HALFTIME

The semester is now over and it marks the half-way point of our time here at H.U. As a class, we have all come a long way from the days of just trying to figure out how to use a scale. This was proven at our final review, as many of us including myself, were not too happy with the final outcome of our last project. The fact that we can be upset with our production and/or unsatisfied with our design after working on it for almost 2 intense months, really shows the passion and desire of perfection that our class strives for.

As for our review, there wasn't any of us that wanted to get up in front of our distinguished guests and jury, not because we feared that we were going to get eaten alive, but because we knew that there was still so much more we wanted to illustrate and display in our presentations. There's a saying in Bemis, "if I only had one more day...", but honestly I could have used another week at least. I guess as an architect in training, I'm learning that whatever time limit may be set on a project, no matter what phase I am in or I'm suppose to be in, I still want to continue evolving my design. The guild project is case in point. I wasn't happy with my final design and because I spent so long trying to perfect it, other areas of design (ie. interior space, board composition) were neglected and therefor lacking.

During the gallery critiques, my professors came to me to tell me that my project was selected for a formal presentation just moments after Dr. Sanchez had a million negative things to say about my project. I shouldn't really say "negative", because every comment made is a comment that I can build upon and grow from. I also agreed with everything she said too. However, this was by no means a confidence builder and knowing just how brutal our professors can be, I wasn't looking forward to the formal presentation in front of professionals in the field that are outside of the Bemis bubble. Fortunately for me, I think that the guests had a little more to drink than just juice ; ) because they were the nicest jury ever! They all had very nice things to say about my presentation as well as my fellow colleagues. I just hope those opinions are reflected in my grades !o!