Last week we went on a day trip to Tivoli, which was really nice. We saw the Jubilee Church by Richard Meier that was a little outside of Rome. It was really beautiful and a really awesome modern church. It is basically made up of these fins that look like sails. It is really elegant and beautiful. The one thing that is really funny about it, is that it's this clean white structure surrounded by basically project housing. There was a service going on when we got there so we had to hang out outside, but I got a lot of really nice photos. We then got to go inside for a little bit after the service was over and got to discover the cool little quirks about it. Like how there is a cut in the wall behind the altar so at a certain time the light shines behind it.
We then went to see this gorgeous villa know for its beautiful gardens. I forget at the moment what it was called, but the best part was just walking around the gardens that just had tons of waterfalls and fountains. It was a gorgeous day out and we all had a really nice time just walking around the grounds. One really cool part was this set of caves that had fountains at the back. It was really cold inside and not lit at all. It was so cool.
We then spent the next 36 hours or so cramming for our history final exam. Everyone had a really tough time with the midterm, so the whole apartment was just insane study sessions everywhere. The test was pretty tough but I think I did okay. The frustrating thing was that it took a lot of time out of working on our design projects, which I am still really freaking out about. There is so much work left to do and I have been working literally every day from about 9 or 10 in the morning until 2 or 3 am that night. It is really frustrating because they told us we would have time to enjoy Rome at the end of our trip, but I have been stuck in the studio doing work all the time. I really don't even feel like I can do anything else with the amount of work I have to get done. I'm not even sure I will finish on time. It is just so maddening. We are all really frustrated. The project is just too big and we were set up with not nearly enough time to finish all the requirements.
I have been working for days and I still am not done with my drawings. It took me so long just to work out all of my plans. Ugh it is so stressful. A couple people went to a concert for Earth Day in Piazza del Popolo where Ben Harper played and I didn't even feel like I could take the few hours out of my time to do that. I guess that's kind of the story of being in architecture, but really it's just frustrating since I've felt so busy and there are a few more things I'd like to do.
Anyway I'm basically just ranting at this point and I have to get back to work. TOO much to do!
I can't believe my next entry will be after I am all done with this and I'll be at home! I can't wait!!
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