October 9, 2009
This project is actually around the corner from my office.
This week, instead of the typical white walls in the hallway of the third floor in the Architecture Building, I had the view of interior design junior studio projects. I spoke with interior design professor Jo Hasell about the projects. She explained that the students are working with P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School. The school is affiliated with UF’s College of Education.
The interior design students worked in teams of three to put together a proposal for a new elementary school. In addition to working on an overall concept, each team member chose one of three learning communities to focus their designs. The learning communities allow for a team-teaching approach and are divided by grade: 1. kindergarten and first grade, 2. second and third grade and 3. fourth and fifth grade.
The projects were presented to key stakeholders and will be revising their designs based on the feedback.
This is the view directly across from my office.
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April 22, 2009
It’s that time of year. For every design student, it is a milestone in their development as an architect, interior designer or landscape architect. It’s pin-up time.
In April of each year, the hallways are filled with second-year students and their pin-up boards. As an observer, I enjoy this time of year — watching as the various projects are displayed in the hallways. But that’s easy for me to say. My future is not on the line.
It began last week with both the architecture and interior design students. The architecture students pin up on the first and second floor. But outside my door is where the interior design students were putting their boards. The students flood into the hallway with their boards and their hammers, stepladders, cement blocks and plenty of pins.
The boards stayed in place for a week, and then, the landscape architecture students moved in with their boards. The experience is similar but the result is different. The hallway has a different look and texture.
Before long, the walls will be white again. But in the meantime, I will enjoy absorbing the designs outside my door.
Click here to view photos from this year's pin-up.
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March 12, 2009
At 4:30 p.m. on the Thursday of spring break, you might imagine that the University of Florida campus is incredibly quiet. But the weather is just perfect. I’m sure our students couldn’t be happier with the beautiful weather we’ve had all week.
When I started at UF as a freshman, I fell in love with the campus. And boy, what a great day to be on campus. Here are a couple photos from around the Architecture Building.
Architecture Building at 4:30 p.m. on March 12
View from the third floor of the Architecture Building
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February 17, 2009
One of the great things about working in the Architecture Building is the ever-changing views. Walking through the building’s atrium, you may discover a unique display of student-created newsstands or a scene from Italy. Or an installation of
African architecture. Or a
Design 3 exhibit.
In the hallway outside my door, I find a rotating series of models, posters and design projects. To share these with you, I will be posting photos on this blog with the views from outside my door.
Today, I find a Design 4 project. This is the School of Architecture’s sophomore class. At the end of the semester, these students will select and arrange their best work to display during “Pin-up,” a critical component for admission into upper division.
View outside my door today: Tower Project by Design 4 students
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