thesis.
His thesis was a little hard to read as it was clearly formatted with photoshop and therefore the text was not crisp and clear. It was very collected, calm and well organised like the previous thesis. But clearly that didn't loose him many points.
I still need to read many more, I don't have time to thoroughly read each thesis yet as i'm simply looking for a topic and trying to understand what a thesis is. [For example i now know i definitely need to make a building and most likely need a real site!] I will go through more and learn the perks of each :)
First one was called 'total immersion'. Fascinating thesis about the importance of the sense of self in architecture- quite similar to what i want to do right? He started of explaining the importance of senses and so forth, very little research done in the sense that only 1/4 of the book was analyzing hypothetically and the rest was site study and analysis and so forth.
Key points:
-In the beginning of the book, he did a self experiment based on something he read. He locked him self up in total darkness for 5 hours and explained his feelings during that time. [the main idea of his thesis revolves around shadows] He talked about at the end of the experiment how the only thing he could visualize is him in his sitting position, he lost the touch of space and therefore time. Complete sense of self.
-He ended the thesis based on a narrative walkthrough of his design where he guides you through the building and writes what you see and what you feel as you progress through. It is very similar style to the starting experiement of the book, except this experience is for the reader. By doing this he is able to describe his design exactly how he wanted it to be and feel, rather than telling you what is supposed to be here and there through images and diagrams, he tells you that you are feeling it and seeing it. Naturally it is well written so you feel that you have gone through his building with the exact experience he planned for you. He was able to successfully encapture you in a world where it supports his proposal fully.
-Very short thesis, very straight forward, simple yet fully supported arguments and resolved issues.
-The entire design of the thesis and pages reflected his ideas. The hard cover of the book had cut out words which fully engages his idea of the shadow and sensory stuff.. [yes i'm tired]
obviously was much nicer that it is in this photo. It was so glossy that i kept thinking the back plastic was mirrored because the light that goes through the gapped letters is so bright on the glossy back background that it was bright silver. I was fascinated by the cover for a long time trying to figure out what was going on. PERFECT
Paper used felt really good on the fingers. Thick & rough matte, sorta felt like handmade paper. Slightly cream. All very emotive, triggers all senses.
abstract. I don't know how much of a part the rhythm of nature played in his design. Kinda felt added on to suit it's context [viaduct]The second thesis i read was called "cities in the eyes of the child"
-It started of as an analysis of the current childcare facilities and statistics
-Somehow reasoned the need of childcare places in the city is for the adult to reconnect or something, something about using children as a medium
-built and examined several prototypes of what he wanted to create for the mid city- fully investigated each prototype and improved until the final design was produced. This is what i liked the most about his thesis.
His thesis was a little hard to read as it was clearly formatted with photoshop and therefore the text was not crisp and clear. It was very collected, calm and well organised like the previous thesis. But clearly that didn't loose him many points.
I still need to read many more, I don't have time to thoroughly read each thesis yet as i'm simply looking for a topic and trying to understand what a thesis is. [For example i now know i definitely need to make a building and most likely need a real site!] I will go through more and learn the perks of each :)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Random books to read- and hopefully be inspired by
Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Stick with....stick WITHOUT biomimicry
When i thought about it, [more like read a little more] biomimicry is just too broad of a topic for me to include as a conclusion or as a solution to my proposal. While i believe my first proposal in the previous post is very logical and if written well can be really successful, it's just a) too much of a task b) not suitable for a thesis topic.
I would have to explain way to much to get to my point, not to mention i'd have to be making something of it at the end. Biomimicry itself is a controversial topic which opens it's doors to a large range of topics, simply stating biomimicry will solve my issue would mean that i would have to very briefly touch on biomimcry and if done wrong it may seem rather rushed..
I'm decided to stick with: [keywords]
Beauty, aesthetics, neurology..
understanding how we perceive beauty and whether or not it is universal, how do we design for the PEOPLE rather than for other architects and artists....and so forth.
My hatred in architecture grew when i felt that we had to work within a certain framework of beauty for our work to be accepted. The whole beauty contest idea of architecture school put me off greatly and i suppose here is my chance to write about it. I admit that i'd be able to write a much more conclusive argument if i were to talk about sustainability but i always assume i can handle more than my capabilities allow.
I would have to explain way to much to get to my point, not to mention i'd have to be making something of it at the end. Biomimicry itself is a controversial topic which opens it's doors to a large range of topics, simply stating biomimicry will solve my issue would mean that i would have to very briefly touch on biomimcry and if done wrong it may seem rather rushed..
I'm decided to stick with: [keywords]
Beauty, aesthetics, neurology..
understanding how we perceive beauty and whether or not it is universal, how do we design for the PEOPLE rather than for other architects and artists....and so forth.
My hatred in architecture grew when i felt that we had to work within a certain framework of beauty for our work to be accepted. The whole beauty contest idea of architecture school put me off greatly and i suppose here is my chance to write about it. I admit that i'd be able to write a much more conclusive argument if i were to talk about sustainability but i always assume i can handle more than my capabilities allow.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thesis topics
Still stuck on topics at the moment. I want to write about aesthetics, it's impact on human, but i also want to do something MORE, more real and more practical- which would be sustainability.
So i wanted to connect the two:
Problem: A doom future of peak oil and resource depletion- architecture is only responding to either aesthetics or sustainability at the moment
Therefore: Understand what is BEAUTIFUL in architecture through neurology, how do we see beauty
Final solution: Biomimicry can link beauty/aesthetics to sustainability/function without sacrificing either one for the other. Once we understand what we find beautiful in architecture, biomimicry will answer aesthetics when only attempting sustainability.
So the problem with this is that it touches on too many ideas: Future, neurology, biomimicry, aesthetics vs function. While they're all interlinked, i don't know if i can successfully convince the reader of each element.
The sample thesis i read was simply on 'what makes great architecture' answer: 'the architect, not how the architecture fits into a specific framwork', solution 'create architecture which is best fit for the author'...of course it was written a lot better than that but with such a simplistic proposal, he was able to write sooo much.
Perhaps i should forget the sustainable element- afterall i'm only including it out of hatred towards the lameness of architecture theories.
Second proposal possibility:
Quesiton: What is a beautiful building? What makes it beautiful and successful?
Proposal: Understand beauty through neurology and realise that beauty is subjective, we appreciate architecture depending on our own experiences..
Therefore: 'beautiful' architecture is not subject to aesthetics or function, it's the expression and emotions the building gives out..?!
Final solution: ...?
Or perhaps i could simplify the first proposal so that it does not touch on the future....
Problem/problem: Aesthetics or sustainability? Often new architecture today sacrifices one for the other, having an architecture fit in often proves it self more useful for the architect than a fully sustainable building,
Therefore: Understand what is BEAUTIFUL in architecture through neurology, how do we see beauty? is beauty really limited to aesthetics?
Final solution: Beauty is how the building speaks to us...emotions bla bla. How do we approach the future of architecture? Through biomimicry....create a biometrics architecture which supports the previous ideas proved through neurology and yet opens the door to many new possibilities.
So i need to read more books, feeling very shaky about the whole biomimicry thing, what if i can't find a strong link of the two?
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-biomimicry, biometric,
-biomimicry, biometric,
-aesthetics of architecture, beautiful architecture
-Architecture future..
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