P week

Periphery
Periphery is the otter limits of a building. We learn in history that buildings such as the gothic cathedrals us their outer limits to spill into the street of the city. These limits are often decorated with a facade placed on the front. It draws people into the building and intrigues them once they are there. During the renaissance period "castles and chateaux were country palaces...[that] were often irregular in outline..."(Blakemore 114)All buildings have limits and are well defined. I have been working with the Ferguson building this week and it has some interesting limits.


Portfolio
A portfolio is a collection of ones work. It is made up of all past accomplishments and a way to keep track of what you have done. In Stoel’s class we had to turn in a refined portfolio of the work we had accomplished throughout the semester so far. It is a good idea to keep all the work you do so that you establish a portfolio. They are used so that prospective employers can see the work you have done and the progress you have made. Theses portfolios should be professional and well organized. We use our blogs as an online portfolio to show the world.The architects of the renaissance period created a portfolio similar to our blogs that was displayed throughout Europe. They also achieved portfolios in interior spaces "Venetian interiors...often included within one room a combination of media-oil and fresco paintings, carved marble and stucco reliefs."(Blakemore 98)

Process
Processes are a part of life and for everything the process is different. Processes are seemingly important to design. There are steps that need to be taken that simply come natural to a designer. In studio the design process is used constantly. Upon receiving a new project my mind initially goes to thinking about what to do. I make sketches and models and continue building my design from those. Clearly this process is normal and without it design would not be possible. In ancient times the people used the same process for creating architecture. They determined what was needed and then began their process from there. In drawing and drafting there is always a process. We know what the end goal is and take the steps necessary to create something both visually pleasing and informative. Building our portals was a long process that took a great amount of details and planning. In medieval times Brunelleschi set out to prove that he could vault a ceiling with a long span. "[He began] thinking about how it could be done...[he began the process] with many visits to Rome to study ancient architecture..."(Roth 357)


Perspective
Perspective drawings are drawings that show depth. We have been working with perspectives in Suzanne’s drawing class this semester. Perspectives are showing a picture and adding depth so that you understand the picture. A perspective can also be the way something is viewed for instance in a studio project each teacher may perceive the project in a different way. In history perspectives a created by architectural details. Renaissance architecture was known for pasting facades onto the front of the building. These were in great detail and drew the viewer in for a closer look. "This new architecture [was] visually clear and rationally organized..."(Roth 353)just as any perspective should be.

Professional
In Suzanne’s class this coming week we will begin to create our presentation boards for our buildings. It will be very important that we make these boards look professional. Professionalism makes the viewer see you as serious and confident and they will respect your work and what you do. We turned portfolios in for Stoel’s class this week and we had to make sure they were professional. They needed to be organized well and meet the requirements that were asked. Anything done well whether it be a project, drawing or piece of architecture will have a sense of professionalism and show that to the client. In Italian Renaissance "Forms were forceful and precise. Nothing was ambiguous; cubic forms predominated. Lines were clear and decisive."(Blakemore 97) This gave the interiors a sense of professionalism they looked clean and welcoming.


Summary
This week we have been working with professionalism. Showing professionalism in your work shows progress. By keeping a portfolio of your work that includes limits, processes and perspectives you create something that is professional. In all our classes we are encouraged to take inspiration and create our own sense of professionalism to show our learning and understandings. Our blog posts are another example of professionalism at its finest.