by Ivett Flores | Ago 27, 2020 | Architecture, Books
WHY SEEING THE BIG PICTURE MATTERS TO YOUR IDEAS “Zoon.ing.out| Stepping back from immersion in data and analysis of ideas of particulars to big picture thinking, letting go of details, and seeking the simplifying core.”I return to the book “Idea Work”...
by Ivett Flores | Ago 20, 2020 | Architecture, Sustainability
As many of you know, last June I finished my 2nd master’s degree in Architecture and Energy in Germany, within which I learned to use Design Builder software. Now I will start researching and learning around the other programs that are related to the topic of Energy...
by Ivett Flores | Ago 13, 2020 | Architecture, Art, Books, Design
Despite the iconic quality of so many Bauhaus images and objects, the school’s most significant achievement may be the discourse on the nature of art in the modern era. Over the course of 14 years, the Bauhaus brought together artists, architects and designers...
by Ivett Flores | Jul 2, 2020 | Architecture, Sustainability
With this post, I start a collection of writings on a topic that was the subject of my final research project in the Master’s program: “Energy Design”. Ivett Flores. Poster Master Thesis. “Energy & Form” My research was about...
by Ivett Flores | Jun 20, 2020 | Architecture, Think tank
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”— B. R. Ambedkar. I start the post with this quote, as an introduction to the great and inspiring movement called Rebel Architette. Rebel Architette is “A...
by Ivett Flores | Jun 12, 2020 | Architecture, Think tank
The crisis of architectural education has been a subject of discussions for many years now. And not for the first time in the last 100 years. Tthere are debates about whether we should follow a more scientific than empirical method. The lockdowns and other...