Practice safe design: Use a concept.
-- Petrula Vrontikis
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Quote of the Day
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
-Scott Adams
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Quote of the Day
"I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful."
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Quote of the Day
There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence.
— Massimo Vignelli
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Form
Well today is the day of Gehry! Since we recently saw a film on the life and architecture of the post-modern expressionist Frank Gehry, I figured I'd dedicate this next study of Form to his designs.
Form is an element of art. It is the whole of a pieces visible elements and how they are displayed. The primary figures of form are extended 3 dimensional geometric shapes. In the diagram below of Maggies Dundee Building, in Tayside Scotland, the dominant form is a cone.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles California is a great example of Dimensional Transformation. This is when a primary solid is transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions yet still retaining its identity as a member of a family of forms.
Forms can also be transformed by subtracting a portion of it's volume. Below is Gehry's Vitra Factory Building in Weil am Rhein Germany displaying Subtractive Transformation.
Form is an element of art. It is the whole of a pieces visible elements and how they are displayed. The primary figures of form are extended 3 dimensional geometric shapes. In the diagram below of Maggies Dundee Building, in Tayside Scotland, the dominant form is a cone.
The IAC Building exemplifies Linear Form, which can result from a proportional change or from a series of repetitive elements.
In Formal Collision of Geometry, Edges and Corners are critical to the definition and clarity of form. The Frank Gehry ring and matching bangle from his jewelry line emphasize the forms joints.
Quote of the Day
"Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to enlighten and to enrich the human experience, to penetrate the barriers of misunderstanding and provide a beautiful context for life's drama. Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen, and it has." --Frank Gehry
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