Your checklist to get started checklist for this course…
Before we prepare a checklist to get started for this Current Issues journey, let me give you a little
background. About 17 years ago, I taught a compulsory course titled Critical Evaluation of Architecture. It was an architectural theory course at 300 level. I had never taught this before and had never been taught the same and so I saw it as an opportunity to evolve the issues that ran through my head when I was a junior (300 level student) in college (university) in the 1980s in the deep south of the USA.
Start your checklist -Dream!
I had always been a dreamy sort. The “head in the clouds” girl often lost in thought. Some said even then I had the makings of an absent minded professor (talk about self fulfilling prophecies). I always wondered what were the components of architecture. The get started checklist for current issues is a result.
The forest and the trees? – Your checklist for Architecture
Architecture is like a mysterious forest full of esoteric flora and fauna. The flora can be called structures, design, theory and history, components, materials and the list goes on.The problem of being in a forest therefore is the seeming inability to appreciate the totality of its essence. Hence the proverbial saying, “cant see the forest for the trees!”
And yet the trees make up the forest. Current issues in architectural thought and expression evolved from the Critical evaluation of Architecture to enable us see both the forest and the trees! The key elements can be identified through a getting started checklist.
Getting Current in Mode and Content
To get us to see both the forest and the trees we are using the most current tools available to convey the content of this course: The Internet. When this course first started, we went on a field trip to Abuja with the late Arc Eche Ameh and the legendary Arc Amos ‘Toye. We did not have the opportunity of watching slides and films due to our economy back then. Therefore field trips are vital.
Getting on board
Join the train and upgrade your technology skills as well. You are in good company. The video shows the checklist instructions. Remember, the sky is your stepping stone!
Wow,inspiring. Learning made easy
We pray
Inspired
I trust it will translate to inspired expression
Thank you ma’am for the video guide
We are really lucky
With due respect, luck has little to do with it
The instructions given have been taken note of, thank you ma.
You’re welcome
The idea of learning and interacting online is vast and more productive
I hope we maximize it’s uses
The ball is in your court. Kick with precision
With the emergence of advanced technology are field trips no longer relevant? Because some slides and presentations don’t relay the message completely
Virtual reality may address some of your concerns in a Post COVID-19 reality
Ma why do u relate architecture to a mysterious forest
You can find out in our focus group discussions
Ma why did you relate architecture to a mysterious forest
You can find out in our focus group discussions
Thank you for the video guideline ma.
Please based on the “forest” analogy, is this course also a tree in the forest?
A branch on a theoretical tree
Thank you for the video guideline ma.
You’re welcome
This video was very helpful. Thank you.
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I really appreciate the work going on here ma.. Really helping
Thank you for your kind words
Ma, I don’t really understand the statement; ‘Can’t see the forest for the trees’
This is a colloquial expression to describe someone so caught up in the minute details that they can’t see the big picture. Don’t get bogged down with design, structures, components…they’re only parts of the whole that makes up Architecture.
Thank you for the guideline na, but I don’t understand the link or the concept behind a forest and architecture
I believe the focus group discussion will help understanding. Do participate
This is helpful ❤️
Great
Thanks a lot ma, this is really helpful especially being able to liken architecture to a forest.
I hope you have a better understanding of the analogies. Your concept is the root of your design. Your product is the fruit of your design
This is very insightful! The analogy to trees and forest couldn’t be more apt.
Thank you ma😁
I’m glad you can see the analogies. You’re welcome
Thank you ma, This has really been helpful
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Thank you very much Ma
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Your Comment Here…thank you very much ma.
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What a great analogy,thanks
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Inspiring! Thank you ma and also ICT today for making learning much easier.
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Thank you ma this is inspiring and educating
Thank you
This is very insightful. Thank you ma.
You’re welcome
Field trips are indeed vital. Hope we go on a few of them.
We’ll try
Ma with the emergence of slides for teaching students,is field trip not necessary anymore for architecture students
It’s still necessary so that you can touch the buildings. The human eye is still the best camera
Thank you for the video guideline ma.
You’re welcome
Thank you ma for using the internet to teach us and enlighten us. It is something we really need to use more in Nigeria.
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Thank you ma, very insightful!
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Been helpful.
Thank you ma
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Thank you ma
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A good analogy…it sends home a deep meaning
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Thank you ma
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Really inspiring ma, thank you for this!
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Much appreciation ma with the help of this slide I think our mode of understand will be better thank you very much
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Thank you ma, this course will help me change my perspective on how I view architecture and tackle my school related issues
Happy to hear that
Can’t wait to explore the nitty-gritty of this course!!
Welcome. Let’s go
This is very true, while in a forest, we find it difficult to appreciate the individual trees, rather we just see a forest
Well observed. We move
I really admire the parallelism to the trees and forest as it relates to architecture.
Thank you. Iḿ a visual learner so the mental images really help
This is really helpful ma’am. Thank you
You’re welcome
This content helps me to understand the mysterious tree relating it to the Gestalt theory, thank you ma.