Hi, my name is Luke Ciminillo Delamotte. I am a first year. My major is City and Regional Planning but I am double majoring in Economics as well. I am from Columbus, I’ve lived here my whole life. As you might guess, since I’m a CRP major, I am most excited to see the actual layout of London as a whole, how it functions as a city, how people live and work in it, and how people move around and throughout the city. However, there are several actual sites I am excited to visit. One of which is St. Paul’s Cathedral; from what I’ve seen in photos, the design seems breathtaking and I am sure that it is awe-inspiring in person. I also am excited just to travel abroad. I’ve never left the U.S. so this spring semester will be pretty momentous for me.
One of my major goals for this course is to improve my sketching skills, which are fairly novice at this point. Being more skilled at drawing has always been a life goal for me and this class seems like the perfect opportunity to achieve that. I also want to learn more about architecture, as its principles can have a large impact in city planning, especially urban design.