Portfolio Foundationof3DDesign DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Dr. Aly Kandil Spring 2023 Hames Waled 900201902 1
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contents The five-year plan 4 Syllabus 6 Classworks: Rectilinear Volumes 8 Curvilinear Volumes 10 Curvilinear and Rectilinear Volumes 12 Planer construction 16 Lines in space 18 Break the rules 20 miniverse 21 2
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The assignments: Assignment 1: Can yama Can 9 Assignment 2: Here I Am 11 Assignment 3: Bubbletecture 13 Assignment 4: El Shamadan 14 Assignment 5: Carnival of the Monobloc 17 Assignment 6: Mashrabiya 19 MidTerm 22 Project 1 24 Project 2 26 3
Thefive-yearplan
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Syllabus
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Classwork
Rectilinear Volumes
The feedback: Same approach, but mixed expressions
Reflection:
I did not know how to make a clean cuts.
Grade: 7.5\10
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Can yama Can
The feedback:
The model is good and creative, but it looks 2D more than a 3 dimensional model.
Reflection:
It was hard to deal with cans and the model didn’t look as I imagined it.
Grade: 7\10
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Assignment
Curvilinear Volumes
The feedback:
¾ very grounded, similar approach in composition, but good variety in units
Reflection:
I loved working on curvilinear shapes because I found it easier to deal with.
Grade: 8.5\10
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Classwork 02
Assignment
Here I Am
The feedback:
The finishing of the painting was not good and the way the photo was taken is not professional.
Reflection:
I focused more on the boxes and how to wear them more than the paint or the print of the boxes.
Grade: 7.5\10
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Curvilinear and Rectilinear Volumes
The feedback:
Neatness. United variety and grounded
Reflection:
Applying the center, radial, and other concepts were complicating to me
Grade: 8\10
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Classwork 03
Assignment
Bubbletecture
The feedback:
Good manipulation of balloons
Reflection:
We tried to make it look as Biza Tower as much as possible,but we couldn’t draw on it the details.
Grade: 8.5\10
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Assignment
El Shamadan
The feedback:
Good expression, but not showing the rectilinear so much.
Reflection:
It was a hard time working on cutting the pipes and add rectilinear elements.
Grade: 8\10
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Classwork 05
Planer construction
The feedback:
There was a problem in expressing the color “green”.
Reflection:
I tried to thought of what each color make me feel to be as much expressive as possible.
Grade: 8.5\10
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Assignment
Carnival of the Monobloc
The feedback:
Nice fragmentation and good manipulation of the legs.
Reflection:
It was hard to manage to build the legs again and be equal.
Grade: 9\10
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Classwork 06
Lines in space
The feedback:
Really nice work and variety in expression using wires.
Reflection:
The time was limited but i tried to be as expressive as possible.
Grade: 9\10
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Assignment
Mashrabiya
The feedback:
Brillante idea to focus on the the meaning of “mashrabiya”, but the execution is not that good Reflection:
The pisces were not easy to shape and it didn’t turn out as I expected or wanted
Grade: 8\10
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Break the rules
The feedback:
Nice addition of the gold
Reflection:
The process was fun; however, it is not easy to add to it and make it still good
Grade: 9\10
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Classwork 07
Classwork 08
Reflection:
I didn’t understand the required well at the beginning, but managed to do my best
Grade: 8\10
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miniverse
midterm
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midterm
Reflection: Expression of “Time” was complicated to start working on, but once I started and focused my mind only on time, the models started to shape on their own.
Grade: 89\100
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projects
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Project1:NylonStocking Sculpture
Reflection:
It was easy to build the model of wires and took no time, especially that I imagined the model well in my head as much as I could with details. The only problem was to find a nylon to fit the big circle
Grade: 91\100
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Project2:insideoutside
Reflection: It took time to cut and work on the tree although it was not that complicated.
Grade: 87\100
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Project2:insideoutside
Reflection: The design of the wire structure was the most challenging, and the color choice was confusing too.
Grade: 90\100
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