Thesis 503...One Last Chance

Problem Statement

Fear. This is the adversary many working architects face today. It is this fear of the future, this fear of change; this fear of disconformity that holds many of us back and sadly never quite let us achieve our full potential. As individuals who must know alot about many things we have the important task of taking upon our shoulders the responsibility of creating a more positive impact on the human race and the way we live presently and beyond . Thus far we have had a few individuals who were able to capture the essence of what it is to be an architect, yet those who have not "self-actualized" continue to weigh us down as a whole. This must no longer be the pattern if we are to bring to fruition what it truly means to be an architect.

Critical Position

As a designer and creator of the built environment I feel I have the responsibility of not only producing functional, aesthetically pleasing entities but also the innate duty of creating works that are able to reach into the depths of our psyche. My ultimate goal is to create buildings that begin to generate a more intimate relationship between humans and the built environment. These static ghosts that are seen strewn across our nation and the globe in general are a thing of the past, the future is ours for the taking and I intend on fully exploiting all that is within my grasp.


Thesis Statement

The human element is what is lacking from the built environment we interact with on a day to day basis. The ability to change from minute to minute, hour to hour, the constant state of flux that each and everyone one of us is capable of is what needs to be captured as much as possible when designing our structures. Buildings can and should be able to transform and show us emotion. Our buildings need to talk to us in ways they have never done before and we should not be afraid to help them achieve this. My goal is to design a School of Architecture that manages to encapsulate all that is important in my eyes, a school in which the future generations of architects will learn from the world they live in for 3 or 4 or 5 years and take that knowledge and share with the rest of the world.