Arch 101 Midterm Portfolio By: Leung Sze Long Instruction: Professor Jerry Lim Semester: Spring 2013 Date: 13thMarch,2013.
Arch 101 Projects Midterm Learning Portforlio ● Week 1&2- Ice Breaker Exercise, and Kit of Parts ● Week 3- Narrative ● Week 4- Scale, Beauty ● Week 5&6- Spaces, Matrix ● Week 7- Section Model, Frame Expression, and ●
Landscape Learning Outcomes
Ice Breaker Ice Breaker project is about making a model which can describe our own personality with adj and adv. And, how to be a designer which not going to change the whole design just because it looks bad.
Ice Breaker Ice Breaker #1 Adjective represent me
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self protective isolated hate
Question in my mind that time: How can I build my model which can be able to represent myself?
Ice Breaker Ice Breaker #2 Materials Used: Wire, insect screen Adjective conveyed: self protective, cool, isolated , and hate Narrative: Get out from a being bullied life and came to the other side of the world thought it will be a new start came out just got into another being bullied, betray, and helpless life. Strength: getting idea of how design represent myself Weakness: not interesting feelback: put more layer
Ice Breaker (Kit of Parts) Kit of parts learn about what we used and add more to build another model. In the beginning of my model, I was using wire and insect screen, and I added a fur.
Ice Breaker (Final) Ice Breaker (Final) Materials Used: Wire, Insect Screen , and Fur Adjective conveyed: self protective, cool, isolated , hate, love, connection, and support Narrative: Get out from a being bullied life and came to the other side of the world thought it will be a new start came out just got into another being bullied, betray, and helpless life. However, my family still support me through my terrible period of growth. Feed back: the design is more interesting than before.
Ice Breaker (Response) This is my first design work, I feel I still not understanding what to do, but I learn everything that I make cannot without a reason. Or, it will not be a design.
Narrative (Response and Question of the Week) Narrative is a story that behind the design, it is also used to explain the meaning of the design. It is helped for us to explain our design. And, refresh our mind about what are we doing in our design. It can help audience more clear on the meaning of the design, and more easy to understand what are designer doing.
Scale and Beauty We have to draw a picture with different types of scale and make a design with those scale.
Scale and Beauty Harmonic Proportions
Scale and Beauty Golden Section
Scale and Beauty Fibonacci Series
Scale and Beauty Scale used:Harmonic Proportions, Golden Section, and Fibonacci Series. weakness: boring Feedback: use the push and put to do the different shape
Scale and Beauty(Question of the Week) ● Proportion can help us to measure objects without any measure tools, remind us about the possibility of size when two object put together, and It also help us to imagine the size of our drawing and the object in reality.
● I was employed proportion is keeping the several pattern and color on the model ad present my beauty.
● I mainly use Fibonacci proportion as my base structure, then other proportion as the pattern in my design.
Spaces and Matrix We have to do a Matrix which is a chat that represent the spaces we draw. In the same time, we have to make two picture which represent different spaces.
Spaces and Matrix Matrix #1
Spaces and Matrix Matrix #2
Spaces and Matrix(Respond) In is hard to understand what is the different type of space unit I see other classmates' work. They let me understand what I did wrong and I can be able to make the correction.
Section Model, Frame Expression, and Landscape
We have to make a model with 3 different spaces welcoming, monumental, and tranqui areas. We have to build in section model, frame expression, and landscape.
Section Model, Frame Expression, and Landscape
I tried to use the light and shade to create the tranquil feeling. The holes on the card board are representing the light go through the leafs, and try to give people the feeling of relaxing. Materials Used: fur broad Strength: good try to use the light and shade Weakness: symmetrical design feedback: try to not symmetry
Section Model Final design (Name: The Falling Ark) I am continue with my light and shade concept, and i try to change the symmetry design. In this design, I used the sunlight to create circle of a day which be show in the site. When you step into the monumental area, you will see the sun rise on your right side. Then in the afternoon, you will see the leafs like holes. When, sunset comes u can see the sunlight through the gaps. It called The Falling Ark because it will be build on a waterfall. Material Used: Fur Borad Strenge: More interesting Weakness: still symmetrical
Frame Expression I was trying to make the frame expression by wire. However, it doesn't looks really well. And, it hurts my hand really much even now. Materials Used: wire Weakness: It is hard to understand
Frame Expression I try to rebuild the frame expression, I end up use fur board and wood to rebuild my frame expression and try to be more organiza. However, there are too much trouble for me to bring it to school. Therefore, when I show my model is broken. Materials Used: Wood, Fur Broad Strenge: layers Weakness: because is broken in many parts so cannot be tell
Landscape Final Model (Name: The Second Day) This Landscape model called The Second Day, because I become the god to create the water like what god did in the second day. In the beginning, I really don't know how can I make a good waterfall until I go to youtube and see how other people do waterfall. Materials Used: Caulk, Fur Broad Strenge: the water looks so real Weakness: it tooks too many time
Final Model and respond The Falling Ark and The Second Day gives me a really good experience for me to learn how to make a model. In total, these models took me 5 days from prepare to build and finish. But, I feel I really success from nothing to something. After I finish with these models, I feel one thing is really true which came from my sister's mouth. She said "Building model cannot be prefect by only build once, it takes time to build it adjust it, or rebuild it until it becomes perfect. If you never think about spending hours and hours, or sleeping time; then you should not be in this major."
Learning Outcome Methods and Techniques for designing and constructing which I learn and understand: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Research Matrix How to be a designer Presentation Modeling Narrative Transformation Spaces Different Type of Scale Symmetry Context Frame and Surface Kit of Part Rhythm
Learning Outcome (Response) I think I am learning too slow when I read my learning outcome. Sometimes, my parents tell me why I learn that slow for I have some kind of learning problem. But, I feel that cannot be an excuse that I learn that slow. I did my best to understand as much as I can. However, when I know this result. That is really disencourage my effort. However, I will still try my best to understand more and faster to walk through this rocky journey.