The Short Study tour was a really fun and exhausting weekend. Staying up late and waking up real early to fit in as much as possible. The Cities that we went to were Kolding, Aarhus, Aalborg, and Sorø. Places that we went~ Friday~ Trapholt Museum, Laerkehavn, Nordkraft. Saturday ~Gug Kirke, Utzon Center Aalborg Harbor, Aros Kunst Museum, Aarus A walk. Sunday Nicolai Square, Koldinghus, Sorø Kuntsmuseum, Pedersborgkirke.
Needless to say this was a lot of architecture and a lot of museums in one weekend. There is probably so much to say about all of these place and about the weekend, but now I am back tracking and don't remember a lot of the details. A lot of this trip was going going going from place to place, but I'll tell you about a couple highlights of the trip that were my favorite.
The Aros Museum
Here they had an outrageously awesome exhibit that was just different colored lights and fog. When you walk into a color you are completely blinded seeing only that color. As time goes by your eyes start to adjust if you stay in one place. But when you walk into a different color it happens again. And changing your speed throughout this is wild too.
My other favorite place to see was a small little church on top of a hill. The name of it is Pedersborg Kirke. What I think gives it it's character is the fact that its on a hill surrounded by beautiful landscaped graveyard. Even though we couldn't go in it, I think it was so charming. I just find churches so moving. I think its because they have a lot of history in them.
After the tour there isn't much to tell. We had our studio project a week and a half after the short study tour. Needless to say that was rough because I wasn't even at the designing stage yet. I don't think I was ever more frustrated with a project. I think its because my process was all screwed up, missing a step in between analysis and design. In the end the critique went as good as it could have. It's interesting how they do them here. Instead of presenting with your class, your mixed up between different design projects. My friend from my studio and I presented with 4 other architects. It was kind of nice to see what they are doing too.
The friday before our project was due I did go out. My first Danish party! It was with my soccer team. I had a lot of fun just sitting and chatting. It was nice to get to know some of them better. Hahahaha we also played a game that involved clucking like a chicken and making glasses out of ur hand to put them on ur face (only can be played when you are already pretty buzzed). It was so funny, you go around in a circle and take either one of ur hands (depending on the direction you are going in) and extend your arm down making a noise like a chicken. You basically all look like idiots, but if you laugh then you are out. Needless to say there was still a LOT of laughter. Soccer keeps me pretty busy during the week with studio. It takes me about an hour to get there from my kollegium so its takes almost 4 hours out of my nights Monday and Wednesday. Its a little rough sometimes, but I really do enjoy playing. Its also a great exercise!
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo! ......
Anytime the Sun is shining in Copenhagen is a glorious day! Its such a mood changer and a whole new world in Copenhagen. People seem more alive filling the streets and squares soaking up as much sun as they can. After our second studio project was done on March 2nd a bunch of us got some drinks and sat out in the town hall square. I think at this point it was one of the 1st times I've actually really really enjoyed being here. The first half of the semester I felt like was about settling in and getting used to everything. Although it didn't take too long, I just seemed soooo busy! That and the weather wasn't the greatest.
The friday before I left for long study tour was certainly an eventful night. I went to a birthday party for one of my girls on the soccer team, and then ended up in a line to go into some club with people I had just met... This left me with a couple options: just call it a night and go home, go in and have it probably be really awkward, or go to Drone a club where I knew people were at. I chose the last of the three, but I still had one problem, how to get there? My friend finally called me back who invited me earlier and told me to stay put he'll come find me. When he arrived I was a little surprised because he was a by himself and b on a bike and told be to hop on. "umm what? how?" was my response. I somehow managed to sit on the seat while he peddled. This was probably the stupidest thing I have done in a while. IDK how many times we almost crashed before we actually did into the back of a taxi.... so what did I do? hopped off the bike and kept on walking. Which was probably the best thing I could have done to get out of that situation even though nothing really happened after the taxi driver was yelling at my friend in danish. We finally made it to the club alive and had a lot of fun once I got there. It was the latest night I've had in a while. I don't know how the Danish do it. they don't really go to the club till about 1 in the morning. Luckily it was the first saturday where I didn't have much to do.
Time is certainly starting to fly by! I booked my flights for spring break a couple weeks ago and Im already leaving in 2. First stop Florence, Italy to visit a friend from home. Then meeting up with two friends from DIS in Madrid. Last stop Portugal for my surf trip!!! I'm unbelievably exited! Now its a grind the next two weeks.
Pedesborg Kirke
My other favorite place to see was a small little church on top of a hill. The name of it is Pedersborg Kirke. What I think gives it it's character is the fact that its on a hill surrounded by beautiful landscaped graveyard. Even though we couldn't go in it, I think it was so charming. I just find churches so moving. I think its because they have a lot of history in them.
After the tour there isn't much to tell. We had our studio project a week and a half after the short study tour. Needless to say that was rough because I wasn't even at the designing stage yet. I don't think I was ever more frustrated with a project. I think its because my process was all screwed up, missing a step in between analysis and design. In the end the critique went as good as it could have. It's interesting how they do them here. Instead of presenting with your class, your mixed up between different design projects. My friend from my studio and I presented with 4 other architects. It was kind of nice to see what they are doing too.
The friday before our project was due I did go out. My first Danish party! It was with my soccer team. I had a lot of fun just sitting and chatting. It was nice to get to know some of them better. Hahahaha we also played a game that involved clucking like a chicken and making glasses out of ur hand to put them on ur face (only can be played when you are already pretty buzzed). It was so funny, you go around in a circle and take either one of ur hands (depending on the direction you are going in) and extend your arm down making a noise like a chicken. You basically all look like idiots, but if you laugh then you are out. Needless to say there was still a LOT of laughter. Soccer keeps me pretty busy during the week with studio. It takes me about an hour to get there from my kollegium so its takes almost 4 hours out of my nights Monday and Wednesday. Its a little rough sometimes, but I really do enjoy playing. Its also a great exercise!
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo! ......
Anytime the Sun is shining in Copenhagen is a glorious day! Its such a mood changer and a whole new world in Copenhagen. People seem more alive filling the streets and squares soaking up as much sun as they can. After our second studio project was done on March 2nd a bunch of us got some drinks and sat out in the town hall square. I think at this point it was one of the 1st times I've actually really really enjoyed being here. The first half of the semester I felt like was about settling in and getting used to everything. Although it didn't take too long, I just seemed soooo busy! That and the weather wasn't the greatest.
The friday before I left for long study tour was certainly an eventful night. I went to a birthday party for one of my girls on the soccer team, and then ended up in a line to go into some club with people I had just met... This left me with a couple options: just call it a night and go home, go in and have it probably be really awkward, or go to Drone a club where I knew people were at. I chose the last of the three, but I still had one problem, how to get there? My friend finally called me back who invited me earlier and told me to stay put he'll come find me. When he arrived I was a little surprised because he was a by himself and b on a bike and told be to hop on. "umm what? how?" was my response. I somehow managed to sit on the seat while he peddled. This was probably the stupidest thing I have done in a while. IDK how many times we almost crashed before we actually did into the back of a taxi.... so what did I do? hopped off the bike and kept on walking. Which was probably the best thing I could have done to get out of that situation even though nothing really happened after the taxi driver was yelling at my friend in danish. We finally made it to the club alive and had a lot of fun once I got there. It was the latest night I've had in a while. I don't know how the Danish do it. they don't really go to the club till about 1 in the morning. Luckily it was the first saturday where I didn't have much to do.
Time is certainly starting to fly by! I booked my flights for spring break a couple weeks ago and Im already leaving in 2. First stop Florence, Italy to visit a friend from home. Then meeting up with two friends from DIS in Madrid. Last stop Portugal for my surf trip!!! I'm unbelievably exited! Now its a grind the next two weeks.
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