Books I Intend To Read:
1. “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell – After reading Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” in semester one I am intrigued to read another title by this author.
2. “The Mind Map Book” by Tony Buzan – After being asked to read part of this book in preparation for semester one I would like to complete the rest of the book as I found the section I did read very useful.
3. “A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design” by J. Owen Lewis – After completing a studio project centring around sustainable design I would like to explore the topic further and incorporate the practice in future designs. The synopsis of this book states that it gives “advice suitable for undergraduate and post graduate students on the integration of sustainable practice into the design and construction process, the issues to be considered, the strategies to be adopted, the elements of green design and design evaluation within the process.”
4. “Think – Inside The Sketchbook” by Gillian Robinson, Alison Mountain and David Hulston – By reading this book I hope to discover how to use a sketchbook fully as a design tool.
5. “Conversations With Frank Gehry” by Barbara Isenberg – This book focuses on the career of Frank Gehry, the world-renowned architect, whose latest design, the 76-story tall New York by Gehry building, opened in February of this year. With a long list of well-respected designs, I would very much like to find out about his work in greater detail.
Updates I Intend To Make On My Blog:
1. Purchase a domain name. A website and blog with a personal domain name and an email account with a sophisticated address will be much more professional.
2. Link my current website (which I will update) to my blog in order to display my projects in greater detail in relation to any posts on my studio work.
3. Create a Delicious account. Working between computers in the college, my laptop in the studio and my desktop at home often makes keeping track of bookmarks difficult so a delicious account will be of great use to me, making things a lot easier to find!
4. Create a Twitter account to allow me to quickly update followers on new posts on both my blog and website. Twitter will also allow me to receive regular updates from other people from the design industry who may be of interest to me.
5. Change my blog layout. I aim to have a common theme running throughout both my blog and website so they are easily recognisable as being related. It will make it easier for visitors to relate both to me personally.
People I intend to Connect with over the summer:
1. Lindsey McIntosh – Lindsey is currently doing a Masters in Design and has given lectures to second year IED students over the semester on materials used in architecture. Her lectures have included information on sustainable materials, which has been helpful to me when completing my current project. Lindsey had lots of interesting things to say so by following her on Twitter I hope to stay informed of any knowledge she has to share.
2. Alex Pearson – Alex has taught IED student from all years in 3D Max and Sketch-up recently and in doing so has given examples of his own work. I was impressed with his past projects and am interested to connect to Alex’s website to keep up to date on any future projects.
3. Jonathan Baldwin – I would like to follow Jonathan on Twitter as he regularly posts information on articles, T.V. programmes etc. that are relevant or of interest to design students.
4. Keppie Architects – Designers at this firm have recently built a new hospital in Larbert where I was brought up. Last summer I completed a mini project on the hospital and found their work fascinating. Many of you will be familiar with their work as they also designed Dundee’s local shopping centre, the Overgate. I would love to find out more about this particular company and have been given contact details for possible work experience.
5. Delta Studios: The Creative Centre – The centre opened in my home town of Larbert a couple of years ago and over the summer I intend to visit the exhibition space in the hope of getting more information about the studios. Ideally I would like to get contact information from members to find out about any up and coming projects in the area.
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| The Forth Valley Royal Hospital by Keppie Architects. |
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