Submitted by:
Kosi Emmanuel Chukwujindu [consulting Architect]
[Accepted: 7th Dec. 2013]
What makes a particular design stand out in an Architect's heart? After all he does a lot of them in a very random order and in no stipulated time intervals.
Could it be the amount of work he put into it? ...but he invests just as much time in other projects too.
Or is it the Kind of client?...How they met or how he got commisioned to the job?..
Very many things could influence what project an Architect gets emotionally attached to.
For Me, It is self fulfillment, That feeling I get when I have just created something out of the blue, In general; I value projects where I created the original concepts from the scratch. It gives me the feeling of a creator!..and when you have the visualization skills required to convey this idea to another human being's mind, It is simply Hilarious!
It was a special sunday. My friends were around and we were together in Awka. We had just finished having lunch and relaxing when my boss called. My heart jumped, I was supposed to be in Abuja, and the ENSIBUM site plan was supposed to be near completion by now. But It wasnt and I was states away from the office #chilling#
Kosi Emmanuel Chukwujindu [consulting Architect]
[Accepted: 7th Dec. 2013]
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| Proposed Igbo Cenotaph Project, Enugu |
What makes a particular design stand out in an Architect's heart? After all he does a lot of them in a very random order and in no stipulated time intervals.
Could it be the amount of work he put into it? ...but he invests just as much time in other projects too.
Or is it the Kind of client?...How they met or how he got commisioned to the job?..
Very many things could influence what project an Architect gets emotionally attached to.
For Me, It is self fulfillment, That feeling I get when I have just created something out of the blue, In general; I value projects where I created the original concepts from the scratch. It gives me the feeling of a creator!..and when you have the visualization skills required to convey this idea to another human being's mind, It is simply Hilarious!
It was a special sunday. My friends were around and we were together in Awka. We had just finished having lunch and relaxing when my boss called. My heart jumped, I was supposed to be in Abuja, and the ENSIBUM site plan was supposed to be near completion by now. But It wasnt and I was states away from the office #chilling#
At first I ignored the call, but when they persuaded me to get it, I picked up. He informed me that I was to pause the market job and start developing a presentation for a CENOTAPH. I had never heard the word before. It was new, I needed some bringing up to speed. #Google# (but behind him, of course).
Not just that, I had to meet him, in the office the following day with the sketches. This meant I had less than 12 hours to come up with something! - welcome to archi-torture.
The first thing you should do, when you're under this kind of pressure is to make sure you understand WHAT you are required to do. Once you have this clear mental picture, you have almost solved the problem.
This was exactly what I did. I went and read up about Cenotaphs.I learnt It was a memorial structure usually erected in honor of dead soldiers lost in a war or natural occurence. I studied other cases around the globe, and once sure, I began making conceptual sketches. I spent the next day on the road back to Abuja. When I got there, I learnt I was to do a presentation In Enugu on wednesday, which meant I had just Tuesday to package the presentation.
The image you see above is what we came up with after short deliberation together. It is so far my best project, because I developed the idea from No-THING!
Go here to see the full IGBO CENOTAPH PROJECT presentation.
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