Writing about architecture

When I drive home from work, I go past this new building that is close to completing construction on the Princeton University campus. The first time I really noticed it, I was stopped in traffic, and the curved steel and glass structure caught my eye.
My first impression is that the architect wanted to impress with his ability to create angles and curves in AutoCAD. However, I don't get the rationalization behind it at all. What's the point?
I took a closer look at it this weekend. The design brings a nice element of daring to the area, and there is certainly a talent and artistry behind getting that project from the paper to bricks, steel, and glass. I still don't quite understand the function behind it all, though. I guess I might be from a boring school of architecture.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the creation phase of this design. There is a certain philosophy or theme that goes into every building, which creates a style and design library that is used throughout the entire project. I would love to know what the overarching design theory was here.
I wanted to be an architect since the fifth grade, and one of the primary reasons I actually went to the University of Florida was for the architecture program. What a difference one freshman year of college makes! If I had known that I would go another career route entirely, I might have just ended up going to Emory. Ah well, I love the Gators.
If I ever become successful or win the lottery, I'm going back to school to get my architecture degree.