Author: Matthew
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Alain de Botten – The Architecture of Happiness
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Thesis Prep II: Collages 2nd set
To recap, my earliest explorations in Thesis Prep I and II dealt with sustainability, globalization, and China. Upon investigation it appears that my interest in these topics is based upon the concern for how future environmental pressures may affect the way we live moving forward in the 21st century. Focusing even more suggested that I…
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Home ownership
I just finished watching several videos on the financial argument for renting vs. buying a home (parts one, two, and three). These videos, along with a comment a professor made during a lecture during the Summer ’11 semester ([paraphrased and summarized]I’d love to see a student try and design a home within the financial means…
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Thesis Prep II: Collages 1st set
When the assignment was first distributed I intended to analytically explore density and sustainability, two topics related to interests I have had for the past few years. I could not find any images to illustrate the subcategories I organize these topics into, and got away from the point of the exploration which was investigating why…
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çay and visit to Istanbul Technical University
Each morning our group has breakfast on the 6th floor covered roof in our hotel. One of the most noticeable things about the view is how the haze seems to fade away parts of the city, much like my brain right now. We’ve done so much that I rely on my camera to help me…
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After four years – the Hagia Sophia
Four years ago I was sitting in Blount Auditorium where Weldon was presenting on Byzantine architecture. Up until that point I had found most of the historical world architecture being covered exotic because I hadn’t traveled and experienced other cultures aside from still images and the occasional movie. Once in a while you’ll come across a building…
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Istanbul
Istanbul is everything I thought it would be and more. I don’t want to only be here 10 days. After two long flights, (we left Boston at 5:45pm EST and arrived in Rome around 7:30am CET…had a 3 hour layover and arrived in Istanbul at 1:30 EET) neither of which we got much sleep, we…