4. Iteration Models

USC: Spring 2021

Takako Tajima

The goal of this assignment was to break the students from the traditional way of thinking about model making, and the process of creating iteration of models in different ways.

I started of by using different mediums of material based off the phrase “Half and Half“

The first model played on the idea of hard and soft, using cotton balls and marbles to create an interesting dynamic of materials.

The second model played with negative and positive space as well as how it would effect light and shadows.

The third model played with addition and subtraction of material using clay. The areas that the clay was removed was then added to the opposite side.

5. Bridge

Otis: Fall 2018

Greg Kochanowski

While learning about structural integrity, the class was tasked with designing a bridge from scratch without researching how other bridges have been designed. The purpose was to understand what gives a bridge the most structural integrity besides materiality. We were only allowed to used 1/4” Balsa wood to create the bridge spaning 3’ at a width of 4”