Relief Architecture: Deconstructivist + Modernism

For this relief architecture project I took concepts rooted throughout the deconstructivist and modernist movements in architecture. The space I chose to begin the relief was the span of an arch. For me, the idea of an arch as a wall makes perfect sense, it also lends some functinality when trying to "hang with gravity". 

Materials:
foam board
hemp
pins




Deconstructivist

Peter Eisenman Architects

City of Culture in Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 1999

http://www.mascontext.com/tag/peter-eisenman/

Rem Koolhaas
Central Branch of the Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA, 2004
http://architecture.about.com/od/20thcenturytrends/ig/Modern-Architecture/Deconstructivism.htm

Frank Gehry
Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
http://www.arch2o.com/portfolio/frank-gehry-to-receive-the-2014-prince-of-asturias-award-for-the-arts/

Modernism

Neil M. Denari Architects

New Seifullin Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 07-08

http://www.archicentral.com/new-seifullin-center-almaty-kazakhstan-neil-m-denari-architects-10123/#more-10123

Ieoh Ming Pei
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China, 1990
http://architecture.about.com/od/skyscrapers/ig/World-s-Tallest-Buildings/Bank-of-China.htm

Water Fountain Assignment

3rd Floor, Proctor Library 

Measurements and Photos

Maquettes

(actual)

(inventive)

Searching For Elements and Principles

Organic Line

Kerry Vesper, Wenge Jive, date unknown
http://www.artfulhome.com/product/Wood-Wall-Art/Wenge-Jive/80316

Rectilinear Line

Michio Ihara, Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg, MA 1974

http://www.michioihara.com/sculpture/style.html

Organic Shape

Jean Arp (Hans Arp) Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest 1932, cast c.1953-8
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/arp-sculpture-to-be-lost-in-the-forest-t04854

Geometric Shape

Dame Barbara Hepworth, Four-Square Walk Through 1966
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hepworth-four-square-walk-through-l00937

Scale

Yaacov Agam, Power; Sculpture in Beilinson Hospital, date unknown

http://www.pikiwiki.org.il/?action=gallery&img_id=7678

Symmetry

George W. Hart, Two Layer Geodesic Sphere, date unknown

http://www.georgehart.com/rp/rp.html

Asymmetry

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure 1951
https://learn.canvas.net/courses/24/wiki/m4-visual-balance

Repetition

Rachel Whiteread, Untitled (9 tables) 1998
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/whiteread-untitled-nine-tables-t07984 

Actual Texture

Richard Hutten, Playing With Tradition, date unknown

http://www.artnau.com/2012/03/richard-hutten-playing-with-tradition/

Young-Deok Seo, Meditation 10 2013
http://youngdeok.com/

Simulated Texture

Ai Weiwei, Sunflower Seeds 2010
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/unilever-series-ai-weiwei-sunflower-seeds

MY FAVORITE THINGS

MAGIC HAT #9 - Always a favorite, always a great choice. 12oz of just the right magic, with a full flavored taste of humour. This cap just says it all...

GAZING @ NATURE - Ahhh...the Reece's of nature. Here we have a perched squirrel native to Vilano Beach, FL, nourishing his belly with a freshly picked mushroom. It's always fascinating what nature has to say. This piece represents my connection with the wild and the enjoyment it brings to observe it. You never know what nature is up to. 

WHITE NOISE - A pair of these bad jacksons and music listens to you. LITERALLY. Cause if you want to listen to music you'll need the sorts of an ipod or iphone. All joking aside these guys have gotten me through rigorous hours of airport layovers, greyhound round trips, and awful music, as will any headphones, but these ones are my favorite. Listen to that bass...

LOBSTER - The simple pleasures in life. Seafood is great, but lobster is better. And then it gets better...especially when you procure them yourself. A favorite past-time and food of mine, I look forward to every summer, as the ocean's gold awaits for my next adventure.

ARABICA - A brew with a mighty force, that's costly if your not the source.  A supplier of anti-oxidants, the reviver to all nonsense. Tall, medium, or small,  a beverage dear to us all. COFFEA; home of the expensive and brave.