AuriolB | Ravensbourne Access \ Design

This week I . . . learned to create images in illustrator | sketched inspiration from buildings around N.Greenwich | built maquette models to plan a shelter | worked in a group to build life-size structure . . . Focus piece Shelter-building group project :  Responding to the brief to create a waterproof shelter large enough to hold a person, strong enough to support the weight of a bag, we began individually by taking inspiration from architecture in the local area and generating ideas/designs. We then came together in a group of four and discussed a design solution bringing together effective elements from each of our concepts. . . . Analysing my work, I notice how beneficial it was to be able to draw on others’ skills ― Steve’s experience of wild camping, Aref’s carpentry background. We refined the design as we built, adapting in real time to observations of where the structure needed reinforcing. We adjusted the original concepts which tapered at the back to create a mor...