Rythm and Colors

The photo that I choose it was taken by one of my best friend, Camila, at the patrimonial day of 2009 when we were to visit the building where the CEPAL Works, the spanish acronym of CEPAL means The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) and is a really beautifull building, made by Emilio Duhart and respond to the modern architecture. The photography shows and spiral strairs that is inside the building. Well I have to confess that the colors on the picture are modify to intensify the effect but that part of the reason because I like it. Maybe it´s a Little bit complicated to understand the angle but the photo was taken from to top to the bottom of the stairs. The reason because I like it is for the colors, and for the rythm that the step and lights and because its fells like it will never ends. I really enjoy this kind of photos that shows things in a secuancial order, specially if is about architectural things. Right now I don´t remember a good web side that shows this kind of potos but when I get Home I promese to post it. Besides the photo remains me the friend that took the picture because she is not here in chile, she is in France for interchange student and I really miss her.
So I recomended to vistit this building the next patrimonial day, because is the only day of the year that the Cepal it´s open to the public.

Schools against creativity

I completly agree with Sir Ken Robinson in the fact that schools do not allowed to kids to be creatives. I Think the afraid to be wrong is one of the main reason for every one to not participate with the teachears in a class. Because we learnt that if you make mistakes then you will be qualifided with a bad mark and we used to always try to said the right answer for not been panished. That´s a completely mistake. The schools must give the opportunity to their students to experiment and learn of their experience. Sadly, the programs of public education are not orientated in that way. Besides the thing that Robinsos said about studies program is so true. The arts, the music and all the disciplines related with that are so despice because if one person dedicate his life to one of those, they you´ll be happy (maybe) but pour, they´ll not have an economic stability, given so much important to the success of earn Money.
Another topic that I found interesting about the speach was he mencionated about reformulating the educational system according to the fact that the schools educated people to live in an uncertain future. So I think the schools must give the abilities to solve problems creativitly and not just give the knowledge of how to make a mathematical exercise or history dates and maybe they´ve to re think about their mark system based in the capacity to understanding the problem and not just memorazed it.

PC + Photography

well the piece of technology that it´s almost essential in our student´s life is the laptop. I mean I can not imagine my life without it. It´s my agenda, my calendar, it´s where i keep all my photo memories and all my work for the university. I got it 2008. It was a birthday gift and since then I use it every single day. So I hope never slolen or broke cause that will be terrible por me. Actually my relationship with him it´s so close that I even named it. Her name is PARIS. If you´re thinking that i´m crazy, well yes, maybe it´s too much, but it´s just that this advice is my best friend, my late night partner.
Another piece that I recently bought it´s a really good camera. I really like photography, but I had no good camera, so finally I can brought one and it´s really cool. Now I just have to learn how to use it, cause it has too many functions for differents situaations. But the interesting part about photography it´s that I like to take photos but I dont´n really like been photographed, I don´t now maybe I still think that the camara can take my soul away jajaja.



I´m not an expert but I think that this photo is not bad to be one of my first

If you want to study architecture, please remains this...

Thinking in the skills that one student of architecture must have, I realice that you have to be a Little bit crazy for study this. I mean, is not that you have to had a mental illness but you must be willing to loose your personal life, family celebrations and sometimes friends. Because this carreer demans from you a lot lot lot of time. So for that reason, learning to administrate the time properly is fundamental for organice your day and try to get your goals. Besides, a person who decided to study architecture, needs to have perceverance and a big tolerance to failed, cause every week you have to prove your creativity and be able to explain your project´s ideas. Another aspects that is really important, is learning to work in groups, you have to be tolerant with the other´s ideas and try to reach an agreement.
About the University tools, I can said that maybe are not enough, especially en technological terms. The teachers do not realice that this is 21st century and we need to be introduced in the new era, using software to Project ours ideas. In that sense I felt that we are at a disadvantage in relation with others architectural schools. But the good part is that the University of Chile maintains its reputation as one of the best architectural school of the country so finding a job after finished the studies it´s more simple for us. (well I hope so)



This is a very good joke about the carrer (sorry if its in spanish )

Best Architectural and Design Site

hello guys I´m back and this week I´m going to present you one of my favorites web sites related with architecture and desing. This page is Yanko Design . This web magazine was founded in 2002 and its made by colaborators in many countries arround the world, like Japan, Australia, United States, India and China. The site is about technology, industrial design, fashion, architecture and sometimes advertising. So is more than just architecture.In fact, I think the web has been choose like one of the most read blogs.The vocation of the site is to show new designs, the innovation whith common objects and the work of new designers arround the world. About the architecture, this site have a section where shows new architecs besides the most recognized ones. Another feature of the web site is that it is currently actualized so it´s always fun to watch new stuff. Personally I visit the site every week, like three times at minimum. So I highly recomented it and I promese that you will find some inspiration for your own projects or some easy idea to reproduces to decorate your home. To familiarized with the dinamic of the site, take a look at the bottom of the site where said "The Most Popular of the week" where you will find the best posts.

I have to confess....

February 27th changed everyones lifes. My version of the history began in my bed. I was so tired that day because my family and I were painted the first floor of our house, so we were really exhausted. When the earthquake began everybody woke up suddenly. I actually sleep in a bunk bed so I get out as quicker as I can because I was a little afraid -I was my first earthquake experience, so I think it´s understandable- The rest of the members of my family were quiet. In fact we were very calm, just we were worried for the rest of our family that we cannnot connect with because the telephones lines were out or order. Luckly, our house did not suffer any damage, just a couple of unimportant things felt down.
But I have to confess that after all, it´s seems that I like the earthquakes, I mean I liked to feel the movement, I was kind of exciting, afraid but exciting. Anyway I prefer not to feel something like that in a long long time because a lot of people suffer with this events.

Growing Up

This charming animation considers the worries of growing up, and reassures that the wonders of growing and life’s surprises are really nothing to fear.