Course Evaluation

The Architectural communications course has allowed me to further develop vital skills such as model making, materials selection, 2D and 3D drawings and many other that are key to success in the architectural profession.

I believe that by structuring this course with three four week workshops with differing focus' you are able to successfully identify the three keys precision, spatially and fluidity and how through modeling, drawing, colour, we are able to express our ideas and concepts through different architectural communications mediums.



Reflecting back on the fluid thoughts to action workshop i was able to build upon my skills in creating form throughout the use of tone and light and shadow. This has allowed me to develop my communicative techniques about architecture and how we as people interact with the spaces a concepts.

From the Architectural drawing workshop i was able to gain and build on some extremely vital skills needed in communicating architectural ideas and how to express them in 2D and 3D. Many important skills were addresses through activities such as 2 point perspectives, shadow rendering, freehand sketches, and many other compositional techniques. This has allowed me to broaden my skill is presentation of architectural spaces in a technical sense.



The Material Modelling workshop has enabled me u to grasp the concept of space and how form is created. Also how to utilise different and unique contrasting materials to evoke a meaning or underlying concept.

ARCH 1162 has been successful in broadening my knowledge in architecture communication mediums and developing skills that will inevitably be utilised in further years of study and into architectural practise.

Workshop: 3 Material Modeling

Final model after transormative actions.
Actions: Slicing and Seperating and Linear Wrapping

My 2 actions were slicing and separating and linear wrapping. I sliced the top floor from the bottom and rotated it 80 degrees so it canter levered over the lower floor of the house.

An interesting feature of the house i replicated and transformed was a type of bay window with 45 degree angled walls. To wrap this i bent 8 pieces of aluminium to create the shape.

One on my main focuses was on materiality. I used a variety of materials such as mdf for the base and box board for the landscape contours, balsa for the majority of main walls and wrapping, and aluminium for the staircase and bay window. Throughout this is was able to attain a contrast in materials eg steel and wood which in real life represent different strengths and are used in structures in varying ways.

Model in progress
The base inclorporates light and shadow

A sectional model of my house at 1:50 scale.

Week one: the cube and pencil case

The cube as a net:

Workshop 2: Architecutral Drawing

Rose Seidler house Assignment

Plans, Sections and Elevations


3d Hand Drawing Collage
The main focus or them that i concentrated on with the Rose Seidler house was that of environment and how much it has played a part in this iconic modernistic structure of the early 50's. There were three main influences, the surrounding landscape eg the courtyards and sandstone areas, the Rose Seilder gardens and the natural surround forest. In the 3D drawing i tried to capture this by collaging the 3 different factors into the surrounds and backdrop of the house.

Class Exercises:



Tea Cup Rendering
Perspective exercise
2 point perspective dropped in to an environment.

Reflection on Fuild Thoughts to Actions workshop

Over the past few weeks I have been able to obtain new techniques and view things relating to form and space which in turn will assist in examining architectural forms and spaces. I have thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and I have been able to express myself in ways that I never have before. I also enjoyed our visit to Opera House where we were able to gain some experience of drawing on site sketches. I would like to thank Chrisse and Anton for all of their efforts.

Workshop 1: Fluid Thoughts to Actions

Collage
drawings of around my house

Opera House

Collaborative Works

Exquisite Corps

Drawing 1

Drawing 2

Drawing 3

Collaborative narrative piece

Artists and Architects Work

Architect: Jorn Utzon

This is some of Jorn Utzon's work. It is abstract and conceptual. smiliar in ways to Fanz Kline

Artist: Donald Judd (Sculptor)

Artist:Franz Kline

This is "Painting number 2" (1954) that follows the action painting or abstract art genre.

Artist: Henri Toulouse- Lautrec (1864)-1901)

Maddme Palnyre with her dog.

I found this interesting becasue of the attention to the line work and the way in which it helps to create form and tone to make the drawing much stronger.

Artist: Joseph Fini 1980 (Drawing)

This creats tone vary nicley and I have been able to gain a few insights into how to use tone to create the form of images.