Independent Component 2

I, Melvin Rodriguez, affirm that I have done 30 hours of work that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work

              I have completed 30 hours of work by doing activities recommended by Dr. Fernandes, an architect, and Henry, a student of architecture at Cal Poly Pomona. These activities include scale drawing, sketching, practicing on the CAD program (Computer-Aided Design), constructing a craft of my own, and understanding 3D objects and their volume. Doing these activities would cause me to get more familiar to architectural concepts, and thus help me understand my topic that much more. The minimum time was passed easily as drawing requires a lot of time and effort, the CAD program required hours of lecture from my service learning, as well as videos to better understand the program before I even began to use it. I also spent a few hours analyzing my house to see the measures and most accurately replicate the structure into the CAD program the best I can. Every day I naturally sketch so this accumulated into my hours as well. When it was all done I knew that my essential question was going to be that much easier to answer. Through the process of completing my independent component I saw that architects have to see things from another perspective. For example, a box is not a square, it is a cube, if you take one side of that box you will be affecting the four sides around the one that was removed. The other thing I learned was gaining a mental picture of a certain object that measures a certain amount, and use that measure when trying to scale a part of a structure. For example, When designing my own home through CAD, I imagined my 10 foot basketball court laying across my room and noted that my room might be a little more than ten feet wide. Last, but not least, I learned that dedication is important when designing a structure. While Henry was lecturing me he noted that the architecture studio is always open because students usually stay over night to finish their work. He said that sleep was something an architect has to give up in order to get the job done because there will be nights were the project is due the next morning.




Calendar: Architecture Independent Component 2


Evidence:

From 2D.............

 To improved 2D..... (I deleted my kitchen wall, rookie mistake..)

To 3D.....

 Construction through cardboard material...

Scale Drawing & 3D understanding

Sketching

Helping 2013

Interviewed: Joseph Luna

04/24/2012

1. What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

Joey: I plan to do something involving criminal investigation because that is what I will potentially do in the future.

I told him to talk to Jaime Cervantes for help on his topic because he is doing something related to criminal investigation so he may help him out in order to get connections.

2.  What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning which is due prior to senior year?

Joey: I want to work with my local police station for 10 hours.

I told him that it is a good idea, and it would be better to get commitment from that police station were he would get the fifty hours for senior year as well as the 10 hours in the summer.

3. What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

Joey: I want to get ideas for next year which can help me present and see the good and the bad things that they do in the presentation and carry the good onto my presentation.

4. What questions do you have about senior project?

Joey: Is there any specific way I have to write my essential question?

Make sure your answer is not too general and that every word in the essential question helps people understand what you are trying to find.  
I told him not to worry too much on his essential question because he will get a lot of help next year during class.

Answer #3

• Essential Question: What is most important when designing a structure?
• Answer: Accounting for the the environment around you when designing a structure.
• Evidence: (1) The farm market at the store is self-sustainable due to its environment, the Cal Poly Pomona campus emphasizes environmental design so the farm was not an exception. (2) The theaters that you go watch your movies are accounting for the environment as one would not be able to see the movies as comfortably if there was no slope in the seating arrangements nor get the feeling of a theatrical theater without the massive features of the building. (3) The stadium for the Arizona Cardinals is closed in because the heat is absolutely horrendous, thus the architects/engineers accounted for this and designed the building to suit the environment.
• Source: "A lively Theatre"/Dr Fernandes lecture: Intro to Architecture./ "An introduction to western architecture and design".

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