Architecture

Theres two architectures that caught me with fascination in Ch.13.

The first one is by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house he made in Pennsylvania is beautiful! First of all, I was shocked to see this house because it looks so modern that I thought It was made recently but it turns out that it was built in 1939! I am amazed at how he built something so complex. The waterfall gives it a touch of serenity to the house and the environment. Wright did this because he stuck to two basic principles which is a house should blend with its environment and the interior and exterior of the house should be visually and physically integrated. This piece of architecture is famous worldwide. The uniquely made cantilevers of the house is remarkable. The interior of "falling water" was also designed by Wright so that the people can admire not only the outside but the inside too. This is an important piece for architects today because it inspires new ideas. This house is perfect. No more words.

The second piece of architecture is by Fox and Fowle. This piece is called Four Times Square and its located in NYC. This building is known as the largest building in the US to establish standards for energy conservation. Like the barn library building by Langston Hughes, this building is also an example of green thinking on a much larger scale. I like this idea of green thinking when it comes to architecture. To recycle waste and reuse not only helps the environment but, it also helps us live a better life. This building uses natural gas which is far cleaner than either coal or oil along with other clean, green materials. This building does not use any harmful gases that screw up the ozone layer which I think is what every building should do. Hopefully, new architects have this in mind. 

Thoughts & concerns

So, I thought blogging was going to be fun and easy to do but, lately I have been lagging on it. Honestly, I thought we were going to be drawing and painting in this class but, unfortunately we don't. It's just different for me because I thought art class was hands-on. It's just another different way of learning art I guess. And the book is so boring to read! Anyway, enough of about that. As much as I don't like this, I'll try keeping up with the chapters. I like how the class goes, don't get me wrong, its just the blogging I'm disliking right now. It's not a regular thing for me to "remember" to blog. I keep forgetting about it. Are any of you experiencing this? BTW, theres not Chapter 23 in my book.....?

A night with no electricity

My night with no electricity was a cool experience. I chilled in my backyard with my bf and luckily that night was a clear night sky so we gazed up at the stars. It felt nice because everyday, we are always caught up with our busy lives and this helped de-stress my mind. This not only helps me, but it also helps the environment. Having the light turned off and not using any electronics is hard for some people because some of them, can't live without it. I thought it was pretty easy. Its only for one night. I dont know if I'll be able to do it if it were every night. We aren't able to live without light or electronics anyway because we sometimes need it for homework, work, and for almost everything. I would definitely do this again. I'm actually thinking about having to do this at least once a week. I think everyone should.  :)