bumping heads

The meeting that we had was less than productive. It was difficult to move forward because the thought process was just going in circles. The issues of aesthetics, efficiency, and should this project be about the spectacle were the main topics of debate. Their were people who felt that spectacle should be integrated in part of the system and simply not an add on, a tag that is placed somewhere in the powerhouse as an after thought. For others, they consider the spectacle as non-relevant. Which then prompted the debate of the actual design of the piece and the efficiency of the project being proposed. Though one project proposed was efficient but aesthetically unpleasing while the other was aesthetically pleasing and not as efficient as the other project and as a plus provided the spectacle. One of the considerations of the project being proposed is that we are completely neglecting the work that was done by the previous group and completely redesigning the project again.

last iteration

Breaking into the final groups for these projects, and understanding what works and what doesn't. Pulling from past experiences with working in the groups we immediately talked about what we liked and did not like about the previous project. This time though we are not going to try and reinvent the project and what was done in previous weeks, it takes too much time and energy. This time build upon the work that was done.

progress

week two

through the rough

Diverging into this idea of a smart surface, in of itself is interesting but adding an element to the mix, such as water makes it more challenging. Working through initial stages of the project, dealing with a surface that not only holds water and doesn’t leak but also incorporating elements of hour and folding, a measure of time and a physical action. This idea or hour, first was though as a measure of time such as, from three to four in the afternoon but it can also be perceived as a standard, such as every quarter hour.  Then integrating folding into the mix, where it can communicate some sort of information to the surrounding community. Thinking of it as an LED screen with each “pixel” as a folding element that can individually controlled.  The idea came from a type of art expression called rain shadow.