Measure allows us to understand relations; our body in relation to the environment around us, the proximity to objects, the reactions to threatening actions, the thickness of walls, the vulnerability to weather, etc. You are asked to explore the small volumetric differential between CLAUSTROPHOBIC and EFFICIENT work environments, between a heavy back pack and an unbearable burden, between a screen, a window, and a shield. The key tool for this project is a SECTION drawing that maps your body in relation to its immediate surroundings.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Trans-Atlantic Hot Air Balloon


In 1987, Richard Branson (CEO, Virgin) and Per Lindstrand became the first people to cross the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon (seen above). It used the largest envelope flown to that point (65,000m³) and reached speeds in excess of 130 mph. The capsule can now be seen in the AirSpace Hall at the Imperial War Museum's RAF Duxford site in Cambridgeshire.
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