if you need me after august 19, i will only be found in india! i am leaving wichita for a four-month internship with eMi [engineering ministries international], a non-profit Christian organization. providing a bridge with third world ministries, eMi exists to help children and families step out of poverty and into a world of hope beyond the walls. working with these established ministries, together we offer our knowledge and training to make clean water, adequate housing, schools, hospitals and other basic infrastructure possible for a world in desperate need. i go because there is a burning in my heart. this...
Read Morethis marks the last entry of this 'work in progress' blog as well as my last night in the office. it only seems fitting that as one chapter in life closes, i end it the same way it began. [see here] tomorrow is my last day of work and it's easy to forget this entry is just a stepping stone as all the other have been and no more or less significant. just another step towards something i don't yet know. in 16 days, 16 hrs, 14 min, and 44 sec my journey begins towards india. i should probably be scared...
Read Morecollege really is a truly unique time of life. away from home, you step into your own, decide for yourself what is important and what direction you'll head in life. you don't know enough to realize you really don't know anything at all. some people may believe college is the best time of your life. they tend to live in the past, wishing they could live in those days with little responsibility and unappreciated freedom. i hope to never become this but to instead enjoy each season for what it brings and the smile that comes to my face as...
Read Morethe clear, logical development of a work of architecture depends on rational and objective criteria. when i permit subjective and unconsidered ideas to intervene in the objective course of the design process, i acknowledge the significance of personal feelings in my work. when architects talk about their buildings, what they say is often at odds with the statements of the buildings themselves. this probably connected with the fact that they tend to talk a good deal about the rational, thought-out aspects of their work and less about the secret passion that inspires it. the design process is based on a constant interplay...
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