Importance of Different Points of View


Upon exploring through my various friends and classmates blogs, I decided to choose one topic in particular to read from. I wanted to see how different or how similar their opinions and thought processes were within themselves but including my own thinking as well. I chose the essay we were assigned to write about the Yas Hotel, in Abu Dhabi. This to me seemed like a very informative documentary and very intriguing when it comes to the building's structure and overall concept. 


My go to questions guy, Diego Adorno, decided to write a more informative, similar to what i did, essay. He repeatedly kept mentioning how this structure is a tribute to modern engineering and an architectural visionary. Which is something I heavily agree with. Another friend of mine who always has a smile on her face, Sofia Barrety, wrote more about the importance of the materials used, and how the knowledge of materials is crucial to a building. She is obviously right, and the

Yas hotel is a perfect example of this material knowledge to its max power.


Though The Yas Hotel is praised for its groundbreaking design and finish. Yet another classmate and friend, Marialys Velez, the person who helps me in math, decided to write their blog about how the public were both positively and negatively impacted by the building of the Hotel. She informed me how horrible the maintenance of the hotel is in the atmosphere. Also, how the public doesn’t all love its tourists coming over, since they don’t all benefit. This is something I had never thought of before, it was a nice eye opener.


It was fun and interesting to read my classmates blogs. I like how different perspectives can be. Different people, different points of view. That’s why it’s essential to network and socialize, especially in this profession of Architecture. Where its essential to have different thinking on the table on any given project.

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