From the course: Design Foundation 3D: Shape and Form
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Introduction to 3D forms
From the course: Design Foundation 3D: Shape and Form
Introduction to 3D forms
- As we proceed to the third dimension, this is where design gets really interesting. We can now hold the object, sit on the furniture, or go inside of the building. With two-dimensional designs, all of that was impossible. We can now physically interact with our design forms and environments. The very same 2D shapes we reviewed earlier can now be converted to a three-dimensional form with a simple CAD operation, like an extrusion. Here I have drawn 2D curves to loosely represent Richard Serra's sculpture, Torqued Spiral. This weathered steel sculpture is initially intimidating, with its dark, heavy, and tilted steel walls. But it's also a lot of fun to walk around in and inside, checking out all the angles. My favorite part is it all starts with such a simple plan. In architecture, pure forms are sometimes used for experimental studies, like Ledoux's House for the Farm Guard, and Jean-Jacques Lequeu's Temple of the Earth from 1794. I like to think that Ledoux's conceptual spherical…
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