a f t e r w o r d This compilation is a documentation of my work for Year 1 Semester 1. It has truly been a fulfilling initiation process. For the first 3 assignments, I was exposed to different ways of presenting my work, through plan, section, elevation, isometric, axonometric and perspective drawings. The different presentations representated the respective buildings through different lenses, offering different views and analysis. For assignment 1, I explored axis, rhythm, symmetry. hierarchy, repetition and proportion of a classicism work, the Parthenon. For assignment 2, I compared movement, structure, sequence as well as private and public spaces between two iconic modern works, Schroder House and Maison Cook. For assignment 3, I discovered context, site, interior spaces, exterior cities and structure through early independence Singaporean architectural work the Golden Mile Complex and the visionary Golden Mile. The 4th assignment was a shift away from drawings and instead allowed hands-on exploration of construction skills, structure and forces with the building of a tensegrity bridge and a tensegrity dome. Last but not the least, the 5th and final assignment was about self-generative design, where the code we created, combined with our chosen material and actions, will generate a specific design. The outcome of our iterations can be said to be derived with no preconceived ideas. At the same time, we were given the chance to explore different materials and recognize their different properties and limitations. It was an interesting assignment, where the architect’s hands were tied, forcing us to work from the first principles of design. All in all, it has been an eye-opening semester and I am very much anticipating the next semester.
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