Post by The Smith on Jun 19, 2008 1:17:23 GMT -5
Jeyne opened her wedding gift. The book from her Uncle Cedric was invaluable – it discussed in detail the fortifications of the castles and towns of the realm, and how they were built. It also had a section entirely devoted to the structure of the Wall.
She read about the different construction materials, and the ways of using them, from the engineering aspects to the proper aesthetics. Her imagination played with the rules, and she began sketching on the side, testing out the book’s ideas and techniques as she read.
Jeyne had always been interesting in building things. Her stone-and-stick castles of childhood had been the beginning of an engrossing hobby, which now she loved better than anything else. At Casterly Rock, she had experimented with her knowledge by rebuilding the servants’ quarters, designing the buildings and actually helping the workmen a little. She had visited Lannisport often, to see how the city was laid out, how its guildhalls and manses were built. Now, with Rickon’s tutors helping her, she began to study her uncle’s book in earnest. She had developed a keen observing eye, and delighted her tutors with her quick grasp of difficult concepts in the book. And the sketches piled up, grew clearer and more detailed, with more scratches as Jeyne crossed off earlier ideas, and revised and amended them.
When the library got too stuffy, Jeyne went out into the gardens, and tended to her flowers and bushes and trees, enjoying the quiet. She soon began happily applying her knowledge to the garden designs, and called the head gardener to tell him of her plans and show him her sketches. She tested the soil and examined the area closely, determining where to move the earth and how much to tear up.
She took into account the soil, climate, drainage issues, and other aspects of structural engineering, astonishing her ladies, the gardeners and the workers with her understanding of landscape architecture, and how to combine it with aesthetics. She planned where the hedges and walls should go, and circled the hedges round neatly, seeking always to maintain perfect symmetry. She added water too, in ways that were both economical and practical as well as pleasing to the eye. Jeyne was surprised at how closely the building knowledge in Uncle Cedric’s book tied into landscape architecture. She was excited about her new project, the little garden.
Result:
Jeyne moves towards Master in Architecture and Garden Planning
She read about the different construction materials, and the ways of using them, from the engineering aspects to the proper aesthetics. Her imagination played with the rules, and she began sketching on the side, testing out the book’s ideas and techniques as she read.
Jeyne had always been interesting in building things. Her stone-and-stick castles of childhood had been the beginning of an engrossing hobby, which now she loved better than anything else. At Casterly Rock, she had experimented with her knowledge by rebuilding the servants’ quarters, designing the buildings and actually helping the workmen a little. She had visited Lannisport often, to see how the city was laid out, how its guildhalls and manses were built. Now, with Rickon’s tutors helping her, she began to study her uncle’s book in earnest. She had developed a keen observing eye, and delighted her tutors with her quick grasp of difficult concepts in the book. And the sketches piled up, grew clearer and more detailed, with more scratches as Jeyne crossed off earlier ideas, and revised and amended them.
When the library got too stuffy, Jeyne went out into the gardens, and tended to her flowers and bushes and trees, enjoying the quiet. She soon began happily applying her knowledge to the garden designs, and called the head gardener to tell him of her plans and show him her sketches. She tested the soil and examined the area closely, determining where to move the earth and how much to tear up.
She took into account the soil, climate, drainage issues, and other aspects of structural engineering, astonishing her ladies, the gardeners and the workers with her understanding of landscape architecture, and how to combine it with aesthetics. She planned where the hedges and walls should go, and circled the hedges round neatly, seeking always to maintain perfect symmetry. She added water too, in ways that were both economical and practical as well as pleasing to the eye. Jeyne was surprised at how closely the building knowledge in Uncle Cedric’s book tied into landscape architecture. She was excited about her new project, the little garden.
Result:
Jeyne moves towards Master in Architecture and Garden Planning