September 16, 2009 School of Architecture College of Architecture Arts and Humanities Clemson University ARCH 251 L – Architectural Foundations I Fall 2009, all sections
Interpretation part 2_ threshold Due on Friday at the beginning of class
[re]generative landscapes In linguistics, generative grammar describes a language in terms of a set of rules that may create an infinite set of syntactic structures. If we imagine language as architecture, we are each responsible for the grammars that define it. A. Computing your landscape with D-maps: Using Photoshop you will create a depth map of your foils. Scan your three studies (in grayscale) and open a copy in Photoshop. You may decide to slightly increase the contrast depending on the results of your scan. Adjust the image size to 144dpi and be sure the image is exactly 10” x 10”. Use the mosaic filter (filter>pixelate>mosaic) to generate a regular square average of the gray level in the image. Having adjusted your image to 144dpi, you have an easily divisible (no half pixels) number. Duplicate the layer your image is on 3 times. For each layer, the adjust resolution of your mosaic by using the following values: Layer 1 = 45 pixels Layer 2 = 90 pixels Layer 3 = 180 pixels
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Create a composite using portions of each layer. How you choose to define the composite is up to you, but should be decided by the level of detail you want to show across the landscape. Repeat this process for your second and third foil. Save each file as a .psd to retain layer information. Save a copy as a .jpg file to import to Sketchup.