The Studio 51: I Have An Opinion, I Swear!
by Tim Alatorre
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Posted on December 17, 2010
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Haley is playin in San Diego this week and Annie Harris (BAarch ’05) steps in as co-host and guest to talk about her continuation of a Cal Poly Architecture legacy and her test taking nightmares.
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Show Notes
Site News
- Sketching Competition ends this Sunday at midnight! Send in your submissions, you have a really good ch
- We’re still looking for an Assistant Producer
- New Facebook Fans
- Trevor Ashby
- Ghazale Keshtgar
Cal Poly News
- School is out!
- New President named:
- Jeffery Armstrong, currently dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, will succeed interim President Robert Glidden, who took over for retiring president Warren Baker in August. Baker had served as president since 1979.
- His salary is still to be negotiated; Glidden earns a $328,200 annual salary, which is about what Baker earned.
- http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/12/15/1409137/cal-poly-has-a-new-president.html
- Co-op Guidelines
- IDP update from Prof. Kent Macdonald
- http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/documents/co-op%20opportunity/co-op%20guidelines.html
- How to study for ARCH 241!
- Erik Holliday, Ryan Grady, Ethan Ma, and Aaron Landrith.
- http://arch.calpoly.edu/images/Movie%20on%202010-12-07%20at%2022.27.mov
- Webelos Pack 6 builds birdhouses
- Webelos Pack 6 are building bird houses in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design shop facility to earn a badge in woodworking
- http://arch.calpoly.edu/exhibitions/webelos%20pack%206/webelos%20pack%206_120710.html
- Vellum 10 Winners on Display
- Architecture Department at Cal Poly has arranged a reception/exhibit on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 6-8pm
- See the calendar for details.
- Mark Horton Architecture, 101 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107
- January 13th, and continuing until February 13th, 2011.
- Gallery is open Monday through Friday 10am – 6pm.
- http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/exhibitions/vellum/vellum-10.html
- Architecture Department at Cal Poly has arranged a reception/exhibit on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 6-8pm
Pop Arch
- Inception (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/)
- Ellen Page – Ariadne <- the “architect”
General News
- As Housing Market Stabilizes, Development Shifts to Mixed-Use and Infill Projects
Rapid Fire Questions:
- Cal Poly or Berkeley? Cal Poly
- Autocad or Revit? Revit
- Parallel bar or T-Square? Parallel
- Facebook or LinkedIn? Facebook
- Arch Record, Arch Digest, or Architect? Architectural Record
- Drafting dots or tape? Drafting Dots
- Yellow trace or white? White
- Ad Markers or Prisma? Ad Markers
- Pen or Pencil? Pencil
- Mac or PC? PC
- What’s the Meaning of Life? Architecture
SCORE: 6,618,549,395
Interview
- Why Architecture, Cal Poly?
- Born in SLO, dad graduated from Cal Poly Architecture in ‘79.
- Pencil in hand was normal, drew along side her dad
- Transfered from a JC in San Diego in 1999
- Served a mission in Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Most of the architecture was clay bricks
- GWR (Graduation Writing Requirement) exam delayed graduation for 3 years.
- Forgot about the test and took it without taking the class.
- Took the test multiple times and finally took the class.
- Walked in 2005 and started working in SLO.
- What’s architecture like today for a woman?
- Where are you in the processes of licensure?
- What advice do you have from Cal Poly students?
- 3rd year is the test
- What advice do you have for those graduating this year?
- “It’s been hard but nothing is ever over, it’s always a learning and growing experience..”
- Painting is her outlet and get away from the straight lines but still create.
