Architecture and Urban Design Portfolio 2017-2022

PORTFOLIO

LI GEZI B.Arch / Beijing Jiaotong University / Beijing, China Apply for MA Architecture and Urbanism 2017-2021 / 2022 Candidate / The University of Manchester/ Manchester Metropolitan University Application Number: 22538015 E-mail: lgz18813191599@gmail.com

LI GEZI

Tel: +86 18813191599 / Email: lgz18813191599@gmail.com

[EDUCATION] 09/2017-06/2022

[INTERACTION]

Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China Bachelor of Architecture, Major: Architecture, GPA: 3.56/4.0 (85.1/100)

[WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES] 05/2020 - 09/2021

Solar Decathlon CHINA (International Level) Leader of Landscape Design for the Architecture Group

07/2019 - 10/2019

Railway Through Century– Design for Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Heritage Park (Municipal Level)

[AWARDS] 10/2021 12/2019 12/2019 04/2019

Third Class Scholarship for Academic Excellence Merit Scholarship for Social Practice(Municipal Level) Third Class Scholarship for Academic Excellence Outstanding Communist Youth League Member

[COMPETITION] [International Competitions] 11/2020 Regional Winner of Asia and Oceania in 2020 International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture [National Competitions] 10/2021

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT I love to express myself by drawing since high school, meanwhile, I am a rational person with rigorous scientific thinking. Architecture seems to be the best combination of both artistic expression and scientific calculation. During five years’ study at Beijing Jiaotong University, I was exposed to different-scale projects and that led me to think about the relationship between architecture, people and the urban environment.

Buildings act as bridges between people and a larger-scale physical environment. A good architectural design can not get along without a solid study of the urban context.

Meanwhile facing many incoming environmental challenges, it has been my career goal to reduce the negative effects of buildings on the environment, so I want to devote myself to related fields. I believe there is no limit to learning, and there will be harvest if insist, just like climbing mountains. And I am well prepared for further study.

10/2020 09/2020 10/2019

Four Merit Awards in 2021 Asian Design Award Award Categories: Residential Buildings and Spaces, Temporary and Movable Buildings and Spaces, Urban Design and Urban Complexes and Cities.

TOP100 in Chinese Contest of the Rookies' Award for Architectural Students Finalist Award in 2020 Guyu Cup National Sustainable Building Design Competition Merit Award in China Innovation and Enterprise Competition

[Municipal Competitions] 09/2019

Merit Award in ‘Great summer’ workshop -Jingzhang Railway Heritage Park Design Competition

[INTERN EXPERIENCE] 07/2019 - 06/2020

Beijing Jiaotong Sustainable Design Studio, Assistant Participated in four competition programs.

07/2019 - 05/2021

Drawing Architecture Studio Participated in three architectural renovation projects (Facade Renovation of Shenyang Dandong District Shenhai Thermal Power Plant, Chongqing Forest - Facade Renovation of Chongqing Jinshan Yiku Industrial Park, and Public Space Renovation of Chengdu Chenghua Party School)

[EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES] 06/2019 - 10/2019 05/2019 - 06/2019 10/2017 - 11/2019

Road Observation - West of Xizhi Men Exhibition in 2019 Beijing Design Week ‘Past Road to School’ Exhibition in Beijing Shijia Hutong Museum Volunteer at Beijing Jiaotong University Volunteer Teams

[OTHERS] SOFTWARE LANGUAGE

Rhino; Grasshopper; Photoshop; InDesign ; Illustrator; Premiere; CAD; SU; Office Chinese Native, English Fluent (IELTS : 6.5)

INTERACTION

CONTENTS

Building- Responding- Users

01 [HEALING] Healing Home, Focus on Healing , Emotion , Growth 2020.02-2020.04 Junior year The portfolio focuses on the relationship between people and architecture, and hopes to show the impact of people on architecture and the feedback of multi-dimensional space to people through several projects, trying to discuss the complexity and diversity of this relationship. Then discover the participation of in architecture and connection with the emotional function of the building and people, which can express the process of ‘BuildingResponding- Users’, so as to hope that all the design elements of the building will be returned to the most practical feelings and needs of people.

The collection of works shares four designs to describe this mutual influence and penetration relationship between people and architecture, namely dialogue, healing, memory, and touch. A process of using a small-scale bridge to connect the two sides of the strait, two functions, two materials, and two types of people; and then through the second project to try to shape a functional space through people’s own emotional needs. after analyzing the homeless children’s psychology and needs, a shelter that can heal them and bring a sense of belonging is designed in the city center; the third project in turn creates a subjective space to influence people’s emotions, in Beijing’s old streets, the memory of time-honored brands and Hutong culture is gradually disappearing , so a museum was designed there to re-evoke the memory of people which can revitalize the time-honored brands. The last project aims to serve the urban floating population, designing a future community which is all ages friendly and organic renewal, so that these people can have a closer connection with the city.

02 [MEMORY] Time-honored Brand Museum , Focus on Memory, Historic district, Revitalization 2019.09-2019.11 Junior year

03 [CONNECTION] The Floating Community , Focus on The Floating population, Future community, Connection 2021.03-2021.04 senior year

04 [OTHER WORKS] Focus on Practical, Discover, Extension 2017.09-2021.07

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HEALING HOME Focus on Homeless youth ,Emotion ,Growth

PEOPLE

BUIDLING Placemaking

Location: Jackson State, Mississippi Date: 2020.02-2020.04 Individual Academic Project Instructor: Zhou Yinan

Homeless youth are a serious social problem in the United States. Despite government assistance, many youth still sleep on the streets due to race, physical disabilities, family organizations, etc. So the design started from this social phenomenon, trying to provide homeless youth with a living community which can heals their past and gives a sense of belonging to them in the future .

Firstly, translates their general personality classification into basic living spaces, and translate their current situation classification to special living spaces, such as decompression rooms, etc. After combining the above functions according to the modules, the whole is divided into 4 residential units, a leisure unit, and a public service unit that can connects these. The organization of modules increases the possibility of implementation of this building in other places, hoping to provide a home for more homeless youth.

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Migrant children

SOCIAL BACKGROUND

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

Unaccompanied homeless youth

Present Situation of Homelessness Youth LACK OF BASIC NECESSITIES

Children with disabilities

Lack of sleep No breakfast

food insecurity lack of sleep Limited English proficient students

Subgroups of Homeless Youth

Asthma attacks

NO SAFE APACE bullying

Partner violence

PERSONAL RISK

Bullied at school Use of any street drugs

violence sexual alcohol drug

Residence of Homelessness Youth

Abuse of any prescription drugs Binge drinking Marijuana by 12 Sex by 13 Pregnancy

MISSED MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES

Lodging, living with other families

Depression Suicidal thoughts SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS

Hotels,motels Shelter, transitional housing

Self-injury Suicide attempts Missed school-felt unsafe

depression self harm

Not sheltered (cars, parks, campsites)

Use of school-based health centers

According to the survey in Jackon, homeless high school students are in worse health than their peers who live with their parents. Degrees of expression in these three aspects constitute different personality characteristics.

CLASSIFICATION ONE

CLASSIFICATION TWO

According to Personal Experience

According to Eysenck's Personality Theory

Personal risk

Emotional trauma

The disable

Violent tendency

No shelter

Autistic

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Aggressive

dangerous sexual , alcohol , drug

depression, self harm, suicide

school safety, depression

carrying guns, fighting

food insecurity, lack of sleep

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The homeless student population has climbed in recent years. The highestnumber recorded in a dozen years, reflecting a negativeeffect on children’s academic performance and health. As a result, children end up being in transitional homes orshelters. It not only creates an unstable environment butalso an unsafe one.

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CONCEPTION

SITE ANALYSIS

BASIC LIVING SPATIAL FORM Summary According to Classification Two

The Homeless Student Population Has Climbed in Recent Years.

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Autistic personality Package status

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Apathy personality Isolated and introverted

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The small world of the individual

Aggressive personality Strong sense of Defense

SPECIAL SPATIAL FORM Summary According to Classification One Smooth space

school

The community of collective site

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Decompression room

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Self healing room rate of homeless youth is high

rate of crime is high

number of school is high

The feeling of being protected

The site is located in Jackson State, Mississippi, USA, where have many primary and secondary schools in the surrounding area, and the crime rate of homeless youth is high.

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DECOMPRESSION ROOM

SMOOTH SPACE

SPACE TO CALM DOWN

SELF HEALING ROOM

Roof terrace

Roof climbing

EAST ENTRANCE It's near boys and grils club and tennis court, teenagers come out from here and go to pilay tennis.

Corridor runway Cinic -physical&mental Learning space Canteen

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Residential unit

Kinds of special spaces Cafe and meeting room

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Garden square

Parking

CENTRAL COURTYARD This is an outdoor activity center where teenagers can draw, skateboard and chat, the sun shines on everyone.

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Cafe and meeting room

Learning space

The living room A

The living room B

The living room C

The living room D

BASIC LIVING SPACE

Residential unit

Learning space

Central courtyard

Learning space

Cafe and meeting room

SECTION PERSPECTIVE The design wants a rich space experience, and spaces intersect between the indoor and outdoor. Outdoor is the community shared space, which has the possibility of a variety of activities, let teenagers communicate and explore here; and the interior is a private area, where youth can think alone, heal theirselves, and imagine the future.

A-A Perspective of Dissection

Residential unit

Learning space

Central courtyard

Learning space

Residential unit

B-B Perspective of Dissection

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TIME-HONORED BRAND MUSEUM Focus on Memory, Historic district, Revitalization

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people-memory Location: Liulichang Street, Beijing, China Date: 2019.09-2019.11 Individual Academic Project Instructor: Lv Fangqing

Time-honored brand means something with long history and deep cultural heritage, they also have good reputation and commercial value. However, due to the market economy, these brand just disappear with a high rate. So Beijing needs to build a Time-honored brand museum in Liulichang culture street to promote and introduce the history and culture of Time-honored brand.

Site in the Liulichang Street in the old neighborhood hutong, where has a quadrangle dwelling as the center, and it's Beijing's traditional residential and need to be protect. This design takes the old neighborhood as the background, considers the residents, craftsmen, tourists, cultural lovers four main groups of people, and considers the existing problems of the base hutong public activity space; On this basis, to explore the topic of the Time-honored brand museum.

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BACKGROUND

CONCEPT

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The government encouraged lots of stalls to sell, forming the original Timehonored brand of the Liulichang Street , like the open-air market

The government carried out a unified renovation, clearing lots of Time-honored brand about “ scholar's four jewels ” ( writing brush , ink stick , ink slab and paper )

As a special museum of time-honored brand, this design extracts a variety of time-honored elements, hoping to arouse people's memories of time-honored brands with the building, so as to revitalize the time-honored brands.

traditional shop form

HISTORIC BUSINESS DISTRICT ATMOSPHERE

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1900 As a result of the book boom here became a cultural exchange center, many old-fashioned shops from here

2020 This special business culture of Time-honored brand is gradually forgotten, facing transformation and upgrading

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R E V I TA L I Z E T I M E HONORED BRAND Due to the market economy and outdated management ideas, the once glorious laozihao enterprises are dying out at a rate of 5% every year. In order to promote the revitalization and development of Time-honored brand , a museum will be built at the end of the tour route of Beijing Time-honored brand to spread brand culture.

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PROVIDES PUBLIC SPACE

Site is located in hutong, a historical block in the center of the city, and the surrounding residents lack public activity spaces such as squares, this design considers the public space.

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EXPLOSIVE VIEW

SURROUNDING STORIES

The Museum is Divided into Three Parts: the Functionally Modified Quadrangle Dwelling, the New Ring Building, Light Intervention Steel Frame Structure

Echo the surrounding epidermis: The roof is decorated with tiles to echo the surrounding environment, then people can see the inner memory block exhibition area from the visual Angle

Light intervention: Steel frame with a humble attitude to intervene in the old building, Floating market is the symbol of the historic district

Old building function update: Courtyard interior renovation, change function for the mass service area, the front part of the yard as the entrance area, the rear part of the yard as the museum hall

Old and new contrast: The façade of the building using perforated aluminum plate, vaguely can see the indoor lights, bring vitality to the historic district

Create public space: The north side overhead, the south side part deep underground, will be more space to form a square for the surrounding residents to use

Optional ring exhibition hall: The original open yard becomes the hall, can quickly access any exhibition hall, and each exhibition hall forms a loop to facilitate the crowd to visit the exhibition.

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FLOATING MARKET

URBAN MEMORY Learning about the history and origins of Beijing's time-honored brands and discover the secrets of the city's historic neighborhoods

HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD Experience the business climate of traditional business districts, Learning about the history of each time-honored brand

Time-honored Brand Museum Extract Traditional Time-honored Elements into the Design to Evoke People's Memories of Time-honored Brands

TRADITIONAL WORKSHOP Learning about the layout of the front and back of a traditional store, then experience traditional crafts by yourself

FUTURE PROPECTS Walking on the path to a bright future , learnoing about the transformation direction and future model of time-honored brands

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MODEL & PHOTO

REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE

Spatial layout translated from the form of an earlier stall

Spatial layout translated from traditional business district form

Enter the courtyard hall and enter any exhibition hall through the Air Market section

PERFORMANCE & INTERACTIVE

VR & VIDEO

Traditional shop form of shop in the front and workshop in the back

Spatial layout translated from the form of alley

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THE FLOATING COMMUNITY Focus on The Floating population, Future community, Connection

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Mutual Infuences Location: Mingguang Village, Beijing, China Date: 2021.03-2021.04 Individual Academic Project Instructor: Xia Haishan

Increased population mobility is the current trend of urban population changes in China. More people will choose to leave their hometowns to work and live in big cities. The urban population increases, while housing and supporting facilities cannot match, and people’s quality of life cannot be guaranteed, so it is necessary to create a future community suitable for the floating population.

The site is located in a typical urban village with a large number of floating populations and high density of buildings. This is also the place where the BeijingZhangjiakou Railway site and the light rail line 13 pass through, and the entire area is divided into two parts, the traffic obstruction made this a decline zone. This design focus on the all ages friendly, organic renewal and smart&green.

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BACKGROUND At pr e se n t , t h e proportion of ruralurban floating population in China is increasing year by year, and the general living environment is very poor, which is an urgent problem for the group itself and the city

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CHARACTERISTICS

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THE FLOATING POPULATION

In addition to school time outside the outdoor stay for a long time, mostly to play with partners

Going out to work during the day and go back to the community to rest at night

Some go out to work all the day, some stay in the community to set up a stall

Staying in the community almost all day, life is mainly focused on taking care of children

CHILDREN NEEDS

YOUTH NEEDS

MIDDLE-AGED NEEDS

THE AGED REQUIREMENTS

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POPULATION AGEING

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low income high cost of living

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2019 resident registered floating

Food Refrigeration Plant: there are functional requirements, but it brings urban pr obl e m s su c h a s transportation

Jingzhang Railway Ruins: will be part of the 13 km long Jingzhang Railway Ruins Park

Elevated Line 13: cross the site and split the city

Wholesale Market: the retail demand is large, the original sales form is eliminated

SITE STATUS catering retail disorder

public parking poor

health care poor

no child friendly

No service for elder

no sports

no leisure

no recreation park

Chaotic governance

poor education

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CONCEPT

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

This design service object is the floating population in the city. They have the trend of familyization and aging.

Therefore, it is necessary to consider the needs of all age groups and adapt to future development needs to carry out a friendly design for all ages; taking into account the instability of the number of floating populations As well as the characteristics of fast update blocks, community buildings should have the attributes of organic update. In addition, the community should have the characteristics of self-sufficiency to adapt to the low-cost life of the floating population, consider resilience and safety, ecological health, resource sharing, and neighborhood friendliness, and design a community that adapts to the future, has dignity and a sense of belonging.

The urban rail transit passes through the site, so the railway Heritage park is an opportunity to open to the city.The residential area floats in the air and has a unified transportation system to quickly reach anywhere in the community.

The whole is connected by small functional towers and three large energy tower.

Shared Area: shared indoor public area

Family Area: a small independent garden

We finally have a sense of belonging to this city

We finally have a place to play

LIVING AREA the activity center as a link to a group

Mixed Living Area Family Living Area

Shared Living Area TRAFFIC AREA ground vehicle traffic moves up

we paid for the city, and the city gave us back

Pipeline transportation system Vehicle Road

The cost of living has been reduced Bikeway Parking Lot

VISION FOR THE FUTURE All Ages Friendly

Ten Years Later ...

Neighborhood Friendly

-trend of familyization and aging Organic Renewal

AREA CONNECTED WITH CITY connect with people in the community

children youth

the age Public leisure layer

mid-age

Open and Inclusive

-the instability of number Smart & Green -the instability of number

management Self-Sufficiency

In the future, the scale of the floating population in the city will continue to increase, and the land area left by the city is still limited. The floating community will continue to grow vertically with a modulus to accommodate more people, while ensuring the infrastructure and public services within the community.

education medical Infrastructure layer

culture shopping Railway Heritage Park and Light Rail Line

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SITE PLAN

ALL AGES FRIENDLY

The Community Reconnects the Fragmented Site and Opens It to the City

Aiming at the Family Trend of the Floating Population, Creating a Place Suitable for Residents of Different Ages

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CHILD FRIENDLY

THE AGED FRIENDLY

YOUTH FRIENDLY

MIDDLE-AGED FRIENDLY

Increase children's entertainment facilities

Increase sports facilities and leisure venues

Create a gathering place

Create leisure places and sports areas

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Relic Park has Become an Element Connecting the City and Residents

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE & ENERGY ANALYSIS In the future, the scale of the floating population in the city will continue floating communithe infrastructure and public services within the community.

PEOPLE---All Ages Friendly

PEOPLE---Neighborhood Friendly

SOCIETY---Organic Renewal

SOCIETY---Open and Inclusive

ENVIRONMENT---Smart & Green

ENVIRONMENT---Self-Sufficiency

SECTION PERSPECTIVE & ENERGY ANALYSIS In the future, the scale of the floating population in the city will continue floating communithe infrastructure and public services within the community.

Water storag e Transform to

Energy Station Circulation System

Underground Garbage Disposal

Realize the cycle of crops, domestic waste, organic fertilizer and greening

Automatic garbage collection, sorting, treatment, reuse system

Electrical System Relying on wind, solar and biomass power generation to achieve self-sufficiency

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Water cycle system---rainwater treatment Water cycle system---reclaimed water treatment Automatic garbage disposal system Biomass energy to organic fertilizer Energy stations---collect, convert, distribute, convey

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OTHER WORKS Focus on Practical , Discover, Extension

In the past four years, with the deepening of learning, my understanding of architecture has become more in-depth. I have seen more amazing designs, then I realize that architecture is not only a house to live in, it is also related to history that records time and changes; related to aesthetics, art, light and shadow volume, space experience, and other things that may have been seen but cannot be said; it can bring emotional impact and bring an invisible force; it is related to society and new lifestyles or ideology. To a certain extent, architecture is the product of an era and can nurture a new era. This is like a process of slowly seeing the broader side of architecture, and my mentality has gone from a little disappointment at the beginning to my current love.

In the past four years, I was fortunate to join many different and interesting organizations, participating in many engaging projects, and have done many things related to professional or just hobbies. Not only have I gained a lot of academic knowledge, but also more importantly, I have improved my cognitive level and ability , which can help me study and live better, dedicating and realizing my value.

DRAWING ARCHITECTURE STUDIO & THREE RENOVATION PROJECTS Architectural painting renews architecture, focusing on architecture, art, design and popular culture

RAILWAY HERITAGE PARK WORKSHOP Aimed to transfer the nine-kilometre old Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway line into an urban park Awarded as a winning proposal and was selected to exhibit at the Beijing International Design Week

BEIJING JIQOTONG SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIO & 2021 SOLAR DECATHLON CHINA Focus on green buildings, sustainable buildings, healthy human settlements, and post-disaster buildings.

A SMART BUS STATION FOR LIFE A modular smart bus station, focusing on adaptability, ecology, and intelligence Won the Excellence Award, and started the patent application process

VARIETY EXHIBITIONS

VARIOUS DRAWING

‘Past Road to School’ Exhibition in Beijing Shijia Hutong Museum Road Observation Mission - West of Xizhi Men Exhibition in 2019 Beijing Design Week Great Summer--Jingzhang Railway Heritage Park Exhibition in 2019 Beijing Design Week

When I was a primary school student, i began to grew my interest in drawing.

A SERIES RESEARCH ON CONCRETE In the course Building Materials and Construction ,We try to extend its service .

Regional Winner of Asia and Oceania in 2020 International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture aimed to solve the problem of concrete cracking

模型 绘画

VARIOUS MODEL EXPRESSION Enjoy try different materials to make models