Studio 01

A few years ago when I decided to go back to school for Architecture, it's safe to say that I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I knew that with a background in advertising/ graphic design that there wouldn't be much of a connection. I don't think I realized how much work would be involved - the late nights trying to learn to draw, the exacto knife injuries, the trips to the art store.

Well, now I've been out of school for a while and I still have an apartment full of studio projects that sit in the corner collecting dust. I've been tempted many times to have a grand bonfire to celebrate but I just can't bring myself to strike the match. So, I'm going to post some pictures from the projects I worked on for no other reason than I have to do something with all this stuff.

First up is Studio 01 - the beginning. The first semester was spent analyzing a piece of jazz music - "Lester Leaps In" - and then interpreting it into visual representation. Sounds crazy, and it was, but it was also a good lesson in drawing a lot and later model building.

At the end of the semester, we would have a jury review where a group of instructors and professionals would gather to critique our projects. Sometimes it was even worse than it sounds...