Welcome! I am beyond excited to announce the official launch of my website!! For the past couple months I've been working so hard to perfect everything, and it feels good to finally open it for the world to see!
If you haven't noticed, my name is Mary Beth Robbins, and I am currently in my 2nd year of 5 earning towards my Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. And goodness, I never thought architecture school would be so intensive (and a few other select vocabulary), but so far it's been such a rewarding experience. I couldn't imagine doing anything else, honestly. A back story about me - I come from a small town by the name of Harrington, Delaware. I grew up on a family farm where I would sell vegetables on the side of the road and show animals in the state fair. I have to credit most of my childhood to being a 4-H kid. As much as I appreciate and value the agriculture world, I discovered that it wasn't for me. In high school I was blessed to be apart of the Technology Student Association where I was able to travel to cool places, campaign to be a national student officer, and find my love for architecture. That led to me applying for college and then falling in love with the Vols. Being 9 hours away from home is tough, but I wouldn't be anywhere else but Rocky Top. So why the website? Why an online portfolio? Why a blog? Simple, I love to write. I wanted a place where I can write and express myself, and showcase my other works in my portfolio, all in one place. My senior year in high school I kept a blog called "Living with Senioritis", where I talked about my feelings as high school ended. I loved it, I felt like it gave me a space to breathe when my life got crazy. It was something I could call my own and have pride in. But I need it again. Living with Senioritis served it's purpose, and it's a pretty cool blog to check out. I need something more to write about. Somewhere where my brain can reach out to new ideas and explore new ways of thinking. That's why I've created my personal design space. I guess you could say it's more for me than for you (selfish, right?), but like I said, I needed it. My first year of architecture school was successful, I made all A's and B's, but I knew I could do better. Instead of encountering a "Writer's Block", I found myself at a "Designer's Block". I know I could've envisioned a project better, or have been stuck on something that I couldn't quite overcome. I tried a plethora of things that might help me jump the obstacle, but still found myself in the same place. I remembered blogging, I remembered how I felt being able to write about literally anything and the satisfaction of opening it up for others to read. So I wanna do it again, and do it better. So in short, welcome to my design space, & welcome to my brain. |
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