Charlotte Digital Photo 2: February 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Dana Brouillard Architectural Blend

I wanted to represent how Charlotte doesn't value its older architecture because it always tears the buildings down to rebuild new ones. In Italy they incorporate their historic architecture with new structures. This is an important concept because Italy shows the evolution of its society through the combination of architectural styles through the periods.

Road to success is not easy but possible

Road to success is a shaky bumpy road but it is possible if you believe and stay focused.

Architectural Blend: Charlie Raggett

Dreaming of Home

At the beginning of last semester my artwork was consumed with images of London, but here I wanted to show a personal progression with both my homes feeling like they are equally weighted. Despite my American home occupying the foreground, London is still an important focal point; and I now appreciate that it's just a dream away.

Architectural Blend

This semester I have focused on the idea of "southern culture" and what that idea may entail. I used several images taken on trips specifically exploring southern culture. What does it mean to be southern? What is southern architecture? There are many types of architecture throughout the south, so I chose to incorporate a few aspects into a main building that I feel represents the majority of the southern buildings in my area.

Anya Zaporozhets Architectural Blend

We are so fortunate here in our country for the food we have in our homes. Our pantries are in such abundance, its like a grocery store for others.

Marco's Architectural Blend

Marco Di'Santi

Architecture Blend

UPDATE:

ORIGINAL:

My idea for this was for the merging of public and private architectural spaces. However, upon encountering some limitations with my understanding of architecture and my conflation of that terminology with interior design, I went with a slightly different blending. Blending a series of vertical Amphitheatre mezzanine columns and a spiral stairway in order to construct an arena in the visage of a spy glass out of public spaces to have it open up and reveal a bed. A bed which, while not specifically architecture itself, is indicative of private spaces. I also really liked how because I was able to catch all the people in the space unaware, they are all busy doing other things, yet are still engaged with the display, due to the constructed architecture. Constructing a simulation of the passive consumption of private lives that our society enforces within our media cultures, especially within the parasocial relationships we are encouraged to forge with our media and celebrity idols.

Ashley Johnson Architectural Blend

Ashley Johnson

Architectural Blend

My concept for this project was how easy it is to become overwhelmed and lost in college. I portrayed this by taking different aspects of Rowe and combining them into an indecipherable labyrinth, emulating the feeling of anxiety and lost-ness.