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Syllabus Communication: Sketching as a way to quickly capture an idea, in order to re-present the idea to one-self (as a form of self-refl ection, i.e. thinking), and in order to communicate it to others. Drawing as analysis (of space, motion, etc.) and drawing as a way to generate design proposals. Drawing as the abstract space between analysis and design. Translation between media: you must learn to move quickly between hand and various types of compu-ter drawing: 2D vector, 3D modeling and rendering, and editing raster images. The course will focus on sketching and hard-line drawing by hand, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, 3dmax, and Adobe Photoshop; we will explore the strengths of each of these in order to encourage you to think critically about your tools.

Project 1, Part 1 Spatial Sketching Techniques and AbstractionProject 1, Part 2 Observing Activity through NotationProject 1, Part 3 Measured Drawings of the RampProject 1, Part 4 Projecting your Notations back into SpaceProject 1, Part 5 Translation from Analysis to DesignProject 2, Part 1 From Model to Image in 3D Studio MAXProject 2, Part 2 From Rendering to Collage in PhotoshopProject 2, Part 3 Bringing technical drawings to lifeProject 2, Part 4 Arranging and Connecting

Co-coordinators: Ken Tracy, George ShowmanAssociate Dean for Academics: John Cays

Teaching Tuesday Cards for Inspirations

Project 1, Part 1 Observing Space with SketchingProject 1, Part 2 Notation of Activity, Developing LanguageProject 1, Part 3 Measured Drawings of the RampProject 1, Part 4 Developing Idea Project 1, Part 5 Transformation of Ramp SpaceProject 2, Part 1 Negative SpaceProject 2, Part 2 Context Collage Project 2, Part 3 Sections and Elevations Space CheckProject 2, Part 4 Conceptual Layout

Final Pin Up: 2 Lay Outs 24’’ x 36’’ for Project 1 and 2

Guest Critics: Tina Wallbaum, Wassim Jabi

Graphics Teacher: Till Boettger

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sNotation Ramp Space Factory Ramp Transformation

Using an industrial setting to transform the negative space of the ramps into a fully functional factory space that conveys move-ment through the use of belts and a working system.

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riz Original concept: People using the ramps to climb and unknowingly fall to their doom.Traps. Slides. Funnels. Over the course of design, changes were made in order to utilizethe slides for recreational use. I.e. Water slides. The ramps and negative space wereinserted in a water scenario to imply the use of a water slide.

Slide down

Steep tumbledown

First Sketch: The basic design of the ramp was first drawn. Then thenegative space was enclosed in a box in order to solidify the emptyspace around the ramp. A funnel was then born from this box.

Different levels were then added to show height. People were drawn indifferent scales to show depth. Idea of sketch was to walk up the ramps andthen if one was so inclined, slide down the funnel into the unknown void. Atdifferent moments and points one can either slide down with ease or for therisk-taker, tumble down.

This design requires one to walk up three different levels of ramps.Each level presents different heights from which one may slide downthe water funnel and drop into the water. The arrows indicate that atany instance one may decide to jump.

Side Elevation Development of Collage

Use of NegativeSpaceLIVE LOAD

Ramps-Movement and Space InverseUniverse

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The space that a person was walking through Project 1 is completelz fi lled in. Then, it is shrunk to a height of six feet, and then compacted until the path of the person walk-ing is all that is left. The full fi lled in space has some planes removed, so that the interior can be seen in some places. Then, the path of the man walking is inserted into the opened up fi lled in space, and a new experience occurs.

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LIVE LOAD MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXHIBIT/STUDIO

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Plan with Notation (top) Ramps with distortion (top) Ramps with distortion (top)

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The idea of this project was to create a negative space in ramps, and then create a bulding out of the negative space. The project consists more than just ramps, but a space that brings people to the ferry to get across the water. People go through these tunnels to get to a boat that takes them across the river to New York City.

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The forest of cylinders defi nes the space by directing the occupant through the space by following the rhythm of the design.

The evolution from project 1 to project 2 is the creation of a curvy surface made up of individual members. These different members create a complex surface with rhythm and complexity.

Ramp Evolution

Notes-Walking Speed

FastMediumSlowStanding First Floor PlanSecond Floor Plan

Transformation

Ramps in Motion

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Students come to a fork in the road and must try to make correct decisions. In this case it is only a serve as weather the ramp or the stairs will be a better route to get to the same destination, their next class and why.

Ramp vs Stairs

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Using color to bring together spaces and create shapes, and using various photo-based textures to separate and bring ref-erence to these same spaces, can create completely different 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional renderings.

3D vs 2D

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OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVETRTRANSFORMING THE NEGAANSFORMING THE NEGATIVE SPTIVE SPACE TO ACE TOCONNECT INTERIOR TO THE EXCONNECT INTERIOR TO THE EXTERIOR WHILES TERIOR WHILESCREACREATING THE NOTION OF ASCENDING ORDER.TING THE NOTION OF ASCENDING ORDER.

FORMULFORMULA PULL DOWN SOME WPULL DOWN SOME WALLS TO MAKE ALLS TO MAKE THE SPTHE SPACE MORE OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE ACE MORE OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT.

TO USE ACQUIRED PICTURES TO CREATO USE ACQUIRED PICTURES TO CREATE SOME TE SOME TEXTEXTURES AND TO ARRIVE ATURES AND TO ARRIVE AT A TRT A TRANSANS FORMAFORMATIONS THATIONS THAT IS ALSO ABSRT IS ALSO ABSRACT ANDACT AND SIMILSIMILAR TOTHE FIRST TRAR TOTHE FIRST TRANSFORMAANSFORMATIONTION

HIGHER LINING

Raphael OgoeArch-283-002

2d notations in plan

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manifestation of ascending order

beginning journey

NOTATIING THE USE OF SPACE IN 3D

ASCENDING MOTIONASCENDING MOTION

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What’s the meaning of space? How can we defi ne it? After working on the Ramps Project, what I want to show in every image is how space is composed. And we as humans generate space through our movement. And we can start seeing that each single point fused with other different point creates a line. A line that joined with many other lines will gener-ate the space. The negative space is the way to show how this hap-pens. Generating different planes in different directions we can see the space. A space that is not seeing, nor able to be touched, but we can feel it. We can feel it through the the lines that defi ne it as it is shown in the collage. In addition the space can be modifi ed through the volume or environment that contains it, by placing the Ramps in a different context will change the form, but the space will remain there.

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Waterview Complex in Parsippany

Negative Space

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Circulation in Space

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