Monday, May 24, 2010

Draft

The space on the right is for Miranda and left space is for Angela. The part in between is the meeting space.
The inspiration came from the abstract woman's body below as the power of Miranda is her beauty. I'm trying to show her feminine characteristic using curves.
Elevator
This is Angela's office but has not quite finished. Both curves and straight lines are used because not only she is a female but also takes on some male characteristics to be strong enough to sit on an equal footing with all other males in the political environment.
This is the longitudinal elevator for Angela. Although it is formed by squares with hard edges, it still got some soft lines inside, which represents Angela's feature.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

EXP3: Environment







EXP3: Mashup

This is the mashup I wrote last week but I'm really confused after the studio because I'm not sure about the actual notion of ‘power’. Is it like the authority or the more physical power such as energy or the external power, i.e. media, public opinion etc. It seems that my mashup is more about spirituality.


The most powerful woman in the world can be a good role model for girls and show them they can do whatever they feel passionate about and still live a healthy life. She would make a difference by being true to herself, bringing hope and inspiration to other people. As far as females are concerned, it seems that their looks are always more scrutinized then the looks of their male counterparts. People love her because she's insanely beautiful but not only for this reason. In order for women to succeed in today’s environment, they must take on some male characteristics to be strong enough to sit on an equal footing with all other males, showing the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith. Everyone is looking for the answers of a powerful life, but the answers are within ourselves. It seems to be a balanced combination of external appearance with internal spirituality.

Article Reference

Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) _ Red
KOSOR, ADLESIC, DJINDJIC, Who doesn't want to be like Angela Merkel? DALGE, 05/10/2009
Miranda Kerr (Australian Super Model) _ Blue
PROTHINSPO, Australian Models, accessed 10/05/2010
Helen Keller (American Writer) _ Yellow
George Putnam, One Reporter's Opinion: Helen Keller, American Hero, Newsmax, 30/06/2006

Saturday, May 1, 2010

EXP2 Final

Three Quotes

Electroliquid Aggregation
http://itsviv-arch.blogspot.com/2010/05/electroliquid-aggregation.html

18 Sketch Axonometrics

36 Custom textures

Image Captures
The space above is Kuepper's lab and below one is Darwin's, which would be under the water. The meeting space is in between.

Kuepper's lab has a large area of roof structure and the solar tower, which is used to set the solar cells.

The lower part of Kuepper's lab is small while upper part is lager. This is to fit the gap between the mountains and maximize practical function of the roof structure.

A close view of three textures and further explanations are in the 36 Custom Textures.

A back views of Kuepper's lab.

Darwin's lab under the water. It seems valuable to study the origin of life under the water.

Links
Crysis Wars Levels and Objects

Electroliquid Aggregation

Darwin
The most powerful natural species are those that adapt to environmental change without losing their fundamental identity which gives them their competitive advantage.

Kuepper
In science, it's really exciting when new technologies get to the stage where you can actually use them.

Electroliquid Aggregation
The most powerful design projects are those that take advantages of the enviromental conditions without losing their fundamental identity, which are their practical funcions, as the value of the design is incarnated in the stage where you can actually use them.

36 textures

Two textures for Kuepper

Two Textures for Darwin



3 Textures used in model

The patten which has the character of photovoltaics is chose for Kuepper's lab, which is very close to her work.

The texture for meeting space is quite organic.
For the Darwin's lab, which is under the water, I tried to put a texture which shows the adaptability to the environment.