Congratulations everyone on a successful midterm review. Nearly all the critics told me they though the work of the studio was very strong. You should all be proud of what you've done so far...BUT also realize there is a lot more work to be done. So after you've had a bit of rest, here is what to be doing over the break:
2x SCALE LANDSCAPE
Rebuild a portion of the landscape at 2x scale in solid foam block (use pink or blue foam from Apple Art or Home Depot). This model should not rebuild any more than 25% of the wood landscape and it must accurately duplicate the wood landscape. It must be located around one of the most successful portions of wiring; select the portion to rebuild so as to include key wire touchdown points.
Use a low-power hot glue gun to attach pieces of foam. Finish the foam model with water soluble matte gray spraypaint to match the wood landscape. Some spraypaints can melt the foam, but something water soluble should be fine. In any case, test the paint on a scrap of foam before spraying your model.
LIGHT FILTER
Refine the light filtering device to make it better at what it is supposed to do, and refine the tracking document to show how it does this.
READING
Cecil Balmond, Informal. [excerpts]
Reiser & Umemoto, Atlas of Novel Tectonics. [excerpts]
Mostly likely we will not discuss these until the week of March 29, but take some down time during the break to read them. They should be helpful as we move into more concretely architectural propositions.
RESEARCH
Visit these two exhibitions in the city:
Landscapes of Quarantine at Storefront for Art and Architecture
Envelopes at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Aspects of both these shows pertain to the work you are doing in studio.
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