28.09.2022

28.09.2022

hey guys these couple of weeks have been a little weird, I've been thinking about what could be the theme for my thesis and trying to not get anxious because of the little war that is happening between the professors of the anual arch project while that, i've been reading about everything i can which envolves architecture, what i thing my thesis is about to be and the relation between architecture and archeology (the theme of the year)

days that you work slower through things are just as valuable and important as the ones you work faster

going back to reading for my dissertation & listening to Ane Brun 🌷

the architecture students

detailed sketches done on thin paper

a love for precision

learning about architectural styles and innovations across different regions and time periods

wandering around a new city, admiring the buildings

sketching ideas on scraps of paper 

a fascination with how the physical contours of a space can affect our experiences within it

visiting famous architectural landmarks, both ancient and modern

knowing that a building is far more than the materials that form it

having a favorite style of architecture and working its elements into your designs

arched ceilings, towering above your head

smudged ink from blueprints on your hands

designing buildings that are both beautiful and functional 

studying historical architectural feats

appreciating the smallest details of everything you do

carved stone tiles

using new technologies to make architecture more sustainable

an intricate combination of firmness, commodity, and delight, as Vitruvius described so long ago

the joy of seeing your concepts brought into the real world

making connections between mathematics, art, and engineering

dreaming of creating something that will last

btw you should absolutely read stuff you don’t agree with. you should think critically about it. you should reflect and find different stimuli and maybe even form your own thought based on or opposed to it. ideas aren’t contagious and reading words someone else has told you are “bad” won’t infect you like a virus and make you “evil”. read with your own brain.

ONLINE THINGS THAT HELP ME ON UNIVERSITY, because someone may need it

resoomer.com –> summarizes the text (you can set your native language)

wordcount.com –> counts words in document

speechinminutes.com –> counts how long it will take to read the prepared text (you can also set whether you speak slowly, quickly or normally)

essaytopicgenerator.com –> generates the topic of the essay based on keywords (the field or type of essay can also be included)

researchgate.net –> free texts that can be referred to in the essay

academia.edu –> free texts that can be referred to in the essay

Google Drive / Microsoft OneDrive and Office365 –> free cloud with tools to make slides, documents etc.

sites.google.com –> make free, simple website without any skills

carrd.co –> make free, simple and pretty website without any skills (max. 100 elements)

Online converters –> change file type to different file type

icons8.com –> free icons (for slides, sites etc.)

remove.bg –> remove background from photo

loader.to –> download YouTube video or playlist as video or sound files

forms.google.com –> make simple form/poll/quiz/etc.

quizlet.com –> make flashcards and test yourself (some things are only in pro version now)

Streaming services –> documentary films, educational podcasts etc.

artsandculture.google.com –> explore art, online museum tours etc.

plantsnap.com –> recognizes plants and mushrooms

ecosia.org –> web browser, but they plant trees when you use it

tunemymusic.com –> transfers music playlist (or text song list) to another service

shazam.com –> recognizes songs

slidesgo.com –> slides templates

Darkling Dark Mode –> dark mode for Google Chrome

Darkling Dark Mode –> dark mode for Microsoft Edge

thesaurus.com –> finds synonyms (you can easily find similar websites in your native language)

Apple reminders, google calendar etc. –> help organize

Online libraries –> free books

html-online.com –> write html, css and javascript online

supercook.com –> shows recipes with things you have at home

edx.org –> free courses

academicearth.org –> free courses