Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Folly Structure - Influenced by Santiago Calatrava


Santiago Calatrava’s design of the Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium led me to question the design of my own project.  His trademark arching beams seemed to follow the curve of my triangles.  My inability to determine if the strings held the beam and roof in tension or simply visually connected the two made me reconsider how my object interacted with its environment.  Should it curve toward the eye for a smoother appearance or be turned into the landscape, creating a type of dragon tail jutting out of the hill?  Also, I noticed a slight similarity in the way the strings in his design radiated between the beam and roof – somewhat like how my subsequent triangles all depend on the initial base triangle.  From these observations, I shall first decide which side of my object will face the viewer; then, I will need to realize if the object is supported by the middle triangles or the end triangles. 



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