panantha1

another ann: I did see that you had posted it. But earlier you said -
"take it easy. we're all nervous for decisions, and the arch program is tough. i have another first choice, so things aren't as serious for me, maybe."

Therefore I was curious.

No problem.

panantha1

anymore EDers applying to architecture school?

When my son was looking for some guidance on what kind of art work is required for portfolio - he ran into one from this site, which was really good. Here is the link for those of you that is still looking to submit portfolios.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2402239...s/342203/show/

bneg

this is a PF accepted by cornell/rice/syracuse.

panantha1

bneg: I believe so. He had a list of colleges that he was accepted into. But this applicant chose to go to Rice apparently.
Here is the thread:
Architecture Portfolios

Justin_hui

i can see that jimminy is talented in watercolors but i fail to see why professors would really want to accept him..i mean is it really creative? or simply copying from a photograph and painting it on paper?

anotherann

justin, i'm right there with you. but i don't want to speak too fast. i'd love to see your work / share mine, do you have an SN? IM me at l1ne9 if you get this

panantha1

Justin: What I see here is that the project he worked on shows the passion for art. An eight or nine month project shows a lot of dedication - surely, this is not copying something. It also shows that he is willing to experiment with new mediums like cement/hand glazed tiles. I do agree with you on the water color part of it - I wondered a lot about it too. I also did not see a lot of variations - I mean mediums like acryllic/pencil/charcoal etc... it is mostly water color.

If you have your artwork and are willing to share, I will be happy to ask my son to share his.

Justin_hui

i have artwork on various photo sites. most of my photos have nothign to do with my portfolio but any artwork on there is probably included within the portfolio. and sorry, a lot of the photos are quite dark.

http://justinhui.fotopages.com

www.flickr.com/justin_hui

Justin_hui

sorry..it's

flickr.com/photos/justin_hui

panantha1

Justin: Thanks for sharing. I really liked the photograph of "lake powell at sunset". Your paintings and sketches are good too.

panantha1

Justin: The colors are great!

Justin_hui

thanks! i appreciate it

panantha1

sparticus: Arch students are notorious for having sleepless nights. Do you know or have heard from other Arch students what causes the stress? Is it the workload or the critique from the professors or both? Also, do you know of Arch students that work on campus in addition to their heavy workload? Is this possible?

Justin_hui

the stress comes from having too little time to do everything that is assigned. Some people can handle it but for most people, it is tough and all nighters are normal. Some people, like me, who are perfectionists and can't stand creating a mediocre project are often frustrated because the design process is long and it's hard to balance it with other college work. The critiques don't make the students stressed out, but for the most part, demoralizes them and for some, decreases their self esteem. It was like this at summer college, except it wasn't too bad because we didn't have other cornell college courses to take.

Justin_hui

but it might be the critiques that drives stress because students aren't willing to create a poor project. So in order to create a good one, you must spend a lot of time on the project...it isn't building the models that take a long time...it's more like coming up with a good idea and reinforcing an idea..that takes a long time.