The Internet has been really bad the past three days so i just couldn't get a post up.
This week started out with the some of the leading tensile experts in the world, Sarah Bonnemaison and Christine Macy (that's right i just name dropped). We split into two groups one is doing a tensile, sail type shading structure (that's my group) and a group that is mimicking the traditional poplar framed and willow lined architecture of the local area, to create smaller shading over the individual benches. This is all going in the infant courtyard, only a small piece of the whole school. This project is going to be taking place over the next 5 years and we are only the first year. Once we put in our structures the will be in testing for a year and then they will expand on them or redesign them if they fail in some way.
We finished the whole design today in one day and tomorrow we're on to designing the details i'll post pictures of our proposal so you can see what we're up to.
It's late in india so i'm off to bed,
Caty
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hi caty baby :) i've been taking a class at PSU & it makes me think of you & how I wish I could come visit you on my lunch breaks! You sound wonderful. WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?
ReplyDeleteAll my love, I'm so happy for you girl :)
love,
nel
Hey Nel i've been thinking of you so much while i'm here actually you would love it! Also when i was in Amsterdam i didn't have a hostel to stay at so i was looking around for one, and i came across "Dirty Nelly's" i totally ended up staying there for a couple of nights, thanks to you : ) I'm going to be back in portland on the 29th! then we can hangout during your lunch for sure. There's still so much summer ahead!
ReplyDeleteDon't you think it's rather special for an architect to be named "Bonnemaison"? Sort of like the Magnolia dentist Dr. Smiley.
ReplyDeleteI see that the good doctors have a book together, which we'll have to check out!
Hope you're having the greatest fun,
Dad