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 The education sector is designed around “wellness” and valuing the individual in an organization. Creating an environment in which people feel a sense of belonging, where they feel empowered and are able to collaborate and interact with all levels of an organization, has demonstrated benefits of improved productivity, creativity and innovation.  As density increases, the key question is: how can we shape the built environment so as to ensure that Sydney remains one of the world’s most distinctive and liveable cities? Green space is a key hallmark of liveability. Unless a “green” building actively remediates its local environment, it’s simply not as bad as it could have been. 

Bill Dowzer, Fiona Young, "Schools of Thought", ArchitectureAU, accessed May 10 2016 http://architectureau.com/articles/schools-of-thought-1/

Barbara Schaffer, "Green Visions: Nature as infrastructure", ArchitectureAU, accessed May 10 2016 http://architectureau.com/articles/green-visions/

Geoff Manaugh, "Architectural Sustainability", BLDGBLOG, accessed May 10 2016 http://www.bldgblog.com/2007/08/architectural-sustainability/

3D Warehouse and Dropbox Links

• Lumion Files

EXPERIMENT 2: Final Submission

• 18 Axonometrics
• 36 Custom Textures
• Final Images
• 3D Warehouse and Dropbox Files

Final Images + 2 Concepts

Concept 1 (Carlo Scarpa): Landscape Synthesised with Architecture
Renowned for his unmatched attention to detail, Carlo Scarpa often crafted works which built upon pre-existing forms - including both natural landscape and built environments - whereby Scarpa artfully arranged his designs to create a sense of serenity and unity with such pre-existing forms. 

Concept 2 (Olson Kundig): Ascension of the Ground Plane
Olson Kundig's fundamental design principle revolves around the notion of architecture serving as a bridge between nature, culture and people.  

Electroliquid Aggregation: Synthesis of landscape with architecture through the ascension of the ground plane
With the above concepts in mind, I aimed to create a piece of architecture which integrated well with the UNSW site whilst maintaining a preservation of the original landscape. 

Theme: Technology

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Experiment 2 - 36 Textures

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