Natural Architecture

Taken from the book "Natural Architecture" by Alessandro Rocca.

Vintage Ski Posters

Qui est “in”, Qui est “out”

Installation by Yes We Can Architecture for the "Festival des Architectures Vives :In(Side)Out" in Montpellier, France.

Truffle House

By Anton Garcia-Abril of Ensamble Studio - constructed with the aid of a cow eating away at bales of hay.

Christo

A series of works by the artist "Christo" that focus on the theme of draping - something which I am currently studying in my architecture studio

Grin Grin Park Project

Nature park/botanical display complex by Toyo Ito

A new swatch pattern (on the left) was created and then applied to an ellipse. This shape was then copied numerous times and overlaid with varying transparencies.

A simple triangle is the basis for this component. Using the "width" tool and by copying the triangle once (and rotating it) the shape in the middle was created. "Convert to shape > rectangle" was then used to create one of the squares on the far right. This square was then copied another three times (with varying opacities) to create the final shape.

A series of semi-transparent circles was created using the ellipse tool. These were then arranged side by side and modified to varying degrees using the "warp" tool.

Further exploration of this technique (3D > revolve) led to the shape on the bottom right. The ordered circles were multiplied and then turned into a "symbol" swatch. This particular swatch was then applied to a plain black sphere.

This component uses an ordered and repeated set of ellipses to create the final shape on the left. It was done using the 3D > Revolve tool.

This first shape was made by creating a chain of inter-connected circles and then using the pucker tool to transform them into squares. The extrude and bevel effect was then applied to give thickness. The resultant shape appears to be 3D.


 

visual noise

Objective: to experiment with producing vector‐based images using Adobe Illustrator by exploring a variety of imaging techniques, with a focus on abstract graphic communication.