Photo Series: The Window Observed (circa 2007)
Dear reader,
We often appreciate what we see through windows, but rarely do we take time to consider the decisions made by various architects and civil engineers. With this photo series, it is my goal to illuminate the decisions which have resulted from a seemingly trivial question: how does one utilize relatively common shapes or materials and arrange them in ways that contribute to the functional and aesthetic appeal of a building? I invite you to explore the answers chosen by the architects and engineers who help create the buildings which comprise our campus at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. It is my hope that this letter and the included photos will stir the imagination and inspire viewers to appreciate some of the things I have seen and used on a daily basis from a new perspective.
Sincerely,
Ian D. Tran
Selections from the University of Michigan-Dearborn
I started this series with a letter, when I read it again after working as a writing consultant at the University for about a semester I felt terrible as the letter had a really arrogant tone to it. Here's what I wish I wrote in time for the submission that got published in Lyceum:
Dear reader,
We often appreciate what we see through windows, but rarely do we take time to consider the decisions made by various architects and civil engineers. With this photo series, it is my goal to illuminate the decisions which have resulted from a seemingly trivial question: how does one utilize relatively common shapes or materials and arrange them in ways that contribute to the functional and aesthetic appeal of a building? I invite you to explore the answers chosen by the architects and engineers who help create the buildings which comprise our campus at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. It is my hope that this letter and the included photos will stir the imagination and inspire viewers to appreciate some of the things I have seen and used on a daily basis from a new perspective.
Sincerely,
Ian D. Tran
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| Engineering Building front Entrance |
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| The Science Learning Research Center |
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| Computing Wing to Science Building annex doorway |
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