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Habiba Mousa

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My Portfolio 3-D Foundations of design

The American University in Cairo Architectural Engineering Department

Arch 250/2512 Spring 2022 Aly Kandil

About 3D Foundations of Design Basic concepts and fundamentals of visualization, thinking, and design of simple forms in three dimensions.

Presentation, communication and basic design skills using simple three dimensional modeling exercises in manual formats. Balance between aesthetic and functional design criteria.

Architecture Five-Year Plan

Architecture Five-Year Plan

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Portfolio 03 Contents 04 05

Introduction Homework I : Recylfie

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Rectilinear Volumes ● ●

Classwork I: rectilinear 3D models Homework II: QR code

Curvilinear Volumes ● ●

Classwork II: curvilinear 3D models Homework III: Inflatable bouquet

Recti-curvilinear Volumes ● ●

Classwork III: recti-curvilinear 3D models Homework IIII: Make Some Noise

Fragmentation ● ●

Classwork IIII: 3D models using fragments Homework IIIII : Broken hART

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Portfolio 08 Contents (contin.)

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Planar construction Homework Ⅵ: Kite-making Classwork Ⅴ: Planar Emoji

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Lines in expression and space ●

Classwork I: expressing music in lines

Midterm exam ●

Communicating famous quotes through Art

Make-up Classwork ● ●

Homework Ⅴ: Classwork Ⅲ:

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Homework Ⅴ: Classwork Ⅳ:

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01 Introduction Introductory assignment to the course

Homework One

RecyFlie

Assignment Instructions Create a piece of a creative art composition using recycled items Grade received/ feedback 90% Self-Assessment The assignment was interesting since I not used to being under the spotlight in my assignment.

However, I wished I knew how to utilize photoshop better so the image can have a more dramatic effect.

Homework One

Materials Used:

Recycled paper cut from old magazines into fragment-like diamond shapes and stuck together in ascending layer .

Classwork One

Rectilinear Volumes

Assignment Instructions Create 4 models, each made out of 3 rectilinear volumes in different and distinctive compositions Grade received/ feedback 80% Self-Assessment Working with clay is very fun and easy. I find it easier to utilize actual clay tools other than random objects. I am aiming that I get better at creativity and coming up with more interesting compositions

Classwork One

Materials Used:

White Plasticine

Homework Two

QR code

Assignment Instructions Create a piece of a creative art composition using recycled items Grade received/ feedback 90% Self-Assessment The assignment was interesting since I not used to being under the spotlight in my assignment.

However, I wished I knew how to utilize photoshop better so the image can have a more dramatic effect.

Homework Two

Classwork Two

Curvilinear Volumes

Assignment Instructions Create 4 models, each made out of 3 curvilinear volumes in different and distinctive compositions Grade received/ feedback 90% Self-Assessment I liked how clean my models looked, however I thought there was a lot of repetition and overuse of half-circles.

Classwork Two

Materials Used:

White Plasticine

Homework Three

Inflatables

Assignment Instructions Create a piece of a creative art composition using only inflatable items

Grade received/ feedback 95% Self-Assessment This must have been one of the hardest assignments to finish as me and my partner struggled to stick balloons together in a decent dress that we imagined in our head.

However, it turned out to be very fancy and out-fo-this-world

Homework Three

Materials Used:

● Blue, Pink, and Golden long clown balloons ● Circular golden balloons ● Balloon holders to secure balloons

Classwork Three

Recti-Curvilinears Volumes

Assignment Instructions Create 4 models, each made out of 3 rectilinear AND curvilinear volumes using linear, centralized, clustered, and Uniform compositions Grade received/ feedback 90% Self-Assessment I enjoyed this classwork because we had more shapes to choose from and hence more diversity in the compositions. The TAs were impressed by my clean cuts and precision.

However, I need to differentiate more between clustered and centralized compositions

Classwork Three

From near to far: Clustered Centralized Linear Uniform