Nicole ReindersAug 12, 20196 minA Farwell to Year 19Each year I fill up a notebook. The pages become to-do lists, schedules, reminders, strung together words I thought were interesting or beautiful, drawings, ...
Nicole ReindersJul 30, 20193 minYou Do Not Love Because, You Love DespiteA confusing phrase at first, but lets dive into it. This quote was said in the movie, “Set it up” and I’ve been mulling it over for the past few months. When...
Nicole ReindersJul 25, 20195 minIn the Attic: Odds to EndsHow repainting my room helps me cover up my incessant need for success. My arms ached from moving the brush up and down as sweat dripped down my forehead and...
Nicole ReindersJul 18, 20196 minThe Top Ten Minimalist Essentials for School SuppliesIt’s the middle of July, hot and sticky, and I am ready to go back to school. In fact, I am so excited, I have come up with the top ten essentials for anyone...
Nicole ReindersJul 13, 20195 minHow to Find Purpose in a Busy Minded WorldAre you finding yourself burnt out yet too busy to recharge? Here is how to find what you should really be doing in order to find true purpose. There is an u...
Nicole ReindersJun 17, 20193 minDigital Technologies and Architectural PracticeOver the past few decades, architecture has moved away from the practice of making hand drawings and has shifted towards creating scaled models through compu...
Nicole ReindersJun 17, 20193 minLandscape in the Natural and Cultural Sphere Landscape is usually thought of in the context of framing another structure, to give a precursor of what is about to be seen and to give background when insi...
Nicole ReindersJun 17, 20193 minMilwaukee: Avenues and AlleywaysMy home is situated between Downer Avenue and UW-Milwaukee's campus. It is an ideal location as it allows for a short bike ride to the lake and an even short...
Nicole ReindersJun 15, 20193 minFrom Paper to Project: Representation of the ExperienceArchitecture encompasses many mediums including the felt experience, models representing the built form, and ideas drawn out on paper. Information is lost wh...
Nicole ReindersJun 15, 20194 minArchitecture and Play The day we got a new fridge was one of the most exciting for me, not for the use of the cold air it held inside, but for the box. My brothers and I took turn...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20193 minThe Firm FoundationHow to keep strong when life seems to keep tearing you down. Sunday mornings used to start at 5:30 A.M. with a lot of disdain. I would roll out of bed, makin...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20194 minCritique as an Overarching SubjectArchitecture is the creation of buildings. Critique of it does not reside in a question of how well it is built or how well it serves the function for which ...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20194 minCommunity: Illusion or Reality?Is Burning Man a real life utopia? Read more to find out. From an airplane or helicopter 'the campground', as it is referred to by all who stay, resembles a ...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20194 minEnvironmental Provisions through Programmatic Technologies Modern architecture often makes a call to rethink how one perceives a building and the ways in which this thought is rendered among cultural, historical, and...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20193 minPhenomenology through Experience with EnvironmentBryan Norwood and Sean Lally discuss in a podcast the term phenomenology and how each human experience is different and thus all relating to architecture in ...
Nicole ReindersJan 3, 20193 minSuperheroes, Experience, and LanguageThis past Wednesday, a package came in the mail containing a Halloween costume. Everette, the child I nanny for, opened it with such excitement until the ent...
