Cross fire
Find and destroy all enemy planes and missiles.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
SUMMATIVE
Here are a couple of sketches of the layout.
Summative Tech Design (Due June 13th)
We will be proposing a self-sustaining community that uses a small plot of land 100m x 100m. You will be given a section of the lot to carry out your project. We will be following the LEED guidelines for the project overall. The overall complex will have three tiers. The bottom tier (which extends below ground) contains most of the public buildings/facilities and has a maximum height of 10metres(of which a maximum of 5 metres extends above ground). The second tier contains a mix between public, live/work, and residential spaces with a maximum height of 6 metres, the third tier is purely residential with a maximum height of 8 metres. Every unit will have provisions for electricity generation/conservation, garden space, wastewater processing. Your design and model will encompass the interior and exterior space of your chosen building and will include material and process decisions appropriate for a LEED certifiable project. In addition, the buildings will need to be accessible. All models will be carried out at a 1:100 scale. As the project develops, track the progress on your own blog. Link your blog to Prestontechdesign.blogspot.com
Choose from the list below, and sign up for your chosen building (first-come, first-served).
1. Houses (lots of10m x 10m) Christina
2. Apartments (25m x 25m)
3. Recreation centre (lot of 25m x 25m) Jacob
4. Gallery (lot 10m x 25m)
5. Theatre/film facility/performance venue (lot 25m x 25m) Tom
6. Restaurant (lot 10m x 25m) Kieffer
7. Studios (lot 10m x 10m)
8. Small Business spaces (lots of 10m x 25m) Matt A
9. Market (lot of 25m x 25m) Nevin
10. General store(lot of 25m x 25m) Ryan
11. Clothing Store (lot 10m x 25m) Malissa, Sisco
12. Park/public area (lot 50m x 50m) Eric
13. Service building (maintenance)(lot 25m x 25m)
14. Fitness building (lot 25m x 25m)
15. Multi-use building Ethan
16. Parking (lot 25m x 25m) Matt
17. Walkways, stairs, ramps and public access
18. Vehicles Will
19. Waste Processing
Steps in preparation
1. Create a 1:100 scale photo of yourself in Photoshop.
2. Brainstorm a list of necessary elements/features for your building.
3. Supplement your brainstorm with a case study of a related building. What about your building will improve upon existing structures?
4. Address at least 4 credits from the LEED Checklist. Be specific. Research products and processes appropriate to the particular credit. For example, Material Resources Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Resources could be addressed in part with the use of cork flooring,
5. Create hand sketches of the building design.
Drawings
Create a detailed set of dimensioned floorplans and elevations for your building and lot. You can use softplan, Autocad, Illustrator, or do hand drawings. In the bottom right of your drawings, be sure to include a title block with the name of the project, date, scale, drawing number.
Models
Build a scale paper model of your building including all of the interior and exterior walls, doors, windows, roof and any other visible feature. Pay attention to accurate and realistic construction.
Create all of the landscaping as well. You are responsible for the entire lot.
Design Sample Board
This board helps to visualize your finished aesthetic. Choose paints & finishes, furniture, flooring, fixtures, landscaping
All of your material choices should fit the criteria for LEED certification.
Class Project
Contribute your building to the large model and assist with some of the assembly.
Display
Combine your model, your drawings and your sample board into a coherent project display.
Documentation
Take a digital photograph of your model and place the scale version of yourself into the photo. Post your finished photos on your blog.
Report
Answer the following in full sentences. Some information may be derived from your blogs.
1. Describe the building you created. Create a marketable statement (min 100 words).
2. What is your building? How does it fulfill its purposes in an environmentally sustainable way?
3. What were some of the challenges that you encountered in this project?
4. How does your design adhere to LEED standards?
5. What is the most innovative aspect of your design?
Marking Scheme
Research and Design /20
Design solutions effectively address the purposes of the building. Choices of design, materials, and processes make the project appropriate for LEED standards. The project is innovative and thoroughly detailed.
Sketches /10
Numerous sketches show exploratory ideas and
Drawings /30
Drawings are accurate, detailed, properly dimensioned and contain floorplans, and elevations
Drawings have title blocks with pertinent information.
Model /20
Model is made accurately to scale, looks good and functions well
Sample Board /20
A well-researched, comprehensive design plan/includes all interior and exterior
Materials chosen are appropriate for LEED certification.
Blog /20
Blog is thorough, well-written and consistent
Blog has 15 entries that demonstrate the project evolution
Report /10
Report is answered thoroughly and show
LEED INFORMATION
Sustainable Sites 8
1. SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention 8
2. SS Credit 1: Site Selection 9
3. SS Credit 2: Development Density & Community Connectivity 10
4. SS Credit 3: Brownfield Redevelopment 11
5. SS Credit 4.1: Alternative Transportation: Public Transportation Access 12
6. SS Credit 4.2: Alternative Transportation: Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms 13
7. SS Credit 4.3: Alternative Transportation: Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles 14
8. SS Credit 4.4: Alternative Transportation: Parking Capacity 15
9. SS Credit 5.1: Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat 16
10. SS Credit 5.2: Site Development: Maximize Open Space 17
11. SS Credit 6.1: Stormwater Design: Quantity Control 18
12. SS Credit 6.2: Stormwater Design: Quality Control 19
13. SS Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect: Non-Roof 20
14. SS Credit 7.2: Heat Island Effect: Roof 21
15. SS Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction 22
Water Efficiency 24
WE Credit 1.1: Water Efficient Landscaping: Reduce by 50% 24
WE Credit 1.2: Water Efficient Landscaping: No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation 25
WE Credit 2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies 26
WE Credit 3.1: Water Use Reduction: 20% Reduction 27
WE Credit 3.2: Water Use Reduction: 30% Reduction 28
Energy & Atmosphere 29
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems 29
EA Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance 31
EA Prerequisite 3: Fundamental Refrigerant Management 32
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance 33
EA Credit 2: On-Site Renewable Energy 36
EA Credit 3: Enhanced Commissioning 37
EA Credit 4: Enhanced Refrigerant Management 39
EA Credit 5: Measurement & Verification 41
EA Credit 6: Green Power 42
LEED for New Construction Rating System v2.2
Materials & Resources 43
MR Prerequisite 1: Storage & Collection of Recyclables 43
MR Credit 1.1: Building Reuse: Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof 44
MR Credit 1.2: Building Reuse - Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof 45
MR Credit 1.3: Building Reuse: Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements 46
MR Credit 2.1: Construction Waste Management: Divert 50% From Disposal 47
MR Credit 2.2: Construction Waste Management: Divert 75% From Disposal 48
MR Credit 3.1: Materials Reuse: 5% 49
MR Credit 3.2: Materials Reuse: 10% 50
MR Credit 4.1: Recycled Content: 10% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer) 51
MR Credit 4.2: Recycled Content: 20% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer) 52
MR Credit 5.1: Regional Materials: 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 53
MR Credit 5.2: Regional Materials: 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 54
MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials 55
MR Credit 7: Certified Wood 56
Indoor Environmental Quality 57
EQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum IAQ Performance 57
EQ Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control 58
EQ Credit 1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 60
EQ Credit 2: Increased Ventilation 61
EQ Credit 3.1: Construction IAQ Management Plan: During Construction 62
EQ Credit 3.2: Construction IAQ Management Plan: Before Occupancy 63
EQ Credit 4.1: Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants 65
EQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials: Paints & Coatings 67
EQ Credit 4.3: Low-Emitting Materials: Carpet Systems 68
EQ Credit 4.4: Low-Emitting Materials: Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products 69
EQ Credit 5: Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control 70
EQ Credit 6.1: Controllability of Systems: Lighting 71
EQ Credit 6.2: Controllability of Systems: Thermal Comfort 72
EQ Credit 7.1: Thermal Comfort: Design 73
EQ Credit 7.2: Thermal Comfort: Verification 74
EQ Credit 8.1: Daylight & Views: Daylight 75% of Spaces 75
EQ Credit 8.2: Daylight & Views: Views for 90% of Spaces 76
Innovation & Design Process 77
ID Credit 1–1.4: Innovation in Design 77
ID Credit 2: LEED Accredited Professional 78
Monday, May 26, 2008
Concept Sketches
Create a series of hand drawings of your building. Be sure to include indoor and outdoor spaces in your drawings. Create a series of at least 3 thumbnail sketches and a more accurate plan view (overhead) and at least one elevation. Scale is approximate at this point. Drawings are due at the end of class.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Ryans General Store Summative Thing
Day 1 - I am creating a store which is 25cm x 25cm, i am thinking of making a Zhers store. Inside this store there will be aisles and a checkout area. There will also have to be a good sized parking lot, and maybe a garden outside the store. Peace Out Homeslices
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Friday April 18th
Now that you have partially constructed the kite, fully answer the following questions in Word:
1. What is the shape of your kite? Where did you encounter the design?
2. What materials have you used? Why did you choose them? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
3. What task will your kite carry out? How? Describe the design?
4. What makes you think that your kite will fly?
Open the following weblink
http://www.cdli.ca/depted/g7/ortho.htm
Using a sheet of plain white paper, Autocad 2007LT, or Adobe Illustrator and create a scale orthographic drawing of your kite from the front, right, and top views. In the bottom right corner of your drawing, create a title block with the following information: name of project, name of designer, scale, date, and drawing number.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
MacGyver Kites
For this project, we will be designing, constructing, testing, and flying kites. The kites should be constructed using only recycled or found materials. They should be sturdy enough to survive crashes and light enough to fly in a variety of wind conditions. The design can be derived in part from existing designs, but there must also be unique properties and features to the kite. An attractive design is also a must.
The kite must be able to accomplish at least one of the following tasks.
1. Transport a small object from one place to another without breaking it.
2. Communicate a message over a great distance.
3. Attack or defend a territory.
4. Be used to spy.
5. Collaborate with another kite to accomplish a complex task.
6. All of the above.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Zaha Hadid Architect By: Bryan Muise
Zaha Hadid is a London based Architectural Designer who originated from Iraq. Her designs range from urban scale to interiors products like chairs. She designs the building and what goes inside the building she is unique from others and will never see architectures like hers.
She studied architecture at the Architectural Association from 1972 and was awarded the Diploma Prize in 1977. She then became a partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. She then ran her own studio until 1987. She was made Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture, and is Professor at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Hadid has been pushing the boundaries of architectural design in numerous competitions. Winning designs such as the Peak, Cardiff Bay Opera House, and the Centre for Contemporary Arts. Other competition entries include large scale urban studies in places such as Hamburg, Madrid, Bordeaux and Cologne. She also designed museums in Bad Deutsch Altenburg, Austria, Madrid, and London. The list goes on of her unique building designs.
Her major exhibitions are scattered throughout the world, such as London, New York, Tokyo, and San Francisco. Her buildings are even located in universities such as Harvard. She has been chosen as the first woman become the 2004 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Showing the world women can do work as well as men and inspire new architects and woman that you can go somewhere.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lengths
Far Back Wall
Length: 364"
Window to chalkboard: 76"
Chalkboard: 219"
Chalkboard to wall: 69"
Front of cabinet to shelves by window: 326"
Window to edge of wall (aka shelve length): 14"
Cabinet length: 24"
Length: 364"
Window to chalkboard: 76"
Chalkboard: 219"
Chalkboard to wall: 69"
Front of cabinet to shelves by window: 326"
Window to edge of wall (aka shelve length): 14"
Cabinet length: 24"
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Ross Lovegrove
Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1958, the industrial designer Ross Lovegrove studied industrial design at Manchester Polytechnic until 1980 before transferring to the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained until 1983. In the early 80s he worked for frog design in West Germany. Some of his projects, such as walkmans for Sony and computers for Apple were highly successful and later invited to the Atelier de Nimes along with Jean Nouvel and Philippe Starck, consulting to amongst others like: Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Dupont. His work is usually inspired by natural forms and uses materials and manufacturing that are leading edge and following the Green Design guidelines. He uses very little and only the materials needed and nothing more for his designs. Winner of numerous international awards his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum NY, Axis Centre Japan, Pompidou Centre, Paris and the Design Museum, London, when in 1993 he curated the first Permanent Collection.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1958, the industrial designer Ross Lovegrove studied industrial design at Manchester Polytechnic until 1980 before transferring to the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained until 1983. In the early 80s he worked for frog design in West Germany. Some of his projects, such as walkmans for Sony and computers for Apple were highly successful and later invited to the Atelier de Nimes along with Jean Nouvel and Philippe Starck, consulting to amongst others like: Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Dupont. His work is usually inspired by natural forms and uses materials and manufacturing that are leading edge and following the Green Design guidelines. He uses very little and only the materials needed and nothing more for his designs. Winner of numerous international awards his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum NY, Axis Centre Japan, Pompidou Centre, Paris and the Design Museum, London, when in 1993 he curated the first Permanent Collection.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Adopt an architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a famous German-American architect known for designing unique glass buildings. He is one of the pioneer/veterans of modern architecture, making him an epic person. His buildings have a Gothic style to them with a more simplistic design and no ornaments. The buildings are made with minimal framework and almost down-to the-bone look and structure, which is why he called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe didn’t just decide he wanted to be an architect, he was born into it. His father owned and operated a stone carving shop which he worked in part-time. He also worked in several design firms before he moved to Berlin to join the office of interior design, Bruno Paul.
Basically, Lugwig wanted to make something different, something new. It was his lifelong mission to create something new and modern to represent the new era. “He saw a need for an architecture expressive of and in harmony with his epoch, just as Gothic architecture was for an era of spiritualism.” – Wikipedia. He believed that architecture had a meaning, a meaning in the time period and culture it existed in which enabled him to come up with his designs. He is completely self-educated and studied many great philosophers to greater enhance his understanding of the time we live in. His buildings are abstract but very simple if you see them in real life.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a famous German-American architect known for designing unique glass buildings. He is one of the pioneer/veterans of modern architecture, making him an epic person. His buildings have a Gothic style to them with a more simplistic design and no ornaments. The buildings are made with minimal framework and almost down-to the-bone look and structure, which is why he called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe didn’t just decide he wanted to be an architect, he was born into it. His father owned and operated a stone carving shop which he worked in part-time. He also worked in several design firms before he moved to Berlin to join the office of interior design, Bruno Paul.
Basically, Lugwig wanted to make something different, something new. It was his lifelong mission to create something new and modern to represent the new era. “He saw a need for an architecture expressive of and in harmony with his epoch, just as Gothic architecture was for an era of spiritualism.” – Wikipedia. He believed that architecture had a meaning, a meaning in the time period and culture it existed in which enabled him to come up with his designs. He is completely self-educated and studied many great philosophers to greater enhance his understanding of the time we live in. His buildings are abstract but very simple if you see them in real life.
Sadly, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe died in August 17, 1969. R.I.P.
Rewritten and summerized by:
Jon C.
Works Cited:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe>
<http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe.html>
<http://www.designboom.com/portrait/mies/bg.html>
Measurements
Measurements
Desk:
Top
Length 59 3/4"
Width 29 3/4"
Thickness
3/4"
Height
Door:
Length 33.7"
Height 81"
Landing:
Width 63.5"
Height 9 feet
Depth 17"
Window:
lenght 192"
Height of Window Wall 128"
Desk:
Top
Length 59 3/4"
Width 29 3/4"
Thickness
3/4"
Height
Door:
Length 33.7"
Height 81"
Landing:
Width 63.5"
Height 9 feet
Depth 17"
Window:
lenght 192"
Height of Window Wall 128"
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Santiago Calatrava
One example of his work is the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is multiple venues that he designed for the 2004 summer Olympics. A major one he designed was the soccer pitch venue. It is a huge ovular structure with bone like beams rising up and over the field. He was the head architect and engineer in these projects. He had created so many dynamic structures that fellow engineers thought that this would be nearly impossible to finish in time for the Olympics. It was originally built in 1982 but they refurbished it in 2004. It hosted the soccer games and opening and closing ceremonies. It is currently used for the AEK soccer club.
Jacob
One example of his work is the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is multiple venues that he designed for the 2004 summer Olympics. A major one he designed was the soccer pitch venue. It is a huge ovular structure with bone like beams rising up and over the field. He was the head architect and engineer in these projects. He had created so many dynamic structures that fellow engineers thought that this would be nearly impossible to finish in time for the Olympics. It was originally built in 1982 but they refurbished it in 2004. It hosted the soccer games and opening and closing ceremonies. It is currently used for the AEK soccer club.
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are two of many famous architects that have been successful. They were born in Basel in 1950 and have grown up together from a young age. Herzog and de Meuron in 1978 completed the Bank side power plant and the Thames River in the London Gallery of modern art.
The piece of art has received a great amount of attention, from the media to their peers. Herzog and de Meuron have also created great pieces of architecture in the United States also; they completed a winery in the Napa Valley of California and are currently building the Kramlich Residence and Media collection in that same region. They have 3 other projects in work in the United States, from New York to San Francisco they have there hands full. They have projects in England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan, and of course, in their home land Switzerland. There they have built residences, several apartment buildings, libraries, schools, a sports complex, a photographic studio, museums, hotels, as well as office and factory buildings. It is safe to say that Jacques and Pierre have a mind for design and the skill to make a project successful (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_&_de_Meuron)
The piece of art has received a great amount of attention, from the media to their peers. Herzog and de Meuron have also created great pieces of architecture in the United States also; they completed a winery in the Napa Valley of California and are currently building the Kramlich Residence and Media collection in that same region. They have 3 other projects in work in the United States, from New York to San Francisco they have there hands full. They have projects in England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Japan, and of course, in their home land Switzerland. There they have built residences, several apartment buildings, libraries, schools, a sports complex, a photographic studio, museums, hotels, as well as office and factory buildings. It is safe to say that Jacques and Pierre have a mind for design and the skill to make a project successful (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_&_de_Meuron)
Sisco Almanza
Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki is an American architect who was best known for his design of the World Trade Center. He founded an incorporation called Yamasaki Associates, Inc in 1955. Minoru tries to design environmental friendly buildings for education, healthcare, mixed use, and government markets throughout the world. Minoru has also designed over 50 buildings all across the world. He designed the World Trade Center in 1965 and constructed it in 1972,
Yamasaki was one of the most important architects of the 20th century. He and his fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitiones of “romanticized modernism”. Yamasaki had been elected as a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1960. He won the First Honor Award three times there.
Minoru Yamasaki is a neat architect in a way, he has designed many buildings that not only look cool but are also environmentally friendly. He also has many up and coming buildings that he is designing currently like the Seoul City Hall Expansion(to right).
Yamasaki’s most famous architectural design was the design of the World Trade Center in New York. This building was 13.4 million square feet. It was later destroyed in a terrorist act on September 11th of 2001. The interior had 47 columns, all concentrated in the core. It was 1368 feet high and 1362. Construction of a world trade center had been under consideration since the end of WW2. It was then opened in April 4, 1973.
http://www.yamasakiinc.com/ http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1862150.jpg%3Fv%3D1%26c%3DViewImages%26k%3D2%26d%3DC68144F0A655549DFE567F1EE15BAD63A55A1E4F32AD3138&imgrefurl=http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx%3Fmid%3D1862150%26epmid%3D3%26partner%3DGoogle&h=594&w=416&sz=34&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=xTRwN7FExJzByM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dyamasaki%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENCA248%26sa%3DN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Yamasaki
Kieffer Davieau.
Kieffer Davieau.
Raymond Moriyama is cool, he is so cool, he designs things. Just kidding. He’s not cool. No, I’m obviously joking here. Raymond Moriyama set up an office in a single detached home on Yorkville Avenue. He shared the building with 2 other architects, who started business on the exact same day. They’re drafting tables were doors on sawhorses. His first project was a cottage, in which he did a good job. He only went up from there.
Raymond Moriyama project is definitely a long list. His style is only to do buildings. His style is a modern theme with strange angles and curves. The lights are always hanging off a strange cable formation. The walls are never straight and bare. The buildings never look the same and normal, and new fresh ideas are always apparent. Here is an example:
Raymond Moriyama project is definitely a long list. His style is only to do buildings. His style is a modern theme with strange angles and curves. The lights are always hanging off a strange cable formation. The walls are never straight and bare. The buildings never look the same and normal, and new fresh ideas are always apparent. Here is an example:
I.M.PEI
I. M. PEI
His full name is Ieoh Ming Pei. He was born in Canton, China on April 26, 1917. At the age of 18 he left china to study architecture at Harvard and MIT. I. M. Pei creates buildings with an abstract form and uses materials such as concrete, glass, steel, and stone. In general I. M. Pei designs complicated glass-clad buildings that can be related to the high-tech movement. His original designs ideas result in many of his designs. He has been called a follower of Walter Gropius. In his work, I. M. Pei shows very little concern with theory. His work is recognized by its sharp geometric designs. One of his best known designs is the Pyramide De Louvre. This is the pyramid outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France. This piece is demonstrates his style as it showcases his geometric designs. The pyramid itself is constructed of 673 pieces of glass; there are 603 rhombi and 70 triangles (according to the Louvre museum). The building is a pyramid and is constructed out of glass, steel rods and cables. This building and the lobby underneath it form the main visitor entrance to the Louvre. This building was created for the purpose of having a greater number of visitors at the louver at one time. Visitors enter through the pyramid, and then descend to the roomy lobby below. To gain admittance to the actual museum visitors must re-ascend into the main louver buildings. This amazing architect has created some incredible buildings and has contributed ideas for the future.
His full name is Ieoh Ming Pei. He was born in Canton, China on April 26, 1917. At the age of 18 he left china to study architecture at Harvard and MIT. I. M. Pei creates buildings with an abstract form and uses materials such as concrete, glass, steel, and stone. In general I. M. Pei designs complicated glass-clad buildings that can be related to the high-tech movement. His original designs ideas result in many of his designs. He has been called a follower of Walter Gropius. In his work, I. M. Pei shows very little concern with theory. His work is recognized by its sharp geometric designs. One of his best known designs is the Pyramide De Louvre. This is the pyramid outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France. This piece is demonstrates his style as it showcases his geometric designs. The pyramid itself is constructed of 673 pieces of glass; there are 603 rhombi and 70 triangles (according to the Louvre museum). The building is a pyramid and is constructed out of glass, steel rods and cables. This building and the lobby underneath it form the main visitor entrance to the Louvre. This building was created for the purpose of having a greater number of visitors at the louver at one time. Visitors enter through the pyramid, and then descend to the roomy lobby below. To gain admittance to the actual museum visitors must re-ascend into the main louver buildings. This amazing architect has created some incredible buildings and has contributed ideas for the future.
Work Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._M._Pei
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/I._M._Pei.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pyramide_du_Louvre.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Pyramid
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/I._M._Pei.html
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pyramide_du_Louvre.html
Morgan Crane
Jorn Utzen By Tom From
Jorn Utzon
Jorn Utzon is one of the worlds greatest architects he is the designer of the sydney opera house and other buildings like the National assembly building in Kuwait.
Jorn was born in Copenhagen in 1918. He went to the academy of arts in Copenhagen and when he finished he traveled Europe, America and Mexico. When he got back to Copenhagen in 1950 he established his own company. In all of his designs Jorn incorporates three different styles; he uses "Asplund, Alvar Aalto, and Frank Lloyd Wright" and always tries to design using architectural tradition and always builds with a strict structural and constructive process.
When Jorn Utzon began his career he was designing mostly houses and suburban buildings. After a few years of designing houses, schools and recreational centers he was contracted to design the Sydney opera house, which he won the "2003 laureate of the pritzker prize of architecture" for and on June 29 2007 the opera house was declared a world heritage site. When Jorn Utzon was asked about his design for the complex shells covering the sydney opera house he said "I came up with the idea while peeling an orange and that if all 14 pieces of the shell where put together they would form a perfect sphere." After the completion of the Sydney opera house in 1973 Jorn went on to do a series of public projects like the bagsvaerd church in Copenhagen for which he got his inspiration from Scandinavian tradition.
In a 2005 edition of Harvard design magazine professor Bent flyvbjerg was arguing "that because of the politically low-balled construction budget Jorn Utzon was unable to create more masterpieces" which is why his only widely recognized piece is the sydney opera house.
Today Jorn Utzon has a number of unfinished designs like a theatre in Zurich Switzerland and a high school in Elsinore, Denmark. Therefore Jorn Ultzon is one the worlds greatest architects.
When Jorn Utzon began his career he was designing mostly houses and suburban buildings. After a few years of designing houses, schools and recreational centers he was contracted to design the Sydney opera house, which he won the "2003 laureate of the pritzker prize of architecture" for and on June 29 2007 the opera house was declared a world heritage site. When Jorn Utzon was asked about his design for the complex shells covering the sydney opera house he said "I came up with the idea while peeling an orange and that if all 14 pieces of the shell where put together they would form a perfect sphere." After the completion of the Sydney opera house in 1973 Jorn went on to do a series of public projects like the bagsvaerd church in Copenhagen for which he got his inspiration from Scandinavian tradition.
In a 2005 edition of Harvard design magazine professor Bent flyvbjerg was arguing "that because of the politically low-balled construction budget Jorn Utzon was unable to create more masterpieces" which is why his only widely recognized piece is the sydney opera house.
Today Jorn Utzon has a number of unfinished designs like a theatre in Zurich Switzerland and a high school in Elsinore, Denmark. Therefore Jorn Ultzon is one the worlds greatest architects.
By Tom From
Works Cited
http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/frame-ArchitectureUtzon.htm
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Jorn_Utzon.html
Moshe Safdie
Moshe Safdie
An incredible architect, Moshe Safdie was born in Haifa, Israel in the year of 1938. He and his family moved to Canada later on. He graduated from McGill University with a degree in architecture. Moshe was an apprentice for Louis Kahn in Philadelphia. Once he was finished, Moshe moved back to Montréal to take charge of the plan for the world exhibition in 1967; where he came up with the genius idea for Habitat ’67 (seen below, left). Habitat ’67 is a Canadian apartment building in Montreal. It has a very unique design that’ looks as if many boxes are just randomly piled. In 1970, Safdie developed an office to help rebuild Jerusalem. He was responsible for restoring the old parts and re-making the center, linking them both. Moshe Safdie also did a lot of teaching; He was a professor at McGill (the university he attended), Yale and Ben Gurion. He also became the director of the Urban design Program at Harvard. In the following decade he designed the national gallery of Canada (below, right), the Quebec Museum of Civilization and the Vancouver Library Square, (below, center). His most recent buildings include;
An incredible architect, Moshe Safdie was born in Haifa, Israel in the year of 1938. He and his family moved to Canada later on. He graduated from McGill University with a degree in architecture. Moshe was an apprentice for Louis Kahn in Philadelphia. Once he was finished, Moshe moved back to Montréal to take charge of the plan for the world exhibition in 1967; where he came up with the genius idea for Habitat ’67 (seen below, left). Habitat ’67 is a Canadian apartment building in Montreal. It has a very unique design that’ looks as if many boxes are just randomly piled. In 1970, Safdie developed an office to help rebuild Jerusalem. He was responsible for restoring the old parts and re-making the center, linking them both. Moshe Safdie also did a lot of teaching; He was a professor at McGill (the university he attended), Yale and Ben Gurion. He also became the director of the Urban design Program at Harvard. In the following decade he designed the national gallery of Canada (below, right), the Quebec Museum of Civilization and the Vancouver Library Square, (below, center). His most recent buildings include;
the Salt Lake City main Public Library (2003), the Telfair Museum of Art (2006), the Yad Vashem Museum (2005) and the Ben Gurion National airport (2004).
Malissa Rivet
http://www.msafdie.com
http://www.msafdie.com
Luigi Colani
Adopt an Architect-Luigi Colani
Luigi Colani is a very famous designer that has created some of the wildest looking creations you may ever see. He was born on August 2nd, 1928 in Germany. In 1946 he studied sculpture at the Akademie der Künste and also studied aerodynamics at Université de Paris-Sorbonne. After graduating he designed many vehicles including his record setting Colani 2CV, which set the world record for fuel economy. He also designed the first kit cars in 1960 with the Colani GT. Over the last 50 years he has also designed everything from Robots to clothes and microscopes.\
Luigi Colani’s style is his trademark and are very natural and circular. Most of the surfaces he uses are curved and smooth to give it an organic feel and catch your eye. Anything that Luigi Colani design’s is always unique and uses vibrant colours or eye catching schemes of rounded shapes.
Luigi’s works have always been revolutionary to the design world and often set records. His designs can be applied to almost anything to make it more aerodynamic or stylish and are practical for everyday life. One of his most famous designs is that of his aerodynamic semi truck. It uses a rounded glass windsheild that allows a large field of view and therefore allows you to pilot the truck more effectively. It has contours allong the sides that allows air to flow past easier and skirts over the wheels that cut down on areodynamic drag. This improves fuel economy as a result and the truck is able to go faster and not waste gas, making it very economical.
Luigi Colani has been a very influential and original designer and will continue to amaze people with his aerodynamic designs in the future.
By: Will Foertsch
Luigi Colani is a very famous designer that has created some of the wildest looking creations you may ever see. He was born on August 2nd, 1928 in Germany. In 1946 he studied sculpture at the Akademie der Künste and also studied aerodynamics at Université de Paris-Sorbonne. After graduating he designed many vehicles including his record setting Colani 2CV, which set the world record for fuel economy. He also designed the first kit cars in 1960 with the Colani GT. Over the last 50 years he has also designed everything from Robots to clothes and microscopes.\
Luigi Colani’s style is his trademark and are very natural and circular. Most of the surfaces he uses are curved and smooth to give it an organic feel and catch your eye. Anything that Luigi Colani design’s is always unique and uses vibrant colours or eye catching schemes of rounded shapes.
Luigi’s works have always been revolutionary to the design world and often set records. His designs can be applied to almost anything to make it more aerodynamic or stylish and are practical for everyday life. One of his most famous designs is that of his aerodynamic semi truck. It uses a rounded glass windsheild that allows a large field of view and therefore allows you to pilot the truck more effectively. It has contours allong the sides that allows air to flow past easier and skirts over the wheels that cut down on areodynamic drag. This improves fuel economy as a result and the truck is able to go faster and not waste gas, making it very economical.
Luigi Colani has been a very influential and original designer and will continue to amaze people with his aerodynamic designs in the future.
By: Will Foertsch
Coop Himmelblau
Coop Himmelblau is an architectural firm primarily located in Vienna, Austria and now maintain offices in the United States and in Mexico. This great design firm has design such great buildings such as the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, BMW World in Munich, the Great Egyptian Museum and many more. Right now Coop Himmelblau is now proposing a new hotel in New York City and is now currently under construction for the European Centre Bank in Frankfurt. Coop designs his buildings with the most advanced materials and with limited city funding. His designs are modern and all very successful and create jobs for many people.
Last year he won the International Architecture Award for the Chicago Athenaeum in Illinois. Also in 2004 he won the Annie Spink Award for excellence in Architectural Education. He has also won the gold medal for merits to the federal state of Vienne, Austria.
Most of his designs are usually made with glass and are not the usual skyscraper; he designs are very complex and have twists and turns everywhere. An example of this would be the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, which is the BMW vehicle delivery building. Another example of this is the MOCAPE in Shenzhen, China, he won first place in a competition for this building and the design.
He believes that a vigorous urban architectural experience results when the qualities of space are linked, creating a rhythm of dynamism and concentration.
Last year he won the International Architecture Award for the Chicago Athenaeum in Illinois. Also in 2004 he won the Annie Spink Award for excellence in Architectural Education. He has also won the gold medal for merits to the federal state of Vienne, Austria.
Most of his designs are usually made with glass and are not the usual skyscraper; he designs are very complex and have twists and turns everywhere. An example of this would be the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, which is the BMW vehicle delivery building. Another example of this is the MOCAPE in Shenzhen, China, he won first place in a competition for this building and the design.
He believes that a vigorous urban architectural experience results when the qualities of space are linked, creating a rhythm of dynamism and concentration.
Works Sited
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, or better known as Le Corbusier, is considered by many to be one of the fathers of modern architecture. Born in Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier believed that architecture had lost its way, and that the world would have to start again, from the bottom up. What that led to was the type of architecture that was to become known as the International Style, with such ideas as raise the building on stilts, mix in a flowing floor plan, make the walls independent of the structure and add horizontal strip windows and top it off with a roof garden. Le Corbusier was a creator, a visionary, a person who wanted to do new things. One thing that Le Corbusier always thought was that American skyscrapers were too small; he wanted to construct multiple, massive 66-story buildings throughout Manhattan.
Le Corbusier took his pseudonym from his great grandfather’s name, and it translates literally to ‘the crow like one’. Le Corbusier took on this name as a metaphor to say that anyone can recreate themselves at any point in their life.
Le Corbusier also wrote many books on architecture and interior design, all resembling something more like an instruction manual more than a book.
Later in his career, Le Corbusier discovered the miracles of reinforced concrete, which allowed him to design and build unique and imaginative buildings, such as
Another idea that Le Corbusier felt strongly about was that of the shape of a city. He was a city planner, and his idea of the model city would be one that abandoned the sprawling urban-spread of congested streets, public squares and messy subdivisions. He felt that there should be designated areas for work, living and play, and all buildings would be in massive scale. He thought that there would be huge apartments buildings, wide roads and large open spaces. He called the design The Radiant City. However, wherever this idea was tried, whether it be in Chandigarh or Brasilia, it failed due to the regimented, daunting and disorienting nature of the layout.
Le Corbusier designed and constructed over 40 buildings, and was also involved in the multinational team of architects that designed the United Nations building in New York City. Later in his life, he began to publish many design magazines and inspired many modern builders, before his death in 1965 when he suffered a heart attack while swimming, his body washing to shore. He was crowned as a model of modern style, and was also recognized on the Swiss franc.
Link to La Cite Radieuse in Marseille
http://www.villes-en-france.org/histoire/Corbu13.html
I believe that this building is a good representation of Le Corbusier’s work because it is his plans for the ‘perfect city’. It shows the uniqueness of his designs and how he thought a city should look like and function. It was created later in his career after he had established himself and allowed his actual ideas to become apparent.
Works Cited
http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/lecorbusier3.html
www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Le_Corbusier.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier Mediterranean
Jake Pelling
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, or better known as Le Corbusier, is considered by many to be one of the fathers of modern architecture. Born in Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier believed that architecture had lost its way, and that the world would have to start again, from the bottom up. What that led to was the type of architecture that was to become known as the International Style, with such ideas as raise the building on stilts, mix in a flowing floor plan, make the walls independent of the structure and add horizontal strip windows and top it off with a roof garden. Le Corbusier was a creator, a visionary, a person who wanted to do new things. One thing that Le Corbusier always thought was that American skyscrapers were too small; he wanted to construct multiple, massive 66-story buildings throughout Manhattan.
Le Corbusier took his pseudonym from his great grandfather’s name, and it translates literally to ‘the crow like one’. Le Corbusier took on this name as a metaphor to say that anyone can recreate themselves at any point in their life.
Le Corbusier also wrote many books on architecture and interior design, all resembling something more like an instruction manual more than a book.
Later in his career, Le Corbusier discovered the miracles of reinforced concrete, which allowed him to design and build unique and imaginative buildings, such as
Another idea that Le Corbusier felt strongly about was that of the shape of a city. He was a city planner, and his idea of the model city would be one that abandoned the sprawling urban-spread of congested streets, public squares and messy subdivisions. He felt that there should be designated areas for work, living and play, and all buildings would be in massive scale. He thought that there would be huge apartments buildings, wide roads and large open spaces. He called the design The Radiant City. However, wherever this idea was tried, whether it be in Chandigarh or Brasilia, it failed due to the regimented, daunting and disorienting nature of the layout.
Le Corbusier designed and constructed over 40 buildings, and was also involved in the multinational team of architects that designed the United Nations building in New York City. Later in his life, he began to publish many design magazines and inspired many modern builders, before his death in 1965 when he suffered a heart attack while swimming, his body washing to shore. He was crowned as a model of modern style, and was also recognized on the Swiss franc.
Link to La Cite Radieuse in Marseille
http://www.villes-en-france.org/histoire/Corbu13.html
I believe that this building is a good representation of Le Corbusier’s work because it is his plans for the ‘perfect city’. It shows the uniqueness of his designs and how he thought a city should look like and function. It was created later in his career after he had established himself and allowed his actual ideas to become apparent.
Works Cited
http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/lecorbusier3.html
www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Le_Corbusier.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier Mediterranean
Jake Pelling
Monday, March 17, 2008
Norman Foster British Architect
Norman Foster was born in Manchester, England in 1935. He was sent to a private school and grammar school. He worked for two years in the city’s treasurer’s office, studied commercial law, and then left to serve in the royal air force. During this time Foster developed an interest in architecture. When he left the air force he worked in a bakery, sold furniture and worked in a factory. He then, in 1961 went to Manchester University school of Architecture and city planning. He had entered at 21 years of age. He won a fellowship to Yale University. Here he earned a Masters in Architecture. This is where he met Richard Rogers and became close friends. In 1963, He worked with Richard Rogers, Sue Rogers, Gorgie Wolton, and his wife Wendy Foster. They created “Team 4” which was used until Foster Associates was formed in 1967. Now it is called Foster and Partners.
Since then, they have received more than 190 citations and awards for excellence and have won over 50 national and international contests. Foster was awarded the RIBA royal gold medal in 1983 and he was awarded the RIBA trustees medal in 1990 for the Willis Faber Dumas building. He was knighted in 1990 and received the gold medal of the AIA in 1994. Also in 1994 he was appointed officer of the order of the arts and letters by the ministry of France. On June 12 1999, it was announced in the Queens birthday honor list that Sir Norman Foster had been honored with a life peerage, taking the title of Lord Foster of Thames Bank. In the same year he was also awarded the prestigious 21st Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Considered to be the Noble prize for architecture.
His buildings and urban projects have renewed cityscapes, transportation systems, and restored city centers. Many of his aesthetically and technologically groundbreaking projects are based from ecology- conscious concepts. He sets a new standard for the interaction of a building and the environment. Some of his most remarkable architectural projects are done in the last few years. These include the rebuild of the Reichstag in Berlin, the great court at the British museum in London, The Millennium Bridge, and the new Hong Kong airport.
Websites
www.designboom.com/portrait/foster/bio.html
www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1235/Default.aspx
Matt Heibein :)
Since then, they have received more than 190 citations and awards for excellence and have won over 50 national and international contests. Foster was awarded the RIBA royal gold medal in 1983 and he was awarded the RIBA trustees medal in 1990 for the Willis Faber Dumas building. He was knighted in 1990 and received the gold medal of the AIA in 1994. Also in 1994 he was appointed officer of the order of the arts and letters by the ministry of France. On June 12 1999, it was announced in the Queens birthday honor list that Sir Norman Foster had been honored with a life peerage, taking the title of Lord Foster of Thames Bank. In the same year he was also awarded the prestigious 21st Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Considered to be the Noble prize for architecture.
His buildings and urban projects have renewed cityscapes, transportation systems, and restored city centers. Many of his aesthetically and technologically groundbreaking projects are based from ecology- conscious concepts. He sets a new standard for the interaction of a building and the environment. Some of his most remarkable architectural projects are done in the last few years. These include the rebuild of the Reichstag in Berlin, the great court at the British museum in London, The Millennium Bridge, and the new Hong Kong airport.
Websites
www.designboom.com/portrait/foster/bio.html
www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1235/Default.aspx
Matt Heibein :)
Santiago Calatrava Olympic Sports Complex Design
One example of his work is the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is multiple venues that he designed for the 2004 summer Olympics. A major one he designed was the soccer pitch venue. It is a huge ovular structure with bone like beams rising up and over the field. He was the head architect and engineer in these projects. He had created so many dynamic structures that fellow engineers thought that this would be nearly impossible to finish in time for the Olympics. It was originally built in 1982 but they refurbished it in 2004. It hosted the soccer games and opening and closing ceremonies. It is currently used for the AEK soccer club.
Some venues of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex seen below:
Soccer field
Some venues of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex seen below:
Soccer field
Will Alsop
Will Alsop
Alsop always wanted to be an architect, but at six years old he didn’t understand what they did. At only six years old he designed a house for his mother, set in New Zealand. He first started working in the business of architecture at age 16. At age 23 he started to go to school to study the architecture and made a design for a contest to plan the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His design came second.
His buildings are exuberant and bright; his buildings or original and have a very contemporary feel to them. Alsop is also prominent in the art world, with his pop art sketches and paintings. He drew his inspiration for his buildings from other sources; pop music, science fiction films and comic books. These inspirations of his can clearly be seen in Peckham Library. He has many awards and nominations under his belt, including the Stirling Prize, Civic Trust Award, Private Eye magazine's Worst New Building, City of Toronto Urban Design Award and numerous others.
Will Alsop’s designs are coming to Canada, in the form of condominiums. The Westside Lofts are currently in construction and will be open soon. Alsop also designed a building for Canada’s largest and oldest school of art and design; Sharp Centre for Design for Ontario College of Art & Design was designed by Alsop and was completed in 2004.
Will Alsop concepts of architectural design is where the architectural world is heading, but he is already there.
-Nevin Webster
Alsop always wanted to be an architect, but at six years old he didn’t understand what they did. At only six years old he designed a house for his mother, set in New Zealand. He first started working in the business of architecture at age 16. At age 23 he started to go to school to study the architecture and made a design for a contest to plan the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His design came second.
His buildings are exuberant and bright; his buildings or original and have a very contemporary feel to them. Alsop is also prominent in the art world, with his pop art sketches and paintings. He drew his inspiration for his buildings from other sources; pop music, science fiction films and comic books. These inspirations of his can clearly be seen in Peckham Library. He has many awards and nominations under his belt, including the Stirling Prize, Civic Trust Award, Private Eye magazine's Worst New Building, City of Toronto Urban Design Award and numerous others.
Will Alsop’s designs are coming to Canada, in the form of condominiums. The Westside Lofts are currently in construction and will be open soon. Alsop also designed a building for Canada’s largest and oldest school of art and design; Sharp Centre for Design for Ontario College of Art & Design was designed by Alsop and was completed in 2004.
Will Alsop concepts of architectural design is where the architectural world is heading, but he is already there.
-Nevin Webster
Sunday, March 16, 2008
221
Room 221 is a relatively functional lab – but it can be better.
Pair up with a partner and carry out the following:
1. Measure the room. Include the door, windows, chalkboards, desks, power outlets, cabinets, shelves etc…
2. Do a rough sketch of the room on paper being sure to note dimensions accurately.
3. Open Autocad LT and create a floorplan of the room as it exists.
4. Do a floorplan of the room using Autocad and dimension it.
5. Brainstorm a set of improvements to the room that would accomplish the following: make the room more comfortable, make every computer screen visible at a glance, give improved flexibility, and be more attractive .
6. Devise a new layout for the room being sure to include all of the necessary objects (computers, writing surfaces, etc…) Do hand sketches first.
7. Create a floorplan of the room as you propose it.
Pair up with a partner and carry out the following:
1. Measure the room. Include the door, windows, chalkboards, desks, power outlets, cabinets, shelves etc…
2. Do a rough sketch of the room on paper being sure to note dimensions accurately.
3. Open Autocad LT and create a floorplan of the room as it exists.
4. Do a floorplan of the room using Autocad and dimension it.
5. Brainstorm a set of improvements to the room that would accomplish the following: make the room more comfortable, make every computer screen visible at a glance, give improved flexibility, and be more attractive .
6. Devise a new layout for the room being sure to include all of the necessary objects (computers, writing surfaces, etc…) Do hand sketches first.
7. Create a floorplan of the room as you propose it.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Adopt an Architect
Research an architect from the list below, and create a brief (250 word) introduction to the style, history, context, and iconic work he/she is responsible for. Include an image of a particular building that you feel is indicative of their style (explain why). Include URLs from any websites from which you gathered information (wikipedia is only useful as a starting point). Be sure to edit your text for spelling and grammar and post it on this blog by the end of Tuesday March 4th.
Frank Gehry
Tom Dixon
Marcel Wanders
Rem Koolhaas
Frank Lloyd Wright
I.M. Pei
Renzo Piano
Zaha Hadid
Phillippe Starck
Hella Jongerius
Daniel Liebeskind
Will Alsop
Santiago Calatrava
Le Corbusier
Raymond Moriyama
Norman Foster
Moshe Safdie
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron,
Coop Himmelblau
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
David Adjaye
Jorn Utzon
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Neutra
Minoru Yamasaki
Frank Gehry
Tom Dixon
Marcel Wanders
Rem Koolhaas
Frank Lloyd Wright
I.M. Pei
Renzo Piano
Zaha Hadid
Phillippe Starck
Hella Jongerius
Daniel Liebeskind
Will Alsop
Santiago Calatrava
Le Corbusier
Raymond Moriyama
Norman Foster
Moshe Safdie
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron,
Coop Himmelblau
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
David Adjaye
Jorn Utzon
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Neutra
Minoru Yamasaki
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Field Assignments
Choose any one of the field assignments and accomplish one per week. Field assignments are to be submitted by the end of the week. In the event of a shortened week, submit your piece on the following Monday. Most of your tasks can be submitted as photo documentation, or sketches. Objects can be photographed in class as well. Each assignment is marked out of 10 and is broken down as follows: technique 3, communication 4, ingenuity 3
- Household object spaceship: Make a spaceship using only household and found objects. indiemogul, kristan Horton
- Fast Furniture: As the title suggests, modify furniture to make it faster.
- Ben and Ned mini people explore: Small figurines are available to take out and be used as models in specific contexts.
- Couch Potato/potato couch: Using a potato as material and/or subject, make a couch.
- New instrument: Create an instrument and demonstrate how it works.
- Everything is tall:
- Recycling bullies: Propose a method to compel would-be wasters to recycle.
- Instruction for a task: create an instruction without words explaining how to do something.
- Nature:
- Unlikely Jewelry: create a piece of wearable jewelry out of unlikely materials/processes.
- Balance is hilarious: create a large temporary structure with household objects balanced on top of one another.
- 5 dollar shelter: Design a rudimentary shelter using only 5 dollars or less of material.
- Room 221 is too hot: Propose an environmentally friendly cooling method for this room.
- Lego:
- Camouflage: create site-specific camouflage
- Clean up after yourself:
- Lawn are so 20th century: devise an alternative to a lawn at your house
- Personal traffic patterns: track your movements in a given place over a given period of time.
- Offset this room: calculate the carbon footprint of this room and propose a method to offset it
- Cookie cutters: create a cookie cutter of a piece of generic design.
- PLAYGround: create a set of rules for a new game on the PHS campus.
- The best paper airplane: Not only a long-flying, but a beautifully-decorated airplane.
- Map an obscure or personal place:
- Rant project: Rant about an encounter with architecture, or design that really irks you or amazes you.
- Superbad – design: Discover and champion a particularly heinous piece of design.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Design Brief: 21st-Century Bike
Greenhouse gasses and SUVs are dominating our skies and roadways. This generation is comprised of smarter and more aware citizens than that. Nevertheless, in Canada, too few people ride bicycles. Some of the limitations of current bicycles are
· limited storage capacity;
· few amenities such as radios etc…;
· conventional aesthetics
· no protection for clothing; i.e. chains etc.
Your company has been given the task to analyse the possibilities of improving the bicycle for the 21st century user. The bike must:
· be compact enough to bring on other forms of transit;
· have a unique look including frame, wheels, paint etc.;
· lightweight, efficient;
· Have options for technological connectivity
· be marketable (clean design and attractive).
You must be prepared to promote your ideas for the bike to investors and clients in the form of a presentation (5-15 minutes in duration), produce a scale model, and write a technical report about the process of developing the bike.
The CEO of the group of companies has established the following deliverables and deadlines:
Greenhouse gasses and SUVs are dominating our skies and roadways. This generation is comprised of smarter and more aware citizens than that. Nevertheless, in Canada, too few people ride bicycles. Some of the limitations of current bicycles are
· limited storage capacity;
· few amenities such as radios etc…;
· conventional aesthetics
· no protection for clothing; i.e. chains etc.
Your company has been given the task to analyse the possibilities of improving the bicycle for the 21st century user. The bike must:
· be compact enough to bring on other forms of transit;
· have a unique look including frame, wheels, paint etc.;
· lightweight, efficient;
· Have options for technological connectivity
· be marketable (clean design and attractive).
You must be prepared to promote your ideas for the bike to investors and clients in the form of a presentation (5-15 minutes in duration), produce a scale model, and write a technical report about the process of developing the bike.
The CEO of the group of companies has established the following deliverables and deadlines:
Sunday, February 3, 2008
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