Akeetekt in Summer - Thoughts and Ramblings

The summer break is a time for meditation, and relaxation. Lately my brain has ceased to relax. I have been constantly thinking of my design results - how could they have been better? if my final presentation impressed the crits just a bit more could I have gotten a better mark? Moreover, had the things I forgot to say and questions I answered caused this eternal paranoia?

During my break, I've been doing some DIY in the kitchen with the family. Today, my dad and I finished placing the blinds in place.




There seems to be a casual difference between what you do in studio, and what happens. When doing my digital models I couldn't touch the stained timber, or smell the newly brushed paint.



The feeling of accomplishment is something I rarely feel when designing in studio. I rarely used proper materials when making models. When you feel the materials in your hands - their roughness, texture, how they diffuse light - to appreciate not only the design of a space, but also it's craftsmanship. I fear that as architecture students, we do not forget this important design tool; the making of the space itself.