Exp2. Week2

Crazybump Before and After:

Concrete:
Concrete is the product of mixing, aggregate (rock, sand, or gravel), cement and water. The setting of concrete is a chemical reaction between the cement and the water, not a drying process. This reaction is called hydration, it evolves heat as does any chemical reaction, and the process is irreversible.



Steel:
Steel is an alloy of iron with about 1 percent carbon. It may also contain other elements, such as manganese. Whereas pure iron is a relatively soft metal that rusts easily, steel can be hard, tough, and corrosion-resistant. Used to make almost everything from skyscraper girders, automobiles, and appliances to thumb tacks and paper clips, steel is one of the world's most vital materials



Brick:
brick. Solid, hollow, or indented building element, usually rectangular, but also other shapes for special purposes, manufactured from clay, concrete, sand, and lime, or other materials, formed in a mould, then burnt, set, or cured

References:

brick Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about brick. 2014. brick Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about brick. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/brick.aspx. 

Basic information on concrete and cement, concrete road pavements and concrete structures, with samples of concrete batching sheets. 2014. Basic information on concrete and cement, concrete road pavements and concrete structures, with samples of concrete batching sheets. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.highwaysmaintenance.com/concinfo.htm. 

Concrete Information, Definition - The Concrete Network. 2014. Concrete Information, Definition - The Concrete Network. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete.html.

steel Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about steel. 2014. steel Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about steel. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/steel.aspx. 

Exp2. Week1

Objects from 3dsMax to Cryengine:

Building Description:

Brazilian Museum of Sculpture

1988-94
Location: San Paulo, Brazil

Architect: Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

Materials Used: Concrete, steel, metal (railing)

75,000-square foot triangular site. Large concrete slabs create partly underground internal spaces and also form an exterior plaza with water pools and an esplanade

San Paulo Museum of Art

1947

Location: San Paulo, Brazil

Architect: Joao Vicente de Azevedo

Materials Used: Concrete and glass

Occupies approximately 10 thousand square meters. The cover is a large square base. In the basement is a large civic hall meetings hosted public and political theater.

Church of Light

1989

Location: Osaka, Japan

Architect: Tadao Ando

Materials Used: Concrete, glass, timber

The Church of the Light embraces Ando’s philosophical framework between nature and architecture through the way in which light can define and create new spatial perceptions equally.

Week7 Lecture:

In this week's lecture, there was an introduction to exp 2. We looked through different buildings that we have to choose for the second experiment. Also, there were several examples on how to decay buildings.

References:

Making of Church of the Light - 3D Architectural Visualization & Rendering Blog. 2014. Making of Church of the Light - 3D Architectural Visualization & Rendering Blog. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ronenbekerman.com/making-of-church-of-the-light/. 

Mendes Da Rocha, Paulo: Brazilian Museum of Sculpture (MUBE), São Paulo, Brazil. 2014. Mendes Da Rocha, Paulo: Brazilian Museum of Sculpture (MUBE), São Paulo, Brazil. [ONLINE] Available at: http://theredlist.com/wiki-2-19-879-604-633-view-mendes-da-rocha-paulo-profile-mendes-da-rocha-paulo-brazilian-museum-of-sculpture-mube-saeo-paulo-brazil.html. 

Sao Paulo Museum of Art Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP) | Brazil My Country. 2014. Sao Paulo Museum of Art Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP) | Brazil My Country. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.brazilmycountry.com/sao-paulo-attractions/sao-paulo-museum-of-art/.

Brazilian Museum of Sculpture | Architectuul. 2014. Brazilian Museum of Sculpture | Architectuul. [ONLINE] Available at: http://architectuul.com/architecture/brazilian-museum-of-sculpture. 

Art Museum of Sao Paulo - Architecture of the World - WikiArquitectura. 2014. Art Museum of Sao Paulo - Architecture of the World - WikiArquitectura.

AD Classics: Church of the Light / Tadao Ando | ArchDaily. 2014. AD Classics: Church of the Light / Tadao Ando | ArchDaily.

Exp1. Final Sumission

Trailer:

Dropbox Link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vlqs2sgc1f0nig/island4.zip?dl=0

REFERENCES:
Star Gazing - Relaxing Ambient Music - YouTube. 2014. Star Gazing - Relaxing Ambient Music - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkw-Hs9tLF4. [Accessed 07 September 2014].

Exp1. Week5

The Strategy:

   To reveal and conceal my number (9) and my letter (M), I’m going to design them in both micro and macro scale to give a variety sense. As it would be boring if all the letters and numbers are too obvious, I will try my best to put them in a number of interesting ways. I’m going to make two rocky hills to create an M shape, then I’m going to put a waterfall in between the hills, and the water will fall into a big 9 shaped lake. For the second one, I’m going to create a small pond and place two middle-scaled trees to form an M shape. And in the pond, there will be 9 fish swim around. Near the pond, there’s going to be very tiny 9 bugs and below the bugs, there will be a rock that forms an M shape. In another area, there will be a small island filled with ocean water in the middle so that it looks like M and around the island, there will be small trees that look like a number 9. Near the waterfall and the cottage, there will be 9 mushrooms that has grown like an M shape and the trunk of tree that is very close to the mushroom will also form an M shape.

M9:

Draft Images:

Exp1. Week4

Before:

 After:

Current setting of Time of Day:

Fog, Waterfall and Weather Video:

Exp1. Week3

Claude Lorrain

William Gilpin

Capability Brown

Humphry Repton

JMW Turner

Shi Zi Lin - The Lion Grove Garden

REFERENCES 

Landscape with Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia - Claude Lorrain - WikiArt.org. 2014. Landscape with Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia - Claude Lorrain - WikiArt.org. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-lorrain/landscape-with-ascanius-shooting-the-stag-of-sylvia-1682. [Accessed 12 August 2014].

 BRITISH LANDSCAPE PRINTMAKING 1750 - 1880. 2014. BRITISH LANDSCAPE PRINTMAKING 1750 - 1880. [ONLINE] Available at:http://britishlandscapeprintmaking.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/john-robert-cozens-john-robert-cozens.html. [Accessed 12 August 2014].

 Home page | Capability Brown. 2014. Home page | Capability Brown. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.capabilitybrown.org/. [Accessed 12 August 2014]. 

 Humphrey Repton on Radio 4 | Austenonly. 2014. Humphrey Repton on Radio 4 | Austenonly. [ONLINE] Available at:http://austenonly.com/2010/10/25/humphrey-repton-on-radio-4/. [Ac cessed 12 August 2014]. 

 ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - North Terrace Adelaide-. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au:8080/agsa/home/Media_Centre/2013/Turner/Index.html. [Accessed 12 August 2014].

 Lion Grove Garden, Suzhou Sightseeing Attractions for Tourist. 2014. Lion Grove Garden, Suzhou Sightseeing Attractions for Tourist. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/suzhou/suzhou-attractions/Lion-Grove-Garden_579.html. [Accessed 04 September 2014].

Exp1. Week2

Halla Moutain, Jeju island, Korea

The shape/ appearance of Hallasan, the highest mountain in Korea, depicts that it is formed due to the volcano eruption. the top of this mountain is dented and it looks like there is a small puddle in the middle. there are green plants all over this mountain but it seems like there aren't many trees (the green plants might be the trees). the top of this mountain is lit by the sunlight but the some sides are shaded due to the irregularity of the terrain.

Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand

The trees without any leaves and the yellow hill/ mountain with the snow in the background show that this picture is taken in winter. It seems like the tress are grown from the shallow river and there isn't any pathway that people can walk around. the sun is illuminating the hills but not the river side. 

 Namib-Naukluft national park, Namibia

This national park illustrates that it is a completely deserted place with a few small plants. The edgy hills of desert sand almost seem as if it is carved. the sunlight is coming from the back of the hills which tells us that it is close to the sunset time.

North pole, Alaska

This picture shows that there is a dense forest covered by tall, thin tress mostly without leaves. Their thin trunks convey that there isn't much water supply due to the cold and dry environment. Even though it seems like there is no clouds in the sky and the sunlight is directly coming from the sky, this area is not lightened and the sun looks blurry. 

Abruzzo, Italy

 This picture shows that there are a number of hills with a circular flatland covering a hill. In terms of vegetation, there are lots of different types of plants with various colours with some small and big rocks among the plants. Because of the  large amount of the clouds, the sun is only lighting the hill in the middle.

Chosen reference image 1:

5 Cryengine images:

steep

deep

hollow

isolated

centered

Chosen reference image 2:

3 Cryengine images:

Terrain texture:

References:

 Halla Mountain {Korea’s highest mountain} – Jeju Island | Adventurers at Heart.... 2014. Halla Mountain {Korea’s highest mountain} – Jeju Island | Adventurers at Heart.... [ONLINE] Available at:http://caitlyndebeer.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/jeju-island-part-3-hs-birthday-halla-mountain-the-beach/. [Accessed 05 August 2014].

 Landscape Picture –- New Zealand Photo -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. 2014. Landscape Picture –- New Zealand Photo -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. [ONLINE] Available at:http://photography.nationalgeographic.com.au/photography/photo-of-the-day/lake-wakatipu-new-zealand/. [Accessed 05 August 2014].

 Oryx Picture -- Animal Wallpaper -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. 2014. Oryx Picture -- Animal Wallpaper -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. [ONLINE] Available at:http://photography.nationalgeographic.com.au/photography/photo-of-the-day/oryx-dunes-namibia/. [Accessed 05 August 2014]. 

 Alaska Picture -- Weather Photo -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. 2014. Alaska Picture -- Weather Photo -- National Geographic Photo of the Day. [ONLINE] Available at:http://photography.nationalgeographic.com.au/photography/photo-of-the-day/snow-trees-alaska/. [Accessed 05 August 2014]. 

 Wildflower Picture -- Landscape Wallpaper -- National Geographic Photo of the Day . 2014. Wildflower Picture -- Landscape Wallpaper -- National Geographic Photo of the Day . [ONLINE] Available at:http://photography.nationalgeographic.com.au/photography/photo-of-the-day/wildflowers-mountain-italy/. [Accessed 05 August 2014].

 Landscape Photos - National Geographic. 2014. Landscape Photos - National Geographic. [ONLINE] Available at:http://photography.nationalgeographic.com.au/photography/photo-of-the-day/landscapes/?page=1. [Accessed 05 August 2014].