Homework Task 1 & 3 Project Images with Words

A piece of creative work:

The dog kennel pictured above is the product of a major design project conducted in high school. This creative piece develops upon the traditional aesthetic and functional nature of a dog kennel, adapting it to meet the needs of modern consumers. The look of this piece was inspired by the form of Werner Aisslinger’s “Loftcube” and thus features a clean contemporary shape much desired by consumers but unavailable in the current product market. Functional aspects of the design were also improved to accommodate for an increasingly mobile lifestyle, a decrease in living space and growing environmental awareness. Thus the kennel was constructed entirely from environmentally sustainable materials and designed to be collapsible, lightweight and easy to assemble, allowing for convenient transportation.

A great piece of architecture:

Source - http://www.bahrainwtc.com/ (Accessed 8th March 2010)

The Atkins firm’s Bahrain World Trade Centre is truly a great piece of modern architecture as it pushes the aesthetic and functional boundaries of today’s built environment. The design creates a powerful image consisting of two identical 240m triangular towers linked by three sky bridges. Achieving this shape itself was a remarkable feat in engineering but it is the incorporation of wind turbines in the design that makes this building unique. It is the first skyscraper in the world to utilise this form of sustainable energy and its location on the Persian Gulf provides ideal conditions. The turbines are exposed to excessive amounts of wind allowing them to generate 15% of the towers total power consumption benefiting the local environment and decreasing the use of finite resources.

An original photograph of something beautiful:

The above photograph features a pavilion on the lake of Beijing’s Summer Palace in the winter. It is a beautiful scene as it evokes a feeling of serenity within the observer capturing the peaceful atmosphere as well as the vastness of the surroundings. The all encapsulating white of the snow furthers this notion of emptiness whilst also obscuring the view of the horizon causing a subtle sense of curiosity.

Patricia Piccinini - "The Stag"

Source - http://www.patriciapiccinini.net/ (Accessed 8th March 2010)

Contours, Morphed, Eccentric

Ricky Swallow - "Caravan"

Source - www.rickyswallow.com (Accessed 8th March 2010)

Imperfection, Damage, Incongruous

Richard Goodwin - "Moth"

Source - http://nationalgallery.gov.au (Accessed 8th March 2010)

Confusion, Balance, Fragile