model photos

Luckily, there are still some things that can't be represented with a computer: light and shadow, texture, the feeling of being in a place... 

community center : sectional model : 3/16" = 1'

base(ics)

model base:

materials:
plywood + wood glue + scrap metal

tools:
clamps, hammer and chisel, multimaster oscillating cutter, hand scraper, palm sander, belt sander, blowtorch, fire extinguisher, time...

A detailed look at the joints:

Cutting out the topography:

pre-review

Studio

Model making in 21 frames:

section, perspective, section perspective

sectional model

decided to shift gears and work in a smaller scale...

sectional model

update on the widmann prize drawing, "the man-made line"

drawings

some process shots of a drawing I'm making for the widmann competition:

collaborative drawing done by my 4th graders:

revisit, re-imagine, revise

happy easter from Pruitt-Igoe...

small "wetland" area on the northeast edge of the site

sketches showing proposed recycling center, re-shaped mounds, and an elevated walkway



streetscape in front of the Pruitt-school (site of the proposed research center) :

left : community growing plots 

right : a crosswalk and bench made of recycled bricks from the area