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Essential Question: Why would it be important to consider the moral aspects when contemplating a job offer?
Interview with: Steve Hill
1. How long have you been an architect?
S: I have been working since 1974.
2. What about architecture do you enjoy?
S: Every project is unique and challenging.
PR (personal response): I enjoy the challenge of creating something from scratch.
3. Which project type do you prefer? (Residential, Commercial, Schools,etc.)
S: I like all of them.
PR: I prefer residential because the most creativity can be used.
4. If you could redesign any building in Gainesville, what would you choose and why?
S: The octopus-looking building on Green Street. It doesn’t fit in with the other buildings.
PR: The old Regions Bank building. It needs a renovation.
5. Would you have a team of people work individually on different projects, or have them work on each project as a team?
S: I would give the jobs out accordingly.
PR: I’m still figuring out my answer on this one.
6.What advice would you give a new architect?
S: Don’t get married.
7. If you could change one thing about the architecture field, what would it be?
S: The way a job is given out. It should be given based off merits of the architect, not how cheap he can build it.
PR: I agree with the statement Mr. Hill made above.
Yi-Feng, Chang, and Shih Shen-Guan. "BIM-Based Computer-Aided Architectural Design." Computer-Aided Design & Applications 10.1 (2013): 97-109. Business Source Complete. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.
BIM-Based Computer-Aided Architectural Design was about the transition from CAD to CAAD and the future/past of CAAD. "CAAD is not just a design tool, but rather a way of thinking, and can provide a channel for communication for people and computers, creating a distributed, networked design culture" (Yi-Feng, Chang, and Shih Shen-Guan 98). Graphs were given to show the transitions all the way from the Mainframe age to the Cloud age. BIM is shown to be easier, faster, and more convenient for designers and builders alike.
Designers trained in BIM software are capable of creating a design plan in the conceptual development age (possible paraphrase). Designers can use BIM software from the initial development of an architectural design, employ architectural models with 3D information as integration tools, and store all information needed for designs in a database via BIM (Yi-Feng, Chang, and Shih Shen-Guan 98).
This is a well-documented , credible commercial source. It is the latest year (2013) with three credible authors. Also, the article is written by a well-known architectural information business.
This paper is revenant to my life by showing the future of the architectural technology world. It gives a credible look into the likelihood of the industry. This article can be used in the technology section of my research paper.
First Semester Annotated Biblography
Sorkin, Micheal. "Drawing the Line." The Nation.com. N.p., 13 Sept. 2013. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
This article questioned how far an architect should morally go when it comes to completing a project. The example used were prisons. Should a architect build a structure where mental instability and suicide is prevalent? "Just as doctors are enjoined by their oath from the actual performance of state-sanctioned murder, so architects should resist when confronted with the design of death chambers" (Sorkin 2). The author gave examples such as the building of Auschwitz, and how AIA (Architectural Institute of America) was starting to change code. He pushed for reform of not only prisons, but also the restructuring of the way architects decide to accept jobs morally.
"Because buildings have uses and frame and enable particular activities, their ethical aspect is inevitable by simple association. The connection can be fuzzy or clear. Bauhaus grads worked on the plans for Auschwitz, and someone thought hard about the ornamentation on the facade of the Lubyanka" (Sorkin 2).
While the factual information is valid, the author did show extreme bias against the current prison system. However, he is one of the main writers for The Nation, which has been a reliable source of information since 1865, and the article was found on Galileo. Also, the article was written just last year, so it is still relevant.
This piece of writing actually made me change my original end of the year project idea because I was so fascinated with what it was saying. I had never thought about the moral side of drawing before, and it opened my eyes to the things I take for granted. I will use this article to further research controversial topics and look at the architecture behind them such as Auschwitz.
Second Semester Annotated Bibliography
Audience members included: Caroline Dickey, Bailey Pless, Zak Hill, and Quintin Miles
The head of Construction Board of Waffen SS, Karl Bischoff, planned the site of the camp and said it was
Designed with functionality as the brutal criteria of the design process.
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