I'd be interested in hearing what you think about two online videos: one by the students in an antrhopology course at Kansas State University on their lives as students titled "A Vision of Students Today" http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119 and the other by their instructor titled "Information R/evolution" looking at how we find and create information http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has produced a four-minute audio slide presentation on the current Solar Decathalon in D.C. They show some of the houses and talk to some of the students.
http://chronicle.com/media/flash/v54/i09/solar/
And of course see the winners on the Solar Decathalon site http://www.solardecathlon.org/
Thanks to all who completed the survey at the all-school meeting at the beginning of the semester! I thought you might be interested in what others had to say.
In answer to the question "How would you see the Architecture Studies Library becoming more of an "experience"? here are some of the ideas that were contributed.
*explore hands-on experiences
*host events on new technologies in the architecture/landscape/interiors fields
*consider online presence in e.g. Second Life
*invite companies to display sustainable products
*schedule "movie nights"
*exhibits to help convey what architecture is all about, the combination of art and science, the aesthetic elements
*experience different types of information
In answer to the question "What skill relating to information do you feel is the most important for you to learn this year?" here are some of the replies.
*how to get to needed information more quickly
*research
*more on 2010 initiative
*how to quickly find environmentally friendly materials
*how to properly search web using search engines
*know how to look for research materials without wasting too much time
*finding resources which are directly related to each subject
*finding case studies
I am sensing that efficient searching is a high priority!!
The Rebel Yell published an article today on the Architecture Studies Library exhibit of School of Architecture student art work. If you haven't seen the print version yet, here is the article online:
http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article/2007/10/01/art-beyond-architecture/
