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Reading Response #4

I chose to do a poem as my narration. So, the story is a bit open to interpretation, but it seemed to fit with the pictures I could find stuck here at home. A bell rings from my highest heights That drives away the dark of night The devils cannot stand its tone Nor…

Matthew Davis – Reading Response 3: Edu-tecture

Review: 1) Design studio is widely thought to be at the center of architectural education. Is this true in our times? Drawing, design, and studio appear to be the center of the curriculum for an arch major at Umich. 2) Should it be? I think it should because it gives students the experience of designing…

Reading Response #2

Chartres Cathedral (Notre-Dame) Elevation 1 has a certain straightness to the lines used, especially to depict the towers, to imply the form of the building very starkly. Elevation 2 on the other hand is full of finer details, especially the nuances of the signature Gothic arches. Elevation 2 uses shadows to convey the reality of…

Reading Response #1

Connected Domain This is my kitchen. It is seen here from the perspective of one standing in the formal dining room, looking through to the window facing the backyard. If one were to peer around just a bit to the right, the large opening seen just beyond the edge of the counter connects to the…