| Name: Andrea
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| School: Brigham Young University - Idaho |
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| Project Name: Katz Residence: A Passive Solar/Barrier-free Design |
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Project Description:
Mr. Thomas Katz of Santa Fe, New Mexico, would like an "extreme" home which utilizes
passive solar energy and is accessible for his son, Robert, who is in a wheelchair.
A dramatic architectural form of rammed earth sets the stage for traditional Spanish
and Oriental interior elements and materials that maximize the sun's energy during
both winter and summer months in the desert climate of Santa Fe. Accessibility is
also addressed in every aspect from entrances to flooring materials. |
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Biography:
If You Give A Designer A Pencil*
By Andrea Walker
If you give a designer a pencil, she might sketch and draw imaginary creatures and
original artwork, but to do so she might ask you for some paper.
If you give a designer some paper, she will draw all of those things and then
decide to create elaborate floor plans. Eventually, she’ll take a drafting class
because she thinks it could be fun to do them for money as an architect.
Then she might decide that Interior Design could be just as imaginative as fine
art, but just as logical as drafting floor plans, so she’ll ask you if she can go
to college.
If you give a designer a college education, she will have lots of projects and no
leisure time, but she will love school anyway because she is learning to do what
she loves and has excellent professors who teach her that design is a science as
well as an art, and teach her that interior designers have a responsibility to
contribute to good design.
If you give a designer a Bachelor’s Degree, she will most likely pursue a
Master’s Degree in Architecture to become a licensed architect and interior
designer. Then she will have flexibility and extra knowledge within the field.
And if you give a designer that, she will be an asset to any company or firm with
which she works.
If you tell a designer to go out into the world and make a difference, she won’t
be able to do otherwise, because her education has made her aware of ergonomics,
universal and green design, psychology of color, space planning, and the elements
and principles of design.
If you give a designer clientele, she will work to make them aware of the benefits
of smart design. She will design residential and commercial interiors that are
ecological and efficient. She will design using durable, lasting materials. She
will create timeless designs appropriate for a universal population. She will
incorporate form and function as imperative elements of aesthetics. She will
utilize her skills to create comfortable and innovative interiors for a new
generation of educated consumers.
If you give a designer success, she will continue to be a success. Because she
focuses on smart design, you yourself might ask her to design your office space or
restaurant or another space.
Then she might ask you for a pencil.
* Based on the children’s books If You Give a Mouse A Cookie and If You Give A
Moose A Muffin, by Laura Joffe Numeroff. |
