Received some recognition for "out there" architecture
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I was pleasantly surprised to find that my deconstructed-neolithic pavilion project appeared in AIArchitect today, which means that every member of the AIA in the U.S. who bothers to check his email could conceivably see it.
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek ... 0727ot.cfm
The full issue begins here:
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The AIA is the voice of the architectural profession and a resource for its members in service to society.
The American Institute of Architects (www.aia.org)
There was a thread devoted to my project a few weeks ago in the gallery forum...if the moderators think it would make more sense to put this post in with that earlier thread, it would be fine with me.
Considering I quit my job as a draftsman Monday after months of frustration, it's nice to get a bit of recognition for something, even if I am not sure that my project measures up to some of the others chosen for the special issue of the online magazine (check them out! Especially the space-based project!).
I wonder if this sort of thing will have any impact on my search for further employment in architecture. (I still have my teaching job at an architecture school, but that's not quite the same thing.) There were some really hostile statements against this topic even before the issue hit the Web.
http://blog.aia.org/aiarchitect/2007/07 ... _tour.html
(Ironically, I was once offered a job at WDG...notice what their principal thought of this. Boy am I glad I didn't take their offer.)
--Lewis
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Lewis that is sheer poetry. Thank you for that. I really enjouyed it.
About those Architects with the pole stuck firmly up their hineys, I wonder what they make of Bilbao?I hope you have an easy job search and get the job of your dreams. Take the article along with you and find a company that appreciates your gifts.
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It is always nice to be recognized.
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Nice work Lewis. Looks good in the newsletter.
Mr. Dove seems to be a bit cranky. I think you lucked out big time.
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Bravo! Lewis, much congrats on being published. Don't read too much into the feedback, they didn't attack your creation, merely the supposition that their membership monies were not being applied correctly.
I, for one, think that "the highest form of art" comment is a bit presumptuous, but none-the-less, architecture influences our every day life - even if we don't consciously experience it as such.
We, as creative professionals, are expected to "dream up" new and exciting designs / use of material / whatever, so how much harm is there in exploring said dreams?
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congratulations on the recognition, i have seen these images posted on the forum and have been in awe of them-good luck for future projects
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Congratulation Lewis, Your project
and presentation really deserves
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Nice one Lewis. Never mind the begrudgers,
they are always there
Mike
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Thanks, everyone. As I sit here going over the AIA classified ads and worrying over my resume, it's good to hear some positive feedback. I certainly feel quite a bit less melancholy than when I first sat down at my computer this morning.
--Lewis
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hi lewis,
congratulations. being recognized is always a good thing, especially because it is rare that something bad is singled out for praise.
about the bad reviews, apart from the professional and childish jealousy they reveal, they did not come from colleagues of yours. those guys are not Architects but business men (in its worst sense) who deal in architecture. time for them is money. they would never understand that thinking about architecture and developing some idea without pay can be a worthy pursuit. you are very lucky you were turned down once by firms like those.
keep it up, man. the path ahead of you may not be as straight and direct as you may hope it to be, but you are sure to reach a safe port eventually.
best regards.
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Congratulations Lewis! That's fantastic! Not just to be recognized for your excellent visual work, but also for your artistic prose!
Well done!
Cheers,
- CraigD
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I am glad for you, Lewis
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quite impressive...
like Stonehenge for our time in their future...
I don't understand any bad reviews as I did not notice any...
for me this is artchitecture... the visual ques are so thought provoking yet subtle, and at the same time it's beautiful, and ugly... it's something I found myself staring at, search for more views and details...
for every flower there is a Gardner, but also a small pest who might eat away at that beautiful flower... I think your work will stand the test of the storm...
if you are looking for work... I'm positive you will find it. if it does not find you first.
congratulations on being recognized by the AIA
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@krisidious said:
I don't understand any bad reviews as I did not notice any...
Oh no, no-one has (yet) made any specific negative comments about my work or any of the other nine projects. Here and by email I've only received compliments.
That last link I posted was just the on-line equivalent of a letters-to-the-editor forum/blog.
http://blog.aia.org/aiarchitect/2007/07/the_magical_mystery_tour.html
Apparently, when they made the call for entries in early June, some AIA members were upset enough with the whole topic of a "fantasy architecture" issue that they wrote the editor of AIArchitect to express their displeasure before the issue even went out. I'll have to keep watching that blog to see what happens now that issue is available...usually only one or two people will write in to comment on any given article or topic. I'm tempted to write in there myself with a response to those preemptive negative comments noting the unbuilt "fantasy" projects that led me into architecture...projects by some rather serious architects like Mies, Le Corbusier, Sant'Elia, Piranesi, Lebbeus Woods, etc.
But since my project was one of those selected for the issue it would probably be best it I keep out of the fray.
Thanks again for the kind words, everyone.
--Lewis
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well i deleted it from my post before I posted it, but I called them the American Institue of Arseholes...
I don't know what it is about architects but they tend to be very anal... and somewhat condesending... although I'm not... lol...
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ha ha! LOL kris! my sentiments exactly! architects tend to be egoists.. atleast most of them.. its kinda becoz of the schools they get trained at i suppose....
anyways i tend to show my ego only at the site!!!
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