Today, I want to introduce this student to the students. The online and offline classes are both correct. The architectural design work collection has been short-term combat for six months, and finally won the American architectural design grand slam student. The student's four architectural projects have their own highlights, showing different understanding of the architectural design work collection, so he won the American architectural design offer grand slam, The protagonist Song --- Let's see how he gets offers from up to 8 American schools with "self-control", "independence" and "autonomy"!
Admitted institutions
University of California,Berkeley
University of California,Santa Barbara
University of California,Irvine
University College Dublin
University of Washington
University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bournemouth University
The Ohio State University
Analysis of American Architectural Design Works
The choice of architectural design starts from being influenced by others
Like most of my classmates, I decided to study abroad in my second year of senior high school. What I applied for in the training of natural light works collection is American undergraduate architecture . Currently studying in the United States Berkeley College, University of California College of Fine and Applied Architectural Studies.
My parents have been engaged in the architectural design industry. Maybe I have been very interested in architectural design since I was young When I was in primary school, my parents once took me to apply for an art class. I was very happy because I really liked painting.
Although I changed teachers and schools in the middle of the journey, I almost never stopped, and I have been painting for seven years. The third year of junior high school is the most stressful time, because I have to prepare for the high school entrance exam. The teacher would advise me to save time for the exam, but I still couldn't help going to the studio whenever I had time.
When I told my parents that I wanted to go abroad to study architecture, it was surprising that his parents were very supportive of me . I was overjoyed and flipped through various websites. Finally, on Zhihu, I saw that the teacher of natural light collection training answered many questions for students.
I thought they were very professional at that time, so I left a message to the teacher who answered the question and searched their official account on other platforms. Unexpectedly, I replied to my private message soon.
First experience of natural light works collection training line
I studied in the general high school, so my only goal in three years is to prepare for the college entrance examination. The school doesn't allow us to ask for a long time off. Because of geographical reasons, I can't go to Beijing for classes.
After explaining my situation with the training teacher of Natural Light Works Collection, he recommended the online teaching of Natural Light Works Collection training to me. I felt relieved that online classes were very suitable for my current situation, so I decided to complete my collection of works here.
My online experience is Self discipline is required after class . Because I need Sort out what the teacher and I said after class Before I forget Sort out the questions I want to ask Next time in class, ask questions uniformly, which will be more efficient. The teacher is not around. After finishing the model, you should show it to him in the video, and then he will give me some modification suggestions in time.
Collection building model
Under the guidance of teachers, after more than a year of unremitting efforts, I finally completed my application. In addition to Berkeley, I also got UCB, UCSB, UCD, UCI, UIUC, UW, BU, OHIO, etc.
Now let's talk about the specific contents of my architectural design portfolio, as well as some research methods, ways of thinking and experience of online classes in the process of doing the works, for the reference of small partners with the same experience.
There are four projects in my architectural design portfolio, two of which are more practical, so they are more practical. The other two works are more academic, including some academic research and pure art practice, especially the second one, which involves more biological knowledge. Therefore, this is also an interdisciplinary attempt.
Analysis of architectural design works
Project 1
The first work is a collaged building model with fine parts of musical instruments as raw materials.
Besides painting, I also like listening to music. Although there are many types of music I like, what shocked me most was the symphony of the European Romantic period.
The rise of romanticism has something to do with the European background and social trends of thought. The failure of the revolution and the high pressure policy pursued by the feudal dynasty forced the composers to treat the reality with a negative attitude. They placed their hopes on the future and immersed themselves in the dream of a better future.
The cultural trend of romanticism was first reflected in literature, and then spread to the whole art field, including music. Therefore, from the beginning of the 19th century to the end of the 19th century, European romantic music and romantic symphony developed rapidly.
The main feature of Romantic symphony is to pay attention to expressing personal feelings. Composers' creation is full of natural feelings and personal emotional world. I often think that such a great "building" of human ideology is shaped by countless schools of thought, concepts and religious beliefs. Therefore, the musical instrument parts I selected describe such a metaphor.
Project 2
The second work is related to biology, and the theme is related to cells Some students may think that this topic is too abstract and too microscopic, but my idea is to express the appearance of the microscopic world in an artistic way, and tend to externalize cells, which are indispensable materials inside the human body, into a specific visual image.
Scientists have never stopped their steps in the micro world. As early as the 17th century, people did not know the existence of cells. Until 1809, French naturalist Lamarck proposed: "All living things are composed of cells, which contain some 'liquid' that can flow." This concept.
After understanding the historical development of cells in biology, I also investigated various appearances and shapes of cells. And their shapes are abstracted into abstract figures, which serve as the inspiration source of architectural appearance.
Cell shape sketch
Formally, because there is a lot of water in the cells, I chose to do visual display Waterborne pigments and glass This material is sufficient It expresses its water content and fluidity The visual effect is similar to that of ink and wash painting, but the color is brighter than that of ink and wash painting.
Three dimensional exhibition of works
Project 3
The third project is a stage design work. It is the stage design of Van Gogh's drama with the activities of our school as the background, and it is also the most impressive work for me.
Because this is my first time to contact with stage design, which is totally different from my previous learning experience. I am a little confused at the moment, and I don't know how to organize language communication with teachers.
I remember that what made me very depressed was that I spent a long time preparing this work, but the reality was far from my imagination. In addition, due to the heavy workload at the end of the term, it was really stressful to give consideration to both sides of the study, and I began to lose confidence.
Stage design model of drama
During the period when I was at a loss, the teacher seemed to feel my dilemma. After class, he often chats with me to guide my thinking. He also recommends some works of other artists for my reference, and patiently gives me suggestions for revision. After many adjustments, the ideal effect was finally achieved.
Project 4
The fourth work is an in-depth study of the color composition of Chinese religious buildings. This project is highly academic. How to integrate "Chinese characteristics" into the production of overseas architectural works collection? Under the guidance of my teacher, I investigated the artistry of different religious types of buildings, and finally got a deep understanding of the color composition of Chinese religious buildings.
Of course, in a short period of time, as a senior high school student, my research on such a highly comprehensive and high threshold academic topic is just the tip of the iceberg. But in the future learning process, I would like to improve myself and carry out more independent research.
Suggestions and evaluation
Finally, I would like to say to my friends who are similar to me that online classes need our own high level of self-control, independence and autonomy, because teachers will not constantly remind us that we should control the progress of the collection by ourselves.
In addition, learning in two aspects at the same time is not easy to complete, and the pressure will be relatively high. The period of making work collections for young partners should not be too long, and it is better to complete them in one or two holidays.
In addition, affected by the epidemic, many schools are teaching online. I am currently studying online classes in the first half of my freshman year. Because of my previous learning experience in the training of natural light works collection, I am still quite adapted to this way. Young partners can choose online or offline teaching according to their own actual situation.
The teacher of the training professional course of architectural design works of natural light has something to say
Through learning about Song's hobbies, I helped students expand and deepen their ideas into four works with more architectural characteristics and design logic.
● The first project shows the generation of a small building through professional building handicrafts, computer models, analysis drawings, renderings and other ways according to the students' own interest in instrumental music, which reflects a certain ability of the specialty.
● The second project extends a social phenomenon by studying the unbalanced characteristics of cells in biological science. With the intervention of new media of wet extension painting, a three-dimensional product was designed.
● The third project combines the activity scene of the student school, generates several spaces by studying the artist's works, and uses Van Gogh's paintings as the main visual color to produce stage design works.
● The fourth project theme is more research-based, with in-depth understanding of the color composition of religious buildings.
On the whole, students have a strong perception of color in hand painting. Instead of using a single model, the four projects are purely making three-dimensional models. Instead, they enrich students' works by combining multimedia materials and interdisciplinary methods with the production of works.
The application for undergraduate architecture is not as large-scale and complete as the works of graduate students. More importantly, it is necessary to show students' understanding, aesthetic knowledge, creative ideas and basic abilities of architectural design.
Students who intend to apply for the American undergraduate architecture course can determine the direction of their works according to the specific requirements of their target universities. Do not blindly pursue high, fine, and sharp works, and do not take large works as the only standard!
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