Hauer, Erwin. Erwin Hauer – Continua: Architectural Screens and Walls. New York: Princeton Architectural, 2007. Print.
The author, a prominent sculptor from the 50’s catalogues and describes his work in “Continuous surface” studies from biomorphic forms into modular structures. The reading provides insight into the process Hauer’s screens including where he gained inspiration for much of his sculptures. There are an abundant amount of images of screens and walls from the 1950-60 captured in carefully composed images. Provided at the beginning of each project is a short introduction into the design process that provides descriptive explanations of intents and discoveries. Through series of screens that play with luminosity, surfaces, and symmetry. The book provides a good in-depth visual documentation of work that seems to build upon one another.
Guzowski, Mary. “CARBON NEUTRAL DAYLIGHTING DESIGN.” Carbon Neutral Design Project: n. pag. Web. 24 May 2011.
The Article, an outline of strategies that designers can use for daylightng methods that can be used for Sustainable design provides a great starting point. the author systematically documents steps for a carbon-neutral approach to day lighting. With a lot of our lighting coming from artificial lights the use of actual sunlight is typical forgotten. As it relates to my project dealing with the dynamics of daylighting helped influence my application of my final installation. The shifting sun directions provide varying effects to my screen giving it a less static quality.
Iwamoto, Lisa. Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Print.
The author, currently an assistant professor at the University of California Berkeley received her Maser of Architecture degree with Distinction from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in structural Engineering from the University of Colorado. She brings her expertise and knowledge of perceptual performance of material and digital fabrication to display the different types of techniques. The book is organized into the major categories’: sectioning, Tessellating folding, contouring, and forming. In each section she includes numerous examples of artists and designer that have implemented each of these fabrication techniques into small scale installations. The pages provide useful images and text that help explain the ideas and techniques used to accomplish the presented installations.
Leski, Kyna. The Making of Design Principles. Providence, RI: K. Leski, 2007. Print.
The author, a principal at 3SIXO Architecture and Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design provides a glimpse into the process of design, put into words and images through a series of projects. The publication chronicles three projects that were given three problems each that designers represented in various small scale studies. The projects offer a fresh view of traditional design process demonstrated as problems to solve such as “form and order” and “whole to the part to whole”.
Lilley, Brian, and Philip Beesley. Expanding Bodies: Art, Cities, Environment ; Proceedings of the Acadia 2007 Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 1-7, 2007. S.l.: Riverside Architectural Press and Tuns Press,2007. Print.
The publication, an organization formed in the 1980’s to create a line of communication and critical thinking that deal with the use of computers in architectural design and planning. The Book contains an array of conversations and studies involving the use of computers in design including parametric design a process that I am trying to understand through my design process and installation. One study in particular “The Smithsonian Courtyard Enclosure” provides a case study in the digital design process. The articles within the publication are intended for an audience interested in more than the end product including topics outlining design problems, solutions, intent, and logic encompassing digital design. In the case study involving the Courtyard enclosure the author provides a clear understanding of sketching with algorithms and its requirement to have a basic understanding of the design intent in order to write the correct parameters for the computer program to use in creating form.
Liu, Yudong. Demonstrating Digital Architecture. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2005. Print.
The publication, displays fifty of the best project designers from all over the world intended for an audience interested in the new age designs coming from the digital world of 3d modeling and its implementation into the built environment. Included are prominent designer such as Tadao Ando and Zaha Hadid. The book provides award winning examples of how 3d modeling was used in design along with detailed explanations of to describe the work. Also included are many examples of smaller scale projects that incorporate computer based modeling and fabrication. Similar to the Iwamoto’s “Digital Fabrication” the publication goes more into less known artist and becomes richer in detail explaining such things as programs used and reasons for materials used etc.
Marpillero, S, James Carpenter, and Kenneth Frampton.James Carpenter: Environmental Refractions. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006. Print.
The Book, Provides a highly illustrated photographs and diagrams of projects that deal with manipulating light. Simple moves as Spandrel panel units such as the ones used in the & world trade center have phenomenal effects on the overall composition of a buildings skin and its perception on the ground floor. Included are very detailed diagrams that help explain the design intent in a visual format.
Stattmann, Petra Schmidt & Nicola. Unfolded. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2009.
The publication, composed of highly graphical imagery presents multiple design projects that primarily deal with the numerous possibilities of paper for form making and design. Paper typically used for its two-dimensional qualities is described by the authors as an even greater median for three-dimensional design. Through the numerous projects revealed within the pages the book serves as a good starting point for getting inspired to use material in a new way to create form. The projects are briefly articulated with very descriptive introductions to the artist’s design intents that are very helpful for determining our own concepts and ideas.
Swirnoff, Lois. Dimensional Color. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. Print.
The Book, a compilation of experiments with color and the visual changes that occur when surrounding elements are changed. Through a series of experiments with students the author provides meaningful insight into simple studies that produce varied results exploring the hue changes that occur when placed next to different colors. The chapters that were really captivating were on three-dimensional symmetry and how color used in a grid of dowels create different forms shaped by the color arrangement and their views at different angles. These studies are very compelling in formulating my miniature studies as I create three-dimensional screens out of two-dimensional objects.
Tanizaki, Junʼichirō. In Praise of Shadows. New Haven, Conn: Leete’s Island Books, 1977. Print.
The Book, provides a highly descriptive look into the qualities of shadow and the character of dimly lit environments . As we design building today daylight artificial light is typically used to reveal a space. The author compares the traditional way of lighting spaces that were mastered by the Japanese. The text provides great examples on how to explain light conditions and qualities in words.
