The main reason I chose to attend SIUC’s architecture
graduate program was to have the opportunity to do a design thesis of my
choosing. However when it came down to actually choosing, I quickly realized
how difficult it was to choose a single topic for nine whole months. How is it
that when the opportunities are endless we struggle to even come up with one
topic to cover? The only advice I have received about surviving a graduate
thesis is to choose something you love. But what do I love? Oh I know,
gambling. A casino! Within minutes I realized it might be slightly difficult to
convince my professors that designing a casino could actually be a design
thesis. A few minutes later it struck me, casinos are designed to manipulate the
gamblers, as an avid gambler I am aware of a few of the tactics that are
typically used in all casinos. To name a few: the absence of windows (to cause
the gambler to lose their sense of time and also due to the glare on the
playing cards), very cold room temperature (to keep the gambler awake and avoid
heat discomfort), and extreme noises (also to keep the gambler awake and to
give off the sense that other gamblers are winning a whole bunch). I’m pretty
excited to have the opportunity to look into the behind the scenes of my home
away from home, well second home away from home. I suppose good old Quigley
would come in first, I mean I have been here for 24 hours straight at this very
moment. Anyways. I will be looking into the design tactics stated previously
and hope to create some design alternatives that will make for a more
sustainable and comfortable casino, while still maintaining those nasty, but
sometimes great outcomes from playing a few too many hands of blackjack.
Oh. And I’ll also be placing the hotel casino on a vacant,
money pit lot in Chicago. That part’s not nearly as flashy, but I suppose still
important. I’ll be researching how to develop a vacant
inner city lot in a way that will revitalize the surrounding community with the
emphasis on the addition of the casino, along with park space and residential
developments.
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