Instruction: Professor Jerry Lim Semester: Spring 2013Date: 13thMarch,2013.

Arch 101Midterm Portfolio

By: Leung Sze Long

Arch 101 ProjectsMidterm Learning Portforlio● Week 1&2- Ice Breaker Exercise, and Kit of Parts● Week 3- Narrative● Week 4- Scale, Beauty● Week 5&6- Spaces, Matrix● Week 7- Section Model, Frame Expression, and

Landscape● Learning Outcomes

Ice BreakerIce Breaker project is about making a model which can describe our own personality with adj and adv. And, how to be a designer which not going to change the whole design just because it looks bad.

Ice BreakerIce Breaker #1

Adjective represent me● self protective

● isolated

● hate

Question in my mind that time:How can I build my model which can be able to represent myself?

Ice BreakerIce Breaker #2

Materials Used: Wire, insect screen

Adjective conveyed: self protective, cool, isolated , and hate

Narrative: Get out from a being bullied life and came to the other side of the world thought it will be a new start came out just got into another being bullied, betray, and helpless life.

Strength: getting idea of how design represent myselfWeakness: not interestingfeelback: put more layer

Ice Breaker (Kit of Parts) Kit of parts

learn about what we used and add more to build another model.

In the beginning of my model, I was using wire and insect screen, and I added a fur.

Ice Breaker (Final)Ice Breaker (Final)

Materials Used: Wire, Insect Screen , and Fur

Adjective conveyed: self protective, cool, isolated , hate, love, connection, and support

Narrative: Get out from a being bullied life and came to the other side of the world thought it will be a new start came out just got into another being bullied, betray, and helpless life. However, my family still support me through my terrible period of growth.

Feed back: the design is more interesting than before.

Ice Breaker (Response)This is my first design work, I feel I still not understanding what to do, but I learn everything that I make cannot without a reason. Or, it will not be a design.

Narrative (Response and Question of the Week)

Narrative is a story that behind the design, it is also used to explain the meaning of the design. It is helped for us to explain our design. And, refresh our mind about what are we doing in our design. It can help audience more clear on the meaning of the design, and more easy to understand what are designer doing.

Scale and BeautyWe have to draw a picture with different types of scale and make a design with those scale.

Scale and BeautyHarmonic Proportions

Scale and BeautyGolden Section

Scale and BeautyFibonacci Series

Scale and BeautyScale used:Harmonic Proportions, Golden Section, and Fibonacci Series.

weakness: boringFeedback: use the push and put to do the different shape

Scale and Beauty(Question of the Week)

● Proportion can help us to measure objects without any measure tools, remind us about the possibility of size when two object put together, and It also help us to imagine the size of our drawing and the object in reality.

● I was employed proportion is keeping the several pattern and color on the model ad present my beauty.

● I mainly use Fibonacci proportion as my base structure, then other proportion as the pattern in my design.

Spaces and Matrix

We have to do a Matrix which is a chat that represent the spaces we draw. In the same time, we have to make two picture which represent different spaces.

Spaces and Matrix

Matrix #1

Spaces and Matrix

Matrix #2

Spaces and Matrix(Respond)

In is hard to understand what is the different type of space unit I see other classmates' work. They let me understand what I did wrong and I can be able to make the correction.

Section Model, Frame Expression, and Landscape

We have to make a model with 3 different spaces welcoming, monumental, and tranqui areas. We have to build in section model, frame expression, and landscape.

Section Model, Frame Expression, and Landscape

I tried to use the light and shade to create the tranquil feeling. The holes on the card board are representing the light go through the leafs, and try to give people the feeling of relaxing.

Materials Used: fur broad

Strength: good try to use the light and shade

Weakness: symmetrical design

feedback: try to not symmetry

Section ModelFinal design (Name: The Falling Ark)I am continue with my light and shade concept, and i try to change the symmetry design. In this design, I used the sunlight to create circle of a day which be show in the site. When you step into the monumental area, you will see the sun rise on your right side. Then in the afternoon, you will see the leafs like holes. When, sunset comes u can see the sunlight through the gaps. It called The Falling Ark because it will bebuild on a waterfall.

Material Used: Fur BoradStrenge: More interestingWeakness: still symmetrical

Frame Expression I was trying to make the frame expression by wire. However, it doesn't looks really well. And, it hurts my hand really much even now.

Materials Used: wire

Weakness: It is hard to understand

Frame ExpressionI try to rebuild the frame expression, I end up use fur board and wood to rebuild my frame expression and try to be more organiza. However, there are too much trouble for me to bring it to school. Therefore, when I show my model is broken.

Materials Used: Wood, Fur Broad

Strenge: layers

Weakness: because is broken in many parts socannot be tell

Landscape

Final Model (Name: The Second Day)

This Landscape model called The Second Day,because I become the god to create the waterlike what god did in the second day.In the beginning, I really don't know how can I make a good waterfall until I go to youtube andsee how other people do waterfall.

Materials Used: Caulk, Fur BroadStrenge: the water looks so realWeakness: it tooks too many time

Final Model and respond The Falling Ark and The Second Day gives me a really good experience for me to learn how to make a model. In total, these models took me 5 days from prepare to build and finish. But, I feel I really success from nothing to something. After I finishwith these models, I feel one thing is really true which came from my sister's mouth. She said"Building model cannot be prefect by only build once, it takes time to build it adjust it, or rebuild ituntil it becomes perfect. If you never think about spending hours and hours, or sleeping time; then you should not be in this major."

Learning OutcomeMethods and Techniques for designing and constructing which I learn and understand: ● Research● Matrix● How to be a designer ● Presentation● Modeling● Narrative ● Transformation ● Spaces● Different Type of Scale● Symmetry● Context● Frame and Surface ● Kit of Part● Rhythm

Learning Outcome (Response)I think I am learning too slow when I read my learning outcome. Sometimes, my parents tell me why I learn that slow for I have some kind of learning problem. But, I feel that cannot be an excuse that I learn that slow. I did my best to understand as much as I can. However, when I know this result. That is really disencourage my effort. However, I will still try my best to understand more and faster to walk through this rocky journey.