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Entering the Room

Unfolding a room

Vankin, Deborah. “The Broad.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2017, www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-broad-kusama-tickets-20170717-htmlstory.html.

It is hard to think that a painting, drawing, or even a doodle has movement. But with lots of time and editing, one can make their art have movement through colors, brush strokes and their placement. It does not only apply to painting but it also applies to any kind of design, especially architectural design where a part of the building flows along with the environment. Movement makes any kind of artwork more successful because it attracts people's attention and make them feel whatever the architect intends them to feel. If it was dark, they would feel tension; if it was on an open space, they would feel freedom and so on. I am a curious person, I tend to get close just to see all of the details and I am sure that I am not the only one.

The way the building was designed is quite interesting. It kind of looks like it has scales from afar (of course it doesn't but it looks like it). I like how the guide said that the way it was design was to compliment the building beside it which was the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Now that building is fascinating. The Broad is at the center of Los Angeles and it definitely stands out from the rest of the buildings. Walking inside the museum, it felt like the walls were melting down to the ground and I found that intriguing. When we finally got to see all the artwork, I had this gawk on my face that I just couldn't believe it. It was colorful, random, and captivating. In some parts of the galleries it almost feels like you are inside of the paintings, which tripped me out (in a good way). What I wish I could have seen was the Infinity Room. But the wait was 4 hours! I ain't gonna wait that long for something that I would probably just look at for 30 minutes, it's not worth it… Or is it?

I find it very inspiring how two current Woodbury professors have their own architecture firm. I learned that every experience has place and or space from the lecture. The "Wheel of Design" caught my eye because of its simplicity which makes it so captivating. It makes me realize that sometimes less is more and its simplicity is really talking more than you would expect, just like a picture has a thousand words. The Book area though, now let's talk about that. I felt like I was in a modernized version of the movie Beauty and the Beast where the princess, Belle, just walks in the library filled with books, top to bottom. The Book area was shaped like a football stadium where you can sit, relax and read. In this lecture, the most important thing I learned was that even the simplest ideas can make reality. The design process makes it easier and faster by giving something a meaning, a purpose, so to speak. I relate this to my studio projects where I would love to make my cubes on Rhino all complex, but I can also make it simple and it would still be intriguing.

People say that Architects only build buildings. What they don't know, or seem to know, is that Architects draw. Their drawings are what the buildings will come from. As Robin Evans had said "Architects don't make buildings, they make drawings." Then it hit me, Architects design/draw the buildings, they do not physically build them, that is were construction workers and engineers would come and help build the buildings. 3D design programs, like Rhino, helps me visualize the space that it is being used on the model, but when it comes to making the physical model, the design programs seem to be a little too perfect. When making the physical model, you have to take into consideration the flaws that you might have to endure when building it. 

Autopia - Where there are a lot of transportation, such as cars, where people would sometimes be stuck on traffic or cause pollution, but also use their automobiles for their own comfort.