Week 1 Reflection Senior Project Blog

 Oscar Bush

1st Weekly Reflection

5/15/22


The first seven days of Senior Project have flown by and I feel confident that we are on track to fulfill our preset goals and all other senior project requirements. My first mention should be that the Sochaczevski family have been excellent hosts for this project, accepting me into their household with open arms. David Sochaczevski has really leaned into his role as mentor and has been prepared to set us to work every day for our required hours. David told us at the start that we would be diving heavily into the design side of architecture during this course, and have spent this first week growing a basic understanding of design concepts and refining our sketching skills. We spend a minimum of three hours a day sketching, doing very specific exercises to enhance our ability in sketching architecturally. The numerous exercises we practice are mentioned and explained in my blogs, my favorite one being “drawing with the right side of your brain” because it allows you to simply draw shapes without overthinking and it is always surprising to find how accurate the final product is. Elijah and I have completely immersed ourselves in our sketching notebooks and often will take free time on the transit home to practice on a building. I can feel my sketching ability quickly taking off and being a competent artist has always been a goal of mine. David will take a break from design occasionally, and talk us through the day-to-day tasks that he must fulfill to get those small windows of pure design. We discuss in length the many other aspects of a career in architecture and the organization and communication skills required of one. 

My original goals for this project were to improve my sketching ability, practice building interpretation, and to gaining experience as an architect. It is clear to me now how intentional our course has been so far because we have delved into and had fun with each of these aspects of architecture. I think what I can do to ensure success through the rest of this project is to uphold an energized attitude towards learning. This is a situation where I will get out what I put in and so far our extra effort has been accepted with open arms. I have pumped to see what Monday will bring and to share my experiences with all of you back at Proctor.

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