#TEAMPARADOX [external lecture I ]
On Monday of week ten, the first year landscape architecture class had their presentations, and I was a guest and participated in giving critiques. The installations were placed in the atrium, while the video presentations took place in the gallery. As guests, some of my classmates and I got a chance to offer critiques on the video, and later, on the installations placed in the atrium. The faculty had some critiques about certain presentations, stuff that I woulnd’t agree with, but a critique nonetheless.
Overall, it was a good event that I wish we had done my freshman year. I think this final review was a good chance for them to meet other people in the same major and different years, and get input on how the program here works. The fact that first years are now taking into consideration basic construction principles, behavior and social interaction with their installation is definitely a step ahead of us. I feel this is a good indicator that the program at Cal Poly is finally steering in a better direction.
The projects themselves were fun to interact with, some more than others, and the students were all very friendly and receptive of critiques and opinions. Some students have striking personalities which I found interesting because I can see some of my classmates in them. Related to this is the way the students within the program interact with one another. Having a large class, as they do, it’s interesting to see personalities steering people towards or away from others—this event was good reminiscence of my freshman year.
Here’s the picture I took with Cory, Katelyn and Tony. They represented paradox through their installation. Cory said something, that I thought was very good for him to realize; he said their team started out with the word paradox and later they realized their process was steering closer to the definition of a completely different word. I thought it was important to note because, I still have trouble letting go of my initial intentions, and visions for my projects, learning to detach oneself from a simple idea, can lead to greater things. I realize that. I just have a hard time putting it to use.