Procrastination by Reassessment

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The studio project…  well, it’s finished.  That’s at least something.  I think that it was successful in its purpose, which was more about process than about the actual event.  Off the top of my head, things that could/should have been done differently:

1.  altars should have been lit…  without them as a visual aid, the flow wasn’t right.  it would have provided additional interest in another place on the site.

2.  the project should have been set up entirely at least 2 days beforehand to allow for adjustments.  This was difficult for sure since we not only had to contend with site conditions such as dew and rain, but also the routines between the buidlings which have to occur for the students who work there.  We tried to get things set up, but it seems there wasn’t enough push to get people motivated.  I really don’t know how to address this other than the hope that experience will demand consideration for any future project.

3.  Diagrams and sketches.  Even though we had a lot, they needed to be updated and used during the setup.  If they had been available for people, then perhaps things could have been set up better, faster, without as much questioning?? 

4.  The circulation needed to be adjusted/addressed better - perhaps a simple change of time on the invitation would have done the trick.

5.  Because the visual and auditory are linked, the sound has to be set up with the visuals - therefore the visuals have to be set up then the sounds adjusted around them to fit.  This goes back to number 2 which said that the whole thing needed to be set up way ahead of time.

To be perfectly honest, I feel as though I learned quite a bit but I’m not sure how much the class did.  It feels at times that most people were just in it to get it over with and that they could care less about thinking about any future project that it might relate to.  The prospect of having to do another project like this or even any group work at all is daunting and exhausting.  I would actually prefer to see it fail miserably next time than to take the role of cat herder again.

So on to other things… 

Research presentation, structures final, wall final, STW presentation, plants presentation, hybrids presentation….  sleep.