Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Diagraming Dubai






For this assignment we had to compose a series of diagrams on a certain architectural building we personally chose. My decision to choose the man-made islands of Dubai was a risky one, but I find their design appealing, their concept, fascinating. It was a challenge, however, to find the architectural documentation that was required for the assignment. I found aerial images of the islands themselves, along with plan views of the Burj hotel, which is the tallest building in the world as of now. I was also able to find a floor plan of one of the levels in the hotel. I wasn't too pleased with my overall diagram that I was able to put together, but here are the traced images and one free-hand sketch that I used for the final result.

Summer Passion





One of my passions is art. Sketching favorite actors and artists, or simply sketching what's in my mind at the time. It helps deal with emotion and express my "free spirit gypsy soul" (as some people like to describe me :D). This summer was a summer of James Dean. He, along with others such as Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr, inspire me greatly. I also choose to emulate other various images I found. I deeply enjoyed sketching this summer and was very pleased with the results.