s p i n t o n e w i r e f o r m

8 Apr 2012

18. EEEL (1)

Energy. Environment. Experiential Learning. (E.E.EL.) - Overview

I've had the privilege of being involved as one of the representatives of the owner (The University of Calgary) in the pre-design, design, construction, and occupancy phases of the EEEL building, from 2007 through 2012.

Here is some info about the project:

Consultant team:

Architects: DIALOG (formerly Cohos Evamy) with Perkins + Will Vancouver (formerly Busby, Perkins + Will)

Struct: RJC with DIALOG

Mech: DIALOG

Elec: SMP Consulting

Civil: AECOM

Landscape: O2 Planning + Design

LEED: DIALOG

Code, Smoke/Fire Modelling: Sereca

Acoustic: Faszer Farquharson

PM: Duke Evans

Construction Manager: Ellis Don

Mech CM: Trotter + Morton

Elec CM: Trotter + Morton

Area:

25,095 gsm

Program:

· Science

_ undergraduate labs: biology, chemistry, geosciences

_ faculty and grad research labs: chemistry

Engineering

_ undergraduate labs: Chemical & Petroleum, Mechanical, Civil

· _ faculty and grad research labs – Mechanical, Chemical & Petroleum

· Other

_ admin offices, offices for researchers and grads

· _ 160 seat theatre

_ 120 seat classroom

_ two 30-40 seat classrooms

4 Apr 2012

17. interstice

30 Mar 2012

16. edge of day, light burns

15. winter

14. tenthousandfootceiling_n004

Tenthousandfootceiling_n004 by Krayjis on Mixcloud

13 Mar 2012

13. sustain

12. becoming (2)

being vs. doing

A cloak of experience implies an inherent wisdom. A constant, relentless repetition suggests a polished refinement of craft. But, the question of when someone "becomes" something is elusive. Am I a photographer the moment I pick up a camera? Arguing for the moment that the definition implies instantaneously, ie, at any one given moment in time as opposed to over a larger interval, then the moment that I am holding my camera I am a photographer in that instant.

Being something, though, implies something greater. First, it implies a larger time interval such that, continuing with the photographer allegory, that someone can put down the camera and still be a photographer. Being something implies that a commitment exists, more specifically, to the discipline and to the craft prerequisite for that discipline.

A commitment involves a strong temporal component, but most importantly, the commitment to a discipline is tethered by an ethos. Becoming someone or something is more than just holding a tool or repeating a motion, it involves a profound connection between the holder and the act. That intercourse occurs on almost a spiritual level, where the marriage of technical skill and intimate understanding of the discipline lead to a bilateral discourse between the act and actor. This discourse, and no less, is the fundamental provision for the process of 'becoming' to properly transform to 'become'. It is something far greater than simply just 'doing'.