This is the building where I spent 10 hours of my day for 12 years of my life in Tulsa, OK. I did Taekwondo since I was very little but when my family moved to Tulsa, OK, the one place I was able to feel a part of was this Taekwondo school. I would go straight here after school and stay until very late because of my parents’ jobs. It was like daycare to me but I grew to enjoy the art. I would take all the classes available, take a nap in the office and then start my private training. Once our school started to take part in tournaments, there was no time for napping. This place holds a special place in my heart because through this place, I grew as a person and formed many family-like friendships.

In “The Development of the twentieth century town hall”, John Stewart talks about how certain events, especially the ousting of the church as the main powerholder in most developed countries, began a big push that allowed architecture to finally break the chains of religion based-only structures to the now artistic and abstract expression of architecture that we see today. The more and more the church and state became fragmented, the more and more that architecture was allowed to finally roam on its own as an artstyle in and of itself.

In addition to his aforementioned interested in digital learning, John Stewart has also dabbled in architectural academia himself.  In fact, he published “The Development of the Twentieth Century Town Hall” which, appropriately, dictates and depicts the course of events that led to the iconic infrastructure of 20th century town halls.

As mentioned previously, John Stewart has a high interest in science and technology, and more specifically the incorporation of  technology into digital mediums that can proliferate and help undergraduate research. This is especially true of his blog, where he has countless posts offering advice anywhere from coding to website creation

John Stewart is an OU graduate who earned his P.h.D. in the History of Science. He has gone on to lecture for both his alma mater and for the University of Missouri’s Science and Technology program. John Stewart also runs his own blog in which he talks about a variety of mostly technology-based topics, handing out advice and knowledge wherever he can.

I believe St. Fidelis was built by the orders of Queen Victoria. It is amazing that each stone was placed one by one. I still have no idea how they were able to build the church so tall with no modern machinery. The church is unbelievable and I highly recommend attending mass there. It is something that you will never forget.

Standing at 110 stories tall, the Willis Tower is located in Chicago, Illinois and is one of the tallest buildings in the world. I first saw this building as a young child and it had such an impact on me that I will never forget. This is already such a large tower, that seeing it when I was so young made it seem even bigger. I remember thinking it was one of the, if not the, largest thing I had ever seen in my life. I was truly able to understand the true size and beauty of this tower when I visited it again a few years ago and had the chance to go to the top of there tower where I was truly amazed and overtaken with this architectural feat.

My final visit to this magnificent building was one of appreciation; having dissected the building as well as my naked eye could the last 3 visits, this time I decided to be more appreciative rather than analytical in my approach to studying this building. I transversed its halls a couple times and walked around the building, noticing and appreciating all the different artistic and architectural styles that went into the design and construction of this building.

Dale hall is the building that I have most of my classes in. Spending day after day inside a blank walled room with a door on either side of the room is incredibly depressing. The grand entrance is broken down, with old glass doors. Trees cover the impressive awning. The blank brick walls on either side of the building leave it to be one of the bleakest academic buildings on campus.

Upon this visit I studied more of the outside of the church than the first time. Although I only took a picture and slightly glanced at the church my first time visiting, this time I took the time to study the intricacies of the buildings such as it’s facades and detailed layouts. Of particular interest to me were the stained glass windows inside and outside, which gave just the right tinges of colors to the cream-shaped facade.