Architecture and Design Research/Brainstorming!
1. Please Look up EACH of the following architectural elements, famous structures, cathedrals, architects, movements and cultural references! Just feast your eyes and pay attention to things that you find amazing, beautiful, unusual, surprising, cool etc.!
Buildings and Cathedrals:
- Hagia Sophia
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Notre Dame Paris
- Notre Dame du Haut
- San Chapelle
- Confucian Temple
- Sydney Opera House
Architects:
- Antoni Gaudi buildings
- Frank Gehry buildings
- Le Corbusier buildings
Movements:
- Gothic Architecture
- Roman Architecture
- Victorian Architecture
- Baroque Architecture
- Art Deco Architecture
- Modernist Architecture
Designs
- African Fabric
- Mexican Tile
- Guatemalan Textiles
Architectural Elements
- columns (check out different TYPES!)
- flying buttress
- window designs
- plinth
- turret on a house
- arch
2. Create a google doc that saves at least FIFTEEN images that spark your imagination as you create your own clay structure. Where do you find really cool bits and pieces that you can re-imagine for your own quirky design? Share you Google Doc with Ms. Ridl.
3. Create at least 4 different sketches of possible designs for your clay architecture...on your sketches NOTE where at least 4 different influences!
Requirements/Evaluation for your Clay House:
--different from all sides
--at least 3 different textures
--careful finish and craftsmanship
--glazing quality
--originality
--influences identified via your google doc!