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Architecture Blog Post written by Niamh Hurley<\/p>\n

Before commencing our project on the National Architects in Schools Initiative, my art class and I were all
\nanticipating what would be involved. None of us had any experience in
\narchitecture yet we were all budding artists. We received the “My Architecture
\nDesign Journal” from our art teacher, Ms. Hornibrook and we began our projects.<\/p>\n

We started off by researching different buildings or various architectural designs
\nthat captured our attention. There was a wide variety of buildings picked, some
\nfrom Barcelona, Paris and even in the depths of New Zealand’s country side. We
\nalso looked at familiar buildings such as our school or music schools around us.
\nWe studied how they were made and how the space is used.<\/p>\n

After a couple of weeks the architect, Michael Carroll visited our school. He was
\ngoing to guide us in our architectural endeavours. He showed us some of his
\nfavourite buildings and architects. He even went as far as bringing in a box full
\nof his sketches, ones he uses for clients. We were quite impressed.<\/p>\n

We began to formulate our ideas after that. We sketched out designs for a
\nbuilding for homeless people, but it was evident that we were finding it difficult.
\nAfter much thought and consideration, we decided to alter our idea and design
\nan area for people of all ages could hang out in. We discovered an abandoned
\nfield in our local area which suited our idea. This idea was easier to work with.
\nNext we got into small working groups and began designing. We were going to
\nmake models of our final designs to display to our school. Our Junior Cert Art skills
\ncame into handy during this aspect when making the models.<\/p>\n

Our working group decided to design a stage on which people could perform.
\nThere were also benches made from mounds of grass-covered earth. This meant
\nthat if you looked at it from the road, they would appear to be part of nature.
\nOther groups designed coffee shop areas and sheltered hang out spaces. We
\nmade the 3D models out of different materials to represent our designs.<\/p>\n

Overall, I enjoyed my experience with ‘My architecture Design Journal’. It allowed
\nme to discover more about the work of architects and how beneficial it is to
\nsociety. The aspect I enjoyed the most, and like many others, was the building of
\nthe 3D models. I enjoyed using different materials like plasticine and little
\nwooden sticks to represent our idea. I also enjoyed working as part of a team.
\nWe had a great time in coming up with our designs. It was nice to see how all our
\nindividual ideas helped contribute to our final design.<\/p>\n

I would recommend that people who are interested in pursuing a career in
\narchitecture or simply someone who enjoys creating art, should give My
\nArchitecture Design Journal a chance, you never know what you can create. I
\nthink I can say this for everyone in my class that we all learned from this
\nexperience in many different ways and it has helped us in discovering more
\nabout architecture, its functionality and creativity.<\/p>\n

Blog by Student: Niamh Hurley
\nSchool: Christ King Girls Secondary School,
\nHalf Moon Lane, South Douglas Rd, Cork
\nTeacher: Ms. Michele Hornibrook3
\nArchitect: Michael Carroll MRIAI
\nDate: Spring 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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