Weaving Landscapes
SUMMER 2019
CORNELL UNIVERSITY INTRO TO ARCHITECTURE
PROFESSOR(S):
LUBEN DIMCHEFF & DASHA KHAPALOVA
This project starts with the creation of a 6” “implied” cube that is inspired by the concept of weaving. From this, a collage was developed that uses the unraveled faces of the 6” cube as its starting point. From then on, a hierarchy is put into place that creates specific spatial implications through the patterns created by the different colors and geometries presented in the drawing. These hierarchies are then translated into a series of bas reliefs that act as tests for the final model. The final model displays a ruin in a landscape. This “ruin” has no true occupant and has been left to degrade over time. The ruin speaks the same language as the previous studies and embeds itself naturally into the landscape by weaving its way through the uneven terrain. The model stands 30” above the ground and uses different materials to represent the various elements of the landscape (brown chipboard is the earth/ground, gray chipboard is the man-made ruins, and white Bristol is water). Throughout all of these pieces of work, the concept of weaving is still prevalent and acts as the backbone for the project’s development.