The idea for this blog came after seriously contemplating my approach to applying for my Masters of Architecture program. When I applied almost two years ago, my application and portfolio was, to put lightly, a tad bit of a mess. This time I have decided to take what I learnt from my last portfolio which is mainly, don't procrastinate because the gods in charge of printers will hate you and you will not have enough time to reformat your entire portfolio. This is really where the blog comes in handy; the big plan is to take my Mondays and devote them to at least an hour of art, inspiration or some other development and report back to you, the reader. I am hoping since I will have committed myself to this I will be internally pressured to do a little bit of work every week. I also really hope to get feedback and brilliant ideas from you. After all, I would have not told you about this if I thought you were completely useless. Finally, it will compile a documentation of my creative process to look back upon.
This development will be quite lengthy as there are a few more things I must accomplish before I actually submit my portfolio. First, I have my second semester of drafting to complete from January to the end of April so I will be more knowledgeable of the programs (AutoCAD, Vector Works, Revit etc...) which I actually have to use to complete my projects in the program and so I can get a job at an architect firm before I begin my masters. Secondly, I need to take about two more300 level + courses to raise my GPA. If all goes according to plan, I will be submitting my portfolio by December 2012, so onto the fun part...
My personal belief is the wellness of people should be considered at every stage of design. This being said, I decided to do my first study of the human anatomical structure, in particular, the spine. The spine is an organic, dynamic piece of architecture within us and a natural lesson in design. The spine is similar to the structure of architecture, each vertebrae stacking like bricks to compose our posture. They may say beauty is skin deep - however like a badly built home, a badly taken care of spine will eventually crumble despite any fancy facade it may carry. Therefore, it is important to create our spaces with integrity and to promote healthy movements of the body. I discovered a study Leonardo da Vinci did of the human anatomy and decided to reproduce it to further my understanding of the body. Here is the result of my first day of sketching, enjoy
Beginning Sketch
Final Results
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