This is our second assignment "moods a many." We were asked to make a composition which described a word which we were given. Mine was "frustration" and so I just tried to think of things that were frustrating and symbolized frustration.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Moods a many
This is our second assignment "moods a many." We were asked to make a composition which described a word which we were given. Mine was "frustration" and so I just tried to think of things that were frustrating and symbolized frustration.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Karim Aboushady...an interview
Transcript
Name: Karim Aboushady
Country: Egypt
Age, gender, marital status: 20; Male; Single
Family details: Karim’s mother, father, uncle, brother and sister are all in the United States. His other sister and the rest of his family still reside in Egypt.
Native Language: Arabic
Occupation: Karim currently works at Starbucks and he is also attending Wake Technical Community College.
Path to Coming Here: Karim’s father and uncle came to the United States in 1977 for college. His father moved the family to the United States in 2000.
Goals/Intentions/Dreams: Karim’s current dreams are to own his own Hookah bar. If he doesn’t do that he wants to be a wholesaler.
Life before and after: Life in the United States as far as living conditions go is much better for Karim. When asked specifically what is better he answered “Everything.” He also told us that Egyptians who were educated in the United States got more respect and better jobs than people educated in Egypt. Karim said that he misses the strong sense of community that he had in Egypt. He also said that Egypt is more fun than the United States is and there was more stuff to do in Egypt.
Challenges: The challenges of living in the United States are the people, individual community, and Language.
Acculturation: Karim says that he has taken the things he likes about each culture and put them together. At home his family still keeps their traditions, but Karim also enjoys activities that other Americans would.
Name: Karim Aboushady
Country: Egypt
Age, gender, marital status: 20; Male; Single
Family details: Karim’s mother, father, uncle, brother and sister are all in the United States. His other sister and the rest of his family still reside in Egypt.
Native Language: Arabic
Occupation: Karim currently works at Starbucks and he is also attending Wake Technical Community College.
Path to Coming Here: Karim’s father and uncle came to the United States in 1977 for college. His father moved the family to the United States in 2000.
Goals/Intentions/Dreams: Karim’s current dreams are to own his own Hookah bar. If he doesn’t do that he wants to be a wholesaler.
Life before and after: Life in the United States as far as living conditions go is much better for Karim. When asked specifically what is better he answered “Everything.” He also told us that Egyptians who were educated in the United States got more respect and better jobs than people educated in Egypt. Karim said that he misses the strong sense of community that he had in Egypt. He also said that Egypt is more fun than the United States is and there was more stuff to do in Egypt.
Challenges: The challenges of living in the United States are the people, individual community, and Language.
Acculturation: Karim says that he has taken the things he likes about each culture and put them together. At home his family still keeps their traditions, but Karim also enjoys activities that other Americans would.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
pattern perception Iar 212
Our first assignment in Iar-212 was to create a composition using photoshop that was inspired by nature. I used the Hagia Sophia as my building because its just such an interesting and beautiful building. I am actually pretty happy with the way this turned out and I feel like I learned a few new things in the process.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
computing in architecture- iarc 212
Alyssa Thrower
Iar 212
January 17, 2008
We tend to use computers frequently in design today. There are many pro’s to
designing on the computer. For instance you can fairly accurately depict how a space is
going to look once it is built on sketch up. This gives your client a good idea of what to
expect in their new space. You can also draft plans that are more accurate than they
would be if you drew them by hand, although a good knowledge of hand drafting is
required in order to do these plans. Designing on computers also helps to keep the paper
trail from becoming excessive.
In the future it is possible that we could use computers more extensively in our
design work. Perhaps we will use them in the future to construct more stable buildings or
buildings that are much more complex. I really believe that through computers, we will
be able to push design to its limits creating structures that we would have never thought
possible before computers.
Iar 212
January 17, 2008
We tend to use computers frequently in design today. There are many pro’s to
designing on the computer. For instance you can fairly accurately depict how a space is
going to look once it is built on sketch up. This gives your client a good idea of what to
expect in their new space. You can also draft plans that are more accurate than they
would be if you drew them by hand, although a good knowledge of hand drafting is
required in order to do these plans. Designing on computers also helps to keep the paper
trail from becoming excessive.
In the future it is possible that we could use computers more extensively in our
design work. Perhaps we will use them in the future to construct more stable buildings or
buildings that are much more complex. I really believe that through computers, we will
be able to push design to its limits creating structures that we would have never thought
possible before computers.
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