Tom Wiscombe Lecture

"EMERGENT is a platform for architectural experimentation, dedicated the the transfer of techniques, logics, and sensibilities from science, technology, and computation in architecture."
(emergentarchitecture.com)

I learned a lot from this lecture, and i also enjoyed it, although it was not what I was expecting. I liked the fact that he appreciated and took notice to the amazing creatures on this earth, and how they are given unique characteristics, and used that in his conceptual prototypes and projects. I also liked the idea of integrating (or EMERGing) different functions between floorplates to make duct work more streamlined. Their website quotes, "We are particularly interested in how the different features and behaviors in structure, environmental systems, envelope, and lighting, can be negotiated to produce emergent formal, spacial, and atmospherical effects."

His work is very recognizable becuase he maintains the look of a membrane that was inspired by nature, but it begins to look like technology has taken over. Something I liked about his projects were the colors that he used. One thing that stuck in my head about the lecture was the project using algea to create bio-fuels along the sidewalk that lights up at night. (top left picture)

Landscape

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port. The ruins are located on 39 foot cliffs along the east coast of the Yucutan Peninsula on the Carribean Sea. It is one of the best preserved coastal maya sites.

I got the chance to go on a cruise with my parents a couple of years ago, and one of our excursions off of the ship was taking a tour through the ruins of Tulum, Mexico. It was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip, and really stuck out in my head as a beautiful landscape. What made it so beautiful was that it was built so many years ago, and you could still feel presence of the people there. It felt lived it. It almost felt like a ritual walking through the site, and I had no common knowledge of any of the people. It butted up to a cliff over the ocean, which protected it on one side. Closest to the edge of the cliff, was a building that once held the alter. The building had two small windows, and on a certain day of the year, (it might be equinox) as the sun is rising, it shines directly through the two windows across the entire site. They say that it is a magnificent phenomenon.

The landscape was most definitely a ruin, in that no one lives there anymore, and it's extremely old. you can also tell that it is, or was a manufactured landscape, because of the precision in the design of the s

ite plan, and still shines through today. An early classic stella was found at the site with the date inscribed AD 564 that was most likely brought in from a nearby town to be reused. Its age gives it so much importance in my opinion, because it has lasted this long, so its meant to last, and meant to have a special purpose for a long time. It is also a sustaining and maintaining landscape because it's getting the attention it needs from tourists that are insterested in it, but it is being preserved.

Code of Ethics

The ethical standard for the design student.



While leaning about the interior design profession in school, I am responsible for being efficient and productive with school work and learning about as much as I can about the profession. Coming to college is a voluntary act, and once I sign up for a class, I am basically saying I want to learn whatever I need to pass the class. This is my major because I am interested in it, and I shouldn't feel obligated to do a lot of things. I enjoy being in this environment and learning as much as I can.




We are a responsibility to our teachers, but what work they give us is our responsibilty. Being in school is different than being in the professional world, but they are related in that we should treat and act on our responsibilities in an ethical way.



My expectations in school are that I have an above average education and that I learn all that is needed to succeed in the field of Interior Design after I graduate. In my fourth year in the program, I trust that I have learned and experienced a favorable or profitable education, so I am confident I will find a niche for myself in the "real world" after this May.



What is expected of me is that I provide proof of learning about my profession, and showing my teachers that I will aspire to learn as much as I can.

ASID Code of Ethics



Responsibility to the Public



Responsibilty to the Client



Responsibilty to Colleagues



Responsibility to the Profession



Responsibilty to the Employer