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Secret Place: Generated From Place And Non-Place, Zeyue Zhang
Secret Place: Generated From Place And Non-Place, Zeyue Zhang
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
My thesis explores the nature of place today. Looking for the living condition in future, there are about more than 70% of the world's population that will be urban by 2050. I look to explore a place (in a dense urban area) for city people can get a respite from the daily chaos and feel, experience, and discover "a sense of calm". This I define as the "Secret Place". The Secret Place also comes from the study of "Place" and "Non-Place", which is basically distinguished by one question: if the quality of the space could resonate with or has to …
Constructed Reality: A Study In Spatial Perception Through Virtual Reality, Jose P. Rodriguez
Constructed Reality: A Study In Spatial Perception Through Virtual Reality, Jose P. Rodriguez
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
Architecture often begins explorations that lead into various modes of end products. These modes of production and representation could often embed traces that shape the outcome of the design. In his book, “Architectural Representation and The Perspective Hinge.”, Alberto Perez Gomez says that “Architects do not produce Buildings but instead produce images of buildings.” These representational images are an expression of an idea or design. Historically, representation began in static two-dimensions. By bridging into digital environments, these representations become more dynamic. As computing power increases and software broadens, the use of virtual reality environments and immersion simulations are becoming more …