Entry 10

The Texas Society of Architects convention in Dallas, Texas was this week. My friends from studio and I took a road trip to my house in Canton, Texas for the weekend. The convention was on Thursday, and it was so interesting. We listened to a few lectures, some being: architects designing homes for themselves, artists and architects working together, and transportation in cities. After the convention, we went to explore Dallas and Fort Worth. The Perot Museum designed by Thom Mayne from Morphosis is incredible. We were there just standing outside the building taking pictures for an hour. When we finally left, we went to the Fort Worth Water Gardens designed by Philip Johnson. It was, by far, the most exciting architecture that I have experienced in my 19 years. The crazy part is that the whole place is made of stone, and simply uses water to create the experience. That is definitely something to take note of: sometimes simplicity in design and materials is powerful.