2013-05-19T01:49:11-04:00 http://archinect.com/blog/article/67608852/in-the-beginning Nki- 2013-02-15T00:05:42-05:00 >2013-03-20T11:21:44-04:00 <p> <strong>"Architecture is an opportunity to reassess simple pleasures - light, air, view, color and natural beauty. By manipulating forms, materials, scale, light and ornament, we make the familiar seem extraordinary." </strong></p> <p> I stumbled across this quote while visiting the works of <a href="http://www.kearch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Koning Eizenberg Architecture </a>in&nbsp;Santa Monica and really do love the writers summary of&nbsp;this industry. I seem to be drawn back to the various elements within this quote, which provides a daily reminder of how wonderful the profession I have chosen as a career, really is.</p> <p> Today's post marks the first of a documentation of my journey through a Masters of Architecture, and although I admitedly am not the best&nbsp;of writers, I hope to provide an interesting collection of the goods, bads and uglies from time to time through this adventure, and my learning processes through the varying projects I am designated to complete. Hopefully this blog will bring back memories of those who have sucessfully secured a role in a firm, ...</p>