I’m a fourth year architecture major at the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!). I’ll be spending the semester in Italy, as I am participating in our school’s study abroad program in Rome.
“If I look at some excellent statue, I say within my heart: "When will you be able to remove the excess from a block of marble and reveal so lovely a figure hidden therein? When will you know how to mix different colors and spread them over a canvas or a wall and represent all visible objects by their means, like a Michelangelo, a Raphael, or a Titian?”
-Galileo Galilei “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"
...well, the beginning of our nation's history, anyway. These photos are from my walk along the Freedom Trail, in Boston, which links historic sites, many of which are associated with the Revolution and early days in the US. The trail starts at Boston Common, and then just follow the red brick road...or rather, line, on the sidewalk, which leads the "three" mile journey. I was exhausted by the end...
... read more...a stop on my road trip to Boston...
... read moreA little trip to the beach in honor of Becky.
... read moreMy professor for studio this semster lives in LA...so we took a, uh, "study" trip....
... read moreMy class took a few days to study the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit system) for our studio, as our project invoved a light rail system for Northwest Arkansas. These are just a few random pics, having nothing to do with the project...just some eye candy.
... read morePrague was beautiful...cold, but beautiful...more to come later...
... read moreSo, I actually spent Thanksgiving in Berlin, but it was already Christmas there...we even had some snow...more to come later...
... read moreJust a friendly reminder that it's not ALL fun and games over here... With all the amazing places that I’ve been able to go and all the awesome things we’ve seen, sometimes it’s hard to remember that our first priority over here is class. Since the end of the semester is right around the corner, things are really beginning to pick up here. I have an upcoming paper and two projects due soon for classes, plus tests in a few weeks, as well as the final critique of our studio projects…which means I have quite a bit of work to do. As the pace has been picking up, I haven’t had the time I’ve wanted to devote to my blog (exactly the reason that I haven’t been able to post my Switzerland pics from three weeks
... read moreThe rest of the weekend in Spain...Bilbao was amazing...more to come...
... read moreBarcelona is beautiful...more to come...
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