Friday, October 22, 2004

beauty in the broken

i got to go inside a creepy building today. a neo-classical building constructed 100 years ago which has been left vacant for 20 years. the building is part of my thesis site. the first responce was, 'whoa what is this place.' it looked like a dump. being vacant for so many years only makes sence because the building was in horrible shape. after my friend joined to help me take measurements of the building, each moment exploring felt like we were in some horror movie. it felt like something was about to pounce at every moment. i didn't know i needed a flashlight to explore the building, nor did the flashlight on the picnic table in the banking hall work. we were only able to travel into the spaces with natural light, most of the windows were boarded up. the agent told me that street people have been living inside a few years back and the walls have been marked and damaged significantly. it was definitely quite the memorable experience as an architecture student. quite the exciting trip.

the rest of the day dragged along.

tomorrow going see play among friends