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Unit 4- Bibliography
Bibliography Buckminster Fuller Institute, 2022. About Fuller. [Online] Available at: https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/ [Accessed 21...
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Unit 4 - Developing my final piece
Before creating my final piece I’d like to explore different techniques for making it to ensure I get the best possible outcome. I plan...
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Unit 4- Project Proposal
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
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Unit 4- Evaluation
Over the course of my UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, I have developed a growing interest in Sustainability, Biophilia, and...
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Unit 4– Planning the layout of my Final Piece
After completing the actual model itself i now need to consider how I’m actually going to display to give it the desired impact, I’ll do...
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Unit 4- Research into sustainable building materials and technology
Before designing my final piece I started to look into sustainable materials to use for the construction of my building. My key concern...
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Unit 4- Inspiration for model
While at The Box in Plymouth I saw some models that had been done of Plymouth, they are in the desired style I’d like to make my final...
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Unit 4- Research trip to Plymouth Aquarium
After researching Frei Otto, the idea of looking into structures that animals create and looking at the animals as ‘structures’ came to...
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Unit 4- Frank Lloyd
“Falling Water” was one of the first “green buildings” to be created. It was designed by Frank Lloyd in 1935 with the aim to show that...
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Unit 4- Michael Reynolds
Michael Reynolds famously developed the style of architecture called “Earthship” in the late 20th century and early 21st century. Made of...
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Unit 4- Peter Busby
In Peter’s eyes, architecture should be the combination of protecting the environment while effecting change. This is something I...
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Unit 4- R. Buckminster Fuller
American architect, engineer, and designer Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) who used architecture, design, geometry, engineering,...
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Unit 4- Norman Foster
Norman Foster is one of the designers behind the innovative design for a zero-carbon development; the project is called Masdar City and...
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Unit 4- What I hope my final design to look like in a real life setting
I’ve drawn up this design to give an idea of what I‘d expect my roof design to look like if I was to develop it into a fully-fledged...
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Unit Four- End of week reflections
Week One To start week one I presented my project proposal to the group and completed my project proposal, this allowed me to set out a...
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Unit 4- Green bike shed roof, Plymouth University
When walking through Plymouth I noticed this bike shed outside of the University which had a green roof, planted within it were...
Apr 26, 20223 min read
Unit 4- Research trip to Bicton Botanical Gardens
On my trip I plan to look at the botany they have and try to broaden my research on the structures themselves, I'd also like to look at...
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Unit 4- Smooth or Rough surfaces, which absorbs more heat?
I was really intrigued to find out whether heat absorption is greater if the surface itself isn’t smooth. I had initially assumed this...
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Unit 4- Project proposal
With household emissions being at a yearly rate of 2.7 tonnes of CO2, global warming is increasing rapidly. I hope to create a design and...
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