Thursday, January 31, 2008
My Sisters House in sketchup
Here is a view of My Sisters House entering the Dinning room and kitchen on the right hand side.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Floormat for South Africa
My design for the floormat was inspired by the apartheid in South Africa. The smaller pieces represent the seperation the existed before the start of the apartheid. As you come closer to the middle of the mat, the pieces grow larger, representing the seperation ending. While these pieces grow closer together, they then make up the South African flag represented in the middle.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
IAR 202 - Jan 24 2008
I N T E R V I E W
Name: Mikko Koivisto
Birth Date/ place: 4.18.1987 Helsinki Finland
Family Details: Mom Dad 2 step brothers, sister
Path of coming here:: Purpose of coming and thoughts of coming here, accomplishments in mind:
School is good back at home so I didn’t come here for better education but the combination of basketball and school was good, not one more than another…mainly basketball…but college provides good academics.
The idea of playing in college here was something that really wanted to experience.
Family letting him go:
Mom took the move hard but never held him back, she wanted him to do what was best for him. And supported him with what he wanted to do. The idea was to only go for 1 year then see how he liked it.
It was a lot different than he thought it would have been, he adjusted well to the change and liked it in a couple weeks. Also after a couple of weeks he realized he wasn’t going home for a long time.
Choosing Virginia
Coincidence, friend back home knew someone from Virginia. His friend told the person he knew in Virginia that Mikko was moving here. It was his AAU coach.
Was America like it is portrayed in movies?
He expected what he saw in the movies. But it was a lot like the country in Virginia, people were a lot like they were in the movies too.
Since arriving are there new dreams or goals?
When he first came he was planning on moving here to just think about basketball and forget everything else. Basketball is still important to him, but it is not the only thing going on in his life, like relationships, other people, and school are more important than he planned it to be. He realized it was not just about basketball.
Life before and life after (major changes):
Every time he goes home his same friends have changed a little but still joke around and do the same things that they did 3 years ago. He is closer to his family but also more distant, being away from home he leaned to appreciate more small things that he used to take for granite, like hanging out with his brother or fighting with his mom.
Once finishing college what are your dream situations:
Keep playing ball somewhere most likely in Europe. Not planning on going right back home after college. After college he will have been away from home for 6 years. His dream situation is to play somewhere, get money, not worry about working, get a nice home then hopefully play as long as he can.
What do you think will happen after graduation?
Worst-case scenario he goes back to Finland to play, but keeps studying to find a nice job, but would still enjoy it if he had to do that.
Challenges
Hmmmmmm, probably just, ahhh, just getting used to the thought that you’re here by yourself, getting though missing home stuff. The worst challenge was being home sick. It was hard because he had to stay because of scholarship and knew he was going home later down the road, not immediately. He feels like he has been here a while and lives here on day to day basis.
One word of his life in America
Unforgettable
When you die what do you want people to say about you
As a positive guy who lived his life to the fullest
COLLAGE
Name: Mikko Koivisto
Birth Date/ place: 4.18.1987 Helsinki Finland
Family Details: Mom Dad 2 step brothers, sister
Path of coming here:: Purpose of coming and thoughts of coming here, accomplishments in mind:
School is good back at home so I didn’t come here for better education but the combination of basketball and school was good, not one more than another…mainly basketball…but college provides good academics.
The idea of playing in college here was something that really wanted to experience.
Family letting him go:
Mom took the move hard but never held him back, she wanted him to do what was best for him. And supported him with what he wanted to do. The idea was to only go for 1 year then see how he liked it.
It was a lot different than he thought it would have been, he adjusted well to the change and liked it in a couple weeks. Also after a couple of weeks he realized he wasn’t going home for a long time.
Choosing Virginia
Coincidence, friend back home knew someone from Virginia. His friend told the person he knew in Virginia that Mikko was moving here. It was his AAU coach.
Was America like it is portrayed in movies?
He expected what he saw in the movies. But it was a lot like the country in Virginia, people were a lot like they were in the movies too.
Since arriving are there new dreams or goals?
When he first came he was planning on moving here to just think about basketball and forget everything else. Basketball is still important to him, but it is not the only thing going on in his life, like relationships, other people, and school are more important than he planned it to be. He realized it was not just about basketball.
Life before and life after (major changes):
Every time he goes home his same friends have changed a little but still joke around and do the same things that they did 3 years ago. He is closer to his family but also more distant, being away from home he leaned to appreciate more small things that he used to take for granite, like hanging out with his brother or fighting with his mom.
Once finishing college what are your dream situations:
Keep playing ball somewhere most likely in Europe. Not planning on going right back home after college. After college he will have been away from home for 6 years. His dream situation is to play somewhere, get money, not worry about working, get a nice home then hopefully play as long as he can.
What do you think will happen after graduation?
Worst-case scenario he goes back to Finland to play, but keeps studying to find a nice job, but would still enjoy it if he had to do that.
Challenges
Hmmmmmm, probably just, ahhh, just getting used to the thought that you’re here by yourself, getting though missing home stuff. The worst challenge was being home sick. It was hard because he had to stay because of scholarship and knew he was going home later down the road, not immediately. He feels like he has been here a while and lives here on day to day basis.
One word of his life in America
Unforgettable
When you die what do you want people to say about you
As a positive guy who lived his life to the fullest
COLLAGE
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Computing in Architecture
In today’s modern world, our lifestyle is fast, efficient and evolving all because of computers. It has taken a hold in ever aspect of life. From everyday schooling to your grocery story, the computer is what keeps us organized and on top of things. The design world is no different. Computers have recently taken the place of pencil and paper, and will continue to do so because of the time saving ability and the convenient qualities it offers. Each building requires so much detail, and with that it becomes much more than a hassle to keep them on paper. Therefore like other aspects of life, the computer steps in to help create short cuts and offer different views to a project then ever thought possible.
For example, some design colleges have recent taken design in computing to the next level offering 3-D tours of buildings that have yet to be built. This enables the person to get an actual sense of the building without ever hammering a nail. That’s only one of many programs that help designers today see a project without ever constructing it. In the future a computer could only help the process of the design world. With all the technologies that are at hand, it can only go further, and the computer will most definitely be along for the ride.
For example, some design colleges have recent taken design in computing to the next level offering 3-D tours of buildings that have yet to be built. This enables the person to get an actual sense of the building without ever hammering a nail. That’s only one of many programs that help designers today see a project without ever constructing it. In the future a computer could only help the process of the design world. With all the technologies that are at hand, it can only go further, and the computer will most definitely be along for the ride.
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