Bolivar square Studies_Bogota

Dalian Shide: China’s Stunning New Sustainable Stadium | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Dalian Shide: China’s Stunning New Sustainable Stadium Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Combinations with transparencies

The lower the piece the lighter it is.

The darkest colors are connections for the pieces.

Thesis

Cancer has been a very serious problem in Vietnam since 1990. Nowadays, cancer occupies about 12% mortality of Vietnam. Also, cancer has been spreading throughout the whole country rather than big cities. Vietnam is a poor country. Hospital infrastructure has been lacking while population of patients are increasing rapidly. There are not enough hospitals and transportation in Vietnam is very horrible.

My long term resolution is to develop cancer hospital system which composites of three types of hospital differentiated on sizes and functions: the central hospitals, the hospitals , and the clinics. The central hospitals will be doing not only treatment but also researches, affiliations with universities, and international business. The hospitals will be doing the treatment and some of the researches. The clinic will spread out information, diagnose and find out at the early stages of cancer. The system will be built so that traveling becomes easier for the patients.

My short term resolution focuses in a central hospital where a hospice is added to make the patients feel like home. A hospice will help patients enjoy their last days. It also gives new patients inspiration, faith and hope to courageously face the deadly disease.

I did some models based on the idea of introducing life and nature into the stadium so that the stadium can morphe as a museum or cultural place on the days without games.
This way not only it will be used as a space to congregate and cheer for the national team, but also offer people the opportunity to celebrate the country's richness in nature. People here will be able to learn how the flora and fauna coexist at this place and have the opportunity to admire flowers vegetation and animals living withing this biomes.


Im planning to have 4 spaces, each representing the different regions of the country, coast, the andes, the rain forest and the galapagos islands

These can also play a game with the elements:
coast=water
andes=wind
rain forest=earth
galapagos=fire

The debate

The park51 Debate

Thesis Idea

Went to visit the Brentwood area to find a site, and found that the areas we looked at (Professor) were people's backyards that stretched very far into the wooded area behind them. I continued looking and found a site adjacent to Brentwood High School that was mainly 39 acres of overgrowth and undeveloped land. I proceeded to study this area and find what places would be effected by a farm in this area. Professor, I like your idea of my thesis better than mine, so I'll continue my study in that direction, however I attached some work I did.

Parts

I photographed each part alone from different elevations. I then overlaid them with an inverse transparency.

"The Stadium is a Celebration of Life" /

"Life at its Purest State"



The Site

Park La Carolina is as for today one of Quito’s greatest urban parks. Located at 0 Latitude, 2800 meters, the park stretches a mile long from north to south, offering a wide range of activities and facilities to its citizens including playing grounds, sports courts, fields and picnic areas. However, with redevelopment in some areas of the city, the old airport is soon to be replaced with a new urban park similar to Central Park in length which will offer public walk able paths, plazas and new areas of recreation. This means that park La Carolina which was Quito’s most famous park is soon to be forgotten by some unless something is done to reinsert life and energy to it without the necessity for competing with the new upcoming park.



The Driving Force

The world cup, the Olympic Games and any other kind of international events often serve as a strong catalyst for urban development, the construction of new infrastructure and sport venues which over history have gain a place of importance around the globe as city icons. That is to say, sport facilities can be perceived as having the power to attract socioeconomic forces to its given place while they also embrace a cultural experience later to be exposed and shared with the entire world.

Given how these events and sport complexes pose huge influences over a city, it is important for local authorities to consider more efficient methods of construction in which natural resources of a determined place are used at its best. Also, regional design must also be carefully thought out as means of setting precedence for the future of the local architecture.

With the insertion of a new national stadium to the city of Quito not only the city will benefit from it, but the entire country itself as well, since it will open up opportunities for its advancement, while it will help promote its richness in biodiversity and the different ecosystems that interact in this specific location. Therefore, the new national stadium calls for a design that keeps and serves the country’s natural characteristics that make it unique among others. It should articulate a notion for ecological design from which people can relate to as their public sporting venue as well a common place of interaction in which man and nature can connect themselves while in the city.

Gambino_Thesis-Statement

Poly-Monotheistic Sacred House III

There is a growing need for religious tolerance in the world, especially in the United States. This is apparent is light of the recent event of a “mosque” that has proposed being built “at” ground zero. The space is being proposed as a community center similar to a YMCA, that will have spaces dedicated to prayer spaces for Muslims. Prayer spaces similar to those that were already in the world trade center before the attack on September 11, 2001. It is also not going to be built “at” ground zero it will be built two blocks away from the site. A better description would be an Islamic center near ground zero. A surprising seventy percent of the US population is against this community center being built for reasons such as if it gets built it is a sign of victory for the Islamic extremists. In response to this dilemma the leader of the project: Faisal Abdal Rauf has agreed to set aside separate prayer spaces for other religions in order to show religious tolerance and help the public appeal of the project.

It is a constitutional right to be able to practice any religion wherever anyone may wish in the US. It is an idea that started during the time of the early settlements in North America. The idea started as deism, which is an understanding that God does not interfere with human affairs. This grew to become part of the first amendment of the United States constitution, which prohibits the making of any law "respecting an establishment of religion", and impeding the free exercise of religion. The idea of this Community center is making a large statement about religious tolerance, however it is breeding more abhorrence on all sides of this international social debate. Unfortunately there is no way for state to enforce religious tolerance effectively or easily, so this debate could only get more severe. The possible beginning to a solution for this quandary could be a more direct response to the concerns of all, and in order to ensure fairness each of the three monotheistic religions; Islam, Judaism, and Christianity should be included.

Now if all three religions were placed into one building (“Poly-monotheistic Sacred House III”) where they each had their own separate space and practiced each of their beliefs adjacent to each other it would make a statement for tolerance. Also if it were placed across from the WTC memorial that is currently being constructed it would inevitably be included in the events that would take place on September 11 each year. The three religious spaces could be connected using literal and phenomenal transparencies in such a way that gives the illusion that each space is included in each of the others. This could also be done in a way that will highlight the similarities and differences between them. Thus creating a balance of between the three that could suggest a higher level of tolerance and understanding between the three separate religions.

carlos Quintero_Thesis statement

My objective for this project is to create a place that involves a commitment to recognition and reconstruction of the truth of the conflict which Colombians have lived and experienced for the past 50 years.

It is my vision that all the memories collected from decades by all the victims should be known, safeguarded and disclosed as a reminder of our history for all future generations. After many years of an ongoing conflict that the country has suffer for almost 5 decades with antigovernment insurgents groups such as FARC (Revolutionary armed forces of Colombia), ELN (National Liberation Army) among others, I am proposing a place where the Colombian society in general can be tolerant and prepared enough to be able to accept, expose, experience, provide assistance to all and more importantly be willing to reconsolidate and forgive one another.

My proposal will be located within one of the most iconic and important public plazas of Bogota called “The Bolivar Square”, which contains buildings such as the palace of Justice, National Capital, Tribunal court, the Municipal complex and religious buildings.

I would like to encourage architecturally all these institutions to contribute in finding ways to finalize this conflict. Once the conflict is over, this site will transform from a place of encouragement and hope into a place of remembrance to all the victims as well as a symbol of a better future for Colombia.

2014 Brazil World Cup Architectural Summit

AIA New York Chapter : Calendar:

Ronny - this is for you. You should go both days and skip class on 11/19.

Fw:

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From: Jonathan Friedman

Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:19:38 -0500

To: Robert Cody

Subject:

Bob, for your student

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=15144

Combination model photos

Interesting use of Laser Cutter

Johan Hybschmann, The Book of Space: initial studies of perceptual connections of spaces directly referring to the one sequence film: The Russian Ark by Alexander Sukorov. (Read BLDGBLOG’s article on Hybschmann)

Think about structure

Simple structure still used today in stadiums

Triangular modular structure, carries loads from floor to floor = more open space less vertical columns

Ideas on paper...

Alina - this might be of interest

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/braving-iraq/introduction/5957/

ronny

Ronny.

This new photovoltaic device may give some more flexibility on your roof design which could generate some energy for your stadium and surrounding facilities...

http://www.pv-tech.org/news/_a/global_solar_rolls_out_flexible_cigs_module_for_commercial_industrial_rooft/

Carlos....

I found this image and i thought about your project

In a way resembles how i think about your project because i think

about the pathways being a bit conflictive so that they narrate the struggles these people experiense while being captive, in this case the pathways are zigzaging

Picture is from a Danish Museum from Big Architects

Some inspirations

Combination of housing and nature.

Open roof allowed seen through and also penetration of nature

Tower relationship to land

Socio city

Reconfigure programs to allow more spaces in between, also to communicate programs vertically and horizontally

Massing of complexes and small sections describing connecting in spaces both vertical and horizontal direction

The tree root represents the patient stays and hospice striking

out, trying to escape from the box - the hospital.

Spacing out programs in means of 5 different access depending on who uses them

Layers of programs in the hospital part

Three Faiths - Judaism, Christianity, Islam | The New York Public Library

Three Faiths - Judaism, Christianity, Islam | The New York Public Library:

Pin-Up Tomorrow

Group discussion tomorrow. Let's pin-up!
For those who haven't posted anything - what's the hold up?

Robert Cody

WINDS AND 1ST AIR FLOW CONCEPT

Perspective?

Labyrinth of Crete

In Greek mythology, the labyrinth of Crete was derived from the elaborate floor plan of the Palace of Knossos.

Daedalus the Athenian craftsman, was the architect and inventor who designed for King Minos of Crete the labyrinth in which was imprisoned the Minotaur, a man-eating monster that was half man and half bull.

The labyrinth was so skillfully designed that no one could escape from the maze or the Minotaur. Daedalus revealed the secret of the labyrinth only to Ariadne, daughter of Minos, and she aided her lover, the Athenian hero Theseus, to slay the monster and escape.

In anger at the escape, Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus in the labyrinth. Although the prisoners could not find the exit, Daedalus made wax wings so that they could both fly out of the maze. Icarus, however, flew too near the sun; his wings melted, and he fell into the sea. Daedalus flew to Sicily, where he was welcomed by King Cocalus. Minos later pursued Daedalus but was killed by the daughters of Cocalus.

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