I've seen the light-By Tatiana

[Tatiana Ferrer Sarmiento]

For the next week we have to think abouth what have happened. How has the change the culture and how does it has affected to the family development.

Based on the information we have, japanese planning & changes in Japan, we have to find out what is happenging right now about the house. 

So, I thinq we should organise that ideas and describe  how it has affected to the family, the house, and the neighborhood. After that, we will have some actions that happen in the house. We will have to describe and draw this acctions for monday. That means we will have to show graphically how happens somethin, in order to can do that we will have to perfectly know why it happens, and how it happens. The example Javier has used  is to drow a dance, a way of do it will be to draw an scheme of how the feets are moved..

I propose to each one to describe what is happening and how is it happening.

Have a nice weekend.

Tatiana

[Aaron Janushewski]

Hi All,

I'm confused at the sudden need to change the current narrative.  Assuming that this came out of the conversation that happened with Javier, I would like to hear more about what was discussed with him. 

Our conversation with Halldora today went very well, the narrative was well received and the 'action' in the story was discussed.  1 different 'actions' were taken from the story;  The first one was about how the parents have started to entertain visitors.  The 'action' taken from this is everything about from how the food is prepared with emphases on how the sounds of the food preparation would be heard in the house, or what smells there would be in the open space of the house and the visuals of how the food is prepared and presented. The idea of recycling the existing mobile homes to use as more the traditional Japanese floor (it was considered part of the furniture) was brought up.  It would relate back to the conceptual word of 'Transform' also.  The second 'action' that was discussed was that of the Grandfather working though the grief of loosing the Grandmother by working with his Bonsai Trees.  The 'action' could but the careful cultivating and maintenance of the plants, how he would snip and a single branch, then study the shape and understand where it would need to be cut next.  How he would test the moisture of the soil and watch for any mites that appear.  The concept of 'transform' was discussed about how the empty mobile containers could be refitted to house and care for the trees, it gives a new role to an existing aspect of the house. 

I'm presenting to show what was discussion what was talked about in my class today. 

Borja, about you're #2.  It has been asked about repeatedly but due to the parameter of the exercise, I've been told to ignore this very relevant idea that the house is viewed as temporary.  Unless something has been discussed, the idea is to work with the existing house and alter it, demolishing and rebuilding would be defeating the purpose of this exercise.  Although, with that understanding of how Japanese homes are treated and their expected life span, I came across this article found it to funny when you already know the answer:

http://www.tofugu.com/2012/07/04/are-japanese-houses-worthless/

I also did some VERY brief research, and I know ALOT of the information is not relevant, but much of it is worth reading though. See attached text documents 'Culture of Japan' and 'Japanese Homes', please note these is taken directly from the internet. 

Tatiana

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