Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Draft Words for Poster
For this volcanic and intense environment shows the representation that Felix desires and the contribution of passion to his people. Felix displays the characteristics of hunger, supremacy and pride to his people and also to those that try and cross him. Felix’s environment will be exposed to the difficulties of constant heat and rivers of lava. This would be due to symbolise the intense nature of Felix and the only way he knows how to live under these conditions and not with cold and frozen areas.
The influences for this project where from the largest volcano on Earth is Hawaii's Mauna Loa. Quite interesting with this statistic with the largest possible volcano on the planet mars as it could justify that Felix’s environment could be placed on an area in the universe not just Earth.
The particular part for the volcano that must be placed the greatest piece of attention is that of the volcano itself and how it would be made up plus the materials that are going to be incorporated into it. There are three different kinds of volcanic material: lava, rock fragments, and gas. There are also properties of lava and kinds of lava. Lava is molten which means melted to liquid. The lava comes out of the volcano. In the center of Earth a core is the source of the rock melting. Lands that had lava on it are now fertile. The reason for this is that lava breaks up the ground. Lavas called Perlite can be heated in furnaces. They can be made into light concrete.
Basalt was chosen to be the most suitable material for the volcano as it has the largest occurrences of basalt are in the ocean floor and volcanic areas and also that is almost completely made up by basalt. Over the sea level basalt is common in hotspot islands and around volcanic arcs, especially those on thin crust. However, the largest volumes of basalt on land correspond to continental flood basalts. However in terms of weathering and the degrading of the basalt; basalts weather relatively fast. Chemical weathering of basalt minerals release, cations such as calcium, sodium and magnesium, which give basaltic areas a strong buffer capacity against acidification.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Significant Pieces of Architecture 2 - Frank Lloyd Wright
Fallingwater
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Date: 1934, 1938, 1948
Frank Lloyd Wright would have to be in my top 5 architects as he continues to push the laws of design, physics and architect and implement his own taste and design factors to the architectural world. Frank Lloyd Wright represents the distinctive aspects of aesthetical characteristics and ergonomic geometry to make those inside his buildings appreciate the design and functionality of it. Fallingwater can emphasis on the way Frank Lloyd Wright emphasised on the modernistic approach and the placement having it within the mountain and into the landscape.
This building can elaborate on the concepts and ideas in relation to my model for Felix as I wanted to capture the areas for Felix to be isolated in a distant environment. For Felix his environment will be within a volcanic area with flames and no one around beside him and his people, which will prevent the predators from coming without seeing them.
Images from:
1. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Fallingwater.html
2. http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.magicketchup.com/blog_pic/fallingwater_interior.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/category/history/page/4/&h=299&w=450&sz=76&tbnid=EwIsfEwaC3x5GM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfallingwater&hl=en&usg=__7beAUa190XgAD_D09ciWmcbxsOw=&sa=X&ei=495rTLWqNI24vgPq09ntDw&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAg
Significant Pieces of Architecture 1 - Zaha Hadid
Nordpark Railway Station,
Innsbruck, Austria,
2004–2007
Zaha Hadid is one of my favourite architects with her vision and courage to defy the odds and critics saying that females aren't good for architect and her designs are too out there. However I find it to be modern and slick and the future of Architecture.
Computer Render 1
Computer Render 2
Real Image 1
Real Image 2
Images and quote from http://www.zaha-hadid.com/transport/nordpark-cable-railway
BuildAR - Environment
DeDuster's Environment
Environment: Kitchens, Toilets and Vacuums
Food Desire: Dust, garbage and cleaning products
DeDuster is designed in Spore Creature Creator and represents the creature that holds the responsibility of cleaning and taking care of a home or areas in need of cleaning. DeDuster is common in kitchen's, toilets and vacuums and feels that it has the need to make a greater impact to society and to help those in need. DeDuster expects to clean and not to argue with the client unless there are 99% wrong.
Images of Differing Environments, Hand & Digital Sketches, Perspectives, Extractions and Models
Felix's Environment
Creature Description
Environment: Volcano active areas
Food Desire: Meat, fish and predators.
Images of Environment, Hand & Digital Sketches, Perspectives, Extractions and High & Low Poly Models