M4 journal

Foundations of Design : REPRESENTATION, SEM1, 2018 M4 JOURNAL - FRAME vs FIELD Wei (Naomi) He

(952295) Anastasia Sklavakis + Studio 16

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WEEK 9 READING: PERSPECTIVE AS SYMBOLIC FORM

Question 1: What are Durer’s rules for perspectival projection? (Maximum 100 words) Durer’s rules of perspectival projection were that the receding parallel lines meet at the same vanishing point, as long as they line on the horizontal plane, they will always converge at the horizon and that perpendiculars drawn from the eye to the picture plane determine the where all the perpendiculars would meet at the vanishing point.

Question 2: Describe homogenous space? (Maximum 100 words)

A homogeneous space is a space that only exists within a constructed space and “cannot be given”.

“Every point in its space must be able to replicate similar figures in all directions and magnitudes” for it to truly be a homogeneous space.

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THIN CITY: ZENOBIA

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OLD QUAD ISOMETRIC

A module of the old quad has been constructed in Rhino and this is an isometric view of the lineworks of the model.

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OLD QUAD ISOMETRIC WITH NOTATIONS

This isometric view with notations indicated the movement throughout Marco Polo’s visiti in the city Zenobia.

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QUAD PERSPECTIVE 1 + 2 This view is interesting and suitable for my scene. It provides a nice view of the quad, with light and shadow, it also has a space to allow creation on the background.

Perspective 1 This scene is comparatively darker, which is good for the dark atmosphere designed for the second perspectice. It portraits a view straight through the quad which shows a large space of the quad.

Perspective 2

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PERSPECTIVE SCENE 1 + 2 Perspective 1 The perspective one is Marco Polo’s first glimpse of the city, which was an illusion of what the city was like before. What he saw was a fishing town with people selling fish, people chatting and having social life in the quad, these working class people describe their city as a happy place. At the background, there are buildings and people catching fish. The sculpture of Poseidon on the capital showed how this fishing town worship the sea god. This perspective emphasised the joyful people in the foreground.

Perspective 2 Before Marco Polo walked out of the city, he looked back and gave the city one last look.

However, what he saw was this deserted quad with broken water barrels, cracked walls, fish bones, and even the Poseidon sculpture on the ground. However, the emphasis of this scene is the house in the background, sitting on pilings on a try terrain. This, is reality, which gives an idea of how Zenobia grow through successive superimpositions.

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WEEK 10 READING: MAP THE UNMAPPABLE

Question 1: IWhat is the difference between autographic and allographic practice? (Maximum 100 words) The difference between autographic and allographic practice is that allographic practice is a practice in which a piece of art can be duplicated freely, regardless of distance, through notation and does not need to directly involve the original artist while allographic practice is a practice in which a piece of art can be produced by the original artist, regardless distance, by means of notation.

Question 2: Why do architects need new representational techniques? (Maximum 100 words) Architects need new representational techniques because the current representation of architecture “does not lend itself to iconic representation� remarked Fredric Jameson. Current architecture trades iconic representation for maximizing the effects of technology. This creates a sea of very commercial, carbon-copy esque city skyline which is a byproduct of technological and social evolution, but in an ambiguous and deliberate form.

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FINAL DRAWINGS Thin CiTies 2: Zenobia Wei (Naomi) He, 952295

Isometric drawing of the city

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Perspective 1-Fishing village

The isometric map indicates Marco Polo’s movement and mood throughout his journey in Zenobia. Marco Polo entered Zenobia from the back, he was just passing by and he did not fit into the working class, so he walked fast. Half way throw his journey, he was influenced by the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere in the quad, he slowed down and felt peaceful. Right before he exit Zenobia, he wanted to take one last glimpse of the city, he turned back, what he saw was a abandoned quad. He realised that what he saw in the beginning was an illusion of what Zenobia looked like before, with the great contrast between the two scenes, Marco Polo felt heavy and wondered what really happened here; was this a happy place or just a place that people wanted to erase.

Perspective 2-Abandoned village

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