OVERVIEW Corrugated cardboard, made from a natural renewable resource, has one of the best environmental records. In 2002, more than 23 million tons of corrugated cardboard were recovered and recycled in the US – that is 74% of all cardboard produced in the same year. Cardboard has the best recycling rate of any packaging material used today. A hard look at every scrap of cardboard can lead the creative mind to see it as a valuable raw material. This is your opportunity to discover the potential of corrugated cardboard. Design a chair! This activity asks you to design and build a full-sized chair from corrugated cardboard. The chair must support a pre-determined weight that is selected by the team for at least 5 minutes. The person seated will be in a “comfortable” position with his / her back leaning against the back of the chair. Students will get an opportunity to learn about paper and cardboard as a building material and the statics and dynamics of structures. This design challenge is designed to encourage and reward excellence in design that integrates function (does the chair work); aesthetics (is it pleasing to the eye); ergonomics (is it comfortable for the average person); details (are my drawings and actual construction accurate); and fun. Watch this video: http://www.weston.org/schools/ms/ditc/designTasks/cChair/keyConcepts/index.html Check out these designs: Cardboard Chair | The Annual Children’s Review – RISD | Industrial Design 20 inspirational designs made from cardboard « Ponoko – Blog http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_vid_zchair/ Objective: Create a fully functional cardboard chair that holds the weight of an adult without the use of adhesives of any kind. Steps:
You will create a mood board as part of your Room for a Musician. Read this article about mood boards: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/mood-boarding-introduction/ Check out these examples of mood boards: You will assemble the following on a board for the presentation of the room design 1. Floor plan 2. Elevation 3. Mood Board 4. Written description of the characteristics and elements that the room must contain 5. Description of the band and musician that you are designing for 5. Title of the room 6. Your name The expectation is that the final presentation is that it is neat, organized and clearly conveys the room design.
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One Point Perspective: A drawing has one-point perspective when it contains only one vanishing point on the horizon line. This type of perspective is typically used for images of roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings viewed so that the front is directly facing the viewer. ... These parallel lines converge at the vanishing point.
Complete the following Practice Sheet: HERE Beam: a supporting member that transfers weight from one location to another. Center of gravity: the single point in an object that gravity pulls on. Compression: a force that presses or pushes towards an object’s center. Ergonomics: the practice of designing objects that conform to the dimensions of the human body to maximize comfort. Load: weight that is carried by an object. Strut: a brace or support. Sway: to move back and forth. Truss: a triangular support. Orthographic Drawing: A drawing that communicates the shape and size of an object through a series of related two-dimensional views. Isometric drawings: are 3D drawings. They show three sides, all in dimensional proportion, but none are shown as a true shape with 90 degree corners. All the vertical lines are drawn vertically but all horizontal lines are drawn at 30 degrees to the base line. Isometric is an easy method of drawing 3D images. Objective: Create a orthographic drawing of the exterior of your dream house demonstrating the style and inspiration images that you previously collected. Process:
Creation: Using a full page in your sketchbook use pencil, rulers and templates to sketch the exterior of your building Check the point of view, scale, and proportions of the drawing Make any changes necessary Use black pen, markers or colored pencils to create a complete drawing of the exterior Due Date: Friday, February 6
Objective: In a small group use the quick home planner to design an floor plan with four connecting rooms Steps: 1. Look over the offered stickers of walls, windows, doors, furniture etc. 2. Make sure that you understand what all of the symbols mean 3. Select the long black lines for the walls of the rooms. You may cut them to the length that you need. 4. Place the walls and make sure to plan how the rooms will connect. Will there be doors? Entrances with out doors? What size will these entrances be? Will there be windows? Where? 5. Place furniture and any other details for the room. Objective: Create a drawing of the floor plan of the space for a musician Materials: Templates Ruler Triangle Compass Protractor Pencil Eraser Graph paper Steps: 1. Look over and examine the templates offered and see what templates apply to the space you are creating 2. Plan how your room will look and what elements it will contain 3. Draw the room on the graph paper using the ruler, triangle and template Resources: Assessment: Craftsmanship of drawing Clarity of floor plan Unique features of the room A floor plan is a drawing that shows a room as seen from above. Everything in a floor plan appears flat. Architects use floor plans to show what a room or building will look like. Anyone who draws (or drafts) a floor plan is called a draftsperson. READ THE FOLLOWING: http://www.math-kitecture.com/what.htm Terms you need to know: dimensional lines scale templates Assignment:
Create a blog post that describes in detail the work of Charles and Ray Eames and what contributions they made to the design world. We will be focusing on their contributions as artists, but specifically furniture designers. In your blog post please include 3-5 pictures of their furniture. Resources: http://www.eamesoffice.com/charles-and-ray |
Introduction to Architecture
This full year course for grades 10-12 is an overview of architecture. Course ExpectationsArchives
March 2022
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