This academy was built to allow for a more modern and inspired design for an education building designed for inner city Birmingham. The building was an architectural challenge due to decreasing budgets throughout the building process. Morgan still held strong and delivered a breathtaking building that helped to increase student population in this school, as well as to keep the school from closing its doors for good. The building is designed to have a very compact and geometric design that made the building not only extremely functional, but to limit the space taken and money used to create the school. The ceiling of most of the walkways and large gathering areas are completely glass to allow for large amounts of natural light to bathe the inside of the building while students are in school. This was done this way to help keep morale at the inner-city school high throughout the day. The building was built using natural materials that allowed for the building to not only be economically sound, but to help the building to be more environmentally friendly.

Trafalgar Place is a complex of buildings that was designed to hold high quality homes in an existing housing district. The design of the building is both historically similar to the buildings around it, and new age sleek to still provide the modern aesthetic that is seen in most modern buildings. Two aspects of this building that help this building to be more than just fancy new housing is that a quarter of the homes are affordable housing. As well as the vibrant landscape and large amounts of trees that were planted to help maintain the beauty of the land as well as help to keep the community more environmentally friendly. One interesting aspect of this complex is that there is a public street that runs through the middle of it. This public street not only allows easy access to residents but helps to limit the elimination of public space. The blend of public and private space allows for residents to still feel secure, and passersby’s to not see it as cut off from the rest of society. An engineering aspect of this building is that the design team suggested using engineered timber as a faster and more environmentally friendly material for the construction of the complex.

The Brill Place tower was another building that was designed to increase downtown living options for British cities, this one was built in Camden near London. The design for this building was to be that of a large vertical skyscraper that would fit neatly into a heavily trafficked area of downtown. The location of the building is in a recently opened public space and was a part of a huge undertaking to create affordable housing, private housing, a school, and other essential buildings in a public space. The outside of the building is fully glazed plinth to allow for direct and clear views of the public space and shopping areas down below. The sleek design is to minimize the space and footprint that is used by the building, but to maintain the goal of providing as much housing as possible without losing net public space. This building also makes great use of the natural light by employing large pane windows as well as creating micro tower like structures that allow for all apartments to receive complete natural light.

This is an apartment complex that was the first major design by Sadie Morgan. This building is designed to combine both the horizontal apartment style of Europe with the traditional vertical English terraced house. The building is designed to let in a lot of natural light and is an open floor concept in each of the rooms to allow for sunlight to flow throughout the building. The unique outside design is because the original plan was to make the building look almost inside out, and to be perceived as made of wood on the outside although it is completely concrete. This building was a part of the London housing agenda to increase housing options for those in London, the design was selected and has been awarded numerous achievements and accolades. Most of the interior walls are also made of concrete to give it a seamless look from the outside to the inside of each apartment.

The Woolaroc Museum is located near Bartlesville, Oklahoma and was founded by Frank Phillips. The name comes from the combination of what Frank Phillips wanted to preserve in nature ‘Woo-Woods, La-Lakes, Roc-Rocks’. Woolaroc itself is a large nature preserve that expands acres and is home to a range of animals and fauna including a large number of American Bison. The museum is one building in this expansive landscape that is home to numerous artifacts that span centuries. Some of these artifacts include native American artifacts, animal artifacts, and some of the early petroleum industry artifacts that Frank Phillips owned. I went here numerous times when I was a kid and still go every once in a while, now when I am home. I remember how amazing I thought it was, being blown away by the bison walking across the road, and of course how cool the museum was. When it came to the museum, I thought it was always fun to see all the mounted animals as well as some of the pelts that you could touch and feel. When I first visited Woolaroc the thing I remember the most was how amazingly large the blue doors to the museum was. It felt like you were entering a large hall of a castle. I still love to visit the museum and see the new artifacts or areas of the museum as well as visiting the ones that have been there since the first time I went. One of the best parts of Woolaroc is around Christmas time they put up huge light displays all through the park and the museum. It still brings me joy to be able to go every year and see the lights and drink a hot chocolate. Woolaroc will always hold a special place in my heart and it is one of my favorite places to visit.

The Atlanta aquarium is one of my favorite places to visit, due to the feeling of wonder I get every time I visit. The first time I came here I was just 7 years old and was fascinated and obsessed with sharks. The aquarium had only been open a few months at the time, so everyone was still excited to see it. I remember the line was the longest line I had ever seen even to this day. It felt like we would never actually go inside the huge building. We eventually got in and I was amazed, the tanks were huge with what felt like hundreds of thousands of fish swimming in the crystal-clear blue water. The reason why I was so excited was because the Atlanta Aquarium was the only one in the world that had whale sharks in captivity. The first time I saw them it was inside of this tunnel with a moving floor that took you right under the tank. I was in awe of just how large the whale sharks were. They looked like they were bigger than my school and seemed as if they were swimming so effortlessly. I remember being so happy to see them, that I spent probably an hour just staring at them and watching them swim. This was easily my favorite vacation we had taken as a family at that point and I will always remember the feeling of joy and how ecstatic I was seeing the larges sharks in the world. I have been back once since that day and it was just this past January, and it still made me lose my mind over how amazing that building still is. Again, I spent at least an hour just looking at the whale sharks and was still in awe of their shear size. That is why I will always be excited any time I get to go to my favorite aquarium in the world.

The Palace on the Prairie will always be my favorite place on OU’s campus. The first time I came here I was only 8 years old as my family has always been OU fans. I remember walking to the stadium with people holding signs that said, “We got Ducked”, as we had had a controversial loss the week before to the Oregon Ducks. I also remember seeing the jumbotron and how I had never seen a screen that big. The game was a blowout, we played Middle Tennessee that day and we ended up winning 59-0. The best part was Adrian Peterson had a great game and scored what seemed like almost every play. I will always remember that day so fondly as it was my first time getting to experience one of the most amazing atmospheres in the world.

This stadium means so much to me as it was where I felt the most joy throughout my time here at OU. I have attended countless spring games and attended every home game during my 4 years at OU. Every time I walked into that stadium, I got goosebumps. To hear all 86,000 sooner fans screaming and yelling for the whole game always gave me chills. There were losses here, but those cannot ruin the memories I have of us winning games with a sea of crimson and cream surrounding Owen field. There are some plays that I can still close my eyes and see like a movie playing in my mind. I will always remember my last home game here at OU. We were playing TCU, and we had gotten out to a big lead. Then we let them come back and make the game close, but the play that won us that game was when Brendan Radley-Hiles intercepted a slant over the middle and ended the game. When the game was over, I just stood there in the stands looking at the stadium and the field. It was hard to leave knowing that as a student this would be my last game at Gaylord. That is why this is my favorite place in the world, Gaylord Memorial Stadium.

Sarkeys Energy Center is what I consider my home away from home. As a petroleum engineer, I have had close to 75% of my classes over the last 3 years in this building. The first time I saw this building I was up for a scholarship and had to interview in Sarkeys. I remember looking at the height of the building and being intimidated by its large frame. I also remember being lost and confused in its complicated hallways and numbering. I remember riding the older squeaky elevator all the way up to the 12^th floor. The only view I had was away from campus, so it wasn’t the best view in Norman. When I left Sarkeys that day, I had no idea how much I would grow to hate the tall brick building in the corner of campus.

I have had no shortage of bad memories inside of Sarkeys, spending hours at a time without ever leaving. Inside these walls I have gotten a 14, and a 12 on two separate tests. I still somehow passed both of those classes with C’s. I can remember staying in the computer lab studying for finals until 4 in the morning on some days. I have memories of having panic attacks due to a test that I knew I was not prepared for. This building represents so much struggle and pain that I had to endure to receive my degree. There are some good memories, I had successes inside this building with multiple semesters of mostly A’s and one or two B’s. I always liked going to the bottom floor to the coffee shop inside of Sarkeys and how friendly the staff was after I had gone 3 times a week for semester after semester. In the end, Sarkeys will always remain a major part of my life here at OU whether I want it to or not. I cannot wait for the day I can leave this building in the past and in my memories as I drive away one last time.