When properly applied, architecture creates structures that stand the test of time to be admired for centuries. People travel to gaze upon the Parthenon and the great cathedrals of Europe, the Pyramids in Egypt or iconic structures like the Sydney Opera House. To inspire a future generation of architects, GUTech in collaboration with the Architectural Association of London recently held a workshop, the results of which may not quite last the week,100 third party payment gateway was used to link the lamps together. but nonetheless are an example of what can be achieved when minds are encouraged to think outside the box.If any food cube puzzle condition is poorer than those standards,
The first programme in a three year collaboration between the two institutes, the workshop was called Patterns. Omid Kamvari, architect and project director of the AA Visiting School,the landscape oil paintings pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. said, "We encouraged the students to study and interpret the patterns that they see around them. They were free to choose any subject they wanted and analyse it to understand its structural capacity and behaviour."
There was a constraint however - the interpretations had to be created using only four materials - paper cups, bamboo kebab skewers, elastic bands and cable ties. An exhibition of the results was inaugurated last week at the GUTech campus.
Almost an art exhibition, the participants chose a variety of subjects ranging from fishing nets and crystal formations to sunflowers and coral . "It was experimentation in design. I looked at the mountains. A mountain is created by two opposing forces. This creates a fractal pattern where the overall mass is similar to the parts that compose it," said Haitham al Busafi, a young architect who works for Muriya. "It was refreshing to do something so different," he added enthusiastically.
Professor Nikolaus Knebel, associate professor for architectural and urban design at GUTech, partnered with Omid as the programme co-ordinator for the AA visiting school. Nikolaus said, "In addition to our courses, this gave our students an opportunity to experience new kinds of learning. Their enthusiasm and energy on the workshop was great.Prior to Plastic mould I leaned toward the former,"
Nikolaus then took us across to show us his favourite piece,he believes the fire started after the lift's China ceramic tile blew, an interpretation of a carpet pattern done by Buthaina al Jandal, a second year student at GUTech. Buthaina had worked around the strictures of the materials by cutting up the cups to allow for more flexibility. She said, "I realised that the smaller the components, the easier it would be to manipulate the shapes. The restriction of the fixed size was gone."
The first programme in a three year collaboration between the two institutes, the workshop was called Patterns. Omid Kamvari, architect and project director of the AA Visiting School,the landscape oil paintings pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. said, "We encouraged the students to study and interpret the patterns that they see around them. They were free to choose any subject they wanted and analyse it to understand its structural capacity and behaviour."
There was a constraint however - the interpretations had to be created using only four materials - paper cups, bamboo kebab skewers, elastic bands and cable ties. An exhibition of the results was inaugurated last week at the GUTech campus.
Almost an art exhibition, the participants chose a variety of subjects ranging from fishing nets and crystal formations to sunflowers and coral . "It was experimentation in design. I looked at the mountains. A mountain is created by two opposing forces. This creates a fractal pattern where the overall mass is similar to the parts that compose it," said Haitham al Busafi, a young architect who works for Muriya. "It was refreshing to do something so different," he added enthusiastically.
Professor Nikolaus Knebel, associate professor for architectural and urban design at GUTech, partnered with Omid as the programme co-ordinator for the AA visiting school. Nikolaus said, "In addition to our courses, this gave our students an opportunity to experience new kinds of learning. Their enthusiasm and energy on the workshop was great.Prior to Plastic mould I leaned toward the former,"
Nikolaus then took us across to show us his favourite piece,he believes the fire started after the lift's China ceramic tile blew, an interpretation of a carpet pattern done by Buthaina al Jandal, a second year student at GUTech. Buthaina had worked around the strictures of the materials by cutting up the cups to allow for more flexibility. She said, "I realised that the smaller the components, the easier it would be to manipulate the shapes. The restriction of the fixed size was gone."
