Studio V is in gear and moving fast. With our site research and analysis behind us, we have begun the vigorous process of conceptualizing exactly what it is we are creating/constructing in the Corrine Jones Park. As of this point, it still remains a mystery as to what our final product will be. There is [...]
Month: September 2011
And the Emmy goes to…
It's Sunday evening and I am writing tonight while being distracted by the Emmy Awards airing in the background. I would rather not admit this, but it got me to thinking about some parallels between this awards show and the upcoming week for Studio V (bear with me on this... it is a stretch, I [...]
Farewell Friday
Today we say goodbye to trees (four of them to be exact) however, we also take the first step towards saying hello to the new and improved Corinne Jones Park! It is very exciting to see the project 'breaking ground' and slightly concerning because it means we have A LOT of work to [...]
Designing and building with Studio V
As we have a lull in major activity (we are currently in the individual design phase of our project), I thought I’d take a step back to reflect on a couple of the differences between this design-build studio and all of the previous Landscape Architecture studios I’ve been a part of. At Clemson, our studios [...]
Inspiration, Imagination, Design!
Today, we began a very exciting part of this whole process. We are finally digging into design!! We've studied possible site locations in the park. We've discussed potential program uses and building material choices. While we have not reached a definite conclusion to any of these issues, it's time to leave it up to each [...]
Shaping Our Ideas
It's time to start designing! Sometimes it may see as though designers such as architects are geniuses in conceptualizing original ideas out of thin air and converting those into the cool products we see around us every day; while that may hold true, we often need some help in drawing inspiration for our designs. This [...]
Let the designing begin!
We started off this new week of studio with a collaboration of ideas and some tasty homemade treats courtesy of Sara and Lindsay. So far, our main focus has been on general site planning, research of Corrine Jones Playground, and brainstorming our options. But today marked a new step in this semester long process; we have [...]
Let’s go!
I have once again put off posting for the weekend till the 11th hour. This procrastination is partly due to my nature, and partly due to finding myself at a loss for words. I think my loss for words comes from being excited to begin the design process while at the same time being uneasy with the [...]
who’s excited about our first review?!?!
Today was an exciting day for the StudioV team. Why? Do you ask? Well grab a chair, make yourself comfortable, and I'll tell you... Today was our first encounter with big wigs behind our project. Our celebrity guest critics included Matt Compton with City of Charleston department of parks, Beth Brownlee also with the City of Charleston department [...]
/// Bag of Taffy or Box of Chocolates
Studio V is like a bag of taffy … or box of chocolates. It is full of interesting, often unpredictable flavors that will eventually fail miserably at something, and maybe contemplate using power tools to express its frustrations between members, but that is okay (as long as someone else unplugs the tool before anything happens [...]