A lot of typing...

Today's class involved alot of typing as I added text to my website. Fortunately, the only typing left for today is in this post. Tomorrow, I will put the finishing touches on my website. Here is the link.

Adding School Information

Adding information on all of the SVSD schools to my website is taking longer than I thought. Fortunately, I will finish the course. I just submitted my beloved MMYS model today. On the webpages, there are some features that I don't need, like google calendar, so I need to figure out how to remove them.

The Finished School

Today I decided to wrap things up regarding the school on sketchup. The amount of detail one could include is endless, but the amount of time left for this course is not. Therefore, I must move on tomorrow. My website will be about towns or schools in the valley. I haven't finished deciding yet.

Taking A Break

The amount of detail I could add to my sketchup project is endless, so I decided to take a break to design my website first. Then I can come back to the school after. My website is going to be on the school buildings in the division. It will provide details on their architecture, how many students go to them, and the communities they are in as well.

MMYS on Sketcup

Most people did their house as a project on sketchup. I'm glad I didn't. My house has a very unique roofline. There was no way that I put myself through designing that on sketchup. The school is much larger than my house, but it has a flat roof. In fact, it is basically a rectangle, with another rectangle of twice the height (the gym) attached.
Ok, I will admint if that was all there was to it, it would be a little too easy. But what makes it interesting then? The school, built around the '60s is a classic example of brutalist architecture. The placement of windows and doors along with the use of glass is what makes it unique. They are often placed in recesses, and the use of glass is generous. The glass then is starkly contrasted by large plain areas of brick. This is true for MMYS.
Another cool point is that the school has a twin in Benito, and Bowsman school is a mirror image of it. Unfortunately, all three schools have been altered. Many of the glazed areas have been reduced or removed altogether, and in Bowsman and Benito mismatched additions have been added. If it would ever be possible, I would love to purchase one of the schools one day, and turn it into my house.