location

formal? anthropomorphic? cultural? questions were posed yesterday whether to take it specifically into the direction of either, or neither, and come up with something else. in the meantime, here are some.

well, at the moment, all's a blank. inspiration from another source i reckon.

The Problem of Methodology

This post is based on a little discussion that took place among three friends in the school library. It is basically about the problem of methodology in the creative process of architecture and discusses two methods. Both methods begin with a word. This interpretation of the problem, however, is my own and may be different from my other two friends: it is my intention therefore that they can add to this post and in doing so the initial discussion that took place in the library might be continued here.

The first method is basically interpretative in nature. It involves the study of the various meanings of the word and mapping or applying those to different scenarios or phenomena. In the process the essence of the word or one of its meanings is realised. The process then can include constructing a context or a narrative around this chosen meaning. To represent it diagrammatically, I believe it can be shown like this:

a > a > a > a > a > a > A

This method, however, often runs the danger of resorting to familiar or established architectural strategies or techniques in the end as one takes the leap from an abstract concept to an architectural one. If this happens, the initial idea of starting out with a word takes on little significance. On the other hand, if, by using this method, one ends up in an unexplored realm, or manages to steer clear from the familiar architectural strategies or techniques, it would allow for an end product which has a theme consistent with the initial starting word as well as with the whole creative process.

The second method seems to be more exploratory in nature. It involves using the initial word and its meanings to construct a creative product. This product will then be assessed again on its own merit and the meanings or values derived from it used again to construct another creative product. This process will go on until it reaches a point where one can take the leap to an architectural concept. To represent it diagrammatically:

a > g > d > r > l > m > Z

This way the process represents one’s own cognitive creative process and this process will be the essence of the final architectural thesis. However, the nature of it ensures that it will not have one consistent theme throughout the process and the initial word merely represents a starting point of a long exploratory creative process.

So the question is which is the way to go?

Depression is a Deep feeling

Therapy is in order. {please share your darkest secret moments of being an architecture student, and reflexively, how those events have shaped your progress or changed your outlook in Life and School, perhaps positively.

I realised that, ultimately, we need to be able to decisively put down past baggages and stride forward. I find my baggage lying at the base of my sole, far away from my thoughts, but always, consistently shooting pulses of fear and hesitation through my nerves, straight through to my brain. It weighs me down, and paralyses me all at once.

Today, it is imperative to try to unlearn myself, my reflexes, and my nostalgia. In a way, nostalgia is bad for growth, when it comes to searching for new avenues.

Hey mockingbird, how are you feeling today?

before the world was made

Just to brighten up the walls, this is a graffiti I found in along Canal St, Manhattan, New York. New York! New York! Anyway, cheers. Let this be a promising beginning.

Hello!

nowadays everybody wants to talk maybe they got something to say but nothing comes out when they move their lips just a bunch of akibberish...

pls follow up with your own akibberish here...