A Very Relevant Blog/Website

theverymany

This site hints at the sense of GENIUS derived from the DRL/AA grad.  I encourage you all to take a peak at Mark Fornes' designs.  They draw particular relevance to the precedent topics which we've been deciphering the last two weeks.

As for my second example of precedent work- its still a work in progress due to the new doors of opportunity I keep opening.

week 3 schedule

THURSDAY 02.11.2010

00:00 - 01:40  review of precedent analysis [r,e:02], 5 @ 20min/ea                       
                      _5 min, presentation of assignment 

                      _10 min, critical discussion of precendents

                      _5 min, extrapolate assignment towards precedent review (02.18)

01:40 - 2:00    focus on deliverables for [precedent review]
                    _scale models (overall + component assembly)
                    _drawings (ortho + axon)
                    _vignettes / use scenarios

SATURDAY 02.13.2010

 

10a-12p model building workshop for precedent review

Maximilian's Schell by Ball & Nogues

Weaving

Fuller Craft Museum Exhibit

Fuller Craft Museum Exhibit

This small hand held object at Fuller Craft reminded me of the Orguideorama by Plan B Arquitectors.

PS1 SUR

Dunescape

Nous Gallery

http://www.nousgallery.com/index.asp

Undulation, Studio-I, 2009-2010, AIUB

Undulation, Studio-I, 2009-2010
American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB)
http://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/albums/studio-i

Continua, Erwin Hauer

Continua, Erwin Hauer
http://www.erwinhauer.com/index.html

pWOWw highights

'choctaw pouch' exercise

patricia demonstrating twill plaiting

loose ends

resolved edge by gabriela

wk_02 precedent studies

a sample of precedent models from our 2nd class.
continuing with precedent analysis & hybridizing -- interim review 02/25

pWOWw!

[patricia’s WORKSHOP ON WEAVING, wowza!]
this saturday, 10a-12p. open to all, rsvp

department of micro urbanism

in my competition research.. came across this group working with youth & gardens in chinatown. incredibly inspiring!

above, an image of their project small things_2, transforming plastic bottles into an attractive installation with the help of local youth.

image database

http://www.flickr.com/photos/co-plex/collections/72157623307023694/

at this link you will find:

_the folder for the class presentation
_Ground surfaces
_Vertical surfaces
_Horizontal surfaces

- I encourage you to find your own images and precedents (at least one other new precedent that doesn't figure in the list). you are free to use these though as a final recourse. You just need to make sure you know name of project, materials, assembly methods, author and any other pertinent information related to it. go as deep as you can.

- and remember, the assignment is about taking these installations apart and annotating this process on paper and ultimately in digital format. Surface/form analysis & tectonic (DNA) analysis.

- finally, don't forget about the PECHA KUCHA for next class. it doesn;t take a huge amount of time, but it does require some thought and planning to preparing a good series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha

BAC alley site

roxbury site

r e s e a r c h , e x e c u t e

_description

This workshop will initially explore the development of functional surfaces for an existing community garden in Lower Roxbury, close to the Frederick Douglass Peace Park (UdB ‘08 project). Working with the garden’s director, active users and local community, students will design and build a series of installations for the garden in Spring 2010. Material effects, surface generating strategies, spatial assemblies, sustainability and usability will drive the iterative process of the workshop, which will also produce a research manual and maintain a photo / text blog to supplement the built entities.