Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Forte
135MarstonsMillDrive
Mooresville,NC,28117
704.995.6434
brianforte98@gmail.com
October5,2015
PineLakePreparatory
ReviewCommittee
1639MecklenburgHighway
Mooresville,NC,28115
DearReviewCommittee,
MynameisBrianForte,andin2016IamsettobethesecondFortesontograduatefrom
PineLake.Myolderbrother,KevinForte,graduatedfiveyearsagofromPineLakeaspartofthe
secondgraduatingclass.Thisyearsclassof2016isabout150students,whichdwarvesthe
secondclassofamere28andservesasaclearindicatorofPineLakesdevelopmentasaschool.
JustasPineLakehasgrown,Ihaveaswell.AnexampleofthisgrowthIseeinmyselfisrelated
totennis,asportthatIamtrulypassionateabout,andhowIwasabletomoveupfromsimply
playingontheteamtobeingateamcaptainduringthe20142015season.Acceptingthe
challengeofbecomingaleaderofPineLakesamazingBoysVarsityTennisTeamisoneofmy
proudestmomentsinhighschoolandanexperienceIwillrememberfortherestofmylife.
AsformyPrideProject,IhavechosentostudyArchitectureasacareerpathinhopesto
learnmoreaboutthetopicandexploreitsmanydiversebranches.MygoalforthePrideProject
isnotonlytofinishontimeandpasswithflyingcolors,butalsotofurtherdevelopmy
knowledgeofthesubjectandconfirm(ordisprove)myinterestinpursuingitlaterinlife.Ihave
obviouslyalreadyconductedmyownresearchaboutthetopicoverthecourseofwritingmy
PridePaperlastyear,andonethingthatpiquedmyinterestwastheamountoftimeandeffort
thatanarchitectputsintoeachdesign.Whetheritbeasystemofcitystreets,anofficebuilding,
oradogparkinthecity,anincredibleamountofthoughtgoesintomakingthestructureas
efficientandascheapaspossiblewhilemaintaininghighbuildquality.Readingaboutthis
processinparticularwasamajorfactorinwhyIchosetheproductthatIamproposingbelow.
InordertoproperlydisplaythecareerpathofarchitecturetothejudgesofmyPride
Presentation,Ihavechosentobuildascalemodelofadreamhomeasmyproduct.Iintendto
planforandfurtherexpandupontheideawithmymentorbycreatingblueprintsofthedesign,
thenIwillbringthoseblueprintsintoactionwiththehelpofMr.Ivey,the3DDesignteacher
thatIhadlastyear.SimilartoaprojectthatIdidinthatclassbutonalargerscale,Iintendtouse
hardfoam,balsawoods,andothersimilarmaterialstocreateascalemodelofapproximately3
feetby3feetinsize.Thejudgesofmypresentationwillseeeachversionofmyblueprintsas
theyprogressandchange,picturesofmyselfwithmymentoraswellaswithMr.Ivey,andthe
finalstructure.Itismyhopethatthisideaforaproductwillallowmetoexplorearchitecture
andtheprocessofcreatingastructureentirelyfromstarttofinish,justasapracticingarchitect
woulddobutonasmallerscale.InthisletterIamseekingapprovalofthisideasothatImay
moveonwiththeprocessandbeginworkwithmymentor.
Sincerely,
BrianForte