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.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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