Sendai Mediatheque- Chia-Chia Ou (Gina) & Yu Shih

This is the Meiso no Mori Crematorium designed by architect Toyo Ito and engineer Mutsuro Sasaki. The floating roof structure is the main feature that connects the building below to the surrounding environment.

Institue of Contemporary Art Boston

I focused on the structural system of "Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. The main characteristic was the huge cantilever on the ground.

The Paper Tube Church - Sally Darby, Adam Rubin

An analysis of the Paper Tube Church designed by Shigeru Ban in 1995, focusing on its structural integrity as well as its materiality.

Paper Tube Church page 2

Cathedral of Christ the Light

Milwaukee Art Museum - Brian Kim & Bernadette Ma

bam!

Beijing National Stadium - Matt & Francis

Beijing National Stadium, 110,000 tons of steel woven into a bird's nest - Matt Cornelius & Francis Pham

Sendai Mediatheque-Emily Alvarado+Camille Cazon

The Sendai Mediatheque: Toyo Ito's "seaweed" approach to create a fluid space.

Water Cube- Heather Tipton & Jessica Lai

Water Cube by PTW and ARUP. We love slicing bubbles.

PROJECT1: TOD's - Cristian Membreno, Moemi Kawauchi

TOD's, wrapped in a skin of criss-crossed concrete braces and glass, is designed by Toyo Ito on 2004.

Project 1 - Jubilee Church Adriana Barcenas & Kelly Sun

We were inspired by the LIGHT! The Jubilee Church exhibits extraordinary structural pizzazz.

Project 1: Quadracci Pavilion - Angela Tam, Yaghob Jalilzadeh

The Quadracci Pavilion with a moving brise soleil, an addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. 

PROJECT 1: Pompidou Centre - Katherine Duong and Lorraine Gemino

The fun and exposed structure of the Pompidou Center by Renzo Piano and Robert Rogers.

ARCH 150 BLOG

Welcome to the blog for the Friday 12-3pm section of ARCH 150. The goal of the site is twofold ::

[1] provide a place to 'turn in' projects electronically
[2] open a forum for presenting interesting structural images, ideas, and concepts

PROJECT ONE is due this Friday, September 18th, and should be posted to the blog by 12 [noon].