Friday, July 15, 2011

Day Five

Today was an awesome end to the week! We headed over to the Newseum for a sketching trip and also found some time to see a 4D movie and check out the great exhibits.



Luke and Catherine

Bridget and Jaime

Nick

Everyone

Madeline and Nick


After our visit, we headed back to studio to continue work on Project 2. After studio, everyone went to Lucky Strikes in Chinatown for some pizza and bowling!



Nick

Suzanne

John

Isabel

Madeline

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Day Four

Today, we took a private tour of the Library of Congress. The students worked on drawing sections afterwards, and applied what we learned yesterday about elevations to their work.

Jesse and Elizabeth figuring out proportions

Kelsey, Joe, Chris and Bridget with critic Evan

Catherine sketching away

Yousef (Jesse!) and Jean-Paul

Jesse wrapping up the morning before heading off to lunch at Union Station

A quick photo-op outside at the Library of Congress Fountain

Pose with the Capitol!

Hayley and John getting ready for their first pin-up

Isabel, James and Hayley pinning up

Hayley, Isabel and James presenting their nature vs. man boards

Bridget and John

Elizabeth, Kelsey and Trevail explaining their work

Suzanne and Danielle being critiqued

Chris, Catherine, and Nicholas

Jaime, Madeline and Joe

Julie and Jean-Paul

Parris, Ana and Luke

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Day Three

Today EiA_2011 had their first sketching field trip. We went to the National Building Museum where we learned a new sketching technique!

Jesse and Jaime

Hayley, Parris, James and Luke

Madeline

Danielle, Jesse and Trevail


Afterwards, we went back to studio and the students continued work on their first project that they will be presenting tomorrow. Nature vs. man made.


John working on the project

Jean-Paul and Julie

"All work and no play makes jack a dull boy", so we keep the studio lively!

Chris, Nicholas, Suzanne, Catherine, Jaime & Ana

The day was ended with a movie night! We all gathered in the architecture school's auditorium and watched Despicable Me.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Day Two


This morning, the students received a sketching lecture from Professor Eric Jenkins in Koubek auditorium.

Danielle

Madeline


Next, they were critiqued on the first homework assignment of constructing a 3"x 3" cube.
Project One was assigned to the students and they started their work during studio.

Parris

Julie

Luke, Parris & Ana

James

Monday, July 11, 2011

Day One

Today we kicked off our 2011 Experiences in Architecture program! The day started with introductions from our beloved staff members, Dave, Randy and Michelle.

Dave speaking to the students and parents

After the mornings events, we broke the students up into studio groups and set them to work building their first models.


Jean-Paul

Madeline

James

Bridget


In the evening we blew off some steam on Capitol Hill at Top Chef Spike's Good Stuff Eatery and We the Pizza restaurants, and narrowly dodged a thunderstorm on the way home.