DESIGN STUDIO : AIRPROGRESSIVE JOURALEMILIE SULTANA_389396

WEEK ONE

This project involved the exploration of a dynamic structure using physical modeling. It explored textures and freeform design to create a public stage. This design could not be documented for construction without the use of 3D modeling technologies. It followes the currrent architectural discourse of digital technologies and construction using double curvature beams. This created a dynamic relationship between fluidity and texture that results in not only a structure but anosphere .

NORDKETTENBAHREN FUNICULAR BY ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS IN AUSTRIA

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM QUADRACCI PAVILLIONBY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA ON LAKE MICHIGAN

‘The Nordkettenbahren Funicular openned in 2007 and explored the use of double curvature glass in construction and has become one of Hadid’s biggest contributions to the current global architectural discourse of digital design and technology. The use of new production technologies such as CNC milling and thermoforming guar-anteed an exact translation of the computer generated design into a physical struc-ture. It encorporated technologies developed for the automotive design industry to create a fluide design that aimed to mirror the snow covered landscape. The result-ing construction included four new stations and a cable-stay suspension bridge that spanned over the river.’1

‘The Quadracci Pavillion is a stricking architectural landmark which opened on May 4th 2001., The design aims to be both fuctional and a cultural landmark taking influ-ence from the lakefront and boating community. The main bridge connecting the pavillion to the city celebrates its structure and becomes part of the composition. Its most remarkable feature is a movable screen with a 217 foot wingspan that folds and opens twice daily. This wing creates more than just a building but a living organ-ism that opens to the sun. ’2

References:1‘Nordpark Cable Railway’, 2009 < http://www.miesarch.com/generarPDF.php?id=57 > (6/03/2012) 2‘Santiago Calatrava ‘, Milwaukkee Art Museum 2012 < http://mam.org/info/details/calatrava.php > (7/3/2012)