Mar 03
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(Whose design is this above do you think?)
Time for a little rest from Technical drawing and CAD work – and start to look and research behind the world of architecture and some of the most famous architects in the world.
What do you have to do – well simply choose an architect and building from the list below – you can do this in pairs or on your own depending on how you would prefer to work.
- Michael Reynolds – Earthship Biotecture
- Le Corbusier – Notre Dame du Haut
- Tadao Ando – Westin Awagi Island Hotel
- Rem Koolhaus – Seattle Central Library
- Jan Kaplicky (Future Systems) – Selfridges Birmingham
- Zaha Hadid – Vitra Fire Station
- Frank Gehry – Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Mies Van de Rohe – Farnsworth House
- Santiago Calatrava – Tenerife Opera House
- Frank Lloyd Wright – Falling Water
You will have only one double lesson and homework + 20 minutes of the next lesson to bring together a visual presentation that must do the following:-
- Give some background to the architect
- Show drawing and pictures of their buildings
- Show a mini review with diagrams and floor plans if possible of the named building
- Discuss whether the architect has considered sustainability issues
- You must have a large A2 sheet – for presentation
- You must be able to present in 5 minutes
- You must final discuss your own points of view on the architect and their work – and say what you have learnt that you might take forward in your designs
Presentations will be on Wednesday next week…
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