Precedent: Murcutt, Magney House

Images for "Constructing with Lines"

Hi all,
The quality of the scan for the reading is lacking in clarity.  So, to help you out a bit- here they are in color and hopefully, easier to see.

The Invention of Drawing, Joseph Suvee, 1791

The Invention of Drawing, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1830

Abraham Bosse Manière universelle de M. Desargues pour pratiquer la perspective, Paris 1492

Artist Drawing a Lute, Albrecht Durer, 1525

Athanasius Kircher, Application of the Magic Lantern, 1660

Mario Bettini, Reproduction of an Eye by Means of Catoptric Anamorphosis Upon a Cylindrical Surface, 1642

El Lissitzky, Proun, 1923

Computer Reconstruction of Proun by UC Berkeley Student

 El Lissitzky, Proun Space Reconstruction Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum, 1965

Peter Eisenman, House X Axonometric Model, 1978

Anne Fougeron- Lecture sketches

Shop Orientations

Hi all,

Sasha has added two more orientations:
February 18th, at noon and 4.

Please sign up asap.

Thanks, Cat

Crafting Architecture: Concept, Sketch, Model

Crafting Architecture: Concept, Sketch, Model 

The Museum of Craft and Design

201 Third St., San Francisco

At once conceptual and practical, models are an integral part of an architect’s toolkit. By helping to guide experiments, and encourage dialogue, they provide insight into the rigors of landscape and building design. Crafting Architecture: Concept, Sketch, Model brings together work from Bay Area design professionals and students, and explores how these architects and landscape architects use models and mock-ups to communicate creative ideas.

 

Developing models

The models are beginning to take on good levels of development. We can see that spatial relationships are becoming more layered.   Rhea placed a piece of white paper behind her model so that it curves against the wall in order to create a seamless space. Try it- it works well, esp if you need to photoshop out distracting corners or maylines.

A Current Proposition for a Library

Civic Engagement Trumps ‘Shhh!’

Today's New York Times covers a proposal by a prominent American architect that explores space in a way similar to our studio project.  Steven Holl is known for his experiments around "porosity" where walls, floors and ceilings are permeable membranes.