Real Architecture

08.1.2008 | 1:37 pm | Architecture Schools

Well as most of my readers know that I present architecture to the public as a self interest. Basically, I had never gone to architecture school. But this summer I went to University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture’s Summer Academy in Architecture - Young Scholars Program, and I got an great dose of it.

Architecture should be considered in layers. Design is step one, interaction is step two, and then there are multiple complicated steps that are more specific to that particular home. People enjoy homes that are inviting and make them feel good. Which would you rather spend time in? A room that is small and dark or a room that is bright with lots of windows and nice warm colors that is completely open? This step is the interaction stage of it. But if that nice open room was surrounded by horrible layout, then the architect hasn’t done his job. You can be concerned about the layout of the home’s rooms and forget their interaction with the user.

Before I had just focused on the layout. Now I want to show the world something beyond the design and now these other steps. I have discussed light before as something important but now I am going to go deeper into that subject in the next blog post.

University of Texas - School of Architecture Tour

05.14.2007 | 2:31 am | Architecture Schools