What are all the readings telling us?

One common thread for all the readings is that they al discuss the importance of architecture vs generating and designing. How new technology pushes the limits of design, but also how it can drive design away from what it is orignally, designing to suit it's user and context. It's a fine line between generating design that can be transformed into a real/functional buliding and a building purely functioning on an aesthetic level. Maybe  if we are given more control and education in all these new technologies and programs can we start using them to generate architecture that is just not "pretty" put highly functional with the eventual users in mind.

Marita, 2010

Tutorial 22. April

Aldersey_Williams

Buildings are essential permanent so is the land which they stand. The land can change only slowly. Building should be built in harmony with surrounding context, but buildings must also belong to us (Williams, 2008)

Generating architecture rather then designing?

Tutorial 15. April_ week 7

Spiller.

Can animation, digital design tools cause architects to abandon the “regular” way of approaching architecture?

Digital animation more important then the original design process?

Also discussion the importance of how digital design tools can drive an architect from designing spaces functional for it purpose. In this case Function follows form. In real life architecture is based upon function and closely followed up by form.

Digital animation tools is originally design for other industries, how do this affect architecture designed with these tools?


Break the barriers to what is possible to build. The imagination of a design is stronger then

Enigmatic; how readers imagine the scenes they read in a book, that is fundamentally different to films

Bringing our Final Form in to Sketch-Up

Final Shape Created in Blender

This is the final Shape that we created in Blender. The experiment were conducted by Ariell, and is based upon placing empties on surrounding suburbs. Libby then took on the part of editing the shape and making it into a structure we could work with. I then imported this to sketch-up for further development

How to edit a shape made in Blender in a second 3d modeling program

This is the shape we had created in Blender, but the shape itself is not a building unless we make it into a building. Determining scale, materials & structure

We wanted to keep working on developing our idea as we believed that we could create something more interesting responding to what our abilities in Blender are.

We wanted to keep the smooth angled shape that connected building and site

We experienced that with bringing it in to another modeling program the structure of the shape changed. You could still recognize the form originally generated in Blender, but it had changed drastically. 

Part 2_final presentations_ What is a civic Space?

A great civic space gives back to the community. The space forms a part of peoples every day life, where people go to interact with each other. A well designed civic space relates back to the community and can bring the community together.


“When cities and neighborhoods have thriving civic spaces, residents have a strong sense of community; conversely, when such spaces are lacking, people may feel less connected to each other.” – Project for public spaces


The space should offer the users the opportunities to play, relax and enjoy themselves. And it can contribute to a healthy and thriving community. Offering cultural, economic and social benefits.

1. What is a great Civic Space? http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/casesforplaces/benefits_public_spaces
2. Southwest Community Center Centerhttp://www.pps.org/civic_centers/info/civic_centers_projects/SWcommunityCenter

-Public Libraries
-Galleries
-Squares
-Parks
-Walkways
-Community centers “Community centers can be more than just buildings with an adjacent park; the whole facility, inside and outside, can be a community place.” – Project for public spaces
-Museums
-Day care center


Community Center
-Park/play area
-Square for performance/events/markets
-Artist studios/dance studio/learning facilities/café/galleries space
-Ferry terminal area