WEEK 14: ROUND #7
We finished with 5 brick courses on Sunday. The wall is over 6′-0″ tall and stable. Images from Sunday are below. This was the last round of construction.
WEEK 14: ROUND #7
We finished with 5 brick courses on Sunday. The wall is over 6′-0″ tall and stable. Images from Sunday are below. This was the last round of construction.
WEEK 15: BLDG SHOP EXHIBIT
The bldg shop exhibit will take place on Monday April 18th from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Please invite your classmates, friends, family, etc.
WEEK 15: BLDG SHOP EXHIBIT
The bldg shop exhibit will take place on Monday April 18th from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Please invite your classmates, friends, family, etc.
WEEK 14: IMPRECISION
The Wall Log needs to be updated. The latest version is posted to our scaffold.
WEEK 14: IMPRECISION
The Wall Log needs to be updated. The latest version is posted to our scaffold.
WEEK 14: ROUND #6
Today was our last in-shop wall building session. The last round will take place on Sunday afternoon. Please check the signup schedule. Below are images from Thursday’s construction and a short passage from page 183 of Dieste’s “Architecture and Construction”.
WEEK 14: ROUND #6
Today was our last in-shop wall building session. The last round will take place on Sunday afternoon. Please check the signup schedule. Below are images from Thursday’s construction and a short passage from page 183 of Dieste’s “Architecture and Construction”.
WEEK 14: ARCH REVIEW ARCHIVE
Architectural Review Archive. Iglesia del Cristo Obrero. 22 May 2015 “Floors, walls and roof are all of brick, reinforced where necessary and unplastered. Walls and roof together form a double curved shell, covering an area 110ft. by 54ft. and resting
WEEK 14: ARCH REVIEW ARCHIVE
Architectural Review Archive. Iglesia del Cristo Obrero. 22 May 2015 “Floors, walls and roof are all of brick, reinforced where necessary and unplastered. Walls and roof together form a double curved shell, covering an area 110ft. by 54ft. and resting
WEEK 14: CATCHING THE CURVE
Check out Florencia Rodriguez’s essay on Dieste, “Catching the Curve”, published in uncubed. Florencia is one of the founders of PLOT magazine. Plot is a great bi-lingual resource for essays dealing with architecture, art, design and technology. “Dieste thought that
WEEK 14: CATCHING THE CURVE
Check out Florencia Rodriguez’s essay on Dieste, “Catching the Curve”, published in uncubed. Florencia is one of the founders of PLOT magazine. Plot is a great bi-lingual resource for essays dealing with architecture, art, design and technology. “Dieste thought that
WEEK 14: ROUND #5
The Wall Log has been updated and posted to the scaffold. We need someone to update the log with the work that was done on Monday night. We will try to get 4 courses done on Thursday. Below are images
WEEK 14: ROUND #5
The Wall Log has been updated and posted to the scaffold. We need someone to update the log with the work that was done on Monday night. We will try to get 4 courses done on Thursday. Below are images
WEEK 13: ROUND #4
We added 3 brick courses tonight. To reference the height of the wall and number of bricks used, please check the Wall Log, which Sharon updated yesterday. The mortar joint between courses 10 and 11 is approximately 1″ thick. This
WEEK 13: ROUND #4
We added 3 brick courses tonight. To reference the height of the wall and number of bricks used, please check the Wall Log, which Sharon updated yesterday. The mortar joint between courses 10 and 11 is approximately 1″ thick. This
WEEK 13: ROUND #3
Round #3 is complete. Four brick courses were completed in 2:30 hours tonight. Four is the maximum number of brick courses we can do at the time before the wall starts to slump. We have reached 10 brick courses, good
WEEK 13: ROUND #3
Round #3 is complete. Four brick courses were completed in 2:30 hours tonight. Four is the maximum number of brick courses we can do at the time before the wall starts to slump. We have reached 10 brick courses, good
WEEK 12: ROUND #2
Round #2 is complete. The wall is now six brick courses high. The wall log needs to be updated on Monday.
WEEK 12: ROUND #2
Round #2 is complete. The wall is now six brick courses high. The wall log needs to be updated on Monday.
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