Iteration_04: "Architects Without Architecture"
“Studio is Life” - A common phrase among architecture students: one I've uttered myself from time to time...
Iteration_02: "Rest"
As I write this I am sitting at my desk at home at 3 am taking a break from drawing plans...
Iteration_02: "Rest"
As I write this I sit in a car with 8 others at 2 am Headed north on route 80 towards Canada...
Iteration_01: "NJIT Reviews NJIT"
Entering from the first-floor entrance of Weston Hall, one is greeted by a set of neon green stairs...
Part 1: The Creation of Space
About a year ago (Circa 2023) I asked a professional architect working at one of the biggest firms in the country how to evoke emotion through design, through architecture. He paused, passed the question on to someone else, and another architect simply said, ‘the details’...
The Overwhelming Yet Seemingly Simple Design of a Stair
Let’s just look at a set of stairs....
Iteration_04: "Architects Without Architecture"
“Studio is Life” - A common phrase among architecture students: one I've uttered myself from time to time...
Iteration_02: "Rest"
As I write this I am sitting at my desk at home at 3 am taking a break from drawing plans...
Iteration_02: "Rest"
As I write this I sit in a car with 8 others at 2 am Headed north on route 80 towards Canada...
Iteration_01: "NJIT Reviews NJIT"
Entering from the first-floor entrance of Weston Hall, one is greeted by a set of neon green stairs...
Part 1: The Creation of Space
About a year ago (Circa 2023) I asked a professional architect working at one of the biggest firms in the country how to evoke emotion through design, through architecture. He paused, passed the question on to someone else, and another architect simply said, ‘the details’...
The Overwhelming Yet Seemingly Simple Design of a Stair
Let’s just look at a set of stairs....
43 Things…And Counting…Every Architect Should Design For:
Who Am I Designing For
Why Am I Designing This
Context
Site
Height
The Code (All. Of. Them.
Zoning (But Also Screw Zoning)
The Client
What The Client Wants
What The Client Wants But Just Doesn't Know Yet
What The Client Needs But Doesn't Want
Who Does Your Design Affect?
How Does It Affect Them?
Why Does It Affect Them?
Should It Affect Them?
You Own Design Motifs
Your Own Aesthetic Aspirations
The Aesthetic Appeal Of Your Design
Your Own Interests
Your Own Goals
Economic Limitations
In Other Words…Budget
Practicality
Materiality
Materials To Avoid
How Your Design Blends In With Its Surroundings
Or How It Doesn't
Can My Design Aggregate?
Should It Aggregate?
What If It Aggregated Over An Entire City?
That's Really Utopian (Or Dystopian I Suppose)
What If My Design Took Over An Entire City…Or The Entire World…Whoa
Ok…Let's Relax…
Structural Stability
Structural Integrity
Truth
By Exposing The Structure Maybe
Why Cover It Up?
Should I Cover It Up?
When Is It Appropriate To Cover Up The Structure And When Is It Appropriate Not To?
Humanity
Society (And Its Wellbeing)
The Less Fortunate
42 Things…And Counting…Every Architect Should Design For:
Who Am I Designing For
Why Am I Designing This
Context
Site
Height
The Code (All. Of. Them.
Zoning (But Also Screw Zoning)
The Client
What The Client Wants
What The Client Wants But Just Doesn't Know Yet
What The Client Needs But Doesn't Want
Who Does Your Design Affect?
How Does It Affect Them?
Why Does It Affect Them?
Should It Affect Them?
You Own Design Motifs
Your Own Aesthetic Aspirations
The Aesthetic Appeal Of Your Design
Your Own Interests
Your Own Goals
Economic Limitations
In Other Words…Budget
Practicality
Materiality
Materials To Avoid
How Your Design Blends In With Its Surroundings
Or How It Doesn't
Can My Design Aggregate?
Should It Aggregate?
What If It Aggregated Over An Entire City?
That's Really Utopian (Or Dystopian I Suppose)
What If My Design Took Over An Entire City…Or The Entire World…Whoa
Ok…Let's Relax…
Structural Stability
Structural Integrity
Truth
By Exposing The Structure Maybe
Why Cover It Up?
Should I Cover It Up?
When Is It Appropriate To Cover Up The Structure And When Is It Appropriate Not To?
Humanity
Society (And Its Wellbeing)
The Less Fortunate