A FEW YEARS AGO (MAYBE 15?!), WE WERE INVOLVED WITH A PROJECT AT THE STONY POINT CENTER, AN MULTIFAITH RETREAT CENTER, RIGHT HERE IN OUR HOMETOWN, BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL, OPEN MEDITATION SPACE.
LAST WEEK, FORMER OWNER ERIC KASSNER MET WITH CAD & ARCHITECTURE PROFESSOR KHADER HUMIED OF ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HIS CURRENT CLASS TO LOOK AT THE SPACE AND DISCUSS SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS.
ERIC MENTIONED THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS APPROACHED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPACE FROM A MORE ARTISTICALLY INFORMED MENTALITY WHILE THE OTHER HALF OF STUDENTS TOOK A MORE MATHEMATIC ROUTE.
IT'S GREAT TO REFLECT (OR SHOULD WE SAY MEDITATE?) ON A PAST PROJECT THAT HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY, BUT IT'S ALSO GREAT TO GIVE BACK TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUILDERS!
