Week #1:

Introducing the Folie
Paris / La Villette assisted me in the clarification of the term "Folie" and provided an inspirational example of "discontinuous, dislocated,  dismantled, disjoined,  deregulated deconstructed  and disassociated architectural sculptures designed by the architect Bernard Tschumi (Bure, G. 2008). The image below demonstrates Tschumi's artistic incorporation of landscape and structure to create an amazing display of architecture influential to my design.*

La Villette (Bure, G. 2008)

The discussion of Tschumi's work sparked an interested in the idea of a 'Folie' and resulted in numerous searches for similar examples online. The following images captured my interest and may contribute to the ideas that flow from my initial design process. The thought of designing a structure that allows people to interact with it by climbing or standing on it seems like an appealing option.

Sur Le Projet (H20 Architects n.d.)

Folie example (Creapole n.d.)

Site Visit

This week a group of us went on a walkshop around the Brisbane city centre analysing the elements of the urban environment and taking a closer look at the Howard Smith Wharves. Below is a series of sketches on sticky notes that I recorded during my city walk on Monday. The route we took depicted an interesting journey across the city, revealing many hidden elements that could influence the projects design. Each of the sketches below depict some type of strong edge or frame to the site, such as the over powering presence of the Story Bridge.

Experiencing the city by foot

Quick sketch of the wharves and evidence of the strong influence of the Story Bridge

Design concept of growth

Story Bridge and surrounding buildings

Interesting pattern and colour palette  

Direct view of the immediate site

Complete view of the river and Story Bridge

References

Bure, G. 2008. Paris / La Villette. In. Bernard Tschumi. ed. G. Bure, 71. Birkhauser: Basel.


H20 Architects. n.d. Repère Olympique. Retrieved on February 29th 2012 from http://www.h2oarchitectes.com/projet/1/h2oarchitectes_recherche_mobilier/Repere_Olympique.html


Creapole, n.d. Folie example. Retrieved on February 29th 2012 from http://www.creapoleblog.fr/


Town of Grantham devastated by floods. (2011). Retrieved on March 13th 2012 from http://www.abc.net.au/am/indexes/2011/am_20110112.htm


Video of flood chaos in Australia (2011). Retrieved on March 13th 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDip6a9kfB0&feature=player_embedded


Buildings as Diagrams (2012). Retrieved on April 13th 2012 from http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_81324_1%26url%3D


Project Brief (2012). Buildings as diagrams. Retrieved on April 13th 2012 from  http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_81324_1%26url%3D

Brisbane Floods (2011). Brisbane floods controlled by La Nina. Retrieved on April 14th 2012 from http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/brisbane-floods-controlled-by-la-nina/


Newspaper digitalisation (2011). British Library launch historical newspapers website. retrieved on April 14th 2012 from http://museumpublicity.com/2011/11/29/british-library-launch-historical-newspapers-online-website/


Jewish Holocaust Museum (2011). Abroad in Berlin. Retrieved on April 15th 2012 from http://sjsperl.blogspot.com.au/


University of Western Australia (2009). Medical and dental library. Retrieved on April 15th 2012 from http://www.is.uwa.edu.au/images/images?result_396520_result_page=18

Fiona Taylor (2011). Order, chaos. Retrieved on April 16th 2012 from http://drawdrawdraw-drawdrawdraw.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/fiona-taylor-order-chaos.html


Boxed in (2012). Retrieved on April 18th 2012 from http://contained.tumblr.com/