Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Architecture Jury Critique..





Here are some of the best comments by lecturers and professors I’ve come across, most of these quotes are from online blogs reading (archinet), some are from words of mouth while others are first hand experience, here goes:
“Why are you here? Don’t come back next semester.”
“Here’s a Rupee. go call your mom and tell her you’re not going to be an architect.”
What is that boxy thing (model)? A coffin?
Your design sucks!
Your design is very tasteful… … for the tasteless.
“Is this a … structural… glob of glue?”
“When I went to school, at a different school than this one, there were students who would present projects like this one.And they would fail.”
“Your project looks like something that’s been through a trash compactor”
“This space that you’ve designed is the type place where beggars and dogs go to die”
“Are you in interior design?”
“Why are you studying architecture if you’re producing things like that?”
“Hey, everyone, gather round this project, come in close…because this is a great example for everyone of exactly what NOT to do..”
“This drawing isn’t worth the paper it is printed on.”
“This (model) is great…..just don’t let your dog play with it next time.”
If you build this and after 10000 years the aliens see it, they would understand why humans extinguish
“Have you ever considered a career in accounting?”
“So your parents are pay Rs55,000 a year for this.”
“Your theory is bullshit. You don’t need that”
Prof pointing to part of a model, “Did you chew this?”


And some more...

“You don’t care about this project, do you? So I won’t say anything about it”
“You have good sense of humor but architects don’t…”
“Anyone got any matches… so I can burn this”
“Architecture? I think you should just go straight to becoming a demolition man because you just created a mess”
“My dog would not even live in this”
“I like where u put that balcony, looks like a good place to jump from after setting eyes on this horrible building”
“Do u draw with you mothers eyeliner”
“Were you on drugs when you did this (model)?”
“Where did you shove your colour pencils when you draw that”?
This girl presented her project, and at the end of it the tutor asks her how long she spent on it, she explains that she spent all night and worked really hard on it… He tells her that she’s lying because she’s wearing make-up, and if you have time to do your make-up, you have time to work more on a project… He then proceeded to fail her
Tutor - “Can i use your model as an example for the other first years?”Student - “Yeah of course you can!”Tutor - “Don’t get excited, i want to use it as an example of what not to do”Student - “Oh…”
A Girl brought in a model she had finished with plaster. When she entered the room, students and crits thought it was a cake and started singing happy birthday. Needless to say she was devastated.

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