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I started learning how to use Sketchup software, as my progressive route is Architecture. I will create my Architecture Boards using Photoshop, and my manual drawings skills. However, I want to learn the basics of Sketchup Software, which I will use in the nearest future. First, I downloaded this program to my laptop and I watched some tutorials about basic skills of Sketchup.

 On this blog I going to find an example of architectural design board, and I will reflect on it, pointing the good and bad parts of it. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING BOARDS Source: The Architect (2022) I found this image, then I did the screenshot and I added to my blog. I added the source from where I found this and I going to reflect on it. I choose that image, because it presents a structure with a rather unusual shape, just like my idea for my major project. Overall I think it is a good example of design board. It has a clear structure/grid, except the top part, where the site plan is too close to the other image- the perspective view. On the site plan view we do not see any street name, which could help us to localize the actual site. I also think, that there is problem with font in the title part, which is quite illegible. I also think there are too many pictures here, which makes the whole board look to squeezed. I like the explanation of the shape in the left top corner, and also expl

  De Montfort University Roofed Passageway Specification:    Location:         The Newarke, Leicester LE2 7BY Great Britain   Materials:        Reinforced concrete-  concrete ribs and roof                            Steel-  steel anchor and tensioned cable net                            Fabrics-  roof, thin membrane Dimensions:       30 meters length                            15 meters wide                            15 meters high              Description:                                                                                                                                                   A roofed passageway located in Leicester DMU area is a concrete structure. It is made by innovative technique called Doubly Curved Concrete Roof, which combining medieval building principals with futuristic construction methods. This method helps to lower embodied emission and energy in the structure of buildings, reduce construction waste and minimalize resource consumption. The constr

 I start to research for more architectural geniuses. I found a list of famous architects of the 20th century. Then I write down the 20 of them and I start to looking for those one whose work is somehow connect with my project.  First one which I work look at was Eero Saarinen, who was a Finnish American architect and industrial designer who knows for his Neo-futuristic style. He was a prolific architect who designed national memorials, corporate campuses and airport terminals. One of his most widely recognized design is the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the tallest man-made national monument in the United States. He was creative, open-minded  and original in his design. He was a leader of second-generation modernists, constantly pushing material and aesthetic boundaries.                                                     Eero Saarinen TWA Flight Center

I opened Photoshop and I will test this software that I will use for my Major Project I create a new canvas. I did this by clicking on create new and then I clicked on Print in the top menu and then I choose A3 format. Then I check it was portrait on horizontal and the resolution-300pxl.  Then I added text using Text tool on the left hand menu and then I changed the font and size. Then I used the move tool to move the text to the left hand corner to make a rule of third layout. I choose a picture from the internet to mock up my page and I downloaded this to my desktop and then I went back to Photoshop and I went to File, open and then I checked the image size by clicking on image and then I selected the image and clicked on copy. I went to my canvas and clicked on past then used the move tool to line up the image. 

 Doubly curved concrete roof is an innovative technique combining medieval building principles with futuristic construction methods. We can clearly see the influence from the architecture of the past in shape of the structure with ultra-modern computational design and fabrication techniques. It shows how lightweight structures, efficient construction and intelligent. adaptive building system can be combined all together. The ultimate goal is to reduce both embodied and operational emissions in the building industry. The structure is composed of two thin layers of reinforced concrete connected by a grid of concrete ribs and steel anchors. In order to reduce the amount of formwork material, the roof is built using a flexible formwork consisting of a tensioned cable net covered with a thin membrane onto witch the concrete is sprayed.