Week 3 Materials

In groups we brainstormed works describing materials, and then categorised them into Above, On and Below ground. Mine were as follows:

Above
Delicate
Transparent
Light
Wavy
Curvy
Intricate
Soft
Malleable
Lustrous
Undulating
Flexible
Refractive

Middle
Striated
Layered
Bold
Ductile
Fibrous
Angular
Patterned
Crumpled
Viscous
Dry

Below
Magnetic
Absorbent
Abrasive
Granular
Brittle
Course
Heavy
Abstract
Porous
Sticky
Solid
Flakey
Crystalline
Conductive

Extra
Cold
Opaque

The 36 textures I developed are shown below, of which I included Transparent (above), Dry (middle) and Solid (below) into my model.

In addition, we were required to find a video that relates to our model in some manner. The video I have selected communicates how glass in being used increasingly in modern architecture and how it can effect its surroundings. I find this quite important, seeing as my large above-ground model uses glass or transparent materials throughout. Although odd to have so much of a building made of glass, the video demonstrates some buildings (such as the Apple store) as utilising the material very effectively.