Sunday, March 27, 2016

Student sharing: Trip to Japan

A student went to Japan for her holiday and shared some interesting photos of her trip.

Location: Tokyo
Brief description and observation:
There is a vase shape at the top of the building
Environment building
Triangulation used in the exterior of building

Location: Shinjuku
Brief description and observation:
Turning restaurant
Rigid central core at the centre of the building for stability
Location: Tokyo
Brief description and observation:
Egyptian museum
Pyramid shape
Triangulation used
Trusses present around the whole building
Location: Tokyo
Brief description and observation:
Rectangular building is made up of diamond shapes
Swimming pool at the top
Location: Tokyo
Brief description and observation:
Science centre on wind power
Ribs on the exterior
Location: Tokyo
Brief description and observation:
Hotel
Overlapping triangles at the top
Location: Tokyo tower toilet sink
Brief description and observation:
3-in-1 function
1.Wash
2.Soap dispenser
3.Drier

Monday, March 21, 2016

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Design related websites

Here are some links to Design related websites. Enjoy!

3.            http://www.core77.com/
4.            https://www.ted.com/talks
5.            http://shoeboxdwelling.com/
6.            http://inhabitat.com/
7.            http://designjournalsos.blogspot.sg/
8.            http://www.inewidea.com/
9.            http://www.designboom.com
10.          www.coolthings.com

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Slideshare: Ideation using 3-in-1.

Here is the link to the Ideation slides for Ideation using Shape-borrowing, SCAMPER and Morphological Analysis:

http://www.slideshare.net/Caksback/ideation-using-3-in1