Graduation Speech : My Favorite City

Carlo Scarpa’s approach and theory to designing with existing buildings is an innovation that is relevant to buildings even today. The Castelvecchio museum is one of his greatest projects, and thoroughly reveals his way of working. Scarpas intention was not only to restore an aging building but to do so in a way that creates dialogue between the new and the old. By careful work of demolition and preservation, he literally cuts, shifts and adds elements to the existing building in order to create an exhibition of the building’s past, and its connection to modernity.

I look forward to fully immersing myself into the Spanish culture and spending time outside of class with other students from around the world. Sharing our experiences and learning to adapt to new surroundings will deepen my understanding of different cultures. As an artist, Spain’s great architecture and landscapes are quite inspiring and I am looking to further develop my sketching and digital art, and photography while visiting neighboring cities. The tools that I have gathered- patience, courage, resilience, and curiosity- will aid in building an unforgettable

Antoni Gaudi was a Catalan architect from Spain who lived from 1852-1826 and was the master of Catalan Modernism. Most of Gaudi’s work was marked by his 3 passions of life; religion, nature and architecture. His works show various unique styles that he attained through researching natural forms and employing them in his buildings while studying every detail of his creations, assimilating into his design every innovative design solution. He was influenced by Neo-Gothic art and became a main part of the Modernisme movement, even though his works transcended the design of mainstream Modernisme. He used organic styles inspired by forms he found in nature and rarely drew plans, instead much preferring to use models and 3D moulding. His works

Welcome to FSCJ! What part of Ohio are you from? By the way I salute to you and your husband for protecting and serving our country. Congratulations on completing your AA degree. I know it may have been a little challenging with your spouse being in the military, always relocating and having a little one. The name of this class does appear to be challenging. I read the syllabus and asked myself what did I get myself into. This class probably needed to wait, because all the stuff I have going on in my life. I work full time, I have two kids, married, and in school full time. Appears to be a lot on my plate, but I am determine that I will do whatever is necessary to pass this class. Well I wish you the best and I look forward to working with

After reading all of your introductions, I believe it will be quite fun and interesting to work with you throughout the course.

Hope all is well, I am writing you because I am currently looking to move to the Panama City area and knowing that you’re well embedded with the local businesses there, I hoped you might have connections to a local business called "Neves Media”, if so, can you help me get in touch with the right people? I am a recent graduate with a Bachelors in Music Production from Full Sail University, and with knowledge and practice in overseeing all aspects of audio in Music, Film, Broadcasting, Game, Radio, and Web production I feel I could bring a versatile edge to Neves Media. I am experienced with jingles, full compositions, voice over, ADR, Mixing, Mastering, running and operating cameras, studio setup and maintenance and

At first sight the Sagrada Família is awe inspiring and breath taking and with this has become recognized as the universal symbol for Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain's capital city, and is unmistakably one of the most magnificent structures ever erected in this region. Spain is embedded with cultural tradition and it is believed its rich history is traced back somewhere within four hundred years of when Rome was established. Thus, setting forth the foundation and importance of history and the conviction of this culture to wrap their hearts around the place that has become what Barcelona is recognized for. The Sagrada Família's design was perfected by Antoni Gaudi, an architect, who was innovative and forward thinking in his creations and who

“How do you make a building for contemporary art that stays contemporary in the future without stooping to a neutral language? And how do you attract a big public without compromising the selfish, private, exclusive time we all want to have in a museum?” These questions, put forward by Elizabeth Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, represent the urbanistic motivation supporting the construction of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). In such a manner Boston’s ICA engages, not only with the urban citizen, but also the urban landscape in which the site is located. The ICA conveys the idea of architecture as art in itself. As a presenter of art to the urban citizen and because of its open design, the inside allows the citizens to not only appreciate the art within the building but also see the art of the building’s natural environment and setting.

Alma College was founded in the 1880’s by local Presbyterians from Scotland. While the college maintains a close connection with the Presbyterian Church, they welcome students of all religious backgrounds. Alma College offers students their unique four-year graduation promise, which is called the Alma Commitment, which pledges that students who meet their program’s requirements and cannot graduate in eight terms will not have to pay for their ninth term. The college also pledges that all students will have opportunities to participate in special programs, like internships, study abroad semesters and research fellowships. Each student that is accepted is given up to $2,500 from the college.

Giancarlo De Carlo was an Italian Architect. He wasn’t known as an architect until the 1940s, but rather a writer and a teacher. He trained as an architect in the 1940s, which was during the Second World War, leading him to generate his philosophy towards life and architecture but he did not start building until the 1950s. He was a founding member of Team X, Team X was a group of architects that formed at the 9th congress of CIAM (Congrès International d 'Architecture Moderne). Their aim was to reassess the role and function of architecture, paying attention to rebuilding built environments and their surrounding social and natural conditions. Famous works by De Carlo include ‘The Magistero’ at Urbino, 1968-76, ‘Collegio del Colle’ at Urbino, 1962-66 and ‘Faculty of Economics’ at University of Urbino, 1986-99. De Carlo has strong opinions about Modernism Movement; he often critiques the Modern Movement. He sees that the Modern Movement was an opportunity wasted, as he had written a number of articles regarding Modern Architecture.

The process towards architectural construction takes on many forms, including various design stages. The graphic imagery and designs evolve until production begins. There are undoubtedly many considerations into a building’s design, which stresses their representation as even more important and influential to its potential construction. Elevation drawings and plans lay out the details of construction, they are useful to ensure the structure adheres to any local codes, however more detailed drawings are required for construction known as final renderings.1 Drawings are therefore a fundamental form of documentation that informs a building 's production. On the other hand, the emergence of archigram in the post-war era encouraged the imagination and was a platform that challenged previous form of representation. Archigram placed as much influence on the context of the building and depicting its urban surrounding as much as emphasising the building itself. In addition, architectural photography provoked the emergence of modern forms and structures; however, contextualizing buildings within the image was unnecessary. It was believed that architecture could reform people- architecture is the art one lives in and thus rational design could make rational societies.2 This idea was very much a driving force of representation which drawings, photography and archigram intended to reform their urban landscape. Unlike detailed drawing which provided an insight into the scale and

Derided by rationalists for his inimitable style, Gaudi folded function into form through an intuitive synthesis of the past, nature, and imagination that may have foreshadowed today’s architecture. Because of a fire in 1936 at the Sagrada Familia, many of Gaudi’s drawings and models have been lost leaving an incomplete biographical portrait. However, through analysis of his carefully incorporated mythical and natural allusions, and balance of light and geometry, one can piece together a more complete biographical picture. Additionally, by looking at Casa Battlo and Casa Mila, along with several innovative designs, a picture emerges of one who by returning to the origins foretells a prophetic architecture of the future.

Antonio Gaudí is, under Santiago Calatrava’s point of view, an example of architectonical innovation just by mixing a singular talent with a solid technical formation. “Gaudí”, he says, “is a big artist by himself. His work can be understand in the context of catalan modernism, but he really is a big personality that emerges on the XXth century.”

Architecture oscillates between the unique and the typical where the old and new may reunite in unexpected ways. Example, the Navarro Baldeweg’s Congress Hall in Salamanca which underlines the complexity of ideas, fantasies, memories and aspirations that may operate in a single function. If this interconnections work on the

The university is located in a very diverse part of the city with a lot of historical heritage, which will become very inspirational through designing while here. Barcelona is known for its quirkiness, cool character and cosmopolitan as a city but also known for its historical and contemporary architecture, local festivals and art museums. The two main sources of inspiration are: