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Foundations of 3D design Department of Architectural Engineering The American University In Cairo

Dr. Aly Kandil Fall 2020

Monica Magdy 900191413

Table Of Contents Five-Year Study Plan

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Syllabus

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Classworks Rectilinear Volumes Curvilinear Volumes Recti/curvlinear Volumes Fragments Planar Construction Lines in Space Break The Rules!

Random Sculpture

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Assignments

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E-waste sculpture Stairway to nowhere Figurine in motion Post modern vase Fragmented Selfie Bird Sculpture

Mid-Term Project 1 Project 2

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Five-Year Study Plan

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Syllabus

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Classworks

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Rectilinear Volumes Classwork 1

Reflection The objective of this assignment was to use E-waste to create an abstract model.

Feedback Good use of circular motion in x, y and z directions Good composition

Grade 9.5/10

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Curvilinear Volumes Classwork 2

Reflection The objective of this task was to create curvilinear models using different curvilinear volumes while using different connection techniques.

Feedback Lack of variety in units used to build the models Same approach in composition

Grade 8/10

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Curvi/rectilinear Volumes Classwork 3

Reflection The task required us to create 3D models using curvilinear and rectilinear volumes. I learned how to create models of various shapes and sizes.

Feedback Some good compositions, but I was not supposed to warp the shapes; I am only allowed to pierce or cut them.

Grid seems to be linear.

Proportions / connection for the radial were not good.

Grade 7.5/10

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Fragments Classwork 4

Reflection I learned how to use different methods of cutting in this task and how to think of a different way to create a new shape out of the original recti/curvilinear shapes.

Feedback Follows the same pattern Grounded and connections need to be fixed

Grade 8.5/10

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Planar Construction Classwork 5

Reflection The purpose of the task was to be able to create a 3D model out of a 2D material.

Some of the models were not cut cleanly and cutting cleanliness should be taken into consideration more.

Feedback “Spicy� is not expressed.

Photography needs improvement Expressions are various

Grade 8/10

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Lines in Space Classwork 6

Reflection This classwork utilized sound as an inspiration to our models. I learned how to express sound through my models. I needed to work on my speed of execution.

Feedback Good compositions.

Various expressions.

Good expression of different moods.

Grade 9.5/10

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Break The Rules!

Classwork 7

Reflection The purpose of this assignment was to help us to think outside of the box. The task was easy and urged us to think in more creative ways. The final outcome was not predictable, as the task was random.

Feedback Some of the rules to be broken are not clearly demonstrated.

Grade 8.5/10

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Random Sculpture Classwork 8

Reflection This task helped me to develop my problem-solving skills. The limitation of using three random objects helped me to think and use previously learned composition techniques to create a model.

Feedback Composition was too planar, so I made some changes.

Composition looked better with just three items instead of four.

Grade -/10

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Assignments

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E-waste sculpture Assignment 1

Reflection The objective of this assignment was to use E-waste to create an abstract model.

Feedback Good use of circular motion in x, y and z directions Good composition

Grade 9.5/10

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Stairway To Nowhere Assignment 1

Reflection The objective of this assignment was to create a stairway that isn’t functional. My composition was kind of weak and needed more development.

Feedback Weak composition.

Grade 6.5/10

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Figurine in Motion Assignment 3

Reflection The motion of this model was not well done and a better execution would significantly increase its quality.

Feedback Doesn’t look very volumetric except for the black sphere at the bottom

Grade 7.5/10

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Post-modern Vase Assignment 4

Reflection The model could have benefitted from a variation in the sizes of the colorful half spheres.

Feedback Looks like a classical post-modern design.

However, the spheres were too repetitive.

Grade 8.5/10

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Fragmented Selfie Assignment 5

Reflection The purpose of this assignment was to be able to project a 2D object into a 3D one.

More work needs to be done on improving the connection methods for these sheets of paper.

Feedback Interesting method of fragmentation.

Good use of photography.

Grade 10/10

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Bird Sculpture Assignment 6

Reflection The learning outcomes of this assignment was learning to use a 2D material such as paper to create a 3D model. However, I believe realism was not a good choice to reflect the purpose of this assignment, which is to be more creative in your creations.

Feedback Good choice of color Form serves function Well photographed model.

Good execution

Grade 9.5/10

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Inspiration

Snowy Egret

Great Egret

This bird inspired the flying position of my model. I tried to emmulate the motion of the Snowy Egret within my model to give it a realistic feeling.

The shape of the feathers of the Great Egret inspired the design template for the feathers that I made out of paper.

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Mid-Term

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Mid-term

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Assignment 6

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Reflection Silent I used broken CD’s as a broken cd would not work and would not produce any sound thus it is silent.

Siri I used the black ball to portray a human like feature and i used a sphere specifically because it gives a natural feeling. However i made the ball black to make a distinction that although siri sounds human like it is still something artificial and different from

Feedback Siri is weakest in expression and composition.

Siri

Silent

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Mid-term Continued Reflection Detox I used a white box to portray cleanliness and the orange and yellow stuff to give and effect that something unclean is melting off the box leaving it white and clean.

Disney I made an abstracted model of mickey mouse as it is the most famous disney character.

Feedback Very Expressive

Detox

Disney

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Mid-term Continued Reflection

Salty The model looks like sea waves as the sea is salty so i used wave like shapes to express the word.

Elastic I used elastic bands to give a stretching effect over the white mass to express elasticity.

Feedback Good execution Good composition

Salty

Elastic

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Project 1

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Mobile Sculpture Alexander Calder

Reflection The task required the use of wires to keep the model in equilibrium. The wires which I used were too week and flimsy. An improved model should use stronger wires.

Feedback The composition was too basic and there is room for more exploration.

Grade 80%

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Project 2

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Cutting The Corner First Composition

Idea The concept of this project is the hologram.

I have used layered sheets of white organza taped between the two walls of a corner to create the “screen� that my hologram will appear on. The idea was to try to create repeition of the hologram (i.e. the ballerina). A video of the composition is provided here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/16U4https://drive.google.com/file/d/16U4 Jed-SeudpGuIEabsJlTmK20SWbhR8/view?usp=sharing

Feedback Good composition Good use of projections

Grade 14.25/15

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Cutting The Corner First Composition

Idea The concept of this project is the hologram.

I have used layered sheets of white organza taped between the two walls of a corner to create the “screen� that my hologram will appear on. The idea was to try to create repeition of the hologram (i.e. the ballerina). A video of the composition is provided here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/16U4https://drive.google.com/file/d/16U4 Jed-SeudpGuIEabsJlTmK20SWbhR8/view?usp=sharing

Feedback Good composition Good use of projections

Grade 14.25/15

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Cutting The Corner Second Composition

Process This composition did not use the aluminium foil background but relied heavliy on the fabric’s own capacity to show the ballerina’s projection. What really brought out the shape of the organza layers was the addition of an ultraviolet light.

Materials Organza fabric Projector Ultraviolet light

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Cutting The Corner Continued

Process I used Aluminimu foil as my background and it gave a reflective effect. Sheets of white organza were stuck between the two walls of the corner and used as the screen. I then used a projector with video to project the moving images on the composition which gave it the holographic effect.

Materials Organza fabric Projector Aluminium foil

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