In this documentary key factors of creating a useful public spaces are gone over. My favorite aspect of the film was how the scale of a space does not matter, but how it relates to its surroundings. My poster shows how the key factors of creating a positive pubic it space can be seen throughout […]
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Space & Materiality: Wearable Sculpture
Working with cardboard to create a wearable sculpture that played off the aesthetics and connections of armor, I tried to juxtapose the two criteria’s to create an item of use and protection as a portion of what is a sculpture as a whole. The lightweight and movable armor resembles that of layered leather armor that […]
Constructed Environments Seminar: Orozco Room
Class Notes: Mexican time periods Mexican history Violence Ghandi and his wife Patriotic Machine Political Military Slavery British imperial rule Diversity Humans and their tools Racial What other counties Why are they unites Family No setting, red clay earth toned background Fresco-ish like work
Constructed Environments Studio: BRIDGE 2 – Collecting and Presenting Data
Furthering my research on Crown Heights I began to look into the fast development of Crown Heights in the early 1900’s after I discover a lot of demolished buildings and construction sights as I walked around the neighborhood. Research showed the years of gentrification slowing reaching Crown Heights, and pictures from the New York Public library […]
Constructed Environments Seminar BRIDGE 2: Visualizing Information About Your Neighborhood
While visiting my neighborhood of Crown Heights I learned very quickly of the racial tension that plays a deep roll in the history and creation of the Brooklyn Hub. Through the assigned videos, research, and first hand experiences with residents of the area, I learned about the fast development of Crown Heights in the early […]
Constructed Environments Studio: # 10 – Cooper Hewitt Museum Lab – Design Access
In Cooper Hewitt’s Museum Lab design session, different speakers brought insight to the world of design and how design affects those with disabilities. The common practice is to design in an 80-20 percent ration of design, 80% being the majority, and 20% being those disconnected with society. This idea essentially creates one size fits all […]
Constructed Environments Seminar – Walk Again
For my more specific location I chose in Crown Heights I chose one of the main strips of the neighborhood where Nostrand Avenue turns into a short section called James E. Davis Avenue by Eastern Parkway. This strip is full of local restaurants, coffee shops, and stores for basic and more particular needs. The street […]
Constructed Environments Studio #8 – ‘Bending Geography’ Visual Exercise
Using Photoshop I stripped away information from a crowded google image of Crown Heights, transferred it into a graphic image and continued to take out certain colors and aspects. Through five phases I have singled out maps for going out, transportation and roads, religion, everything combined, and everything stripped away. Doing so allows each map […]
Constructed Environments Studio #9- ‘Simple designs to save a life’ Ted Talk
In Amy Smiths Ted Talk on simple and sustainable designs, she focuses on working with low income farmers and village people in third world countries. With a team of students each year she uses science and lab work to design new technologies that don’t just get sold to the people in need, but allow them […]
Constructed Environments Studio # 7: ‘The beauty of Data visualization’ Ted Talk
In David McCandless’ Ted Talk he shares his practice of data visualization, and how looking deep into solutions visually he is able to move an idea further. When presented with visual information McCandless adds different variables to show different outcomes, and is able to produce a better picture of what is happening through his data visualization. […]