chapel in the park - model photos

Using plaster on MDF board, I began by studying patterns, textures and light/shadow effects on monochromatic surfaces. These initial studies later carried into the brick research, using a similar monochromatic material that also dealt with shadows and patterning.



The site model is made of milled foam, covered in plaster, then heavy primer and finally sanded smooth. After sanding, the model was textured using a flexible plaster applied with a putty knife and then this was sanded with 800 grit paper to smooth out inconsistencies.

More photos available :::: here

Winter Lineup

First day of classes were today, and it looks like another hard hitting line up. For studio I have Hitoshi Abe and we will be travelling to Tokyo for ten days at the end of January/early February. The research studio with Kivi Sotamaa will also be continuing, but now we will be moving into digital and physical techniques and less research. As electives I will be taking theory with Sylvia Lavin, and possibly a directed study with Marcelyn Gow that will construct a small scale installation involving scripting, and computer controlled interactivity. To top everything off, there will be several short workships/seminars that I am looking forward to. In February there will be a week long design charrette led by several young Japanese architects, as well as an advanced rendering and scripting seminar led by a person from Neil Denari's office. More to come on that later...