Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. For my independent study component I plan on reading for an hour and sketching something creative from what I read (books, novels, articles) for at least an hour a day.
2. My Independent component will easily pass the 30 hour minimum because it will take two hours a day. The margin notes and sketches will prove to be enough evidence as well and I predict that I will gradually become a much better reader and artist throughout my days of work which will result in more sketches/pages read per hour.
3. My independent component relates to my E.Q. because sketching is a main part of designing a structure and fusing this with reading will prove to get my imagination running at a higher level which may prove to be most important when designing a structure.

Independent Component 1

• Calendar
• Evidence: 

1. Transcript
2. Rubric for Introduction to Architecture:

 

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3. Introduction to Architecture Paper:                                                                                

 

 4. Quiz:                                                                                                                        

• Literal: (a) I, Melvin Rodriguez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents more than 37.5 hours of work.                                                                     (b) I completed a class at Citrus College that was approximately 37.5 hours of lecture. The class involved quizes, tests, a final paper, and a final test. During the class I would have to take notes on the lecture in my composition book. Our professor would require us to right in our notebook with great organization in order to recieve a good grade on the notes. These notes also were the key in passing the tests and quizes; basically what was on the notes was what we were going to be tested on. In our notebooks we were required to write notes on our own on the doctorate book our professor wrote which is called "A Introduction to Western Architecture". He would go over the answer to the chaper review questions once we were done with a chapter. Dr. Fernandes also had us buy two books to read "Field Guide to American Houses" and "Europe 101" to read on our own. Lastly, Dr. Fernandes had us write a paper which required us to interview a family elder in order to find out about a unique piece of architecture from our culture.
• Interpretive: My work earned an A in the class at a college level. I easily spent more than 30 hours working on this component by attending the class and went "above and beyond" by taking organized notes, interviewing several family members for my final paper, spending a rigurous night awake studying for the final test, and ultimately learning more than I had to about the period and style of Architecture. I learned more by researching on my own, staying after class to conversate about architecture with my professor, and ultimately earn connections that will help me answer my essential question, "What is most important when designing a structure?"
• Applied: It helped me answer my essential question because this class really did do a good job at introducing me to Architecture. I learned about architecture from pre-history to futuristic and it showed me the innovative ways that architects would design a structure. It showed me that throughout the eras people found that being innovative is very important when designing a structure. For example, my professor told me about Versai, which was built in the Renaissance and how they had marble columns in the hallways to a certain height until it became scarce and how they would have painters replicate the marble so beautifully that it is almost impossible to see in through the human eye. This innovative thinking also proved important in the midevil times when architects would design castles in order to best benefit the people inside. Firstly, they would have to find a way to keep water inside the premises of the caslte walls. Then they would have to design the castle in a way that gave the advantage to the one's battling from inside the castle. Lastly the architects would have to find a way to make the inside of some castles civilized in order to maintain people for a long period of time. These and many other examples are what brought me to the answer "You as an architect must work with the resources that you have, which means being creative when there is a scarce amount of tools and resources that you as an architect would prefer."                                                          Thank you for your interest in my component; have a nice day! -Melvin Rodriguez

Presentation 2 Rough Draft

20 Minute Lesson Plan

Prepared By: Melvin Rodriguez

House: East

Essential Question: What is most important when designing a structure?

Objectives: For my 20 minute presentation I plan to teach the class on how to properly identify the different styles of architecture that are common in the United States.

	Teacher Guide	Time
Introduction	Hello, I am Melvin Rodriguez and today I am going to teach you guys a little bit more about architecture. The objective is to have you guys learn the different styles of architecture that are common here in America. I will do so by passing on what I have learned so far through my class, research, books, and videos. The audience will then be using what they learned in order to complete my activity.	2 min	Three Important Sources 1. (Source and justification.  Minimum speaking length: 30 seconds.) 2. (Source and justification.  Minimum speaking length: 30 seconds.) 3. (Source and justification.  Minimum speaking length: 30 seconds.)
Verification (Steps to check for student understanding)	●      Beginning of Presentation: In order to really see where the class is in understanding my topic I will have to ask the question of whether they have seen a specific type of house. Then I will proceed to ask them what style they believe that house is. ●      End: Check for understanding by…having a few people answer my question of what style a certain structure is.	2 min

Body (Give and/or demonstrate necessary information)

Break down what you plan on talking about into manageable sections. ●    Literal: I have learned a lot about the styles of architecture throughout the nation but more around the city of Los Angeles. ●    Interpretive: When going around any city someone has to be able to appreciate the architecture and be able to understand where the architecture originated from. ●    Applied: This topic can help me in the future because the first thing that a student of architecture has to be able to do is know what style’s of architecture there are in order to incorporate them into their designs. This will also help my project because I will be closer to knowing what is most important when designing a structure.

●    Literal: 2 min ●    Interp: 2min ●    Applied: 2 min

Visuals (for Body of presentation) For my visual I plan to show pictures of different styles of architecture and showing the audience each one while also showing the basic sketch of these types of architecture so they could better understand how they look.

Activity (Describe the independent activity to reinforce this lesson)

●    What is the activity: The activity is that the audience will have to get into a few groups and draw a style of architecture. By being in groups the students will be able to share their understanding of what I taught them and thus help one another in sketching the right thing. ●    How it will be done: I will have the class get into an even amount of groups and then ask them to draw a style of architecture that I have showed them. Each individual in the group must complete a drawing of their chosen style and for the participation I will hand out candy as a reward.

5 min

Materials   I will bring plain paper, pencils, and candy.

Conclusion

I will depart the stage by asking the audience to tell me one thing they have learned in my presentation. I will take their answers and expand on what they said by saying how in the beginning everyone was pretty clueless on what I meant when I was talking about “styles of architecture” and how now they could not only just give me great suggestions, but how they could also differentiate the styles of architecture in our nation. I will end by saying how great of an audience they were and thank them for listening and participating.

2 min

Answer 1

1. There are many answers to "What is most important when designing a structure?" and I chose: Working with the resources that you have. This means being creative when there is a scarce amount of tools and resources that you as an architect would prefer. 
2. Evidence:

• I found this evidence from my college class which was "Introduction to Architecture" lectured by Dr. Fernandes. He would provide us with videos, books, and his personal experience of past to present architecture and how structures were designed and built until the present.One example would be when he showed us a video on the Palace of Versailles. The video showed beautiful architecture of the palace in France and appeared to have the top of the line in resources used to build. When we got to a specific room that showed what appeared to be marble columns, my professor paused the video and said that when he visited the Palace, he miraculously noticed that they were not made of marble but painted carefully to seem as if they were. This shows that they would use marble to a certain point until they ran out and then would be very creative in finding a substitute to the marble.

• Another form of evidence would be my professors story of his work experience and how he has balanced the foundation of structures by not using an advanced tool but rather just using water until it stopped leaking on a certain side.

       3. Sources that I found this answer was with:

• Introduction to Architecture lectured by Dr. Richard Fernandes, Architect AIA CSI.
• A Introduction to Western Architecture and Design "http://art-arch.com/$$$ATW/ATLAS/ATWEB/V_FRAME.HTM" by Dr. Fernandes. This is his doctorate book that talks about the history of architecture from different periods in time.
• Videos: The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals DVD, David Macaulay: Castle DVD
• Books: A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia & Lee McAlester, Rick Steve's Europe 101: History & Art for the Traveler by Rick Steve & Gene Openshaw.

Blog 11: Third Interview Questions

I plan on interviewing Dr. Fernandes. He previously did my first interview but I did not feel like I got enough information from what I could of had received from him, especially with his broad experience in the field of architecture.

1. What must you always account for when designing a structure? why?

2. Throughout your career what have you had most trouble with involving architecture?

3. What do you emphasize when designing a structure in order to make the people happy?

4. What do you emphasize when designing a structure in order to make your costumer happy?

5. When accounting for the surroundings of your project, how do you design in order to make your surroundings better?

6. What annoys you the most when designing a structure? Why?

7. How can surroundings degrade your project?

8. Does an architect get to choose the location of his/her design or is it all on the costumer?

9. What troubles you most when working with the construction team?

10. What design that you have done are you most proud of? Why?

11. What design anywhere in the world do you look up? Why?

11. What design do you feel is terrible anywhere in the world? Why?

12. How do you account for wear and tear when designing your structure?

Self Reflection

1.  Currently in my senior project I believe I am doing Proficiently. I haven't been able to do the maximum of my ability because of the lack of time. I believe I will manage to do much better quality of work when I find the time to do so.
2. I believe I've done the best on learning about my topic. Throughout these months I have been able to learn so much about architecture. This is mainly because of my "Introduction to Architecture" class at Citrus College. I have easily been able to grasp the basic concepts about architecture and the important history involved in the most famous designs.
3. One thing I would like to improve is the way I research. My research method has not been up to par and it shows in my grade. I think being able to research is the main key for success when designing the best structure because you have to know what worked in the past.

Science Fair Proposal

1. If a green rooftop is used on a structure, then the temperature in that structure will decrease.

2. Dependent Variable: Temperature in the structure (C)
Independent Variable: Type of roof used
Control: Same structure, same thermometer used.

3. This relate to my senior project EQ because when designing any structure, you have to implement, "Structure equals function". This would make the green roof the structure and the less energy consumption the function. This experiment would allow me to prove that green roofs will lower consumption and thus make green roofs important when considering when designing an energy-efficient structure.

4. I plan on doing my experiment in my backyard.

1.  I will have a square foot of regular roof tile and place it on top of a box and record the temperature before and after 10 minutes. 
2. I will then have a square foot of the green roof on top of a box. I will record the temperature inside the box before and after 10 minutes.
3. I will compare the results to see if there is any notable difference.
4. I will then repeat these steps again in order to get a more accurate average.

5. Project Category: Ecology & Environmental Management