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researching in avery : understanding the atrium of 41 Cooper Square ( The Cooper Union ) by Morphosis Architects ( 2009 )

via their sections / section cuts / plans

tools : avery library / library research, Adobe Ai and Adobe Id

modelling complexity : atrium / atrium lattice modelled using only sections / section cuts / plans from research / reference findings

tools : Rhino, Rhino Render, VRay

modelling complexity : ‘union’,

I posit that 41 Cooper Square ( The Cooper Union ) desires for its atrium space, specifically its atrium void space, to

distort the grids it interplays with — here, the grid of the atrium’s lattice structure, the grid of the building’s structure,

the Commissioners’ Grid, and the grid lines forming Cooper Square and the rest of the buildings of The Cooper Union

tools : Rhino, Slic3r, PLA, thermoformed PETG, PMMA, charcoal / vine charcoal ,

Fujifilm X-T1, Adobe Lr

modelling + animating : ‘possessed’, film,

selected for Columbia GSAPP Architectural Drawing + Representing animations final selections

tools : Rhino, ArcGIS, Autodesk 3DSMax, VRay, Adobe Ae, Adobe Premiere

vs 1 critic : Lexi Tsien ( Soft-Firm )