Structures Model


Cornell University Structural Systems (Spring 2013)



Side Elevation
Side Elevation


Assignment: to make a model of an existing building

Professor
Mark Cruvellier

Collaborator
Thomas Tumelty
While the material choice and methods of joinery become one means of artistic expression, the primary concept is conveyed through the extrapolated base design.
Here, Calatrava's Hemispheric Imax Theater is mirrored in the plexiglass, similar to the reflecting pool that surrounds it in Valencia. The model takes this notion one step further by literally completing the sphere in the base to form a complete pupil.













Objects


Architect, Artist, Writer




Architect, Artist, Writer