Sunday, March 17, 2013

Homework Assignment 2


1.   Describe interaction and stability in 3-D form. What is the “three plane rule?” Give an example?

Interaction and stability in design refers to the way in which parts of a design work with and structurally support eachother. The three plane rule says that a structure is stable as a result of three planes meeting and intersecting with eachother. An example would be a fold-up chair.

2.   What is an environmental plane and planar structure? Give examples and describe it.
3. Define an architectonic form. List three examples given in the reading: (A). (B). (C.)

An envoirmental plane could be a wall, table, floor, ceiling, or the earth’s surface. A planar structure is something relating to or being structured in/on a plane. An architectonic form is a structure that relates either to architecture or design. Examples would be: regular geometric shapes such as rectangles, triangles and curves in circles, an emphasis on horizontal and vertical orientation relative to both gravity and the placement of elements, and emphasis on open and closed, interior and exterior spaces with a focus on their transitions between each other.
     4. How cans a reflective surface effect the transition of space?
         They cause the illusion of space that is entering a closed surface.
      5. How can planes define volume?
            A plane can define volume by virtue or by shape.
6. Describe the following organizational principles that relate to 3 dimensional forms: (Give your own visual examples)
1.            Organization- the pattern or structure that unites the parts of a piece together into a whole.
2. Synergy- the individual elements of a piece not being as impressive individually as they are in a whole piece.
3.            Order and freedom- the balance between expression and order throughout a piece.
4.            Structure and unity- the way in which the position, direction and scale of a piece contributes to its unity as a whole.
Symmetry- when a plane divides an o

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