Projects

The assignments that correspond to the three exercises are available on the Assignments section page. The links below lead to the sample student work produced for each exercise.

Exercise 1: Human Scale: Proportions and Rhythm

  • Measurement charts
  • Representations of the wire
  • Freehand pencil tracings
  • Pencil drawings
  • Pen drawings
  • Model photographs

Exercise 2: Human Scale: Transparency

  • Thread drawings
  • Model photographs

Exercise 3: Architecture Scale: Tectonic Movement

  • Measurement charts
  • Cube drawings
  • Model photographs

A compilation of the student work for is also available for Exercises 1 and 2, and Exercise 3 .

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Exercise 1: Human Scale: Proportions and Rhythm

Courtesy of MIT Student, Johanna Greenspan-Johnston, Martin Hackl and Kristen Wu. Used with permission.

Chart containing ten sets of measurements and drawings of hand and body. Three layers of angled lines drawn in penc. Three layers of angled lines sketched in pencil. Photograph of white model with extruded and intersecting planes. Three layers of angled lines drawn in pen. Photograph of white model with many extruded and intersecting planes. Photograph of white model with extruded and intersecting planes. Three layers of angled lines sketched in pencil. Three layers of angled lines drawn in pencil. Three layers of angled lines drawn in pen. Photograph of white model with decreasing height of extruded planes. Photograph of white model with decreasing height of extruded planes. Student standing in front of instructors with her project drawings and models. Wire bent at several different angles in a clockwise direction. Three layers of angled lines sketched in pencil. Three layers of angled lines drawn in pencil. Three layers of angled lines drawn in pen. Photograph of white model with extruded and intersecting planes. Photograph of white model with extruded and intersecting planes.

Exercise 2: Human Scale: Transparency

Courtesy of MIT Student, Maria Roldan. Used with permission.

Line drawing connecting two sets of points on opposing sides. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Line drawing connecting two sets of points on opposing sides. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of detail of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Line drawing connecting two sets of points on opposing sides. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Line drawing connecting two sets of points on opposing sides. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates. Photograph of thread model with thread mapping out connections between two acrylic plates.

Exercise 3: Architecture Scale: Tectonic Movement

Courtesy of Julie Ko, Heather Soukup Martin Hackl, Rae Oakley, Johanna Greenspan-Johnston and MIT Student. Used with permission.

Chart containing diagrams of polo movements and measurements. Nine, six-by-six grids with three line segments outlined in each. Six drawings of squares with lines showing cuts in model. Six drawings of different configurations originating from a square. Axonometric of a figure originating from a cube. One drawing of square with lines showing different sectional quality. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Chart containing diagrams of yoga movements and measurements. Nine, six-by-six grids with three line segments outlined in each. Six drawings of different configurations originating from a square. Six drawings of different configurations originating from a square. Axonometric of a figure originating from a cube. Two drawings of squares with lines showing different sectional quality. Photograph of bass woodcube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Chart containing diagrams of polo movements and measurements. Nine, six-by-six grids with three line segments outlined in each. Six drawings of squares with lines showing cuts in model. Six drawings of different configurations originating from a square. Axonometric of a figure originating from a cube. One drawing of square with lines showing different sectional quality. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on base with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on base with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on base with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on base with shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube. Photograph of bass wood cube model on basewith shifted portions of the cube.