Thursday, March 8, 2012

Aurora Borealis Arctic Observatory

Some students and work during the final review for the last project-- a small hotel and observatory for experiencing the Northern Lights in Roveniemi, Finland.


Bowen and section model








A peek inside










Isa, Ginta, Olu






Diagrams from Garret's presentation










Garrett presenting his project









Fran's Finnish acid trip








close encounter with architecture







Heavily articulated facade








Josh's 1960s moon colony








A strange forest...










Generative sketches fro Olu's project








Garrett's cave-like form






Cameron's Zumthoresque observatory
























Odd surroundings









More concepts from Olu









A rendering of Garrett's work








Stairway in Bowen's model




















The next project is a small ceramics workshop/factory located in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood near IIT. Stay tuned fro updates on that, as well as photos from our upcoming trip to Cranbrook.