CUBE and LIGHT

hey guys,

while looking for some inspiration I found this building designed by Takato Tamagami and Be Fun design. Check it out!

"Origami" House

I found this house called the "Klein Bottle House" based off the Klein Bottle mathematical principle that deals with "a continuous volume with no inside and outside" and " a surface with an indefinable left, right, top or bottom". The house has "origami-like facets and folds" and reminded me of the paper structures we made showing open/closed. I also thought this related to what we are talking about in class in the sense that it is supposed to have no true inside and outside with questions it's containment. It clearly has some inside volume, but the many fold does make you question the inside/outside Klein Bottle principle that it addresses. Both these articles talk about the house: here and here.

Photographing metal

Helloooo fellow studio mates,

this is a link to an article i found about photographing metal. metal is one of the hardest materials to photograph because it is so reflective and that can throw off the focus of the camera as well as pic up reflections from behind. Just a few tips that may help your photos be the best quality. Its a short article so definitely check it out!

http://www.digitalfieldguide.com/blog/183

Light/Shadow

Here are two light-related links:
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/28/144385288/in-philippine-slums-capturing-light-in-a-bottle
An article about a unique form of solar lighting
http://thatsdopedaily.com/2012/01/21/shadow-photography/
Some really cool pictures dealing with shadows, includes a picture that was already posted

Light and black holes

This idea of bending and capturing light that we are supposed to be studying, reminded me of a black hole. Though it has little relevance to design, the video does describe the process of bending, redirecting or capturing light, which does relate to how we are supposed to think about going into our design.

It also mentions a bit about space, which in my opinion space, gravity, and what not have a lot to do with containment. Earth contains conditions possible for human life, stars contain radioactive gas that cause for reactions letting off heat, and space it's self contains gravity which holds all planets, stars, and life in balnces. It's kind of a tangent but it's an interesting view on light and containment, I think.

I came across the artist Rashad Alakbarov, who has done some amazing work using shadows.  He creates a shadow drawing on the wall using objects that can be easily found or regarded as trash.  At first look at his installation, one might be puzzled as to what it is that he's trying to portray, but once the light is on, the shadows depict a clear drawing or a message.  I'll print out some of his work for the working document wall, but I wanted to share this on here too, so you guys can enjoy more of his work and research him on your own!

http://issuu.com/phillipsdepury/docs/contemporary-art-from-azerbaijan-2012
(page 81)

lighting terminology

Hey everyone! so thinking about the upcoming lighting project, i found this glossary of lighting vocabulary, specifically architectural lighting. I highly doubt anyone will go through and read all these ridiculous words, but taking a glance at a few of them could really spark some motivation or inspiration for our metal project. It could also add some new terminology to our vocab for when we have to talk about our projects!

http://www.schorsch.com/en/kbase/glossary/