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    Analogous Modeling

    By amykwok
    Mar 12, '05 12:31 PM EST

    We recently finished our first project, which was to create an analogous model of a detail of a certain building. Each studio was assigned a building and the buildings that were examined were: Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Aalto's Saynatsalo Town Hall, Piano's Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in New Caledonia, R.M.Schindler's house in Hollywood, and Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House.

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    Examining the catenary curves in the Sagrada Familia

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    More projects on the Sagrada Familia

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    The steps of the Sayatsalo Town Hall

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    From Piano's Tjibaou Cultural Center

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    Schindler's House in Hollywood

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    Sydney Opera House

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    My Sydney Opera House cake. mmmmm.....MDF with styrene frosting.



     
    • 3 Comments

    • siggers

      nice :)

      Mar 12, 05 2:39 pm  · 
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      adso

      Just curious- how was idea of the model being analogous and not just a representation of some part of the building presented by the instructor(s)?

      Great project, but I imagine the analogy part might be difficult to get across.

      Mar 13, 05 12:30 pm  · 
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      amykwok

      True - although the project was titled Analogous Modeling, different instructors emphasized different aspects (the choice of building also had alot to do with this as well).

      For my section, precision was emphasized. In the end, what was important was to gain a better understanding on the decisions Utzon made in designing the building.

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