4/11 AIANY Center For Architecture: Interview

Today I went to the AIANY Center for Architecture to interview Grace. The interview was at three-thirty but we were supposed to show up five minutes early. I wasn’t sure where the group was supposed to be interviewing Grace and I went up and down a lot of floors looking for them. I had just barely found them before three-thirty because I kept forgetting about the second floor while I was in the stairwell. When I entered the room I saw that Calen, Manny, Maya, and Ella had already arrived. I looked around and saw that we weren’t interviewing her anywhere special just around a table. There were snacks and drinks in the center and Grace wasn’t in thee room yet. I settled myself and the group took this time to go over what each person in the group was going to do and in which order would we ask questions. I had the job of observing body language and the ways she spoke. Grace was very welcoming and we had a great discussion. About a half an hour had gone by when Robbie entered the room. He sat down and jumped right into the conversation. Grace used a lot of “likes” and “uhhhs” when she talked. She used a lot of hand motion while she was talking. Grace also had a great sense of humor and frequently made jokes while she was talking. She seemed very learned and we learned a few new things about her. She had been teaching art all of her life and was something that she enjoyed. She was very happy being able to make things for the Center of Architecture. She had just joined the group in September and was almost as new to it as we were. Though she had little experience she proved very knowledgeable and had a huge impact on our thoughts of sustainability.