I don’t suppose anyone has a 3d model of my site do they? It could be exchanged for gifts…….

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Requirements for Interim Crit on Site Strategy and Project Brief

Statement / Brief

1. Problem Statement
2. Client / Sponsor / User Groups
3. Scenario (Why?Who?Where?)
4. Initial Strategy / Response: Overall approach (e.g. high rise, low density, “a micro city”), Physical Intervention, Metriality, Construction Systems, Tectonics, Character
5. Architectural Program: Detailed list of spaces, Total area gross/net, circulation percentage, adjacencies/logic
6. “Character” Sketches: Leverage ideas from the Primer, Diagrams, Vignettes, Details, Models (Physical and Digital), Videos, Collages, Inspirational drawings
7. Site: Macro, Context/Adjacencies, History, Environmental (climate etc.), People and Vehicles/Modes of transportation, how do you get there and from where, population information/densities and character, circulation patterns, infrastructure, geology, topography, flora/fauna if relevant.

I expect the highest level of craft and detail in the above requirements. Attention to detail, hierarchy and flow of information, presentation techniques even down to what font and color you use. Consistent message. Large drawings that can be seen and interpreted from 2 meters. Seek novel methods of presenting and discussing traditional analytic information. Is there is a better way to describe circulation patterns than red lines with arrow heads?

OMA: Crystal Island Competition, Shenzhen

I created a shared google calendar called WSADT Calendar so that we can keep deadlines and meetings synced. I could not add everyone as I still do not have email addresses for David, Nikos, and Matteusz. Please send me the email addresses and I will add you to the list of participants. Please be careful not to delete recurring events etc. I will block off dates/times that I cannot meet with you on a weekly basis.

MIT team wins Darpa’s treasure hunt in less than one day

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/07/darpa-challenge

MIT team wins Darpa's treasure hunt in less than one day

Spanning between the two bridges- the ‘sewage tappers’ would thrive on the  Thames Tunnel, located directly beneath them. The raw sewage would be extracted from the tunnel and applied to their crops, which when coupled with the south facing site, thrive to provide ample supplies for the self sustenant community.