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Sediment Machine
The sediment machine is a physical model to test the influence of obstructions on the patterning of sediment deposition and erosion. The model, 20″x30″x3.5″, is constructed of an MDF base with an acrylic surface, and a recirculating water system made from a simple pond pump in a plastic bucket, plastic tubing, and a copper pipe. […]
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Modeling the Impact of Dredge Canals
I focused on studying dredge canals and pipelines and their impact on deltaic coastal marshes and barrier lands ecoregion. I started out by mapping manmade interventions like pipelines, highways, railroads etc. in GIS. Through my research and mapping I realized that most of the infrastructure runs east to west whereas the natural drainage pattern is […]
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Acrylic + Laser Cut
After receiving this assignment, I was attracted by the spot where two canals join together, where next to the drown plantation Kristi ever told about. The ecotones of the given site are narrow holocene meander belts surrounded by deltaic coastal marshes. Due to the severe sea erosion, people living here tend to move to highland. […]
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Modeling Toxins and Urban Areas
The Lafyette Loess Plains ecotone encompasses an urban area, at least as it is defined by the Census Bureau. I discovered this while analyzing a DEM file in GIS. Within my assigned ecotone I decided to map the urban areas as well as toxic inventory sites. The aim was to see how the two overlapped with the […]
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Modeling Infrastructure as Connective Tissue
My assigned section is bisected horizontally by the lower half of the Baton Rouge to New Orleans Mississippi River corridor. The 144,000 ft by 192,000ft area shows over 30 miles of refineries and suburban towns stretching from Lutcher to Meterie, Louisiana. The topography, transport infrastructure, ecotones, urban development of this area almost […]
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Modelling a Water/Levee Relationship
The site that I modeled is an inland swamp area that includes part of Lake Fausse Pointe and a water channel, separated by a levee road. It is this separation of the two water bodies that I decided to investigate further with my modelling process. I pulled together 4 digital elevation maps in ArcGIS to […]
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Stereolithography and Rapid Prototyping
First patented in 1983 by inventor Chuck Hull, stereolithography (SLA) is a three-dimensional printing technology that is used in producing models, prototypes and production parts. This technology has a variety of applications, including manufacturing, medicine, casting and architectural modeling. What differentiates stereolithography from other three-dimensionally printed media is the speed and level of detail offered. […]
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Modeling as part of design process
The interdisciplinary design practice of Weiss/ Manfredi based in New York is well known for their integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape design in their projects. The firm relies heavily on model building as part of their design process that begins with simple sketches, progresses on to conceptual models, and culminates with detailed models […]
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Modeling to Problem Solve
“The story of the Elbphilharmonie provides, as an example, an insight into the extremes that mark the reality of planning and building today.” -dezeen magazine Design firm Herzog & de Meuron are in the process, after many years and dollars past the original goal, of completing the Elbphilharmonic in Hamburg. The firm presented suspended models of […]
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Man behind the Models: Vincent De Rijk
Vincent De Rijk is the go to model maker behind many of OMA and MDRVD ‘s infamous competition models. Like the firms, he is based in Rotterdam, but is sought out across Europe and North America. He was educated in industrial design and a leading expert in the use of polymers. In addition to […]