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Project 1:
Form & Function

The purpose of this project is to highlight the relationship between form and function within a design. The goal of this project was to combine the visual forms and aesthetics of a design with the function needed to be performed. Students were required to modify an existing bridge span in order to allow water traffic through a 30' x 40' opening. 

Span Prototypes

SPAN 1 PIC FINAL_edited.jpg
SPAN 1 FINAL_edited.jpg

Sydney Harbor Bridge

Location:

Sydney, Australia 

Bridge Type:

Arch

SPAN 2 PIC FINAL_edited.jpg

Pont de Quebec

Location:

Quebec, Canada

Bridge Type:

Cantilever

SPAN 3 PIC FINAL_edited.jpg

Astoria-Megler Bridge

Location:

Astoria, Oregon

Bridge Type:

Truss

Movement Analogies

Vice Grips
3D OBJECT1.jpg
Ice Cream Scoop
3D OBJECT2.jpg
Eyelash Curler

3x3 Table

3X3 TABLE REDO.jpg

Selected Prototype

Bridge: Arch 
Movement: Ice Cream Scoop

TRANSFORMATION

ANIMATION TRANSFORMATION REDO 2.5.gif

Mechanism Movement

ANIMATION REDO 1.5.gif
SOUTHWEST VIEW REDO.jpg
SOUTHEAST VIEW REDO.jpg
CLOSED ELEVATION REDO.gif

Isometric Views

Front View
Southwest View
Southeast View
Northeast View
Northwest View
BRIDGE BACK REDO.jpg
Back View

Elevations

OPEN SPAN REDO.jpg
CLOSED ELEVATION REDO_edited.jpg
Open Elevation
Closed Elevation

​RENDERINGS

RENDER4.png
RENDER5.png
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