Fifth Year - MArchFifth Year - MArchhttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009-10-13T15:02:23ZSquarespaceKevin Dennis - Architecture: Dialed Inhttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/7/27/kevin-dennis-architecture-dialed-in.htmlEditor2009-07-27T12:48:23Z2009-07-27T12:48:23ZExterior Perspective - click to enlargeThe intricate mechanics of a mountain bike require constant adjustment, refinement, and adaptation to meet specific rider needs and trail conditions.

Shower Vignette - click to enlargeThis notion of tuning can be applied to architecture, allowing a building to accommodate changing site and environmental conditions, as well as the changing needs of its occupants.

The users could control this response physically and directly, encouraging a greater understanding and appreciation of the building’s functions, while gaining control over their own comfort while also reducing energy consumption.


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With contemporary technologies and new information processing systems, there is more cross-fertilization between design disciplines than ever before. How can the process of interdisciplinary production be promoted between design professions such as fashion, architecture, and industrial design? These design fields can foster bold and radical ideas, which are wearable and appearance-based and can draw connections between the structure and skin of a building with that of the human body and clothing.

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]]>Alicia Cox - Country on Fifthhttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/7/13/alicia-cox-country-on-fifth.htmlEditor2009-07-13T12:29:40Z2009-07-13T12:29:40Zclick to enlargeCountry music reflects the values of many Americans as its music and stories portray human emotions, life’s lessons and a pastoral culture. The music has been transformed overtime in response to its commercialization and has left its rural base roots. Today the music is widely celebrated and has been infused and influenced by many urban environments.

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]]>Christine Carroll - Journeyhttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/6/5/christine-carroll-journey.htmlEditor2009-06-05T16:24:31Z2009-06-05T16:24:31Zclick to enlarge

Today, many people seek immediate gratification by acquiring material objects to fulfill their needs. When a space encourages individuals to focus on spiritual fulfillment, they have the potential to strengthen the community, as they support one another.

Architectural space can create moments that encourage visitors to transcend their daily surroundings and be free to contemplate something larger than them. Such spaces encourage community values, respect, understanding and harmony through shared experiences.

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]]>Noelle Jones - After School Play Spacehttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/6/1/noelle-jones-after-school-play-space.htmlEditor2009-06-01T16:25:00Z2009-06-01T16:25:00ZAn after-school play space in Berlin, NY. The site program consists of one main earth structure and three portals which frame the beginnings of my site. The building program has a mixture of flexible play space and functional spaces. Children need a balance between inside and outside activity to develop fully. This natural space provides both to enhance creativity and imagination.

]]>Nelson Giannakopouloshttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/1/30/nelson-giannakopoulos.htmlEditor2009-01-30T16:58:57Z2009-01-30T16:58:57Zclick to enlargeclick to enlarge

The bat plays a significant role in the rituals of the batter's box. Much like hitting, the making of a baseball bat is an art in itself. From cutting down the trees, to making billets, and spinning the bat on the lathe, each step of the process is carefully calculated. The precision is apparent in the several quality control stages such as weighing the bat and checking the grain direction. Juxtaposing the specimen of a finished bat with its natural surroundings amplifies the craftsmanship behind making a baseball bat.

 

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I began by looking at the mundane task of using a computer. I wanted to magnify each step from turning the computer on to shutting it off. I created thresholds of compression and expansion in light and space to correspond with each moment.

Open the computer and turn it on. Suddenly, darkness is struck with light and sound. You enter your password--a unique representation of your being--and you are allowed access. Possibly, the people you connect to will brighten your experience there.

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]]>Alexander Cunningham - Master's Thesishttp://norwicharchart.com/fifth-year-march/2009/1/14/alexander-cunningham-masters-thesis.htmlEditor2009-01-14T17:17:29Z2009-01-14T17:17:29ZFatalism, Purpose and Dwelling in Outer-Space

by Alexander Cunningham

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Thesis Premise
The Earth’s climate is in a constant state of change; these changes upset the stability that civilization depends on and may, one day, threaten human survival. Technology offers a replacement; a stable environment tailored to fulfill human needs.

Thesis Question
How can architecture enable dwelling in the engineered environment that humans require to survive in outer-space?

Thesis Abstract
Scientists have shown that the current climate, which has allowed human civilization, is an intermission in the glacial cycle of an ice-age (Brownlee and Ward 16). When the current inter-glacial period ends human civilization might be crushed by dwindling agricultural resources (Palmer 162). Furthermore the sun is slowly growing in intensity; eventually this will result in the evaporation of the oceans, killing all life on the surface of Earth (Brownlee and Ward 142). Using science and industry humans can create an alternative to suffering these climatic changes. Large and stable biospheres, tailored to human needs, might, one day, be constructed in orbit around the Earth (Gatland 242). The role of architects in designing these “arcologies” will be to enable dwelling; that is to re-establish the connection between human and environment. Realizing arcologies is not a simple proposition. These structures will be larger than any building ever constructed. Furthermore they will be manufactured in the deadly conditions of outer-space. Therefore intermediary experiments in outer-space habitation, focused on proving the required technologies, manufacturing techniques, and architectural schemes must be undertaken.

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