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TUTORIAL SIGN OFF  THE SHARD-LONDON   Week 3 in Art Portfolio was mainly dedicated to tutorials. There were not many classes so instead of our usual class sessions there were studio sessions where we were supposed to develop our ideas and continue with my blogs. I was able to complete a few initial sketches but they weren't up to my desired taste. I will come back to my self-criticism but for now, let me delve into what my tutorial entailed.  It started off with my tutor reviewing my pre-project plan outline which includes my main objectives, tasks I will accomplish according to each week as well as the materials I will be using. In my project brief, I was supposed to design a social unit with a holding capacity of 200 residents but I negotiated for it to be brought down to 120 residents.  To make my site plan look better I suggested that I will want to purchase pro markers from the Works to make my site plan sketch look more professional and accurately done....

                                 JEAN NOUVEL- MONAD TERRACE This post is mainly an expansion of my previous post regarding my idea generation. The Social Housing sector demands precision and the ability to experiment with varying ideas. Hence, this task I would say was coincidentally given to me to challenge me and pull me out of my comfort zone.  For this blog, I will conduct research into Jean Nouvel who was and still is one of the most influential and creative Architects France birthed.  JEAN NOUVEL  Jean Nouvel was born in the year 1945 in Fumel, France. After he enrolled at the Ecol des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, he obtained the first position in the entrance exam due to his high intellect and intelligence in the year 1966. He then went on to further his undergraduate studies and obtained his degree in the year 1971.  He began his professional career in 1970 after he became an assi...

                           IDEA GENERATION IN THE FIRST SESSION At the beginning of the session in class, everyone was given a brief relating to their course. Art Portfolio 2 is different from Art Portfolio 1 in the sense that in Art Portfolio 2 the project outline is more specific and you are required to follow precise procedures. I was handed a brief and the project I am supposed to work on is social housing in Cromwell located in the United States of America. Cromwell was destroyed by a devastating fire outbreak which took the lives of many residents and also destroyed property. Therefore it is up to my Art Portfolio class to rebuild the city according to the projects all of us have been given. These are schools, cultural centres, and hospitals amongst others. The project I was giving was blocks of flats for Social housing. These are high-rise apartments designated to the residents of Cromwell where families can re...

                                 WELCOME POST FOR TERM THREE Term three has officially gone full swing and I plan to put in my best by hook or crook. All too soon my time at DMUIC is coming to an end.  Last term I was able to improve my time management and multi-tasking skills because I wanted to take the module head-on to prevent regrets. I was also able to improve on my hand sketches concerning my project. My project was an Art Gallery situated in Paris hence I needed a lot of precision and accuracy. I did not really understand what drawing to scale was but through my constant sketches and comprehension of dimensions I was able to grasp that aspect. I also improved my SketchUp skills because I began the process earlier compared to the previous term when I began late and had no idea what I was doing. For my 3D final outcome, I visited the 3D printing workshop to cut out pieces of clear acrylic for...