AFREHND: Finals Plate

HSTARC1: Greek Architecture Drawings

HSTARC1: Reaction Blog (Greek Architecture)

Greek Architecture

Greek Architecture just adds to another series sequel of Architecture eras who is more into religion based designs, which is not a bad thing. Religion was a very important part for the Greek culture. It was a big part of their traditions to serve and praise their different gods.

Since, they were really high into religion; they even named their structures in the name of their gods and goddesses for it serves as their honor to them.

I think almost of their structures were named to a god or goddess, such as Athena, Zeus, Artemis, Miletus and many more of their gods.

Personally, Greek Architecture for me is a classy era of Architecture because of the use of marbles for their columns, carved consistently to create a creative design. Wood for the roof of temples, roofs that Egyptians and West-Asiatic area didn’t had. The stylobates and entalbatures, which I only found at Greek structures. Looking at it, the Greeks were very unique of their styles of design. They started different kinds of architectural terms. They were very also unique because like the modern days, they also had the markets, the stores and the city where people interacts, it’s also something that Egyptians didn’t had. They also had entertainment.

No wonder why countries these days, use the Greek style of Architecture because of its classic and yet elegant design. They really fit at any kind of structure.

Also, for me, Greek Architecture never gets out of the trend. Columns such as the Doric and Ionic are still used at some buildings, such as museums, halls, and other countries that had been influenced by the Greek culture.

I can easily say that Greek Architecture was one of the most influential eras of Architecture. 

AFREHND: Landscape Architecture

For me, Landscaping at first sight is just all about the nature and all environmental details in a model. Details such as; trees, plants, plain grounds, and bushes and other green in nature.

When we were asked to put landscaping during the final defense at ADESPRN, I didn’t know exactly what to put on to our model, and Lei and I just decided to put some green it. Not realizing it’s all the details.

After our lesson last Monday, I learned that Landscaping is about bringing life to a house plan. I never thought landscaping was also about the stones, benches, the residents or even cars and every single detail outside the house. It makes a house plan very attractive to people. It gives an exquisite preview of the plan for the clients. It gives the plan a pleasant outer image. It brings life on every detail of the house

Landscaping also is not just about putting the design elements from one place to another; we should also be able to design the exterior part of a plan. We must make every detail reasonable on why it was placed there.

Landscape Architecture just widens my knowledge about Architecture.

Though I find it hard sometimes because I still don’t have ACOLRND to furnish my plates; it might take me time to fully learn all the fundamentals of Landscape Architecture. But nevertheless, I find it fun though it’s very crucial because you can’t afford to make several mistakes.

When we were asked to write a Manifesto about Architecture last term, I simply wrote about all the things I’ve learned in ADESPRN. The design philosophies, life philosophies, design concept, the ergonomics, the translation of music to art; that was just my brief knowledge when I started the 2^nd semester.

HSTARC1: Egyptian Architecture Drawings

HSTARC1: Reaction Blog (Egyptian Architecture)

Like the West Asiatic Architecture, the Egyptian era of Architecture was also a very religious part of Architecture. I noticed that the early generations based their philosophies of design through their faith, beliefs and gods and goddesses.

Personally, I value the Egyptian structures because they’re still almost the same when they were made. The pyramids are still a solid structure. The tombs and temples are almost the same before. The columns are still carved the way it used to be. They were able to stand still through time. Although some statues are either stolen, a lion figure with no nose, an eagle with no head, or, an empty stand where a figure once stood. The hieroglyphics on the obelisk are rubbed out. Nevertheless, they’re still rock hard solid.

Some people these days are planning to revive the Egyptian structures combined with more modern materials, which can be a good idea, but I think the ancient structures will always be more beautiful and more meaningful in today’s revived structures. I see a lot of structures being revived such as the Sphinx at St. Petersburg, some Egyptian columns at some colleges and universities. This is a good idea, because we would be able to see the boldness of the design of the Egyptian structures.

But, even though that the modernized structures are more innovative and very pleasing to the eyes, we must still not forget where they originally came from. We should always look back on how passionate they were about their lifestyles. We should also know how the slaves suffered while building the Pyramids. Looking back at their ancient structures, we would be able to recognize and remember their hard work and history.

HSTARC1: West Asiatic Architecture Drawings

HSTARC1: Reaction Blog (West Asiatic Architecture)

My personal feed on the West Asiatic was a very religious point of time in Architecture because most of their structures are prior to their religion. It reminded me of one architect that we discussed during the last term’s ADESPRN. It was Cesar Pelli, because he was a very symbolic architect. He based all his works based on what religion of the specific place. Adding Religion to Architect for me is very essential because it symbolizes a whole city and the people who live on that specific place. Hence, it’s also a very practical way to express oneself through Architecture. 

I was even intrigued by the story that people build the Tower of Babel to match the level of God and be like God so they can also reach heaven. God got very disappointed and He destroyed the Tower. Another thing that I noticed on West Asiatic Architecture is that people that time was very competitive. They challenge themselves to create something innovative that time. Just for example the Hanging Gardens, the Babylonians only had the desire to build the garden because they want to break the monotony of their featureless level country. They wanted to build something so that people would also recognize their country. Another example is like what I’ve said the Tower of Babel, they challenged themselves to be like God, and they did well creating the Tower, but they weren’t very successful of it.

To sum this all up, The Babylonians and the rest of the West Asiatic people were very sensitive when it comes to their religion. They never forget to look back at their religion. They were very expressive about their thought on gods. They were very symbolic because of their way of expression through their religion. They worship their gods through their temples and shrines.

This quotable phrase from Cesar Pelli, I think relates the said era:

“We should not judge a building by how beautiful it is in isolation, but instead by how much better or worse that particular place ... has become by its addition. If the city has not gained by the addition, we should seriously question the design and the building itself, no matter how beautiful and theoretically correct it may be."”

HSTARC1: Pre-Historical Architecture Drawings

HSTARC1: Reaction Blog (Pre-Historic Architecture)

Pre-Historic Architecture for me was the smartest Architecture of all time because humans doesn’t have the enough technology to produce quality materials to build buildings. I find it smart because they only use their natural resources such as rocks, woods, even their wastes, with their bare hands to create their shelter. I also find them traditional, because some of their creations are based on traditions and rituals, such as the Tumuli which served as a burial ground and then called Pyramids.

I also find it mysterious because, some of the Architectural figures were very questionable. Some can estimate when was the time it was built but the main question for me was how was it built. Just like the Stonehenge, although some engineers theorized that it was made by a wheel that lifts the rock through the top of the two vertical rocks, but for me, I don’t know why did they create such thing as that, it didn’t even gave them shelter because it’s an open area. If they did use a wooden-wheel like structure, how did the humans that time made it strong enough to carry a big rock?

I’m amazed by their work. It’s really mind-puzzling. Don’t look out on them because inspirations such as lake houses also came from them. They made houses through lake dwellings with wood and I think some tree leaves.

It’s really hard to imagine how they were able to make solid structures using stones and woods.

Just like what they said about the relationship between the Modern Architecture and Pre Historic Architecture, I think somehow they relate each other, but in a gradual and chronological manner. There may be some structures in Pre-Historic Architecture, that can be seen in today’s Modern Architecture, just maybe because, some of the design was  passed from one generation to the other, from one period to another. But at the same time, I object that phrase because, I believe that Architects have all different styles of Architecture. They can create numbers of possibilities on how to design an object, their uniqueness is incomparable. So to sum up, I think the Pre Historic and Modern Architecture, relates but in a far way connection because for me it’s really up to the Architect on how to design his own and make his own. I’ve learned a lot about the first genre of the History of Architecture and hope to learn more about the upcoming eras.

Straight Lines & Curves

Reaction:
1. On the upper left picture, we were listening to, for me, is a melancholic song, It was very sad and I started to sketch some sad images like bald trees and the cross underneath the tree. I tried the best I can to pull out an image using by straight lines.
2. On the lower left picture, we were listening to a smooth and slow music, so I though about the coral reefs, the fish, the waves and other water-creatures.
3. On the upper right picture, it was a mixture of 70% straight lines and 30% curved lines. So, I looked at our room, and started to realize that the room was really a mixture of curves. From the rooms edges, from the chairs, round curves, and also all of the chairs where circle. I just find it that straight lines has the edge than the circles.
4. On the lower left picture, I'm starting to panic because I don't know where to start and what to draw. So, I just placed all the lines and curves that I remembered and tried to pull out an image.

To sum up, I was depressed with my work because I looked at my classmates work and they're really nice compared to mine. I got disappointed with my work. Anyway, mistakes are a learning process and I hope I would learn how to excel on these kind of activities.

Before and After: SDA Lobby Sketch

AFREHND: A Freehand sketch of the SDA Lobby

- Not yet polished

ADESPRN: Architect (Love and Hate)

CORONADO, Philippe Jiro L.                                                                                           August 23, 2010

1.       Who is your favorite Architect among the report? Why?

-          Personally, I admire Daniel Libeskinds’ style of Architecture because the way he deconstruct things is really beyond his capacity of thinking. When I look at his structures, I question myself on what was his Design Concept on those buildings. From a parent form, he transforms the basic form to an extra-ordinary form. His style of thinking would definitely help us, students of Architecture because we should also think beyond what is ordinary. For us to help us design effectively and also to defend our work. The uniqueness on his work is very admirable. His work has a lot of edges and pointed ends. To conclude, he has a unique way of designing things. He thinks beyond an image and form a new much better design

-          The other one is Cesar Pelli, I admire him because he’s such a symbolical person. He believes that everything he works on has its reason. He is a very symbolic man. He works on a structure vary to the culture of a certain place. He doesn’t mind about the religions and beliefs, he design based on what that country has respectfully. That’s why I believe his philosophy that, no matter how beautiful the building is, but it does not stand on a respective country, we should question the design philosophy of that building.

2.       Who is the Architect that you hate? Why?

-          There’s really not much to hate about the Architects that has been said. Everyone is good. Everyone is very impressing. Everyone is really a well proven Architect. They have been a gift to the industry providing each country innovative structures. They are very inspiring. Their thoughts and philosophy in life really helps all young men who wants to be Architects. The only thing that struck me negatively during the discussion was when Philip Johnson said that “Visitors are like fish, they only last for 3 days.” For me personally, it sounded very unfriendly, because it’s not a nice way to treat guests and visitors. It just lack of hospitality. That’s all.

ADESPRN: Manifesto 2

Coronado, Philippe Jiro L.                                                                                                   August 10, 2010

1.       What is Architecture for me?

Architecture for me is all about what we see in our respected surroundings. From the measurements of each object, from the design concepts, from the philosophy, from the life experiences, from acoustics and music and how we interpret every detail on our imagination and creativity to our output work and how we think critically on what we see.

Architecture at first sight might look easy because we only see the outer creativity of a certain dimensional object, but beyond that, you should also ask yourself, “How did that Architect created that object.” “What are his basic foundations and life philosophy in life?” “How did he came up on that design?” “Was it about what he see, hear, taste, smell and touch?” In Architecture, we commonly use our Five Senses for us to have an idea on what to do. It serves as our inspiration and will to work. When we use our inspiration and will to work, the output work will surely become the reflection of our personality. We must not also give limitations on the possibilities that we think, because when we did, we would be only limited on some areas that we won’t be able to enhance anymore.

It requires critical thinking. We must look beyond and ordinary object, to make it an extra ordinary object. We need to exceed our own expectation. We need to think outside of the box. We must look for possibilities, and when we say possibilities, it’s made up of imaginations, and imaginations are limitless. It’s more than what we see outside, but it’s more on what we see inside.

We can almost relate Architecture on everyday of our lives. Even without measuring instruments, we would still be able to find Architecture just by using our body parts to measure things. I’ve also learned that it’s not about the design, it’s not about how extravagant an object is, because no matter how beautiful the design is, if its functions doesn’t really compliments its functions, it will be useless.

To generalize the essay, Architecture is more than just measurements and buildings. It’s about the concept of each idea. It’s about the reaction of our imaginations to our creativity. It’s about the elements of a object. It’s about the idea on where the object came from. It’s about interpreting what you feel to an artistic design. It’s about the manipulation of mind and heart. It’s about everything we see in life.

2.       I like Architecture because…

I get to express what I learn. When I learn something, I try to manipulate what learned from what I’ve already done. I like it because I get to overlap a lot of ideas to form a much enhanced idea. Just like what we did a few weeks ago, when we were listening to a certain music, I didn’t thought that there was Architecture there because we do not use our drawing materials that time. Later on, even though we are not using our materials in drawing, just by using our senses, we can call it Architecture.

I realized that by just adapting what you feel, you’d be able to make something. That’s another thing why I like Architecture, every single detail correlated to each other. Everything is just connected. I like it because I get to think critically, although it’s kind of hard to understand each term but once you know all the terms, it would be easy, but it really requires a lot of mastery.

I like it because since then, I’m really interested in drawings and geometry. I really wanted to create my own house and design it and Architecture helped me by letting me consider all the different elements of Architecture.

I like Architecture because I get to gather all the ideas that I want. Everything that I can sense, help me form all those gathered ideas into one. Sky is the limit for Architecture. You must not stuck up yourself with limitations. I take an example, you want an object to be beautiful, and you can’t make it beautiful because the details just won’t match. So, you should disregard all the factors that could stop your imagination.

Architecture is a free world. You get to express yourself freely and that’s what I like about it. Everything you do reflects something about you, it represents you. It symbolizes your life principles and life perspectives.

In Architecture, you’d get to learn beyond what you see. It gives you more than just ordinary. It helps you open a banana and lets you see the beauty inside an object. It helps you nourish your mind at helps you reach the peak of your creativity with all the different elements of Architecture.

Lastly, I like Architecture because it gives meaning to an object. It tells people that it’s more than just an object. It gives beauty to an object with knowledgeable concept. (Nagbibigay ng magandang buhay sa isang bagay, ng maparaang pagdidisenyo at hindi bara-barang gawa lamang.)

3.       I do not like Architecture because…

There are some terms that I just don’t understand. There are just similar definitions with different terms. This is where in I thought that this is the right word, then at the end, I would later on realize that the other word suits the image best. It’s kind of hard to distinguish sometimes. Some terms are also tricky and very logical to define.

I don’t like it because I tend to get depressed when my work is not appreciated. I believe that the one you love, is the one who hurts you the most. When you’re try to like the course, and when the course doesn’t like you, it’s very depressing. I also sometimes lose my passion because of my failures and lack of focus.

Since that Architecture correlates each other, I do not like it when I miss a single term being discussed, you’ll miss a lot even it’s only a one simple term. You should know all the terms and its definition, because in Architecture, it’s not about all the design, it’s also on how you made it. Questions like that will build up to your mind, on how did you create that. So, in order for you to answer those questions, you must now first learn the basics and terms and functions. If you miss a single term, you will miss a lot of design concepts that would help you create your own output. It’s really easy to have a design, but what professionals are going to ask you is that how did you come up with that design.

In my case, adepsrn is my only major subject this term. Some of my classmates do have other major subjects, and I believe that, they learn something from their other subjects that they can use at adepsrn. I think, I just lack the other side of the basics that’s why I am finding a hard time dealing with this course, but hopefully I can carry over. Perks is also another case that could affect my focus. I’m the only one in class that has no classmate in other subjects, that’s why I find it hard to cope up with them. Working in groups could also help your working ethics. You get to gather and share different ideas that would help you and when you do not have a group, you’d find it hard to learn those different terms.

There are also complications that’s very hard to apply on your idea. Vocabulary may be a crucial part of practicing architecture because you should also know how to defend your ideas.

I never really expected that Architecture would be as hard as this. Maybe it’s just a preparation for the upcoming years to come.