Impact on Self: This impact project allowed me to explore a new area of design that I’m interested in and develop my technical skills. I was able to learn how to create sketches to represent the Workshop as well as how to make digital renderings in ArchiCAD—both of these skills helped me develop technical design […]
Impact Project: Workshop Project Blog Post #5 (E-Learning)
During online learning, I spent all my time working on ArchiCAD to create digital drawings of the current design for the workshop. I was able to develop my skills with these drawings, which was something I had wanted to work on during this course. I began to get more familiar with ArchiCAD and also the […]
Impact Project: Workshop Project Blog Post #4
Since last time’s blog post, Ross has decided building a workshop will be more cost efficient and sustainable than using a container. So, this project has changed from a container workshop to a proper bike workshop in a building. This definitely makes it a bigger challenge and is something I am more nervous about. After, […]
Impact Project: Workshop Project Blog Post #3
Main Achievements: User Stories User Cases Received replies to need to knows Researched Masaka’s climate for need to knows Started looking into architectural materials/information library books introduction to passive cooling Site plan My need to knows have set me up for more research and sets up a foundation for me to be able to make […]
Impact Project: Workshop Project Blog Post #2
This week’s big achievements: communicated with Ross about details started a draft of my design brief clarified outcomes created success criteria listed ‘need to knows’ from the success criteria started working on need to knows Top 3 things I learnt: Understood Ross’ goals for the container workshop (e.g., he would like the mechanics to be […]
Impact Project: Workshop Project Blog Post #1
This week’s achievements: brainstormed possible ways I can support the MCC with this project brainstormed my passions, interests, and what I want to get out of this class connected MCC’s needs to my interests and gaols identified the problems connecting to the Container Workshop idea identified the enduring issues planned the outcomes of the project(s) […]
Independent Project: Library Design
In this project, I decided to redesign the ISB MS/HS Library. Since the ES library got revamped, I looked into ways to create a common theme between the two libraries, while enhancing the overall experience of the library. Design Concept Selection – SWOT Analysis: After the SWOT analysis of all 3 concepts, I decided to […]
Wearable
PDF Link to Presentation: Modernised Corset Petticoat Set Target Audience: People with an interest in Victorian fashion People attending events with a Victorian theme People looking for upper body posture correction Design Problem: Corsets and hoop petticoats were a popular fashion trend back in the Victorian era, but they were discontinued as a fashion trend […]
Pavilion
A pavilion is a structure that can serve as a shelter, or used for decorative purposes or possibly even both. It allows for multiple interpretations and can be used for a variety of different things. For this project, we were tasked to design a pavilion to go somewhere on ISB grounds. Group Inspiration (Padlet 1): […]
Independent Reading Reflection #3
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson: This book uses perspective and point of view in a really unique way, allowing the reader to better experience what the character is going through. The descriptions used to portray each of the characters creates complex characters that further develop the novel. Daisy Jones and The Six by […]