causerie 003
dinner for two
Explaining Architecture to someone is one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do.
It's ambitious to relate to someone who isn't in the same expertise as you. Doing so requires an abounding amount of patience and will to understand what makes another person tick, what they're passionate of, and why they wake up every single morning. I find myself searching for a common ground the way a pig searches for truffles to explain that exact feeling with people; or really, everyone. And it wasn't until the desire to explain birthed the desire to find that platform in which it can be understood by the one's who aren't in my field. There isn't a book in my library I can hand to someone and say "here, this is what I do, this is why I can get out of the bed and share the most of my day with something that drives that corner of passion in my heart." Albeit, it would be nice to do that, finding that common ground seemed to be the most pragmatic approach to find understanding. This is what I found:
The weather was awful in Rotterdam that day, so I decided to take advantage and spend most of it inside. The train to Delft, a city located 20 minutes north of Rotterdam which sits tucked in the countryside between Rotterdam and Amsterdam was my best chance to visit a prestigious school devoted to the realm I devote my time to willingly. In walking through the campus of Delft University of Technology I proceeded through the centrality of a boulevard with buildings cradling it on opposing sides. The architecture was overwhelmingly refreshing using techniques for fenestration and cladding that was alien to me and to compliment it, the signs read Faculty of Engineering and Geosciences, the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering; just to name a few. I asked a woman at the front desk to direct me to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and she politely directed me to walk nearly a mile to get to it. In this long walk I saw more of the campus and the expectations grew exponentially with each faculty I passed. The Faculty of Architecture must have been
It's ambitious to relate to someone who isn't in the same expertise as you. Doing so requires an abounding amount of patience and will to understand what makes another person tick, what they're passionate of, and why they wake up every single morning. I find myself searching for a common ground the way a pig searches for truffles to explain that exact feeling with people; or really, everyone. And it wasn't until the desire to explain birthed the desire to find that platform in which it can be understood by the one's who aren't in my field. There isn't a book in my library I can hand to someone and say "here, this is what I do, this is why I can get out of the bed and share the most of my day with something that drives that corner of passion in my heart." Albeit, it would be nice to do that, finding that common ground seemed to be the most pragmatic approach to find understanding. This is what I found:
The weather was awful in Rotterdam that day, so I decided to take advantage and spend most of it inside. The train to Delft, a city located 20 minutes north of Rotterdam which sits tucked in the countryside between Rotterdam and Amsterdam was my best chance to visit a prestigious school devoted to the realm I devote my time to willingly. In walking through the campus of Delft University of Technology I proceeded through the centrality of a boulevard with buildings cradling it on opposing sides. The architecture was overwhelmingly refreshing using techniques for fenestration and cladding that was alien to me and to compliment it, the signs read Faculty of Engineering and Geosciences, the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering; just to name a few. I asked a woman at the front desk to direct me to the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and she politely directed me to walk nearly a mile to get to it. In this long walk I saw more of the campus and the expectations grew exponentially with each faculty I passed. The Faculty of Architecture must have been