a. I learned that I can get distracted very easily and I can only focus on one thing at a time. Throughout the year I knew I had to turn in my work and attend class on monday's, but I was so focused on sports, and other school work. Whenever, I tried doing WISE homework I was easily distracted by my brother or going to my friends house. However, those are no acceptable excuses if I want to move forward. I think I learned from my mistakes and towards the end of the year I was able to focus on many things and working on them at the same time so I can be more productive and efficient at getting my work done.
b. Well I did not know what I was going to anticipate emotionally towards the end of the year, I mean I knew that school was going to end sometime, so I think i was prepared. With the WISE project I thought I was going to do more journal writing, but i did less and I had a plan figured out, so I can pace myself to completing certain aspects of the projects. This plan did not go according to plan and I looked at plan B, which was doing everything on the run, Furthermore, I thought being in WISE as an independent english class; where students have more responsibility I would push myself to the best of my ability, but I ended up relaxing.
c. Well the only thing that can help me manage my time is if i get a watch and one of those booklets with a calendar, but then I would have to remember looking at the clock and writing in the booklet. I think time management is a general excuse for I wish I could have done better, but I did not. So the time management may just be a genetic trait because I had awful time management I did not keep track of my journal entries nor did I remember my journal entries.
d. I do not regret any of my decisions during my school year and I learned life values such as being happy and respecting diversity, I do wonder if I learned that from my english teacher Mr. Creagan or WISE class but maybe it is the samething. I learned that their are those that are not as fortunate as me and their is always opportunity for good to be done in this world.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Katherine's presentation
I was not able to go to Katherine's presentation because I had physical therapy. so I can not answer the questions.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Cutting Out the Pieces
Probably the most challenging part was drawing the pieces and measuring them on the white foam board. I had to ask help from my dad to help me with the cutting because I cut my finer using the x-acto knife. He was a lot better than I at. We were able to cut everything in an hour. I hope the edges are straight enough that everything will hold.
Sketching
I do not have an office like an architect, but like all great minds that went to become successful; I started working in the basement. As you can see in the pictures below there are some of my sketches and my working area.
In the first image their is a very basic design of my building and below it are numbers. Those numbers represent measurements that I had to calculate to determine the size of my model. I did not use some actual ratio from the actual size, but simply challenged myself to try design the model with my material constraint. I only had a certain amount of material so I measured the total amount of materials I had, which was roughly 5000 square inches and the size of my base board was 24" X 18".
The second and third image show the tools i used, my air hockey desk. Some basic tools architects use are triangular rulers, which have different measuring increments to sketch a model from it's actual size. A ruler with a 90 degree placement to draw a straight line. Then a razor, pencil, and eraser.
In the first image their is a very basic design of my building and below it are numbers. Those numbers represent measurements that I had to calculate to determine the size of my model. I did not use some actual ratio from the actual size, but simply challenged myself to try design the model with my material constraint. I only had a certain amount of material so I measured the total amount of materials I had, which was roughly 5000 square inches and the size of my base board was 24" X 18".
The second and third image show the tools i used, my air hockey desk. Some basic tools architects use are triangular rulers, which have different measuring increments to sketch a model from it's actual size. A ruler with a 90 degree placement to draw a straight line. Then a razor, pencil, and eraser.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Material
I bought my material for the CornellStore because they have a whole section for architect students to buy their material and tools from. It was really convenient that cornell had the material their because I got to physically look at the material. If it had not been for the CornellStore I would have had to order material online and that would have been difficult because I would have encountered with problems such as shipping, cost, and proper material.
List:
3 white boards 3'x4'x1/4"
1 wooden board 2'x2'x1/8"
1 green paper 2'x2'x1/16"
1 white board 3'x4'x1/8"
Tools
Hot Glue Gun
Razor Cutter
Glue Sticks
Ruler
The total cost came to about $60
List:
3 white boards 3'x4'x1/4"
1 wooden board 2'x2'x1/8"
1 green paper 2'x2'x1/16"
1 white board 3'x4'x1/8"
Tools
Hot Glue Gun
Razor Cutter
Glue Sticks
Ruler
The total cost came to about $60
Resources
As I come to the end of the year, I have to wrap things up and discuss my wise project. I mostly got my training from the autodesk website (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/linkedsumindex?siteID=123112&id=2387188&linkID=9243097), It is a great source for anyone interested. Students are able to download free products. Most of my help came from the discussion groups because I was able to ask questions when I was stuck and one of the experts or other user's were able to help me. Another great site was youtube a lot of people got to post video's on how to use Revit Architecture. Their were a lot of examples and models that gave me ideas to produce my structure. The only problem using autodesk was that it only work on PC computers and I am more of a Mac user. On the PC I was unable to take videos of my work because I would have had to buy a program and I was not willing to spend money on it. While on Mac their was already a program installed to take videos of your screen. So that would have been a really nice addition to my blog because that way people would have a better understanding of what I was doing.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Biomimicry
Humans have been viewd by some as the enemy of nature. Well what if their was a way to mimic nature and produce the same results as nature. Well biomimetics is not a new idea. Humans have been looking at nature for answers to both complex and simple problems since our existence. Nature has solved many of today's engineering problems such as hydrophobicity, wind resistance, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy through the evolutionary mechanics of selective advantages. Take a building for example, what if their was a way to mimic a tree, a living habitat for organisms.
The result is a structure that is not just kind to nature; it actually imitates nature by making oxygen, distilling water and producing energy. In effect, a building that is like a tree, standing in a city that is like a forest. From solar panels that produce power to tree-filled terraces that recycle water, the building will work, quite literally, from the inside out. The structure, envelope, and mechanical systems of the building merge into super-thin, smart skins that automatically adjust to the sun and wind like a living, breathing organism. This tower shows the way urban centers can get closer to nature—and in the process keep neighborhoods and cities vibrant and healthy.
The house uses sunlight to generate energy, cleans water, sequesters carbon, provides natural habitats, and produces oxygen and food. In order to accomplish this, several nanotechnologies are incorporated into the design. While these technologies are conceptual, some are already in early development today. As with a tree, the house accrues positive environmental benefits over time. When the useful life of the house is over, its materials are designed to be easily disassembled to return as safe nutrients for human industry or the biosphere in Cradle to Cradle cycles.
The result is a structure that is not just kind to nature; it actually imitates nature by making oxygen, distilling water and producing energy. In effect, a building that is like a tree, standing in a city that is like a forest. From solar panels that produce power to tree-filled terraces that recycle water, the building will work, quite literally, from the inside out. The structure, envelope, and mechanical systems of the building merge into super-thin, smart skins that automatically adjust to the sun and wind like a living, breathing organism. This tower shows the way urban centers can get closer to nature—and in the process keep neighborhoods and cities vibrant and healthy.
The house uses sunlight to generate energy, cleans water, sequesters carbon, provides natural habitats, and produces oxygen and food. In order to accomplish this, several nanotechnologies are incorporated into the design. While these technologies are conceptual, some are already in early development today. As with a tree, the house accrues positive environmental benefits over time. When the useful life of the house is over, its materials are designed to be easily disassembled to return as safe nutrients for human industry or the biosphere in Cradle to Cradle cycles.
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