suckerPUNCH

http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2011/05/07/final-reviews/

They are looking for students and professors to submit their spring projects for inclusion on suckerPUNCH.

Will the honeycomb punch-out all the competition?

http://www.smartplanet.com/people/blog/cities/how-autodesks-3d-design-tools-help-create-sustainable-cities/290/

Interesting reading about Autocad 3d...also check out the video at the end of the reading, neat stuff!


ps-the link is the title, for some reason it wouldnt let me paste the link on this blog. hope it works

and the winner is...

HONEY COMB!!!
Based on votes from both the class and the faculty, we will continue to develop Honeycomb through the end of the term.

Get to work!

Midterm Presentation - CATHI

Midterm Presentation - UFO

Midterm Presentation - Folded Floor

Midterm Presentation - HONEYCOMB

Thank you Meg Calkins and Laura Lawson!

Meg Calkins, author of our course text, "Materials for Sustainable Sites", was on our midterm jury along with Laura Lawson, our Department Chair.

The class and I cannot thank them enough for all of their insightful comments, questions and suggestions.

THANK YOU!

Meeting Agenda: Friday 3/4

1. Working Session 2:15-3:15

2. Discuss Alternatives 3:15-4:15

3. Fill out priorities list 4:15-4:30

10 minute break 4:30-4:45

5. Distribute Teams 4:45-5:15
6. Strategize workflow 4:45-5:15
a. System Diagrams
b. Perspectives
c. Plan Drawing
d. Physical Model


Announcement: Trees!

Folded Floor Plan

The folding floor plan will act as an entrance way into Blake Hall. The idea behind the folding floor plan is that it will act as both a place for people attending Ag Field day to escape the sun and sit down as well as being a place where student work can be exhibited. As the structure evolves out of the floor plan the existing conditions of the site will begin to dictate how the floor will fold out and create a structure. The idea behind the floor plan is that it will fold outside of the existing benches to frame the seating areas around the edge, as well as at the top of the structure around the canopy of the trees. The benches could be used as the framework for the structure; this would eliminate the need for footings for support, because the benches are already anchored into the ground. Around this part it would open up to create an opening in the canopy so that it does not get too dark. A possibility for the material is a type of plastic board that could be folded to create the structure, because these boards would be translucent and different colors when the sun shines through them it will cast a lighted shadow of different colors. The center would be the area where the works would get displayed. Folding floor plan will be a structure which is dictated by the site and folded to create a folded entrance and celebrate the work of LA.

Catenary

Honeycomb

UFO

As an extension of last week's exploration, we decided to incorporate a little more dynamism to the system by focusing more on the surface. The solution on board 1 utilizes an elegant egg shape with openings on both endds, in order to frame specific views and provide enclosure. Board 2's solution wraps around existing landscape features specifically the zigzag benches located in front of Blake Hall. The system takes the form of an elongated mobius strip, wrapping around the legs of the bench and then projects upwards at the ends, forming two large arches.

Reading #6

This week's reading is:

Calkins, Meg. "Evaluating the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials." Materials for Sustainable Sites: a Complete Guide to the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Sustainable Construction Materials. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. 53-76. Print.

Feature Project: Wave Pavilion by MacDowell.Tomova

http://www.archdaily.com/79693/wave-pavilion-macdowell-tomova/

Week 6 Desk Crit Schedule

Monday 7-8: Untitled Catenary (Salt, Ben, Steve)
Tuesday 7-8: Folded Floor (Hany, Stacey, Matt, Bob)
Tuesday Time?: UFO (Christine, Erin, Jason, David)
Wednesday 11-12: Honey Comb (Z, Grandi, Meredith) 

Awesome Forum

A website with scripts, and patterning techniques for Rhino and Grasshopper
http://www.code-collective.org/

Material Systems 02

The following is work from our second Material Systems assignment - week 5.