I received Assignment 2 feedback from my tutor. It was a positive and encouraging one. Especially good to hear that generally I am progressing well through the coursework.
My tutor would like to see more sketch models, we had a chat afterwards and she suggested using card and stick it together with pins is a good way of quick sketch models to demonstrate the process.
My tutor noticed an error in my technical drawing, where I didn’t include a thickness of the mdf if the section drawing. I must admit I find sections particularly challenging, especially of things that do not exists (yet). Despite that my technical drawings look professional, and use of CAD is good and helpful in completing tasks. I was pleased to hear that in the feedback.
The design choices of my folly could have been better, and I should consider re-using and thus limiting environmental impact of the structure. During the design process I should consider future renovation/ conservation of the design.
My tutor gave a tip to overlay the materials on the material board, so it is clearly visible how they’ll go together, specifications could be on a separate sheet.
My tutor was impressed by the scale of my Serpentine Pavilion research. She suggested I visit this year’s one – Black Chapel Pavilion. I went to see it last weekend. It felt serene and quiet. Reminded me of silos. Despite being all black structure sitting in the sun – it was cool and pleasant inside. Theaster Gates must have carefully thought of airflow throughout the interior.
My tutor gave me a tip to look at technical drawings when completing precedent studies as this will challenge me to understand the design better.
I should add images when reflecting on designs – so the reader could understand better what I am describing.
My tutor suggested searching OCA library for some books about symbolism in architecture – referring to scaled up objects – kitsch American designs that I skipped in one of my exercises.
Generally the work was well done, but as usual there is room for improvement. I am grateful for all the tips and suggestions.
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