For my ARCH 271 course, we have been progressively been building off of our first project of this half of the semester (hopefully that makes sense... oh well, I trust you to figure it out). Anyway, it all started with the subject of my first blog post,
Getting Started, where we took photos focused on good line and shape composition. Then we had to use those to make 8 line composition drawings, 6 shape compositions, with 3 iterations each (so 42 3"x3" drawings total). Then we had to take THOSE, and use those as inspiration for 3 line/shape compositions, with 3 iterations (so 9 drawings at 6"x6"). So now we're up to 48 drawings. THEN we took those 3, and picked one to develop even further at 12"x12", and then do a final version of that out of pen.
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| Shown here. Taped to the wall. Classy, right? |
In total, that's 50 drawings. DANG. Didn't really feel like it, but looking back we did a
lot of iterations. But that's sort of the nature of architecture. That means if I don't like it, then I better get used to it! Luckily, I absolutely love it, so problem solved. A lot of times people will think that if they really concentrate, they can get the best project the first time, and that doing multiple iterations is useless. I used to think that... until I was forced to do
50 freaking iterations. Then I realized that it's actually a fantastic thing to do. It helps you to refine what you were originally thinking, and get out all of the bad parts you're almost guaranteed to have lurking somewhere in the piece. So anywho, that's how I got to that part. Then, (guess what?) there was more to do! And not some wimpy 2D little league drawing, we're talking all out, major league, no messing around 3D model. Bring it.
What we had to do was essentially take our final pen composition, and then use
that for inspiration for a 3D model. My model is made out of 1/4" thick foam core board and tracing paper. I just finished it tonight, and I thought that I would share it with the world. In order to get to this point, my TA and professor both gave me advice, not on specific things to do, but rather different ways to approach the end goal. For example, my professor suggested using the 2D composition as an inspiration for my elevation (view of the vertical stuff from the sides), as opposed to a plan view (looking at it from the top). This opened up the possibilities, and here's what I ended up with. Please let me know what you guys think in the comments section!
