Thursday, February 14, 2013

Preparing for the semester

Preparing for the Review 
By: Josh Rucinski

Preparing for a thesis review should not be really that stressful. Just keep in mind a few things. One, it is likely that you are investigating something unique, so don't be too critical on yourself. Two, keep a couple of key notes on a notecard, this will help if you begin to stumble. Three, take a recording of what the criticisms are, or take notes. The whole point of the review is feedback. How you use that feedback to strengthen your work is critical to the design work.

Preparing for the rest of the Semester 

It can be a little scary when you begin to sort out all the things you have to do, but the most important thing is to continue to take action. Although I have a drafting job, a GA job, and a family with a wife and two children, I am still finding free time to spend with them. There is no real secret behind it, just simply continue to take action on your work. There is no rule to put off things to the last day, so don't fall into that trap. It is common to get real sick of working on a project. It might be because you are not liking an aspect. Stop working on it and design something else that needs to get done. Work on the laser cut template for Architectural History Structural project. All of us live exciting lives full to the brim in the Master's program, chalk it down to a source of personal pride, not an unsurmountable goal.

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