tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34819819257863838912024-03-04T23:12:06.275-08:00Hannah's BLOG.FOLIOhannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-42409934912624267702009-04-15T10:48:00.000-07:002009-04-15T10:54:22.705-07:00Action Verbs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UC_6YRS5xw_OU6AXljUXUhe8uLKsBy4dogJBInDhj1YxBdRkzTTlmQvyYsDsh8eeea02-rcRPjRsTTriAZm6hIk5LHmGmUGL6LWoaI3Zspadxhkrlj9mqX2-kmzaKblLPg202Vera28h/s1600-h/hanni017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UC_6YRS5xw_OU6AXljUXUhe8uLKsBy4dogJBInDhj1YxBdRkzTTlmQvyYsDsh8eeea02-rcRPjRsTTriAZm6hIk5LHmGmUGL6LWoaI3Zspadxhkrlj9mqX2-kmzaKblLPg202Vera28h/s320/hanni017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324976836206595922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PbsAsLmg8txl152xrGbdLUZqlEvz203MzIInm5jhLwwwp7bBoGTyCIGKM9XIeFoGI7SY6nkenTFzKu2swm5aKgQv68ZOesd5X_Z1ImIHFTVknGFDDg29dljGIXpHZoagAzLl3YtRBKHa/s1600-h/hanni016.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPYgzSonnbOnXh_dlSvvU6MLL8uoHakvR1JhPmcu2dngRjpVRIRrXhNw-bCM3PprKt1UZc9Wz3YezJSSrTSStLFY44Td3oZukUzLB_Ph_60l71usYg5LugDAJmdfQ1N86WP86YscvCyt3/s320/hanni014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324976830430198306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR6oytxot_PvyX_Aca8mkdjk7VFDP7Un0MtZPYP7jaA-fr3yIWAhJoDwCgp-Ml96phQkvhyrT6jlM78Co-nGuFHNz9QObH0KKaMlMsGWDzPkDmOn7x72jbI7KXeS7J6vxIhQdauce0yaw/s1600-h/hanni013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR6oytxot_PvyX_Aca8mkdjk7VFDP7Un0MtZPYP7jaA-fr3yIWAhJoDwCgp-Ml96phQkvhyrT6jlM78Co-nGuFHNz9QObH0KKaMlMsGWDzPkDmOn7x72jbI7KXeS7J6vxIhQdauce0yaw/s320/hanni013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324976826134241970" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">speculate</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">compose</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">energize</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">shape</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">stretch</span></span><br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-59957485251587457812009-04-01T08:33:00.000-07:002009-04-02T19:35:57.905-07:00[re]actions<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUFRSh3jt6L3chVSPcytgDNFFc9Ibjif8n_tfsbTj6YYeJs23ectNNw57ID61Bmp3tQzxlk-cwM6mTKxPuHSpCKjeGlom9qwhjnPJ3-G7aVv9ABYiT6jkmJtYQUzh1hfcza3khr1JpUsR/s320/hanni032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320183536938867074" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">St. Paul's Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>During the renaissance, Europeans looked back to the classical Greek and Roman styles as the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">source</span> for their buildings. After the baroque period, “Architects were turning increasingly to specific source models, in a wide variety of historical styles, resulting in revivals of Greek and Roman Classicalism.” <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth 461) </span>But that was only the beginning, and the cycle continued on to a gothic revival, which most of London was decorating in after the Great Fire of 1866. The Industrial Revolution had begun, and the new technology bred from this put cast iron and glass on the market, so most homes, not just churches, could incorporate the new gothicism.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIU-jyf-bFlK3kZJj6HR4P061xU6DNWuMplZexrX__bPuP6jIvz_uJF5wPuOyT4IW_ToAHmDUHrdeqYnyqBR2Ex3KiqF0nEn1MRuzWDSZk0zy2udx7vz2E218KUIV2OOTK0b_qSTU3h-3/s1600-h/Bridge_ukiyoe.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIU-jyf-bFlK3kZJj6HR4P061xU6DNWuMplZexrX__bPuP6jIvz_uJF5wPuOyT4IW_ToAHmDUHrdeqYnyqBR2Ex3KiqF0nEn1MRuzWDSZk0zy2udx7vz2E218KUIV2OOTK0b_qSTU3h-3/s320/Bridge_ukiyoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319747621587081410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/JapanNow/images/Bridge_ukiyoe.jpg">Ukiyo-e</a><img src="file:///Users/student/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The West had been borrowing Eastern designs for the past couple centuries through trade, especially with China. The Industrial Revolution allowed for faster transportation, therefore faster and more productive trade. However, China did not need anything the West had to offer, and usually traded goods for silver. The invention of the steamboat allowed the English to crush China in the Opium Wars, and began to barter more successfully with opium. In 1858 the Japanese had finally opened its trading gates to the west, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">illuminating</span></span></span></span><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> Europeans on a new culture. They were especially impressed with the ukiyo-e woodblock prints, turning the artist's world upside down. Japonisme fascination continued,</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> and is counted “among the inspirations of the first great design style of the twentieth century, Art Nouveau.” <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Massey 29) </span><br /></span></span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSZMgf0m3EZi26hINi8aRGKJ7-6yBU7jpTP_zCzWTgPlLqtoOV5dzaxF5-ZsCze0PfxQcC-LmSveDbY4ItpTY2Dw2IdkOnnpXygYZg2Dh9JJbXawwT7Em_lSX_Q7Q_aDhyAN9eI-NyPCD/s1600-h/6a00e54f9f8f8c883400e54f9870518833-800wi.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSZMgf0m3EZi26hINi8aRGKJ7-6yBU7jpTP_zCzWTgPlLqtoOV5dzaxF5-ZsCze0PfxQcC-LmSveDbY4ItpTY2Dw2IdkOnnpXygYZg2Dh9JJbXawwT7Em_lSX_Q7Q_aDhyAN9eI-NyPCD/s320/6a00e54f9f8f8c883400e54f9870518833-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319815394673860530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 313px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.curatedobject.us/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/06/sideboard.jpg">Sideboard</a></div><div>The age of imperialism was also the age of growth. Cities centered around coal mining and steel factories sprung up, and established cities thrived and more than doubled in size in a few decades. During this period "there were two conflicting strains of development: one of traditionalism, the other based on the felt need for reform and innovation" <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Blakemore 393) </span><br /></div><div>Some greeted this new Industrial Revolution and tried to push this new technology to its highest potential to mass produce synthetic products on the cheap. The more traditional side pleaded that these machines were impacting both people and architecture negatively, and started the arts and crafts <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">movement</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span> We often think of a "movement" as going forward, but this particular one called for us to rewind, that their was such a thing as going too far. But history teaches us movements always go in cycles, the most radical often followed by a very conservative. The world has its own way of making sure such reforms balance out.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6_jmP9bwcgYA_6kWbqOYjxuK19qP7moO-fpSs01wilTD2CfayQRQAVQ3GrHbQwKTjmZ_zWgGw0Gdj_PI4bBCcUc6M8PKqwzFfD4xqpZGhSi6JLEOEmEZslaN6koTvSSMIW4cw0Nmn68S/s1600-h/hanni031.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6_jmP9bwcgYA_6kWbqOYjxuK19qP7moO-fpSs01wilTD2CfayQRQAVQ3GrHbQwKTjmZ_zWgGw0Gdj_PI4bBCcUc6M8PKqwzFfD4xqpZGhSi6JLEOEmEZslaN6koTvSSMIW4cw0Nmn68S/s320/hanni031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319746779868929330" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Georgian Home<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In America, wood was aplenty so the arts and crafts movement was much more applicable. Houses were often made out of all wood, and sparsely decorated in hall and parlor type houses. This was not necessarily all because of a disapproval of new factory-produced furniture, but because it was efficient. Before America had its freedom Britain would take wood for the colonies, ship it back overseas to England to finish it, and then ship it back to the Americas to sell, upping the cost significantly due to the cost of travel. However in the home country of the Industrial Revolution and the king of Imperialism, their was a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">rotation</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span>back to Gothic revival because “Gothic was an expression of a just and Christian society in contrast to nineteenth-century industrial society with its social ills” <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Massey 9)</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCizzIzuTXYoYH6WVBa7NMznsdcmIxf2K1dvasCHy8gSPHIDDTmeoVXzSA_fYorRmhSxW7OUdlGeJmxuVv18374vuxGul6JaDsGvoeXxGSgTYyWpnLtP4hUL2cY63r6c9PNcsM4jiDnpf/s1600-h/hanni033.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCizzIzuTXYoYH6WVBa7NMznsdcmIxf2K1dvasCHy8gSPHIDDTmeoVXzSA_fYorRmhSxW7OUdlGeJmxuVv18374vuxGul6JaDsGvoeXxGSgTYyWpnLtP4hUL2cY63r6c9PNcsM4jiDnpf/s320/hanni033.jpg" alt="" alive="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Royal Pavilion</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In the Victorian era family and social strata was to the utmost importance. Your home was supposed to be a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">reflection</span> of your family, thus termed 'portrait homes’, <span class="Apple-style-span">reflecting</span> his beliefs that their design should not merely reflect the owner’s life-style but be his portrait.”<span style="font-weight: bold;"> (Massey 37)</span> These houses were not sparsely decorated, but instead had artwork showcased off in every room. In today's world there are so many other things we look as to "reflect" ourselves because we've invented more stuff (i.e. cars, electronics, etc) Homes are more of an investment then a reflection.<br /><br />We have entered the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">reflections</span></span></span> unit of our theory + design class, and by looking backwards it is very apparent that throughout the major <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">movements</span> in history there are <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">rotations</span> in design. Innovative is often followed by classical, and vice versa. The Greeks and Romans are always a vital <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">source</span>, but as the years past the choices become more colorful and the rules become less clear, and sometimes completely passe. The Industrial Revolution and uncompromising Imperialism lead to the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">illumination</span> of new technology and cultures, which both inspired designers and led them to question whether the classic rules of architecture are indeed the best ones.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-4346412713532340282009-03-27T08:03:00.000-07:002009-03-27T09:30:29.090-07:00Unit Summary: AlternativesAfter the Roman Empire crumbled, the church was expected to pick up the chaos. The year 1000 was approaching and everyone thought the end of the world was near. Cathedrals tried to establish order through geometric details, and reminded its patrons about the oncoming judgment day through sculptural details of hell taking over the earth. Although the Roman empire was dying, it still was very influential in Christian architecture, the churches being described as "Romanesque".<br />But as the years crept by their was a lot of experimentation with structure, and even more so with surfaces. Their was an obsession with reaching heavenward through the height of a building, while creating as much light as possible through massive stained glassed windows. To support these buildings massive flying buttresses were attached for stability. These were the Gothic Style years, but each country had their own unique take on it. France, especially Normandy, had the most archetypal gothic style, and Germany played off this with subtle differences (often having one tower instead of two). England, being more isolated to the North, had its own distinct gothic style, its buildings often being more sprawling. Italy still clung to its Roman roots, and had a much more classical leaning, and also separated its church buildings. It is interesting that in a time referred to as the "dark ages," such innovative architecture that was light-filled, intrinsically detailed and taller than ever before.<br />Starting in the 1400s there were a lot of new discoveries. The printing press, America, the reformation all contributed to this idea of a "rebirth." The Renaissance was all about reviving the ancient world. The buildings were still here but none of the rules were written down, so during this era books and books were written detailing these Greek and Roman masterpieces. But imitating buildings can only entertain a designer for so long, and soon the best designers became the one that started to twist and even break these rules. Palladio was an incredibly influential designer who is famous for "using the sacred for the profane." His homes were very classical, but never before had the front of a temple been used on a private home. Interest in design began to move beyond the home and out into the yard. Houses were designed wide and one room wide to help control the landscape, and later elaborate, painfully planned gardens became customary to any mansion.<br />This push for expanding outside of the classical box led to the Baroque period. The Baroque period was all about creating drama through excess and light. From the smallest scale to an entire city, it was all about theatre. Through all the undulating stone carvings, movement was created, from the spanish steps to bernini's baldacchino. While the Renaissance was about rationality, the Baroque lavished on emotionality. These alternatives become the foundation of the revolutionary cycle of architecture. After a political or social reform, their will be a revival of the previous generations' style, "going out of the box" could mean back to basics or experimenting with something completely new.hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-90103678732517331762009-03-19T13:35:00.000-07:002009-03-20T10:30:48.177-07:00Precedent Analysis Deliverables<span style="font-weight: bold;">10 Drawings</span><br /><br />1. Floorplan with pencil on vellum at 1/8" scale<br />2. Isometric Plan of Interior Capsule with pencil on vellum at 1/4" scale<br />3. Perspective of Interior Capsule with pen and watercolor on bond at 1/4" scale<br />4. Section of north side with pencil on vellum at 1/8" scale<br />5. Section of west side with pencil on vellum at 1/8" scale<br />6. Elevation of south side with pencil on vellum at 1/8" scale<br />7. Elevation of east side with pencil on vellum at 1/8" scale<br />8. Exterior 2pt perspective with pen and watercolor on bond at 1/8" scale<br />9. Exterior 1pt perspective with pen on bond at 1/8" scale<br />10. Exterior 3pt perspective with pen on bond and at 1<span style="font-style: italic;">/</span>8" scale<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outline<br /><br /></span>I. Introduction<br /> a. design specifics of building<br /> i. what makes it special?<br /><br />II. Body<br /> a. Metabolist movement<br /> i. interchangable design ("organic growth")<br /> ii. minimalist materials<br /> iii. futuristic modular design<br /><br /> b. Design Flaws (the inevitable destruction)<br /> i. rushed design process<br /> ii. lack of upkeep and use of asbestos<br /> iii. can the building be saved/should the building be saved?<br /><br /> c. Influence as prototype for sustainable development<br /> i. capsules are manufactured offsite and can be replaced<br /> ii. use of concrete and steel<br /> iii. opportunities for helping in major third world cities<br /><br />III. Conclusion<br /> a. the future of modular buildings<br /> i. buildings that can adapt to the environment vs. timeless buildings<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-29831926901375763522009-03-18T15:50:00.001-07:002009-03-18T16:08:54.606-07:00Precedent Analysis Building Selection + Justification v.2<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGQz89Nu6HP8SsG2aTNjbnfOLq6EviJeljXLPM2SmMYGH8H-uQGqYulJ8PsBKBCAtM-zCkN5cMbYUQWbB_MjmIShJeUnFiecBLaFrFkRA8T5ip3K_MO_3q850ECulHRTEdJKC2HFrsUFa/s1600-h/nakagincapsule+tower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGQz89Nu6HP8SsG2aTNjbnfOLq6EviJeljXLPM2SmMYGH8H-uQGqYulJ8PsBKBCAtM-zCkN5cMbYUQWbB_MjmIShJeUnFiecBLaFrFkRA8T5ip3K_MO_3q850ECulHRTEdJKC2HFrsUFa/s320/nakagincapsule+tower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314664109302479826" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/840960263_aeea8e404a.jpg?v=0">Nakagin Capsule Tower</a><br /><br />Designed by Kisho Kurokawa, the Nakagin was built in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of the metabolist movement that "realizes the ideas of metabolism, exchangeability, recycleablity as the prototype of sustainable architecture."(arcspace) These one man capsules (meant for busy businessmen) were made to be detachable and replaceable, and installed using only four high tension bolts. However, since the building has not had proper upkeep there is intense water damage and the capsule tower may be demolished. I chose this building because i think it is an unconventional step in the right direction. The idea of pre-assembled rooms using recycled materials is something that has not caught on in the western hemisphere, but may contain merits due to mass overpopulation in third world metropoli. We are running out of materials and space on this planet and as designers it is important to preserve as much of it as possible. Its tragic downfall is also a good example of "the greenest building is one that is already built."<br /><br /><br />http://www.arcspace.com/architects/kurokawa/nakagin/nakagin.html<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-49741230125496247112009-03-18T12:50:00.000-07:002009-03-24T16:13:40.956-07:00P Week<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KEOzno2Clm27OwbqmZRa-9zgSVl6ti4Hj9IcNH39EVMsRhBSPoAQfz-Me-F_af80Wja4vESJsO9a8_PnqNl2W40R7FiD6QdkMshyphenhyphen1d_ws4UM03kkqdHZvscgtzP4vrZc1hIxPxs6v2CR/s1600-h/hanni049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KEOzno2Clm27OwbqmZRa-9zgSVl6ti4Hj9IcNH39EVMsRhBSPoAQfz-Me-F_af80Wja4vESJsO9a8_PnqNl2W40R7FiD6QdkMshyphenhyphen1d_ws4UM03kkqdHZvscgtzP4vrZc1hIxPxs6v2CR/s320/hanni049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316895722090888466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Santa Maria Novella</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">the</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> process</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> of transitioning from the gothic world to the renaissance style of the rebirth of the classics varied throughout Europe. While France clung to the gothic world, Spain and Italy embraced the classics much more readily. England, being isolated on its own island faraway from the mediterranean also held onto gothic architecture, but with their own twist of the "country house." During this transition these classic "rules" of architecture that the great buildings of the greeks and romans embodied were written down. These architects "invented a term to describe their decisive break with the Gothic past, saying their work marked a renaissance, or rebirth.”</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">(Roth 397)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc8yWaOute44csNqNjUWYyUQtIb55Ko5wfsGenU58NzwVPc7dpKtcWEQ_-ZZyZ-CPZU16u_cTmW5HdxvWFHDafDXpUd78lY5SMRVEJ1xKHSISaTih2vFL3CQ50dyQC9_cp80SwdbFQF91/s1600-h/hanni048.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc8yWaOute44csNqNjUWYyUQtIb55Ko5wfsGenU58NzwVPc7dpKtcWEQ_-ZZyZ-CPZU16u_cTmW5HdxvWFHDafDXpUd78lY5SMRVEJ1xKHSISaTih2vFL3CQ50dyQC9_cp80SwdbFQF91/s320/hanni048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316895718604171906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Villa Rotunda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">A level of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">professionalism</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> was established, with the renaissance style focusing on </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">geometry, order, and gestalt principals. A designer had to essentially learn to "bring things to rest" by balancing feminine and masculine properties. I wonder if they felt if they were starting from scratch, that architecture still had leaps and bounds ahead of it. The most famous designers were the ones that understood the rules and chose to push the boundaries</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">, with </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span">“most of the palazzi and villas, the architects confidently devised a blend of ancient Roman architectural themes with local tradition” <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth 376)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">. Palladio was one of those designers, becoming popular for using the sacred for the profane. </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfA8Ua-27aKN-f15Sf0P0asr6XVPBmlhYSHwHfWeQ4H6axzmbONINkbTJ0W6lXxzEoEERB9XrL_xaPh7mYTTor3yFfBZRfFCbA-8CvAb11YpILiBl1TVD09uDDfojNzDL3r_vU5yfoQbq/s1600-h/hanni047.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfA8Ua-27aKN-f15Sf0P0asr6XVPBmlhYSHwHfWeQ4H6axzmbONINkbTJ0W6lXxzEoEERB9XrL_xaPh7mYTTor3yFfBZRfFCbA-8CvAb11YpILiBl1TVD09uDDfojNzDL3r_vU5yfoQbq/s320/hanni047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316896079963667026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Doges Palace</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">His </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">portfolio </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">is full of buildings that are timeless, because although he r</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">evives</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> the ancient world, the rulebreaking is in the details. In today's world I think it's more difficult to be a designer because it seems all the rules have been broken. It is important for an artist/designer's portfolio to show how they stand out. For it is their job to exhau</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">st the limits of the possible, and because of "their restless quest of innovation, these high Renaissance architects were not content to stop their manipulation of form once the rules had been defined.' <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth 381)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0BjTbPDcRWGoRlsK28iHNXtkvHfrW7BVk2EYaU954ff0c4YunuJNNwDJh-QgLPC3Jh9UDhLB61-4wn1LdtRapVsOGo5DM4oaiXgGvMI3koN0JOlABOzXkIpm2BtEjwj9JDGPjII8TuHo/s1600-h/farnese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0BjTbPDcRWGoRlsK28iHNXtkvHfrW7BVk2EYaU954ff0c4YunuJNNwDJh-QgLPC3Jh9UDhLB61-4wn1LdtRapVsOGo5DM4oaiXgGvMI3koN0JOlABOzXkIpm2BtEjwj9JDGPjII8TuHo/s320/farnese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316234638134475842" border="0" /></a><a href="http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t267/T267338A.jpg">Palazzo Farnese</a><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">After focusing on the home for so long, people began to conquer beyond the exterior of their homes and into the yards, and </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span">"this new awareness and appreciation of the natural landscape was one of the important contributions of the Renaissance” <span style="font-weight: bold;">(R</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-weight: bold;">oth 3</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-weight: bold;">56)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">. The Farnese family took their city Palazzo one step further by buying the open space in the front to make their house look even more unattainable. In the country villas, landscape architecture became a prominent part of the estate. This even effected the shape of the villa, mak</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">ing it one room wide and long, using the building's </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">periphery</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> to control the architecture.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWsgm7RdLjp0KB5HZKnQmMortBX24Bi2sIuweDAG2MtT7_bzlbN7p4aD8EB2cpir-f58ZTDKhcTzoMrXMuaTLPHfr9YmTZyraRGr74Gfjq_bSStAQOeVQdT15DM0Rb-9OIAQUEegmaeMk/s1600-h/barbaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWsgm7RdLjp0KB5HZKnQmMortBX24Bi2sIuweDAG2MtT7_bzlbN7p4aD8EB2cpir-f58ZTDKhcTzoMrXMuaTLPHfr9YmTZyraRGr74Gfjq_bSStAQOeVQdT15DM0Rb-9OIAQUEegmaeMk/s320/barbaro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316233814361280130" border="0" /></a><a href="http://aalto.arch.ksu.edu/personal/knoxweb/2_3/2_3/images/24.jpg">Villa Barbaro</a><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">During the renaissance the surface got the most attention. From frescos and murals plastered on every open wall, to the intrinsic marquetry on the furniture. Paintings and furniture decoration was able to sore after the discovery of the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">perspective.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> Perspective was able to give a fluidity and third dimension to surface decoration that was impossible before, especially “in Baroque architecture and art, the line between three-dimensional reality</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> and mystical illusion was increasingly blurred.”</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">(Roth 404)</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> Surface decoration was also obtained holistically on a city-wide level. In Venice, who made its fortune through selling glass and lace, had their architecture embody both of these products. This, (as well as being built on a swamp marsh) gives the city a genius loci--you can't take one thing away and it still be Venice.<br /><br /><br />The Renaissance's obsession with order lead to a new level of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">professionalism</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">. With the basic rules of architecture written down and followed, designers were to consort their quickly amassing </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">portfolio </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">to look at standardized ancient marvels from around the world. Then they were able to take that foundation and use their own </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">perspective</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> to improve upon the past. This </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">process</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> left the boundaries of their homelands, going beyond the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;">periphery</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:100%;"> of classic stylings to follow their vision of reviving the ancients while making it their own.</span></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-14255054977900529122009-03-04T12:05:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:36:41.410-08:00macro to micro<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">composition</span> of the church became pretty standard, with little cultural nuisances afflicted the cathedrals from country to country. All in the basilica form, "the Gothic cathedral was quickly standardized in its plan and basic components. There were, of course, distinctive regional variations...the cross-shaped plan was derived from Romanesque pilgrimage churches, with nave, side aisles, transept arms and crossing, and the chevet with ambulatory and radiating chapels enclosing a round-ended choir.”</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 333</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >) Going back to the classical days, geometry and proportions became imperative in this buildings, with many cathedrals being built using the golden section. As the centuries moved on however, grappling with different ways to deal with these buildings extreme height changed the composition of the church.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The Greeks had pioneered the</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">porch, court,</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >hearth</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > on every scale in architecture. Present in each home to the layout of a city, this tradition is passed on to modern day architecture as well. The porch being perhaps a literal front porch or gateway, while the court being an open courtyard or the main gathering area/living room. The hearth is the most intimate setting, such as a kitchen or where the altar is. The Renaissance celebrated such a classical composition, and even “landscape architecture had been revived early in the fifteenth century as another manifestation of Classical civilization” (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 386)</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >In architecture you often need </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >diagrams</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > to see all the math that goes into these buildings. Watching the animated video unfold step by step the making of the Amiens Cathedral really helped understand the anatomy of the building. Architects during this period were really into geometry, looking back to Vitruvius's works. Vitruvius had used the human body as a diagram, because he thought the “ideal systems of proportion, he observed, can be found in the perfect proportions of the human body.” (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 359</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">These massive cathedrals rise high above everything else in the city, leaving a lasting <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">impression</span>. These churches “stood for the Heavenly City of Jerusalem...and was a monument that seems to dwarf the man who enters it, for space, light, structure, and the plastic effects of masonry are organized to produce a visionary in the parts…and no standard relationship between solid and void</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >"</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 301</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >) The large stained glass windows, unbelievable height, and impressive sculptures were unlike anything else the public had seen. During the Renaissance they were obsessed with order, and in churches such as Brunelleschi’s Church of San Spirito in Florence, “the visitor would see a fully three-dimensional representation of a building as a constructed perspective, each architectural element assigned a precise place in a rationally ordered scheme.” (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 365</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >These masterpieces were thought out to the very last </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >detail</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >. Every designer is a perfectionist, and even the smallest parts have are important to the buildings presence as a whole. These subtleties differentiate the Renaissance from the Classics, as "in every one of Michelangelo’s architectural designs, what appear at first to be standard classical architectural elements are in fact subtly manipulated in defiance to the conventions of Classical design, for Michelangelo was molding them as elements in gigantic sculpture” (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Roth 382</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />The<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">composition</span> of a building is most helpful seen through <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">diagrams</span>, since there was so much focus on the geometry of a building. Each building has its own definition of a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">court</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">porch</span>, </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">hearth</span></span>. But the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">details</span> in the buildings really make them special, renowned artists were put to work sculpting and painting giant frescos to really make these buildings one of a kind. The Renaissance has had a lasting <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">impression</span> on this world, today still regarded as one of the most artistically expressive and engineering times in our history.<br /><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></span>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-25573311970995428352009-03-02T07:47:00.000-08:002009-03-02T09:32:54.036-08:00Unit Summary: FoundationsAll architecture is based on a foundation of commodity, firmness, and delight. If it does not include commodity, it is seen as sculpture. Architecture also uses aedicule, which a series of division of spaces to help break down the building logically. As a form of aedicule humans started using the post and lintel system, from stonehenge in Britain to the temples of Egypt. Although primitive in its basicness, it was able to support incredible weight. The downside was that you would need many columns for support. The hypostyle halls in Egypt are very impressive, but not as functional as since the space is not open. This prototype of a clerestory to let in light was also founded in these halls, and this idea was later borrowed in medieval churches for the same purpose. In Egypt we also see the difference between masculine and feminine architecture, which is even more prominent in Roman architecture, with the use of wu-wus and triumphiant arches, which are representative of male and female genitalia, respectively.<br />The Greeks were heavily inspired by the Egyptians, but their values were slightly different. In Egypt time seemed to stand still for thousands of years, life was pleasant for most of the empire and resources were used to make sure that in the afterlife you were able to bring all the pleasures from the physical world. Greek life was not as relaxed, and the emphasis was to make yourself last forever by leaving something great on this earth that would last many lifetimes to come. Enamored with logistics and proportion, Greek architecture strove for visual perfection. This was especially exemplified in the parthenon, which does not have a straight line on it so your eye is drawn upward, towards the gods. The Greeks still used the post and lintel system, and the columns were established into varying complex orders. The two main ones were the Doric and Ionic orders. The Greeks did not pay as much attention to interiors however, since most time was spent outside.<br />The Romans were more focused on exhibiting the strength and power of their empire, and their buildings received lavished ornamentation, but on the exterior that usually only included the front (most visible) side. Although they were able to conquer and rule the Greeks, they also were heavily influenced by them. They expanded on their building archetypes to create their own Roman hybrids. They enjoyed using the Greek orders, but also expanded upon them to create the composite and corinthian orders, a hybrid of the previous orders. These columns were usually mix and matched as surface decorations, because through the invention of concrete the post and lintel system was no longer the most efficient one. The use of arches was used excessively in Roman architecture, and always made with concrete (although it was usually veneered with brick or wood.) Roman cities were also very different from Greek cities. Greek cities were usually organically built, while Roman cities were often shoot-offs of military compounds, built on a strict grid system with two major roads crossing throughout the city. Romans also used "bread and circuses" to keep to divert the public's attention away from political upheaval. This lead to the making of many public buildings, including the Colosseum and the Pantheon. But it also lead to the evolution of a new type of building to support the giant public baths so popular in the Roman Empire. This was the basilica, which would later be the foundation for the western church.hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-18215618189828534502009-02-25T11:32:00.000-08:002009-02-25T15:33:41.116-08:00voices<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96w357TvwqGM2V9YUdezgDQs104g-U0tbiqT1RFqFBuPDJ1AWJRHbbdsYtmL_UzcwaZ_yJtSYFdTgEOJwdbOY3TJUBpGyOCFniIzZKPBOqtjLBvix44kmUC32FTlUSbwxT00YVYb5l7pZ/s1600-h/hagia_sophia_interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96w357TvwqGM2V9YUdezgDQs104g-U0tbiqT1RFqFBuPDJ1AWJRHbbdsYtmL_UzcwaZ_yJtSYFdTgEOJwdbOY3TJUBpGyOCFniIzZKPBOqtjLBvix44kmUC32FTlUSbwxT00YVYb5l7pZ/s320/hagia_sophia_interior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306834800611377346" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/hagia_sophia_interior.jpg">Hagia Sophia</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">During medieval times, the Catholic Church ruled all, and was a constant <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">presence</span> in the lives of every European. To show their power, cathedrals had to be huge and extravagant, for "the Gothic church... stood for the Heavenly City of Jerusalem...and was a monument that seems to dwarf the man who enters it" <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth 301) </span>. Especially during gothic times, it was a race to see who could get the most height. The taller the building, the closer it was to heaven. The invention of the pendentive also helped create a more glorious presence inside the churches. By putting a dome on top of a groined vault, you could now structurally support windows for more light. Light, being the most important of all "delights," helps inspire awe and a deep sense of holiness to these massive cathedrals.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq8RRP58zMoUDN4N312eJa1unDZ7z14fhhJR9PkL0OL8AWY2rND4poo_FXZMdKzv64n9QabCtmEnIljrsoG5GNkkTswrBi-LAbEDp9hKoGbn_fK75yyAeUMmrlhWBYpTaKuYZtVsOgD_R/s1600-h/T065226A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq8RRP58zMoUDN4N312eJa1unDZ7z14fhhJR9PkL0OL8AWY2rND4poo_FXZMdKzv64n9QabCtmEnIljrsoG5GNkkTswrBi-LAbEDp9hKoGbn_fK75yyAeUMmrlhWBYpTaKuYZtVsOgD_R/s320/T065226A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306837094389528386" border="0" /></a><a href="http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t065/T065226A.jpg">Christian Catacomb</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> precedent</span> of every Western church is the basilica, because "the Christians required not only buildings that would accommodate large numbers of converts, but also enclosed spaces that would facilitate hearing the spoken word and chanted psalms." <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth 279</span>).. The basilica was designed by Romans originally as a law court, and later used in buildings that entertained large groups, such as public baths. Studying these cathedrals it is obvious "from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the end of the middle ages, two international styles of art had the greatest import for medieval western Europe: Romanesque and Gothic."<span style="font-weight: bold;">(Blakemore 68)</span> But Christianity was considered taboo when it first came on the scene, especially in the Romans' polygomous society. So Christians had to hide their worship services by gathering underground in the catacombs. Around the turn of the century churches were described as Romanesque because they had borrowed the use of arches, surface columns, and the idea of "telling stories" on the front of the building. Italian churches had an especially classical leaning being so close to Rome. But Rome was not the only place that cathedrals go their inspiration from. The use of the pendentive, the "greek cross," mosaics, and geometric patterns was borrowed from the architecture in the Roman Empire's new middle eastern capital, current day Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia is one of the finest and most thorough examples.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf0a5Pl2y4ESgNsTkyGamnwfrJ7XXrgoP5zxyeT9rlWY9MnzryShw5TLkmSpPuAihTJ-_B0EbfVYUlHDIh8O-2X5dK6NftGOaALlFefI1AL9vsvNIDu4MvEH8R_nIKF2FmOCTzWxP_yog/s1600-h/vezjud.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf0a5Pl2y4ESgNsTkyGamnwfrJ7XXrgoP5zxyeT9rlWY9MnzryShw5TLkmSpPuAihTJ-_B0EbfVYUlHDIh8O-2X5dK6NftGOaALlFefI1AL9vsvNIDu4MvEH8R_nIKF2FmOCTzWxP_yog/s320/vezjud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306833607014179666" border="0" /></a><a href="http://history.hanover.edu/courses/art/vezjud.jpg">St. Madeleine</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">With the millennium approaching, the general consensus of the populous was the world was going to descend into hell. This belief is captured in small <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">moments</span> on the surface decoration of churches. Since illiteracy was rampant during these dark ages, most churches focused on the art of "visual literacy" instead of using words. These sculptures would show biblical stories, and often they were very grim, showing apocalyptic fantasies of demons and death. But the church i<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >tself was supposed to represent a physical moment of heaven on earth through <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“images of stylized reality, captured in the glittering mosaics, evoke a spiritual presence in an otherworldly atmosphere of resplended grandeur.”</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Roth)</span> </span></span>Most churches had a series of affluent family-sponsored chapels (whose charity was inspired by indulgences) that each were ornately decorated as well.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vCODHL7AKOfY9YtHjtmA73TCihnQA2VzMQTpD7ny97AodcIPU9mf4MH5jLAngXe1XOGZ-HSKQtxLEkzX5VMKut01pttimkL5JAeDV5FGJLETNrIRybIEsTRXRqtJZdfCpcJlYiJdEUwQ/s1600-h/ravenna-pictures-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vCODHL7AKOfY9YtHjtmA73TCihnQA2VzMQTpD7ny97AodcIPU9mf4MH5jLAngXe1XOGZ-HSKQtxLEkzX5VMKut01pttimkL5JAeDV5FGJLETNrIRybIEsTRXRqtJZdfCpcJlYiJdEUwQ/s320/ravenna-pictures-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306836128638595218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://z.about.com/d/goitaly/1/0/Z/8/-/-/ravenna-pictures-4.jpg">San Vitale</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite the name the "dark ages," medieval architecture was fond of incorporating a lot of light and experimenting with structure and surfaces. Deconstructing walls to make room for huge stained glass windows was both innovative and priority. Medieval cathedrals also show <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">duality</span> by incorporating the building styles of the east and west. Basing the archetype of the church off of the pagan roman basilica is also an interesting twist. And even the churches themselves are double sided because although the micro detail has a lot of movement, the buildings also represent solidity.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaLkPsJ7q8wvSYjux-MLX6ci0PCwyLoTvgd1p5yrbbB1X0e5xskm2uX7htdN2HKngyrZOWbUxkqlfZJd4jb5KomGfMtvY1SOgbU1aoFn-DvpGGrf0JfXJ2HebhQ7WfBWg6opsvKTv62Yu/s1600-h/epea230c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaLkPsJ7q8wvSYjux-MLX6ci0PCwyLoTvgd1p5yrbbB1X0e5xskm2uX7htdN2HKngyrZOWbUxkqlfZJd4jb5KomGfMtvY1SOgbU1aoFn-DvpGGrf0JfXJ2HebhQ7WfBWg6opsvKTv62Yu/s320/epea230c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306834125696214546" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www2.siba.fi/%7Ekkoskim//rooma/kuvat/epea230c.jpg">Baths of the Diocletian</a><br /><br />The metric system was standard system the Greeks and Romans used to build all their great <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">architecture. This system </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> "</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">was designed to serve the needs of the body in its pools and exercising gardens, to feed the mind in its libraries, and to reward the eye in its vast molded spaces." </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">(Roth 275)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>The 32 acres of Baths of the Diocletian was dissected into 10 parts : baths, libraries, a gymnasium, etc...that brought people together as a whole.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUMMARY<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></span>although the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span> precedent </span>for the church was inspired by the Roman basilica, they borrow a lot from the East as well. The invention of the pendentive helps give the cathedral<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">presence, </span>since this new architectural design allows the installation of windows to allow massive light into the building. The cathedrals were built using the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>metric </span>system, and using geometry to create perfect proportions within the basilica. Visual literacy was the way to go since most of the population could not read, and the cathedrals were decorated with elaborate mosaics and biblical stories. The Christian Church was supposed to represent a <span style="font-weight: bold;">moment </span>of heaven on earth, and the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> duality</span> of heaven and earth was further played upon by trying to make the cathedrals touch as high in the sky as humanly possible. This was not only to reach the heavens, but to assert the power of the Church as the real ruling party in Europe.<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-43646307580133655562009-02-19T17:28:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:18:01.964-08:00Precedent Analysis Building Selection + Justification<div align="center"><strong>FRANK GEHRY'S DANCING HOUSE</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TrTByWK-TEHiZkR1oLclBzneVUfCdcifS-Y-tWVlq1bKMbb1eo2C88gRuubmL4JT8-7lqR8quLOSGmDcLMP7YpFo0N6go1IGrnCvFNFgSPKCBSwJf2h4WUkRB5iqhJCCPyD3K3C3wWJU/s1600-h/dancinghouse2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304685674875079970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TrTByWK-TEHiZkR1oLclBzneVUfCdcifS-Y-tWVlq1bKMbb1eo2C88gRuubmL4JT8-7lqR8quLOSGmDcLMP7YpFo0N6go1IGrnCvFNFgSPKCBSwJf2h4WUkRB5iqhJCCPyD3K3C3wWJU/s320/dancinghouse2.jpg" border="0" /></a> (<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/375756486_45d753f11a.jpg">http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/375756486_45d753f11a.jpg</a>)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75jT83tTiYPDpohCXBIve_IM3pEEWlWuQIjydhruvoY2vPTMzwr9aJR-k0ptfYo3aBOIF73yosj7yS0ckrQoH0cDnzvAdoQocajlvM2T-Ad2Y7v-2Tb_A1n8CSN6aE74ZO_NnqowM0O_c/s1600-h/dancing-house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304685678776266386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75jT83tTiYPDpohCXBIve_IM3pEEWlWuQIjydhruvoY2vPTMzwr9aJR-k0ptfYo3aBOIF73yosj7yS0ckrQoH0cDnzvAdoQocajlvM2T-Ad2Y7v-2Tb_A1n8CSN6aE74ZO_NnqowM0O_c/s320/dancing-house.jpg" border="0" /></a>(<a href="http://www.universaldeco.es/wp-content/dancing-house.jpg">http://www.universaldeco.es/wp-content/dancing-house.jpg</a>)<br /><br />Located in Prague, Czech Republic, the "Dancing House" was built between 1994 and 1996. Co-designed by Croatian-born Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry. The building is "an example of a deconstructivist architecture, with an unusual shape – you can actually see a couple – woman and man dancing together, holding their hands, with a skirt that sways to the music." (Dancing House) I chose this building as my subject because although it looks incredibly modern, It would be interesting to see if it's really as abstract as it seems, or does it hold a sneaking amount of classical ties. This building also was the subject of a lot of controversy, built to replace a neo-renaissance style house bombed in World War II, it contrasts sharply with the surrounding architecture. This building has also been under scrutiny of not being sound, with accusations of water leakage. I personally really like how the building breaks away from the background and establishes its own datum lines, and believe we should continue to push the limits of architecture and our imaginations of how a building should look while making sure it will last and serve the public for generations.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Dancing House." Prague.net. 2008. 19 Feb 2009 <http:>.<br /><br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-62579759159216841412009-02-17T15:39:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:59:10.405-08:00Parts:Whole<div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGcqWJjUkivlWY5pMtXhNfy7-w8HXPvjMCSrp_JI51rrxTyHaaYFrQBfmPcv9014bRZ3wHOMOQ-WcHOfKbJkjT-bDfFD4YitVJDAamaZwhWxonsLK1S1dRT4sKlVULXRy0jQDEUnAIwRd/s1600-h/hannahh002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304238885603998114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGcqWJjUkivlWY5pMtXhNfy7-w8HXPvjMCSrp_JI51rrxTyHaaYFrQBfmPcv9014bRZ3wHOMOQ-WcHOfKbJkjT-bDfFD4YitVJDAamaZwhWxonsLK1S1dRT4sKlVULXRy0jQDEUnAIwRd/s320/hannahh002.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#cccccc;">The Romans were one of the largest empires in the world who "focused on the city as its basic constituent element." <strong>(Roth 247) </strong>The <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">source</span></strong> of the entire Roman empire was the founding of one city, Rome, and this is what they kept closest to their hearts, and valued "a sense of the importance of matters at hand, a propensity for austerity conservatism, and a deep respect for duty and tradition." <strong>(Roth 249)</strong> Ever expanding, the Romans were ever on the lookout for enemy attacks from outside barbarians, and "military encampments in turn became the basis of countless town plans throughout the empire." <strong>(Roth 253) </strong>Built around the major cross roadway, the cities developed on a grid pattern structure, unlike the Greeks whose cities tended to be more organic. In drawing we sketched our T.A.s to have a source as well as a series of scale figures to look to when drawing people in our vignettes. We are also being assigned perspective drawings of the building we took thumbnails on, and found different artist perspective sources to make our own unique drawings.<br /><strong></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304243058408062594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6UTj-F8Wp2jtMlQuIqwvmUnU5fjckK5ib5tbAJgoyFmjodT1EuBu9TgwGR9IS2rkKjpN03DXf-Z9GeibomXN2ZRqkqq1aoE5xC5Vs8fc5JUSdAz8cyaHqmr_SvVEwyKoHhyEjVtcpRse/s320/italy92hl0.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://hawketravelpics.blogspot.com/2007/10/italy2.html">Pantheon<br /></a><br />The Romans picked and choosed what they liked about the cultures that they conquered, but were determined to make it their own. Out of all the civilizations they encountered across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, "two in particular were instrumental in shaping the arts of the Romans--the Etruscans and the Greeks." <strong>(Blakemore 45) </strong>The Romans looked to these <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">prototypes</span> </strong>to develop their own <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">archetypes</span> </strong>such because "the focus on urban life and civic activities required the development of new building types in Roman architecture, buildings that enclosed space for the use of the public." <strong>(Roth 255) </strong>They built the Colosseum, which was a new amphitheater built without using the surrounding environment, and used the greek columns not for post and lintel construction but merely as surface decoration, the Romans preferred to institute the arch. But the Pantheon can best sum up the archetype of Roman Architecture. Its hybrid corinthian columns, the only decorative side facing the street, the use of concrete to create these vast, magnificent dome. Unlike the Greeks the Romans weren't striving for architectural perfection, "the emphasis increasingly was on experimentation and on pushing stone and concrete to their structural and plastic limits." <strong>(Roth 271) </strong>Concrete was the number one choice and it was used in almost all their buildings, although often veneered in other materials.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304238899151131746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPWXh-EUYqFncY7BN6IRnGXwUDkDASAxtgdS4h8yC4iEszyYXYD_BBeUOg7p1hn_n-Q9E-h0WB8L14RL2-WOuY4TtYwco3_djLbHuA10lFPYEsY5uzgcDU22dCv3hRexPKFkwc7jucko3/s320/hannahh004.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304244235082575138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 66px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO52GF5ORSjoniYW6rvVwm67c7f4zdjvJT-ewfzEKM5VQsre84fClssFk6xClVbwG0_TANZSB2SjYYGSlMoFnQk805PRkecLKYAIOsmlPSbrruOi1J3TE8NfzlLXAf7RjZKXBLr0KMrjwN/s320/roman-architecture-2.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://karenswhimsy.com/roman-architecture.shtm">Colosseum Orders</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"><br />There were five<strong> <span style="color:#cc0000;">orders</span> </strong>of columns throughout time: Tuscan, Dorian, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. The columns go from simple to more complicated. The Tuscan was an Etruscan prototype, while the Corinthian and Composite are a later <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">hybrid</span></strong> of the previous orders. The Romans also mixed orders, something the Greeks would never do. The Colosseum has Doric on the first floor, Ionic on the second, and Corinthian on the third to show a "passage of time."<br /><strong></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304238892007545250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMnwZd6ZRlJAIi4vkI-8XzGbcsQ54XkwW9s3CUP6iFwoxGWxNWzoV3q-L6f6yXYiSV3zqiU8pLlH_hUUbVAewXV8FWQc07wz_Zi7yhOAqB7wI6gvB7R7A7YtBjsNACGfSWDIQpYFIRYlS/s320/hannahh003.jpg" border="0" /><br />The Greeks and Romans were heavily influenced by the things that surround them. The atmosphere of Greek architecture "can be described as sculptural masses set in balanced contrast to the landscape, Roman architecture...is an architecture of space, enclosed internal space and outdoor space, on a grand scale" <strong>(Roth 247) </strong>Each city had a forum, a large open space surrounded by important buildings. These buildings always had the side facing the street much more highly decorated then the other three. The Romans built these opulent buildings for the public to distract them from the politics that were going on, for they held services open to everyone such as baths, combat matches, and theatre. The <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">entourage</span> </strong>of the city was of "free bread and circuses." Away from the city, the atmosphere was much different. Instead of things being out in the open, most villas were based around a courtyard, which would hide chores and servants to give the appearance that things went on effortlessly in their home.<strong> </strong>Due to this level of privacy, "the orientation of the domus was inward; few windows were incorporated on the first floor." <strong>(Blakemore 49)</strong> In our drawing classes we are now encompassing the entourage of the building we are assigned in our thumbnails to capture a moment, which was expanded on from learning to draw people moving naturally in their surroundings..<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304238891716671106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5RN-QOUvNkcaKTNjxW6K0QUQ_PJURuAKAYqS8xDrrIJkQLZjSA4bOFJdxpXl97bwO8X6__RhQIe6jLnN21tiFnDj1VndJ5_wBm5aBEdTq2_TAZk1SD0GKyrws-aLE7cbA6U2sxmM5ucr/s320/hannah017.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304238887719350258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWiuWLJDpjai76jbG9dkKtKTCdyn3oCG5KevZqiQHVabn1wT1G14LYFhhr8ZrE6c_WGhD1114Z6lCzZJpyHNh6j0DpFkHNsuLosK-WL1vBURH34CLJRzSKwc2Uvoy7npEoowz5y25yipq/s320/hannah016.jpg" border="0" /><br />Because more time was spent inside, "the Romans gave far more attention to the interior than did the Greeks, whose architectural focus was the exterior, viewed as sculpture...concrete was also responsible for the alteration of interior spaces." <strong>(Blakemore 51) </strong>The inside of your home showed how much money and power you had, your <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">hierarchy</span></strong> was determined by the level of extravagance in your home. Lavished in detail and expensive materials, "while the Greeks were concerned with refining types where form and proportion were of major import, the Romans focused on ostentatious display, often through extravagant ornamentation."<strong> (Blakemore 46)</strong> In drafting line weight is really important, the hierarchy of darkness shows what is closest and what is further away. Our thumbnails are a low rung in our series of drawings, we start with these small vague sketches and move up to large, detailed perspectives of our buildings.</span><br /></span><span style="color:#cccccc;"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center">SUMMARY</div><br /><div align="center">The Greeks and Etruscans had perfected their <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">prototypes</span></strong> of temples, amphitheaters, etc, into model <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">archetypes</span></strong>. When the Romans came in and conquered these civilizations, they used these <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">sources</span></strong> to mold what they saw the best of both worlds into their own unique <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">hybrids</span></strong>. These hybrids focused on ornamentation, often mixing the greek <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">orders </span></strong>and the entourage of amazing buildings were used to distract the public and show Roman power and <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">hierarchy</span></strong>.</div><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></span></span></div></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-42894002375163653322009-02-16T20:04:00.001-08:002009-02-18T13:04:32.172-08:00Moore Building Thumbnails<div align="center">2nd FLOOR OF MOORE BUILDING</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYH_bujIw0jhiMw-PzzJi8jPs28TnzRTFPWCZ_wKmCCzsUMSsSkreOpLdS4yFyahqun20Q4jztzxmjolua8ATqeoTsGQsDr7vt0_Dwe5AxCwwGZwqLGAz2jd97tqken7pVIZs1NvpEMKI/s1600-h/hannah017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303612394180079090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYH_bujIw0jhiMw-PzzJi8jPs28TnzRTFPWCZ_wKmCCzsUMSsSkreOpLdS4yFyahqun20Q4jztzxmjolua8ATqeoTsGQsDr7vt0_Dwe5AxCwwGZwqLGAz2jd97tqken7pVIZs1NvpEMKI/s320/hannah017.jpg" border="0" /></a> In front of an office, bookshelf with awards, staircase, overlooking front two story dome by stairs, classroom, front of building</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MlWJr_ZgvhKTDEt0h1UOCh3uIWAvg5k49y02VZZvKq64N8lW6nbi8bdnYzClD_6JLoaChCPIR2Ab4vZA_7vxLtDPcEgJAh7p0ab2sgHdh_rtnZj3kvuJIjc0Qvt5UF4a-ECUbND67X21/s1600-h/hannah016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303612394080133362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MlWJr_ZgvhKTDEt0h1UOCh3uIWAvg5k49y02VZZvKq64N8lW6nbi8bdnYzClD_6JLoaChCPIR2Ab4vZA_7vxLtDPcEgJAh7p0ab2sgHdh_rtnZj3kvuJIjc0Qvt5UF4a-ECUbND67X21/s320/hannah016.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center">back entrance, side view, breakroom, view outside front second story window, lounge room, fax/copy room</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">These thumbnails were easier to draw then i thought they'd be (things do look better when they're smaller and in pen) but i did have a lot of trouble drawing scale figures that small. A lot of them just turned out looking like stick people because i was thumbnailing from a good distance away to capture a "moment." I also used a lot of perspective drawing with a couple of these, which i wasn't expecting to encounter as much.</p>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-1060824026270809512009-02-11T15:42:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:55:02.474-08:00Drink and Draw<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6vXvVYYKZtndrIDLyy1LSkw4NIR29WLJyfYHocEJOd_GaC3JHIPQNTI_ZYcYw0vodhyphenhyphen5tkfQ9WsdJqfQRUYiTsVZoqnCfmnSJbxZH8Q3QZb1XRtLmYMUb9FRKs8Ul9Ye5hiI3wcUfhns/s1600-h/han003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301690415359463810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6vXvVYYKZtndrIDLyy1LSkw4NIR29WLJyfYHocEJOd_GaC3JHIPQNTI_ZYcYw0vodhyphenhyphen5tkfQ9WsdJqfQRUYiTsVZoqnCfmnSJbxZH8Q3QZb1XRtLmYMUb9FRKs8Ul9Ye5hiI3wcUfhns/s320/han003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xR5EgnkAGX82PaqWf4_WrBlCs2Jgdk6hTB2_0b3R6UCo8zZSBnGOA8P6jhBDYX8GH_6kFuX1Qvxf8v5eNKMkCjBN_8XXb4ucDNGtWy4ko1HFhV-_VhpLati6tt2ePz55OWtEfktmFp7A/s1600-h/han004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301690413599299906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xR5EgnkAGX82PaqWf4_WrBlCs2Jgdk6hTB2_0b3R6UCo8zZSBnGOA8P6jhBDYX8GH_6kFuX1Qvxf8v5eNKMkCjBN_8XXb4ucDNGtWy4ko1HFhV-_VhpLati6tt2ePz55OWtEfktmFp7A/s320/han004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9HVgp1DeyE04_gGTDQPiQ_Q7ToKlbbPcDSr9NE29IB8tZW3EBprlEpDLdm5ZLnMD3u_1OEmZpQ-kb23DU4v3YtjJKXPNpJUGPhLgOxapju518qQB8fQnYiehx1c8wnGvtHGf5b8pEvUH/s1600-h/han005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301690408016898274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9HVgp1DeyE04_gGTDQPiQ_Q7ToKlbbPcDSr9NE29IB8tZW3EBprlEpDLdm5ZLnMD3u_1OEmZpQ-kb23DU4v3YtjJKXPNpJUGPhLgOxapju518qQB8fQnYiehx1c8wnGvtHGf5b8pEvUH/s320/han005.jpg" border="0" /></a> I went to visit some friends in Boone this weekend and i drew at their house. It was a 21st birthday party, and while i was drawing was the next morning(afternoon) when everyone was chilling out. My friend even indulged in my watercolors while i was drawing them. Boone has some weird love affair with wood vineling, so a lot of browns! Two of them take place in the kitchen, and the other in the living room. I told them to ignore me while i was drawing them and everyone except Stephanie (the creepo in the sunglasses who just stared at me the whole time) went about their business. I have a habit of staring a lot at people so I don't feel very awkward drawing people.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-75283773626967404752009-02-11T13:01:00.003-08:002009-02-11T15:39:28.513-08:00Concepts:Influence<div align="center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51YMSjxDoRpy0JiJyfLiHtzrO9sci9GL1-3vPX7u-dBGLtoSQZoD7olAjJyKk81j_Zj4SO56QOO_-pxvf2HTVKBQ4-EP_mwZzBHHyPjN3h_GCnV6Cm-hl3gsAVSSHqePU9HDg-EB13aPi/s1600-h/han005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648177359748306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51YMSjxDoRpy0JiJyfLiHtzrO9sci9GL1-3vPX7u-dBGLtoSQZoD7olAjJyKk81j_Zj4SO56QOO_-pxvf2HTVKBQ4-EP_mwZzBHHyPjN3h_GCnV6Cm-hl3gsAVSSHqePU9HDg-EB13aPi/s320/han005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtSs2bxUdFpQt0BQZFt1sUZ478M5kA3HIGblwYF0NQ_HNTeXrHwTR2XYbGIXpXa2GOofC1LvNL-64lGYadYmX10vgMZ-VcbAXYUOg9Rn-AI1H0uaSTCuR9tshs9Sx_-3mXT7PU77N0CZa/s1600-h/han004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648176841590994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtSs2bxUdFpQt0BQZFt1sUZ478M5kA3HIGblwYF0NQ_HNTeXrHwTR2XYbGIXpXa2GOofC1LvNL-64lGYadYmX10vgMZ-VcbAXYUOg9Rn-AI1H0uaSTCuR9tshs9Sx_-3mXT7PU77N0CZa/s320/han004.jpg" border="0" /></div><p align="center"></a><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ02iMpJ7U2MrwVXXoUwatp0__jDIWd1Ot40QWH8_ru0NtCk_Dcw4B5Flo18pcLP5KrdF_ken0chXkuqQRTQcZhPOxqCa_Hfp-mh6lK6FEtqXzlpU3f7iIMibA_hbZ8NdtHXexJscKRAE/s1600-h/han003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648172685075714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ02iMpJ7U2MrwVXXoUwatp0__jDIWd1Ot40QWH8_ru0NtCk_Dcw4B5Flo18pcLP5KrdF_ken0chXkuqQRTQcZhPOxqCa_Hfp-mh6lK6FEtqXzlpU3f7iIMibA_hbZ8NdtHXexJscKRAE/s320/han003.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> These past couple weeks <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">vignettes</span></strong> have been very popular in our classes. These short, descriptive scene are fleeting but give good insight into the artist's perspective. Architecture can be the same way. Buildings and furniture are a window into the artist/designer's perspective, marinated with information about their contemporary society. As mysterious as the past is "archaeological excavations have allowed researchers to develop a picture of a range of characteristics for interior architecture and decoration." (<strong>Blakemore 33</strong>)</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648438643782114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqyrNh8j8vxrBDjLuC8XnIt1WtwnSG68SnYED9Wj_AZpRMJ-99HvRBqaJckpjpfEkniDdaAl9siJHXGTthgpEaQAyUzVuENJuxAmHXlyT5Oa-IkVQSKWKRWPf8ReWAlbGNsJJeEhVL4lY/s320/han006.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">We recently also made a <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">section</span></strong> of Pat's Chair. Plans and Elevations can be deceiving so sections are popular in interior architecture to more intimately show a room or design. Researchers got to know Egyptian architecture "based on the sections of houses depicted...these representations disclose such features as spatial relationships, functional uses of spaces, interior architectural details, and decorative elements." (<strong>Blakemore 7</strong>) Our section of our 2x4 artifact room is shown as a section as well.</div><p> </p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648938659540706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jMbmSe-gy10OBVlIe7RN6JSiej2WLl7DBwWUIzEd3cxQqGPKrIKR88cSdHNKIGyeL7U_8nGtewQ4fbFmXSxCuf99iW7Q3gTzZlxqv-ygpLYisjg_PcKGai2ifSXTR7ABy5Xszl-o6O8M/s320/voices.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://shihonakaza.blogspot.com/">Shiho Nakaza</a></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648935390459106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWf1E0DBtBuBXcK7B02XrseeEZ0YNkmQ8XaUhGyjeLq5m7AXSmgKiG2eWqaXXcgzQupakMljrxRo7yv0WSJULF_INTY8FBCs8G8tYsh6F6JnasCPX-gg23Ie4MfGvmfr7flbC6_C9JyUs/s320/han002.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"> <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Scale</span></strong> represented a large portion of social hierarchy. For instance, Greek Temples were the most important, and also the biggest. Although entry was only allowed to the highest elite of Greek society, the insides were very ornate and in the case of the Parthenon, it was the symbol of the entire city. In drawing we researched different types of scale figures, since people are the ultimate judge of scale. While drawing people we are also learning foreshortening, which warps the scale of a person to make it more realistic, which dips into what the greeks grappled with, reality vs. ideal. Even though the Greeks were regarded as a democratic society, architecture is one of the many examples that shows differently.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648943468040562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7VKvxSdtgBfXFB1_flforXhOfEDjzjU4ZFvCeEQvqWkxHrYhKjC95hJzM9XwZaFOGfm9gHYA-rgMyX9cfYtXanczzj813JyXmL1qHUgt4wR4iUUH14FkjL8DUD_Zg_g_g274jCmFXOHC/s320/acropolis-parthenon-athens-gr003.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds-12/the-parthenon.jpg">Parthenon</a><br /><br />The Greeks always expanded their <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>boundaries</strong></span>, trying to set the ideal. The Parthenon was considered a perfect piece of architecture--or sculpture? Where is the boundary between architecture and sculpture? There is no real answer, but architecture tends to satisfy commodity, firmness and delight while sculpture only requires the latter two. Whichever it was, the Greeks strived hard for perfection because "the home of the goddess required the most excellent materials and the most exacting workmanship. It was done because the Greeks could do it." (<strong>Roth 240</strong>) Believing they were the center of the world and being one of the leading civilizations in the world, "much of this early philosophy was based on a priori assumptions rather than on observation of how things actually worked" (<strong>Roth 220)</strong> Some boundaries are more literal than others, our vignettes are pictures without defined boundaries, which in drafting boundaries are very strict.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301648939682054434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx5gHfhGAHjhmL1Ne_WVaEEUDgzj9hAcrAHtsNbuPNI1qu7ZQuBrXHYS5rmEGEJEqS28xcL-FDtuPYc-Sd5lM_rP_mE1ZDrRG8uugN4Lqtk1kOfXlI28IvS2iwiLpMysNUrvnCbS15G90/s320/ancientGreece.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/greek-portal/ancientGreece.jpg">Ancient Greece<br /></a>Although the Greeks were city-states separated by rugged terrain, they had a sense of <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">unity</span></strong>. In every society there are four concepts that "reveals the same influences reflected in other arts of the dynastic periods: religion, inspiration from familiar objects, technology (material and construction techniques), and social hierarchy." (<strong>Blakemore 13</strong>) Although all the cultures are express things differently, we can break down their influences the same. In every piece of Greek architecture there is a porch, court, and hearth. We have adopted deeply into western architecture as well, although the hearth may be a kitchen instead of inside of a temple in American Suburbia. One thing we can say about the Greeks from the Acropolis is that they "cared little for immortality on a spiritual plane, but rather, they sought to ensure their immortality in human memory, through their intellectual and artistic excellence." (<strong>Roth 243</strong>)</p><div align="center">SUMMARY</div><br /><div align="center">A <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">vignette</span></strong> is a <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">section </span></strong>without clear <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">boundaries</span></strong> that is not necessarily always meaningful, but it is descriptive. While struggling with the real vs. ideal, the Greeks began to learn and push their boundaries to create what is in their eyes perfection for the gods. Through this they discovered their ideal archetype, which <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">unified</span></strong> all buildings to have a hearth, court, and porch. This is used from the small <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>scale</strong></span> of a single building, to a much larger group of buildings such as the Acropolis.</div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-47964664673976019492009-02-04T14:52:00.001-08:002009-02-11T15:41:57.331-08:00Five Scale Figure<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RsHZlzMnC4j4PBVDNjdvgslQY8SLNnmoWSKj49Wv3_rt2wrL15FCTR6CngoSB9FBLhXuGFLds6pHiH9e1NeCkFcQm8v3hvmhcTiTMElaB2MRShUJGWJjXyqb7S3R1bHJRpzRabqBbf3k/s1600-h/spaceball.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299081071920985442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 1px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RsHZlzMnC4j4PBVDNjdvgslQY8SLNnmoWSKj49Wv3_rt2wrL15FCTR6CngoSB9FBLhXuGFLds6pHiH9e1NeCkFcQm8v3hvmhcTiTMElaB2MRShUJGWJjXyqb7S3R1bHJRpzRabqBbf3k/s320/spaceball.gif" border="0" /></a>Her pictures won't show up but: </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seehong/">Quek See Hong</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQWy9XcmpWQkvelScUvm0YR6o2il_yeH3cRHUpnofWU9BeZOf_FxpnvUhjnqgIemP4sOiQ9FMBUkhKEDpP79Sa7ZjTk_NORjFvastma53aAXfhnSuDotDuEDnDvgoJckDSYJrdcIADjXm/s1600-h/spaceball.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299080330411497346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 1px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQWy9XcmpWQkvelScUvm0YR6o2il_yeH3cRHUpnofWU9BeZOf_FxpnvUhjnqgIemP4sOiQ9FMBUkhKEDpP79Sa7ZjTk_NORjFvastma53aAXfhnSuDotDuEDnDvgoJckDSYJrdcIADjXm/s320/spaceball.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42haiE5-ZpBo7fgNt-rLEU4XXGJufJOoLXlK0ldk-C49oulin3VpsjxbQIKcZs1iUxRsbn2sVDtcpB0Mc1c0M8C7aA9KjqLipnM6Q5A6YHK_XqS8LqSITMdFBTbXJ-8nOcAC1xIRv12kz/s1600-h/prague_music.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299079537572852978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42haiE5-ZpBo7fgNt-rLEU4XXGJufJOoLXlK0ldk-C49oulin3VpsjxbQIKcZs1iUxRsbn2sVDtcpB0Mc1c0M8C7aA9KjqLipnM6Q5A6YHK_XqS8LqSITMdFBTbXJ-8nOcAC1xIRv12kz/s320/prague_music.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://renefijten.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-12-04T21%3A55%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=20">Rene Fijten</a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkmSIzybpB1H1o4wQxSYqFjm_NlnVbdM-P4WIm8ondEmTmkvjF3stWSSmbnega3ksatfloUxASKiv-_aHmCSSKbqlJufTiaq7YX6qNDjm-gd34iKNdzbxV7FzTbH4dRXCS5MrzCNdWwQ1/s1600-h/voices.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299079532115225698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkmSIzybpB1H1o4wQxSYqFjm_NlnVbdM-P4WIm8ondEmTmkvjF3stWSSmbnega3ksatfloUxASKiv-_aHmCSSKbqlJufTiaq7YX6qNDjm-gd34iKNdzbxV7FzTbH4dRXCS5MrzCNdWwQ1/s320/voices.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://shihonakaza.blogspot.com/">Shiho Nakaza<br /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://urbansketchers.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299079510236441314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhcHfNHqPPUknfQJYSeBnVVZNeR-qTlcFa2DYgU6lehPJWn5Qu_1Q4O9wk5nO5RAPK521uJjO50Ss_GAt4EX4C1X9ealpPYC63J5iMYPSLksqdAb3VBTEsZJjgLTZnc9C8pV-RFvPYtTA/s320/3250139892_71cda3d5cf.jpg" border="0" /> Gabi Campanario</a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyew/sets/72157612966708919/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299079513058522194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJklq6TrQ9SUsQUGgY90dEgFXdlUm03ePP9HsYlG_GlgEQtdUE3PogHwKDwHpj7VIWpfvqHKlB33BHRiJ6fE39evOTNHklXd2jntsSyvFGH37U4HCygq1bm3Cwf5wwxJAHGbWAWizatka/s320/3227984821_04485d3243.jpg" border="0" /> Anchor Skye W.</a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-74527109608825118222009-02-04T12:19:00.000-08:002009-02-04T13:53:04.524-08:00Figure+Arrangement+Mode=Form+Space+Style<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3TAXyYndA6rikSQbuTcin0A2EJXQgAIzXthpm56DZHZEt2PCPhD19mApOk6OHSCQidJlnfnGkFJ9EuqBI6S3nXZDu0h7u5KaTqVcujxEigqk4DLNw4_Bfg6S03Sxvz272du0JQLsOBNq/s1600-h/giza.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299041037775296402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3TAXyYndA6rikSQbuTcin0A2EJXQgAIzXthpm56DZHZEt2PCPhD19mApOk6OHSCQidJlnfnGkFJ9EuqBI6S3nXZDu0h7u5KaTqVcujxEigqk4DLNw4_Bfg6S03Sxvz272du0JQLsOBNq/s320/giza.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.intute.ac.uk/images/Stonehenge">http://www.intute.ac.uk/images/Stonehenge</a><br />The foundation of architecture relies on <strong><span style="color:#990000;">commodity, firmness,</span></strong> and <strong><span style="color:#990000;">delight</span></strong>. Humans first dwelings made of bone and animal skins have not stood the test of time, so it is hard to tell what utility they had for buildings besides shelter. But others have, like Stonehenge, and despite being surprisingly sophiscated still elude us on its purpose. Why do we still look at these buildings if they hold no meaning to us? We still look for answers because "architecture is shelter, but it is also symbol and a form of communication...the crystallization of ideas, a physical representation of human thought and aspiration, a record of the beliefs and values of the culture that produces it." (<strong>Roth 159</strong>) The Pyramids of Giza are 4,500 years old and besides being pilfered over the centuries, are considered one of the wonders of the world.Their commitment to Firmness shows that "the Egyptians valued bigness, mass, and solidity as the expression of duraility, a guarantee of unlimited security and indestructibility." (<strong>Roth 210</strong>) Because of the way religion was stressed into everyday life, every Egyptian's goal was to adher to the principal of "ma'at" which "combines aspects of truth, justice, order, stability, security, a cosmic order of harmony, a created and an inherited rightness." (<strong>Roth 192</strong>) This is also reflected in their building style, "the Egyptians never stepped back from the architectural object, never studied it reflectively as an abstract things, because, as E.B. Smith recognized, "they saw not the stone but the symbol." (<strong>Roth 210</strong>) </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299040604743541298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfdDTeyOzu_qnrrmVmIOTD1yQKr6QXbNqqHBiB8juqIAehYvnELBppuIqoAGM_V-nMvTxRNHS7HEa07IlzWuMRpj_cliTCOJZ2YKCNp16npj2frzHbnSDHt0AMzwi9dN61aIceR_Y5skL/s320/han013.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3QTgAZ7MYUZbXHsK-6rj94mF6-eN3i0Y3iHyp69rmjeL2AFc7G7U5ImPlyweSBr0mNbYw9ks_h9-ghuvWBVNdCdPXW8kEvK0SMrgueGLd78ipZSgTLTK8BYnlVc0cWmAmUvy7_UL9y0_/s1600-h/han006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299040609746303570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3QTgAZ7MYUZbXHsK-6rj94mF6-eN3i0Y3iHyp69rmjeL2AFc7G7U5ImPlyweSBr0mNbYw9ks_h9-ghuvWBVNdCdPXW8kEvK0SMrgueGLd78ipZSgTLTK8BYnlVc0cWmAmUvy7_UL9y0_/s320/han006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This semester we are working with a lot of new <strong><span style="color:#990000;">materials</span>.</strong> Pat's chair is being made with chipboard, which is supposed to represent MDF (a cheap but sturdy wood, satisfies commodity and firmness but perhaps lacking on the delight). Suzanne is teaching us how to use watercolors as a medium in our drawings, which we practiced on drawings of our story artifact. In history and design we covered chapters that explore how architecture came to be and evolved from the materials in their environment. Ancient civilizations erected behomith stone post and lintel sites, towering pyramids and ziggurat temples...etc. Firmness was extremely valued and served as a form of delight, since "monumental architecture in stone was invented for more symbolic ritual structures" (<strong>Roth 168</strong>) during a time when religion was so tightly integrated into everyday life. As science progressed the Romans discovered concrete (and later reinforced concrete) which gave them more flexibility in the designs of their buildings, especially large buildings, with the help of the arch and dome. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4udWovOLFCbAnoVXNoauhYT1Ab1SVCEQYtcaB5hVsnEPpTksYoxXHpgZViJj_GXSI4QsD15_p1fwhXa88uQTraT1F8TubcUHCaNVgZh301Uu8kuB7WjEfYk_hS_GkemKv7IHR2UqdT3gz/s1600-h/Stonehenge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299040609742644082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4udWovOLFCbAnoVXNoauhYT1Ab1SVCEQYtcaB5hVsnEPpTksYoxXHpgZViJj_GXSI4QsD15_p1fwhXa88uQTraT1F8TubcUHCaNVgZh301Uu8kuB7WjEfYk_hS_GkemKv7IHR2UqdT3gz/s320/Stonehenge.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2008/03/080328104302-large.jpg">http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2008/03/080328104302-large.jpg</a><br />Every society breeds their own original<span style="color:#990000;"> <strong>idioms</strong></span>, have stood the test of time but no longer make sense to us. Places like Stonehenge, Lascaux and the Egyptian hieroglyphics are idiomatic because their sense of commodity is lost--we are aware of their sacredness but are unsure of why. Each of our influential predecessors also developed their own sense of style (the Greeks with their columns, the Egyptians with their pyramids) Although Egypt seems very foreign to us it "is where Western architecture begins," (Roth <strong>188</strong>) being the first to use the post and lintel system.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrvzxIpY63Oo-bO8nG1LpF6yKkL2EQmGLherF1bRtQyYLGhgPZPTe2COnRS-vyy_HWu2T95lNYk7opxPoOABCDOh_WJPHiiAzTDUjAtRorfKsRbNuKqAvwhQQpeeJqJE59r7njBtMC7VJ/s1600-h/han008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299040602579103058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrvzxIpY63Oo-bO8nG1LpF6yKkL2EQmGLherF1bRtQyYLGhgPZPTe2COnRS-vyy_HWu2T95lNYk7opxPoOABCDOh_WJPHiiAzTDUjAtRorfKsRbNuKqAvwhQQpeeJqJE59r7njBtMC7VJ/s320/han008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDkP3euo9A9W4rV5ULR6T29MpDvDKaYm699RSEAJLG5VEfKFMzYU7upIiQ5JOkh43B1M5d9ZepS_wYcv0IppQ0tXcFgpAoRW5LVYB1RW95RV7y3np5TD1SwmnaRP-uxj9jYnwnKyX5weF/s1600-h/han007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299040601456409266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDkP3euo9A9W4rV5ULR6T29MpDvDKaYm699RSEAJLG5VEfKFMzYU7upIiQ5JOkh43B1M5d9ZepS_wYcv0IppQ0tXcFgpAoRW5LVYB1RW95RV7y3np5TD1SwmnaRP-uxj9jYnwnKyX5weF/s320/han007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Several theories have been articulated to<span style="color:#990000;"> <strong>illuminate</strong></span> the purposes behind these mysterious buildings, for instance ancient pagan rituals were influenced heavily by astronomy, so Stonehenge is hypothesized to be some sort of sundial, or shoutout to whoever is watching in space. But for the most part buildings have shed light on what was important to the people that built them. The Pyramids at Giza built for the Pharoahs with all of their belongings and riches buried with them tells us a lot about their views on religion and outlook on life because "its greatest remnants are buildings dedicated to funerary practices, its pyramids serving as man-made mountains of burial, its temple lining the Nile with endless repritions of column after column, of court and chamber leading to yet more courts and chambers. It is an architecture of great mass and monotonous regularity." (<strong>Roth 188</strong>) These temples and tombs were so important because "things were never as good as they had been at the time of creation...that had been a golden age, where the gods inhabited the earth...the ideal world made at creation would reamin fixed for eternity as long as all the necessary ceremonies were correctly performed." (<strong>Roth 189-190</strong>) </div><div align="center">In drafting we are learning to draw technically precise plans, elevations, and sections to illuminate our craft. In Perceptions and Communications the use of watercolors in our drawings are not only visually stimulated, but use light and color to illuminate the essence of our picture. We also built an artifact in studio pertaining to a Grimms' Fairytale to illuminate the essence of our story.<br /></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></div><strong></strong><br /><div align="center">Previous cultures developed their own <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">idiomatic</span></strong> </span>styles through the help of breakthrough <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">materials</span></strong> or lack thereof. Having limited materials forces you to be creative, and think of new alternatives to a project. Because Pat can only afford one piece of MDF board, creating a multipurpose desk/chair/workstation out of one sheet forces you to become efficient and the flimsiness of the wood requires sturdy craft. Being given the use of color through watercolors gives our opus a whole other dimension. But because many of these idioms are now missing <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>commodity, firmness</strong>, or </span><strong><span style="color:#990000;">delight</span> </strong>it is difficult to tell their story. Our clothing artifact for our grimms' fairytales had to make a statement, and embody these three disciplines. There are several clues left behind however that help <strong><span style="color:#990000;">illuminate</span></strong> these ancient buildings, and give us a clue to why someone wanted them to still be here today . </div><div align="center"></div></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-10846775559224762882009-02-02T08:30:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:34:24.452-08:00Fairytale Artifact<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zw-LAt20evLXB4S26x6oKGOSgacRhnzBBoGNwVuuEq05lxOD3wP0X7ojFVDbIbuLD2J6BiA3VIqNheAPp2p0a34s72lo1847DMrdHk1KHXOHQHa_zUUudHErfH6DX3r5D6dJkJ8oveEs/s1600-h/hannahartifact2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zw-LAt20evLXB4S26x6oKGOSgacRhnzBBoGNwVuuEq05lxOD3wP0X7ojFVDbIbuLD2J6BiA3VIqNheAPp2p0a34s72lo1847DMrdHk1KHXOHQHa_zUUudHErfH6DX3r5D6dJkJ8oveEs/s320/hannahartifact2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298238410818491554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7bjut7u1ckUQHCsLO_enoR6absRN7RFD9p56ERplbPheMhRsM6RvOD6LqGMN4lYchsFzO-lJnijHtewpGMSwNzDEnWi1fBE5Dlne5bhuPa5GXpCxF-QWz4v9Q-K-Bkco9jlG4EYWIJUu/s1600-h/hannahartifact1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7bjut7u1ckUQHCsLO_enoR6absRN7RFD9p56ERplbPheMhRsM6RvOD6LqGMN4lYchsFzO-lJnijHtewpGMSwNzDEnWi1fBE5Dlne5bhuPa5GXpCxF-QWz4v9Q-K-Bkco9jlG4EYWIJUu/s320/hannahartifact1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298238405390102322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />My Story was King Thrushbeard. The essence of the story was "things aren't always what they seem." I focused on the duality of that message making one side the royal king thrushbeard side and the other the basket weaving beggar he pretends to be.</div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-64268585180497034702009-01-28T08:29:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:30:59.486-08:00Lettering<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgdoTPgKBBpjQjJPbikEX7rSj2L44djcYbNmKLCK__Llho2cFi1ImJu0f4j1DJdcvGWK2FE-X9oTJM8PK3DMpLpUXVPMSAt4OzOQTf37q3GBr2uFcyu1GV7Gl15o10OYLTWHRF0iNvMTg/s1600-h/hannahlettering.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgdoTPgKBBpjQjJPbikEX7rSj2L44djcYbNmKLCK__Llho2cFi1ImJu0f4j1DJdcvGWK2FE-X9oTJM8PK3DMpLpUXVPMSAt4OzOQTf37q3GBr2uFcyu1GV7Gl15o10OYLTWHRF0iNvMTg/s320/hannahlettering.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296382929938164290" border="0" /></a>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-79874667949486626932009-01-27T22:34:00.001-08:002009-01-28T14:16:17.203-08:00Opus 1 Build:Design::Tell:Story<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">TRANSLATION</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzDcda6AhM4ARll61MWdKxz_w9sg3WTayltjRZFdB1GLtxJVd2ItHgvxrpluUEH2jQbjxeFVjtoznnZeY2loh2YYpOFB11HhQrHIiBCKD7wRQbXSdl1t8S0cPdFtJCV36-6say42CsHq_/s1600-h/aub005.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296248295932191218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzDcda6AhM4ARll61MWdKxz_w9sg3WTayltjRZFdB1GLtxJVd2ItHgvxrpluUEH2jQbjxeFVjtoznnZeY2loh2YYpOFB11HhQrHIiBCKD7wRQbXSdl1t8S0cPdFtJCV36-6say42CsHq_/s320/aub005.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> In Studio we were assigned the project "found in translation," where we read and dissected a grimms' fairytale and used abstract artifacts to translate the story. In history + theory we learned architecture is subdivided into vernicular vs. high style. It is debatable whether solely vernicular style can be consider the art of architecture, because art is interpreted differently based on your previous history, the context, and it is in general a difficult language to understand. Some would say "a bicycle shed is a building, lincoln cathedral is a piece of architecture," (Nicholas Pevsner) while others translate vernicular style in a more abstract way. We also were urged to notice the symbolism that goes into many architectural projects by examining its history as well as its purpose. </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">MULTIVIEW</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B6L7cHPa2JbvKrk0KCDev0NxCdef_rIS1gyyiq7QxUFUeZgVnilSpOKYJZnHZKqFjgNd4k6mEBPPfXCIKZ3fLfsu_W7wG5jlcf61uvhNk3RQ2uWuy6OgTJFwesUgWokMDY26gphnke8y/s1600-h/midsummer.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296248294854079938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B6L7cHPa2JbvKrk0KCDev0NxCdef_rIS1gyyiq7QxUFUeZgVnilSpOKYJZnHZKqFjgNd4k6mEBPPfXCIKZ3fLfsu_W7wG5jlcf61uvhNk3RQ2uWuy6OgTJFwesUgWokMDY26gphnke8y/s320/midsummer.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (</span><a href="http://image.cinemaclock.com/images/midsummer.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://image.cinemaclock.com/images/midsummer.JPG</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Perceptions and Communication is pushing us to do more than see, to really know/experience/investigate/observe when we draw. Interior Architecture has many different facades, but one of the more simple ways to look at it is where inside and outside meet. When designing it is also important to look at the spaces in many different views, Aedicule is "a unit of space to help divide and understand a larger space" because "seldom is a building devoted wholly to one function." (Roth 18) Whether it is a 2-D plan, a 3-D section, or how the design will be seen through time. <em>A Midsummer's Night Dream</em> has four different sets of stories that all intertwine together. By showing the characters interact through different perceptions gives you the power to hide or reveal certain information, depending on the view. In design graphics, Pat's Chair is designed to be different from all four directions, which will in the end make the desk more dynamic. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">CYCLE</span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296230698103407634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC97lXMQ7ikM-BPaXH7fh1hzoKGRkVZDr52k5dmr0yMCIgjpGWz1BtLwLWGqXj9XukNXh7NYLPFBEmlp870_i8HljHhh8sAcgU5ckhnjW__jaf9ueIJdG13fi_oztUl9_Ti-ouclGuQm4T/s320/jh013.jpg" border="0" />In Grimms' fairytales we encounter archetypes that have been recycled all over the world in countless scenarios. History does have a habit of repeating itself, the past molds the present and future. The further back in time you go the easier it is to see the patterns that have rippled. In history + theory we learned about the design cycle. Designers have a cycle, their creativity peaking in their 50-60s. But buildings go through cycles too. A style of architecture's popularity is best described as a bell curve. Different styles do overlap however, some being hugely fashionable but burn out quickly. While other classic styles may never reach the same hype, but stand the test of time and become standard throughout history.</span></div><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ARTIFACT</span></strong></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKiVCGloq4NBMeQiMPuLDAofFy3QxqhkgVJXIDv7tFMYp56G5UG4YV7AULELM5LTk1ysHovpGFWAhul7CV6KXzN5bDiNKW_qOmZfHA5CAC5oQqRiaHWDz8F2pGEIZbt49wkj4e_nkLlyX/s1600-h/jh011.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296229661406837218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKiVCGloq4NBMeQiMPuLDAofFy3QxqhkgVJXIDv7tFMYp56G5UG4YV7AULELM5LTk1ysHovpGFWAhul7CV6KXzN5bDiNKW_qOmZfHA5CAC5oQqRiaHWDz8F2pGEIZbt49wkj4e_nkLlyX/s320/jh011.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW9lgduPJ1zw684sngH4l_h6-Mrf0aKKjF8y7954UJCjswbmkLXUCTFSCgbIs_bdZGanVfanOB_eeBnJLDHsbApH1leN4vBmuVCT8ObsjQ0qRKSJnRAn6IDlIjkuXQin3XBX9FF8LBKdU/s1600-h/jh010.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296229654526113394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW9lgduPJ1zw684sngH4l_h6-Mrf0aKKjF8y7954UJCjswbmkLXUCTFSCgbIs_bdZGanVfanOB_eeBnJLDHsbApH1leN4vBmuVCT8ObsjQ0qRKSJnRAn6IDlIjkuXQin3XBX9FF8LBKdU/s320/jh010.jpg" border="0" /> </span><p align="center"></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"Architecture is arguably the most accurate, the most truly revealing, human cultural artifact." (Roth 12) The study of material culture and the semiotics, ideologies, and signs that encompass it divulges into how tightly linked memories are with tangible objects. Roth suggests "perhaps the most fundamental concept is that the mind, particularly the human mind, is programmed to seek meaning and significance in all sensory information sent to it. (67) After translating our fairytale into an abstract quilt/board, we were asked to make an artifact grasping the essence of the story. This is very important in design, picking materials that bring out the story of your design.</span></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">STORY </span><br /></strong></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghywvjGdtPRC3oTS_TwgKj6-lKoLDPq3wRi0Kx6EGUpSsQS-8Pv3PA8jfDJ97xZOUDfK6ewu6k8Rx9V2xSjvHiu_yUGeW_AvjVuafc8r8ztmQZPZQpKw6aF_AzUiLuYrRQlOABVw1Wgl7/s1600-h/jh009.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296229465770624610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghywvjGdtPRC3oTS_TwgKj6-lKoLDPq3wRi0Kx6EGUpSsQS-8Pv3PA8jfDJ97xZOUDfK6ewu6k8Rx9V2xSjvHiu_yUGeW_AvjVuafc8r8ztmQZPZQpKw6aF_AzUiLuYrRQlOABVw1Wgl7/s320/jh009.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Architecture expresses itself as a "form of dialogue with past and future." In studio we are learning how to let our designs tell their own story. History can be defined as the interaction of humanity and nature. We distinguish ourselves by telling stories, it is necessary to who we are as people. "When sight, hearing, smell, and touch are completely unstimulated, as in an isolation flotation tank--the mind will eventually invent its own stimuli, and hallucination will result." (Roth 69) I thought this quote was interesting because Stoel also referred to stories as "lies," which hallucinations are as well. Patrick referred to a quote that argued that out of a book of words, deeds, and art, art would be most honest. It reminds me of a Picasso quote, "art is the lie that tells the truth." </span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SUMMARY</span></strong></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The word "story" requires all of the other four words: multiview, translation, cycle, artifact to function as a whole. They are the sum of its parts, each an aedicule that make up the chapters. Every story has a cycle; a beginning, middle and end. There is a deeper meaning usually disguised in symbolism, sometimes they are people but many times artifacts, which needs to be translated. Multiview is "stories within stories," seen through different perspectives. Embodying these prompts in my design process will lead to a more "holistic creation, development and completion of space for human use." (John Kurticht and Garret Eakin)</span></p>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-54338285985154325502009-01-27T18:34:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:42:45.782-08:00IAR221 Timeline 700BC & 700AD<strong>700AD</strong><br /><br /><strong>institutions</strong><br /><br />Arabic replaces Greek as official language of Egypt<br />Buddhist monasteries become center of culture (Japan)<br />Construction begins on the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem<br />Climax of the Zapotec Culture<br />Beginning of Punuk/Birnick cultures in the Arctic<br />Teotihuacán destroyed by fire and deserted by its inhabitants<br />Easter Islanders begin to build stone platforms which form part of ceremonial enclosures<br /><br /><strong>technology</strong><br /><br />Metalworking techniques reach Costa Rica from Colombia<br />In Eastern Arizona, Pueblo people live in houses above ground for the first time<br />Mississippi Native Americans build flat topped mounds as temple bases<br />Introduction of pagodas in Japan from China<br /><br /><strong>governance</strong><br /><br />Umayyad forces destroy Carthage and Utica<br />Islamic army conquers Sind and found first Muslim state in India<br />Srivijaya takes the Melayu kingdom at Jambi; sends an expedition against the kingdoms in Java<br />Suwawa kingdom flourishes in North Sulawesi<br />Avar and Slavic tribes conquer Byzantine territories in the Balkans, occupying lands as far south as the Peloponnese in southern Greece<br />Arabs invade and occupy most of the Iberian peninsula except for an area in the far North<br /><br /><strong>commerce</strong><br /><br />Copper and silver coins officially issued by Nara court (Japan)<br />Sumatran kingdom of Shrivijaya extends its trading network as far as the Moluccas and western New Guinea<br />Trade along the coast of East Africa expanded and promoted the founding of such settlements as Kismayu, Mogadiscio, Gedi, Malindi, Mombasa, Kilwas and others.<br />Construction of a new, and permanent, capital city in Nara (Heijôkyô) begins in Japan<br />Abd al Malik issued the first pure Islamic coins<br /><br /><br /><strong>700BC</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>institutions</strong><br /><br />Around this time the poet Hesoid writes the Theogony, and Works and Days<br />Cities are rising in the Ganges Valley<br />Early Celts start burying swords with their dead<br /><br /><strong>technology</strong><br /><br />Aqueducts in the Middle East<br />New Orientalizing pottery shapes emerge in Corinth, Geometric period ends<br />Writing systems brought to Mauryan kingdom from Arabia and Persia<br />In China, boiled water is safer to drink than untreated water, and tea becomes popular, accompanied by the belief that tea has medicinal properties<br />Exotic Near Eastern animals, monsters and other motifs increasingly used in Greek art<br />Chariots introduced into Italy by Etruscans<br /><br /><strong>governance</strong><br /><br />End of the First Messinian war; Sparta enslaves the Messinians, known now as helots<br />Assyrian army lays siege to the city of Lachish in Judah<br />Arrival of Gaels in Ireland<br />Emergence of Etruscan city-states in Central Italy<br /><br /><strong>commerce</strong><br /><br />Increase in trade between Greek cities and other cultures exotic<br />Launacian' bronze industry flourishing in southern France<br />Romanians expand trade routes bringing Greeks to the Black Sea<br />Aryan migrations into the Ganges Valley are over or coming to an end<br />In the West the Lydians (Turkey) are the first to make coins<br /><br /><strong>works cited</strong><br /><br />http://www.historyexplorer.net/?World_History_Timeline<br />http://www.camelotintl.com/world/<br />http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/<br />http://ehistory.osu.edu<br />http://timelines.ws/0600AD_999AD.HTML<br />http://www.fsmitha.com/time-bc3.html<br />http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001209.htmlhannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-1331262385488201412008-12-08T15:25:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:29:26.990-08:00The Oasis Story Pt III: Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTws3NwHZfnMjVfYNzdNa5WOYpedNfljvb9lW10AqUVsutEQkHOsbW1lQiBiCUK6on8aCHOUdvYX55dZ5cmF3MY4yQKEc-8-X_nvAp8J5spOUqmIRp91eJPgEKJ5eeZwDaJDDHp2tZzU5/s1600-h/pathways+title.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTws3NwHZfnMjVfYNzdNa5WOYpedNfljvb9lW10AqUVsutEQkHOsbW1lQiBiCUK6on8aCHOUdvYX55dZ5cmF3MY4yQKEc-8-X_nvAp8J5spOUqmIRp91eJPgEKJ5eeZwDaJDDHp2tZzU5/s320/pathways+title.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565358251999762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAx-0sFkkpuAgyPH6sn3bQdZO7Ahl6PG5IXjIGQgHmR_pnvGCb_j5U7ij1mDJL6DHyBmiLCagb4R6Iac1Yd1RUQcknq_02Wz4DI08pnEJBgSvAiqMhRs90ZLdNs3TkwJL60RWKIkzhvSR/s1600-h/oasiswindow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAx-0sFkkpuAgyPH6sn3bQdZO7Ahl6PG5IXjIGQgHmR_pnvGCb_j5U7ij1mDJL6DHyBmiLCagb4R6Iac1Yd1RUQcknq_02Wz4DI08pnEJBgSvAiqMhRs90ZLdNs3TkwJL60RWKIkzhvSR/s320/oasiswindow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565219593678626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Neal and Nicole had set up the Exhibit part of the Oasis project. We are taking over everything, because it was our group that lead the way in the circle/rectangle concept.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt5zIO0XgArvUgMME1lcq5APYOfhsTH1-nZJV5T-p7z8U9QWTeCvP9s882LNd8dPjjLsU8bUZaR0gnPSOhXlLec8AoTQxS6JsNPz75_Y-1omTX6vvqi6rvWv6YtZU-WHIC7114hkslgJI/s1600-h/oasisphotowall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt5zIO0XgArvUgMME1lcq5APYOfhsTH1-nZJV5T-p7z8U9QWTeCvP9s882LNd8dPjjLsU8bUZaR0gnPSOhXlLec8AoTQxS6JsNPz75_Y-1omTX6vvqi6rvWv6YtZU-WHIC7114hkslgJI/s320/oasisphotowall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565217379561586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our Process Wall. Linsey Frost and I had documented it via the class project blog, but we could not have done it without Cassandra's and Iliana's photographs.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila6cjAp-M5Yqu-sPgC2txht2Zvp4w7ylKcCttOnM2LIdx1c2KMVv2pkeIptw9QikINfST96aguSrari8qqwJqACcLYW-dlyWMby-pCQ0wJ2SCfgpf9joMazPCGZuGUHpMNYEgUIUX1RuC/s1600-h/roughdraftmodel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila6cjAp-M5Yqu-sPgC2txht2Zvp4w7ylKcCttOnM2LIdx1c2KMVv2pkeIptw9QikINfST96aguSrari8qqwJqACcLYW-dlyWMby-pCQ0wJ2SCfgpf9joMazPCGZuGUHpMNYEgUIUX1RuC/s320/roughdraftmodel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565211387626370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our first parti. We first cut down on the amount of pillars and then completely took them out of the picture.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJkXSCb_RXhSEYOGdt3vIQmCRjxuehxbO0j2XLmMLMz2HN1ZRHaf4_9jCSuFvz-CytcH-6c73loQns9QA1-ZNkOUdNNLDDo36hakw67NR6XJL56-LYjcOEbbXpibreSRKbW2c1dPMkW1u/s1600-h/finalmodel.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJkXSCb_RXhSEYOGdt3vIQmCRjxuehxbO0j2XLmMLMz2HN1ZRHaf4_9jCSuFvz-CytcH-6c73loQns9QA1-ZNkOUdNNLDDo36hakw67NR6XJL56-LYjcOEbbXpibreSRKbW2c1dPMkW1u/s320/finalmodel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565206822955266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Final Model. We had changed our idea to the border last minute after they had made the scale model so it still shows a pathway<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO9-XQk5pN9WakJKxeyUo628Wu8jcUiEs9RK92GnA3FZcuMYXlC0abU0Iktjr83aVcI1U3_WSCfkA2ukqVrgevVv6UpiKjvCCueeKbOipa1aNrMKDXFlo-KefAi8sDwnfA01vWYao7Ovo/s1600-h/presentation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO9-XQk5pN9WakJKxeyUo628Wu8jcUiEs9RK92GnA3FZcuMYXlC0abU0Iktjr83aVcI1U3_WSCfkA2ukqVrgevVv6UpiKjvCCueeKbOipa1aNrMKDXFlo-KefAi8sDwnfA01vWYao7Ovo/s320/presentation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277565205163375026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pathways Edges and Boundaries: To Scale<br /><br />Afterwards it was just time to cleanup. I helped clean up the loading area and outside the woodshop, and Aubrey and I were the Oasis representatives who helped return everyone's projects back inside.<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-71334321409770200632008-12-08T15:21:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:17:01.261-08:00The Oasis Story Pt II: Execution<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAoe_l0FBs4hIZbD4DGeyiFO2Bk8fWNytJUAQ681t_vwHOFphTpzt2IKtA_u94q5tATetYFx-249W9kbILSHj5bzbfrj5L06JdW-P-pcH5S2dWB7ymurgoyDavaJQQmtpE3xoGvw3E4SY/s1600-h/girlz.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAoe_l0FBs4hIZbD4DGeyiFO2Bk8fWNytJUAQ681t_vwHOFphTpzt2IKtA_u94q5tATetYFx-249W9kbILSHj5bzbfrj5L06JdW-P-pcH5S2dWB7ymurgoyDavaJQQmtpE3xoGvw3E4SY/s320/girlz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277564146419222450" border="0" /></a><br />Time is running out, so many of our teammates came in on the weekend to cast more stones and rethink our pathway design. We still are significantly short of the amount of stones we would need to create the type of pathway we desired, so we dragged our stones out to the oasis site to see what we could come up with.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr0hYmd9bTHnXiGQw6ktyL3RQiL3wih_UM30zwv6vv2j4JWdRFkAqv1rQiIz6Ga4PH226UJ-Hs5b1WjwzMdiCD6LIj4_cUE8JwxqnHh1a_MdPocNqg65q52k8Fz0bL-ttN8DURNeWhAXQ/s1600-h/decisions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr0hYmd9bTHnXiGQw6ktyL3RQiL3wih_UM30zwv6vv2j4JWdRFkAqv1rQiIz6Ga4PH226UJ-Hs5b1WjwzMdiCD6LIj4_cUE8JwxqnHh1a_MdPocNqg65q52k8Fz0bL-ttN8DURNeWhAXQ/s320/decisions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277564143399893890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">While outside Neal had an epiphany. We decided instead of created stepping stones for a pathway, we would create an elaborate border that outlines the pathway. We now had completely thrown verticality out (as a class) so we no longer had to worry about the pillars. Now we had to grapple with the proximity of our stones and having an organized pattern vs. planned randomness. In the end planned randomness won out.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaChyphenhyphen7z9MdeHkiv2IU8DANG29GbN33NGUuSAobHY2WZFgr3obhDbXsQvtPJZYBPFsB5VWoNKTJthzwMN1MrCWptXrDC5q2eubY7Xwig5lSLJKZLpW6-UBHWcxQonQeqG7HCkoRRB3mb1X/s1600-h/roughdraftbw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaChyphenhyphen7z9MdeHkiv2IU8DANG29GbN33NGUuSAobHY2WZFgr3obhDbXsQvtPJZYBPFsB5VWoNKTJthzwMN1MrCWptXrDC5q2eubY7Xwig5lSLJKZLpW6-UBHWcxQonQeqG7HCkoRRB3mb1X/s320/roughdraftbw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277563840433470386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not only did it solve the problem of using a much smaller portion of stones, it fit in with the gestalt concepts of continuation and closure to our project, by have the border only lining one half of each curve of the pathway on opposite sides.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0cw-oahathAQ66ONCCyIo-hPiIryrfd6ff0iwfqgosZemHjcZAPnMk6fz2ocYoEe0f0ItBknV2drTG9Lcv0MrQ_0OiRxyGL6EJO-TzjGNISMyqvfSc_DEQUFcQg81nfTp0h5WjCYRQXV/s1600-h/closeupbw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0cw-oahathAQ66ONCCyIo-hPiIryrfd6ff0iwfqgosZemHjcZAPnMk6fz2ocYoEe0f0ItBknV2drTG9Lcv0MrQ_0OiRxyGL6EJO-TzjGNISMyqvfSc_DEQUFcQg81nfTp0h5WjCYRQXV/s320/closeupbw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277563840872637330" border="0" /></a><br />close up<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BZHXOb_T0-BgPJ9216ScETEiqumsmNJ5ZZiFiYG8G3FLFpSQoAefkXqXVeTG3HpdNTrAyWsAzzzIMJ_bdeERBr_0vedxv7rEgaRhF3XUu70jSgnQFF110v4M_FgXxWAGX6WEedsLpDpo/s1600-h/oasisfromafar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BZHXOb_T0-BgPJ9216ScETEiqumsmNJ5ZZiFiYG8G3FLFpSQoAefkXqXVeTG3HpdNTrAyWsAzzzIMJ_bdeERBr_0vedxv7rEgaRhF3XUu70jSgnQFF110v4M_FgXxWAGX6WEedsLpDpo/s320/oasisfromafar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277563829637925538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How the pathway looks from a distance.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjRDJYXPRiYOPfQ8krJkzvE89vaFUkj0wYE6NYb-mjMWHzAm6Rtzc2aRPXTMP1MxGVRTvdVcyocv74bbNPchFkksMeDgckEA24dAEybJYRcAEkBkncKnOQLWDzRnwf97T3rkdnJh1k8At/s1600-h/lookityall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjRDJYXPRiYOPfQ8krJkzvE89vaFUkj0wYE6NYb-mjMWHzAm6Rtzc2aRPXTMP1MxGVRTvdVcyocv74bbNPchFkksMeDgckEA24dAEybJYRcAEkBkncKnOQLWDzRnwf97T3rkdnJh1k8At/s320/lookityall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277563815149621922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our first test run<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJpg5IstRCNL0Wrrv_MzWcUeX_e4Xip24bt-Eopum_wLEj3QElOSL_KEQQ6LUHI8sRJlSL28_J-xF4Dn8Fs2qfd_pi2jOFdGnRRQNX7tvHPjxFkdXOKfaqjX5L2ENmW73-AVrTtYhf5zS/s1600-h/finale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJpg5IstRCNL0Wrrv_MzWcUeX_e4Xip24bt-Eopum_wLEj3QElOSL_KEQQ6LUHI8sRJlSL28_J-xF4Dn8Fs2qfd_pi2jOFdGnRRQNX7tvHPjxFkdXOKfaqjX5L2ENmW73-AVrTtYhf5zS/s320/finale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277563815110496482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The finale! We would like to install gravel when we get back from winterbreak.<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-43762717513901458572008-12-08T15:12:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:53:06.794-08:00We Can't Stop Here This is Bat Country: The Oasis Story<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkokfbuldrblZO0axh-k7tozIylYx2DamCDW7apAQDzbo5l7S8irf7wgFw5HiO_n5u5gmxsNF61PfMruf-895dnSvaK6WPbq7xXLXzOjRBfZ76X_7PfTaOzBcca73IyIap0HAZw_JkyDS/s1600-h/casting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkokfbuldrblZO0axh-k7tozIylYx2DamCDW7apAQDzbo5l7S8irf7wgFw5HiO_n5u5gmxsNF61PfMruf-895dnSvaK6WPbq7xXLXzOjRBfZ76X_7PfTaOzBcca73IyIap0HAZw_JkyDS/s320/casting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562843029036546" border="0" /></a><br />We had decided to focus on making a pathway out of circle and rectangular stepping stones. We were also going to have eight chair-height pillars (four on each side, adjacent from each other in the middle of the pathway) but we found out they would take a month to cast! We also discovered during out scale model parti we would need at least one hundred concrete stepping stones. That is a lot of stepping stones. We decided to concentrate on casting our stones first and worry about the pillars later, since they weren't going to be installed anytime soon. I also learned that concrete is really fickle, if you do not get the consistency just right your concrete will be unacceptably weak. Luckily Iliana is a pro at mixing and Cassandra discovered the miracle of perlite (our aggragate, we used wood shavings at first but it was not sturdy enough) so most of our concrete survived the casting process.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5OUt9hkIDS1ynO98xxyqTAlhyFeTTTCFLqU3zYhGjS2ol6O-TBHPuA9tHCvL5_rppW5Z9oXRGZXpx2lRy6Fgn2gHuzWYsMcEEXVAN-ZTJjrL3ELrSzwcUM6-GgotkgZL-2uCYsXpZ04d/s1600-h/shoeboxesgalore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5OUt9hkIDS1ynO98xxyqTAlhyFeTTTCFLqU3zYhGjS2ol6O-TBHPuA9tHCvL5_rppW5Z9oXRGZXpx2lRy6Fgn2gHuzWYsMcEEXVAN-ZTJjrL3ELrSzwcUM6-GgotkgZL-2uCYsXpZ04d/s320/shoeboxesgalore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562542015004242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had originally decided to use cardboard boxes to cast our stepping stones, but that proved to be subpar. We needed a cheap mold that was easy to mass produce due to the abundance of stones we had to make, and designing and forging wood molds would of been way too time consuming and expensive. The concrete stuck to the sides, the bottoms generally left some sort of undesired texture, and the boxes tended to be on the larger side. Some of my team members had brought in a couple shoeboxes and they worked fantastically. They slipped right out and came in very attractive sizes. So Aubrey Loyd and I went down to the mall and collected as many shoeboxes as we could from all the shoe stores. Drawer organizers from the dollar store also came in handy.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDCHOrw-dHZk-_LCm5PL4IIQ6_E1V23H3HRSWwpPtwn_2i0WlIrbKBOmmE3-0h6PHzjhYnuVCpWSAYC2NUOSsuNuBQ6yXeo-h4k1K_Z0J-82iYb5gBZZfuhqyII0vUacbgk7Xn83EFxXl/s1600-h/tobesawed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDCHOrw-dHZk-_LCm5PL4IIQ6_E1V23H3HRSWwpPtwn_2i0WlIrbKBOmmE3-0h6PHzjhYnuVCpWSAYC2NUOSsuNuBQ6yXeo-h4k1K_Z0J-82iYb5gBZZfuhqyII0vUacbgk7Xn83EFxXl/s320/tobesawed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562541228885970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We used the leftovers of our cylindrical pillar molds to cut into smaller molds for our circle-shaped stones. The only way to cut these though was to use a handsaw. That was so difficult, nobody in our group has any arm muscle whatsoever.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3geYy8DUJH45fNhihe6rLhyGDvrMYMGGWQSF2_NoHkldymHRb7Ky0vn49eMesRUpm5_a9HupbRbRBbAeMkvARvOyNSszMMDR6b9Yx0exawDMmR092OtSALEgFtBzvCLom37zqz-TyshK/s1600-h/castingaccidents.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3geYy8DUJH45fNhihe6rLhyGDvrMYMGGWQSF2_NoHkldymHRb7Ky0vn49eMesRUpm5_a9HupbRbRBbAeMkvARvOyNSszMMDR6b9Yx0exawDMmR092OtSALEgFtBzvCLom37zqz-TyshK/s320/castingaccidents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562533442958882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">But somehow we managed. The circles were duct-taped down to dry on a moist piece of cardboard and it created a wave-like texture for us. Although an accident, it inspired us and helped us connect to the organic nature of our crete myrtle trees since it resembles the flowy branches.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt2KeAddh2yFVvlF0X7r-3C4XJAO-_bHfarCN4rpxOLdy5mKKw0LeiGTLbwQNDzyf2BK9qY1j2HPIIOF-i8ko1G-xoW69_qS0y62Y9X1emabnrYc1b-bN6XPkc_Zwc3VfjefPPbbgkvwL/s1600-h/texturecircles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt2KeAddh2yFVvlF0X7r-3C4XJAO-_bHfarCN4rpxOLdy5mKKw0LeiGTLbwQNDzyf2BK9qY1j2HPIIOF-i8ko1G-xoW69_qS0y62Y9X1emabnrYc1b-bN6XPkc_Zwc3VfjefPPbbgkvwL/s320/texturecircles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562521621259154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">While they were still green, Aubrey, Lauren and I decided to improve upon the texture by using pieces of concrete to exaggerate the texture and sand the edges so they were smoother. Until this point texture is something we had considered but not fully developed. We decided to incorporate this newfound wave-like texture, the smooth texture from the bottoms of our plastic molds, and the rocky texture from the exposed shoebox molds (caused by the perlite rising at the top).<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6kClBb3RjHEDcMiX5ITrO-M922bV6kf6goYo-_DzTMvv5bB6tnle13OzJyT9mtuIg6aA7_tPWSNMc_gjowZ0w7AOE1vVfjcwewvO_96_wyZBODHu95dmNxdHkDVYWAw6hpGgFL9QYsqD/s1600-h/alldiffsizes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6kClBb3RjHEDcMiX5ITrO-M922bV6kf6goYo-_DzTMvv5bB6tnle13OzJyT9mtuIg6aA7_tPWSNMc_gjowZ0w7AOE1vVfjcwewvO_96_wyZBODHu95dmNxdHkDVYWAw6hpGgFL9QYsqD/s320/alldiffsizes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277562516166119346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A sample of our finished products! I am very pleased with the variety of shapes and sizes.<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-61973390552875812322008-12-08T10:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:21:01.011-08:00Section Drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqCPicVpPdBw-fBAGr2N-m2IETK1jMj-FckChnHN-RqTjrJvBefc1lKIaqqFP5AyvEenfYUDjlQejV0Mjr6kpi89fF9mJ53cO8f95kyNHAXiGRSoONUp9PT7CuDrxi4K3yjYkbVYQC6Sn/s1600-h/hannah004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqCPicVpPdBw-fBAGr2N-m2IETK1jMj-FckChnHN-RqTjrJvBefc1lKIaqqFP5AyvEenfYUDjlQejV0Mjr6kpi89fF9mJ53cO8f95kyNHAXiGRSoONUp9PT7CuDrxi4K3yjYkbVYQC6Sn/s320/hannah004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277491595819151314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGd_gxhz-5d8SZx2bTCTxtuwnFXBUdHZXkkQ_tws2S2ariIBJ7MeWOFbFG2Cx2R15-UGrFyic5M-5GkFtWpaf6DO0kUaI3j-HRUmFsQcAoWqbrJvxbxDplFFUrmoflFk-zgK3RM6MSYo/s1600-h/hannah003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyGd_gxhz-5d8SZx2bTCTxtuwnFXBUdHZXkkQ_tws2S2ariIBJ7MeWOFbFG2Cx2R15-UGrFyic5M-5GkFtWpaf6DO0kUaI3j-HRUmFsQcAoWqbrJvxbxDplFFUrmoflFk-zgK3RM6MSYo/s320/hannah003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277491519474354898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Two section drawings I had done of our concrete stepping stones. The circle was cast from a slice of the cylinder molds we had bought at home depot, and the rectangle was cast from a shoebox.<br /></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481981925786383891.post-45689662422417170642008-12-08T10:30:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:18:46.752-08:00Progressive Interactive Gateway Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGcG41KDnwu7yFUTdUggguZM5bshl1glp_XPfuPqE7klwBR1DrqWfNr2N8c5NfebkXm6nPNZF4Rs_kdNSS_ou-TjgQXGdHauKtKEbyiQRYRAQVDs896xJI2scVOw6fHIdaGM3mktjrHk7/s1600-h/hannah002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGcG41KDnwu7yFUTdUggguZM5bshl1glp_XPfuPqE7klwBR1DrqWfNr2N8c5NfebkXm6nPNZF4Rs_kdNSS_ou-TjgQXGdHauKtKEbyiQRYRAQVDs896xJI2scVOw6fHIdaGM3mktjrHk7/s320/hannah002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277488515829191858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK-UpQbZ1_ocZi2FAxddmvRuMPsLKeQVYxrjSgnEmBiYRlxvfSneZFfZdD8B4t4mI09fY2ExfW6hKddAqr146Nf5loGfvyZ7o8Ma-j0TWqVaZWnzUCViZ39YreauYuiqojJdAds4vbG54/s1600-h/hannah001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsK-UpQbZ1_ocZi2FAxddmvRuMPsLKeQVYxrjSgnEmBiYRlxvfSneZFfZdD8B4t4mI09fY2ExfW6hKddAqr146Nf5loGfvyZ7o8Ma-j0TWqVaZWnzUCViZ39YreauYuiqojJdAds4vbG54/s320/hannah001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277488515748427138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These are some notes that i took during class. It was important for our islands to discuss their concepts together so the entire project was cooperative and seemed purposeful. The most important thing was to simplify our project, because we were overly ambitious and most importantly had no coherent direction. We erased the idea of including anything to do with water or sitting and decided to focus on our pathway. As a whole we eventually dropped Translucent from "Gateway Interactive Progressive Translucent" and focused on<br /><ul><li style="text-align: left;">pathway/direction</li><li style="text-align: left;">light and shadows</li><li style="text-align: left;">verticality</li><li style="text-align: left;">texture</li><li style="text-align: left;">automobile human interface</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">but these ideas would later be simplified again.<br /></div></div>hannahsamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03035167054773138308noreply@blogger.com0