Dichosartistica

So I could not figure out how to upload word documents, so I just took pictures of my word documents haha oh well. :)

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So I completely forgot until now to do this blog! Ah! I've been really sick and unfortunately really busy! So sorry!

As far as presentation options go, I'd probably say our group will chose a portfolio. This way our group can include images and texts in a creative, yet still professional sense. Another option may possible be a movie. I know Namdi really liked the idea and then we could show the different commericals of BP and Chevron showing their shift from we don't really care about the environment at all because we are making loads of money to we care o so much about the environment and always have.

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"The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization" -Frank Lloyd Wright

The built environment inspires awe and wonder of the creativity and mathematical advancements of human nature. It represents cultural differences of ideas and traditions. It creates edges and borders, the end of a city, the beginning of a farm town. It differentiates civilizations, countries, cities, towns, and individuals. It portrays time and allows each generation to leave its imprint.

So how have could something so seemingly large and intangible possibly mold the person I have become and still am becoming? Well, the built environment has influenced me enough to want to leave my personal imprint on it, and I am writing a blog for architecture class right now, am I not? For one thing, the built environment present throughout my life of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, suburbia has scared me enough into broadening my horizons in fear of living in a pseudo Victorian-style house with pseudo shudders, pseudo stone finish, pseudo lawn, pseudo topiaries, and conversing with pseudo neighbors and friends while trying to maintain a pseudo marriage with my pseudo breasts and pseudo tan. AH! But on a more serious note, the built environment has influenced me as a person. For example, the architecture and environment of the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities campus and surrounding areas heavily influenced my decision to further my education here instead of the University of Wisconsin- Madison, the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, and the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champagne (all of which I was accepted to and debating between this past year). The proximity and complexity of the built environment of a metropolis versus a farm community has molded and continues to mold my desire to live in a big city. The charm and flavor of European culture has ignited my love of travel and foreign culture, especially Spanish culture.

And I am not only inspired by the built environment of the present, but of the past and future, as well. I am fascinated by the history and development of ancient civilizations and countries, such as the varying architecture between the Mayan civilization and the Roman Empire. And, as mentioned earlier, I have this aggressive desire to leave my imprint on the future of our built environment, whether big or small.

Central pivot irrigation in Southwest, U.S.

Minneapolis Skyline

So I pretty much loathe and have a few choice words for movabletype software because IT JUST ERASED EVERYTHING I JUST WROTE! The following blog entry is actually a redo of everything I JUST WROTE! Why the *%@# do they not have an undo button! What genius deceided to exclude that!?

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