In 2015, Elliott Earls had his Installation Elegy For The Collapse of the Empire shown at the Milan Triennale museum. The installation was a major milestone for Earls and marked his growth as an artist in the community. For the exhibition, he created a large display of multiple different types of art, all culminating into…
The problem today with commuting is safety. What do you do when you have to use your phone to navigate but are crossing busy intersections? IDEO participated in a three-company collaboration with Google and Levi’s. The production of this stylish jacket was meant to solve a navigator’s problems with common issues of daily travel. A…
IKEA is a company known for home living products. they wanted to create a prototype kitchen for the future. IDEO’s mission is to take the general human-centered experience and incorporate it into their designs to solve a problem. In this case, they were working for a person in 2025, and the relationship between food and…
*Image found at: https://branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=margaretta-s-frederick-on-frederic-shields-chapel-of-the-ascension The Chapel of the Ascension’s exterior attests to Herbert Horne’s great architectural skill while the interior was done by an artist named Frederic Shields. A wealthy widow of a member of parliament named Emelia Russell Gurney commissioned this build that was completed in 1910 but unfortunately was demolished thirty years later…
*Images found from – https://www.behance.net/gallery/75455315/HAFT-PEYKAR-%28SEVEN%29 One of Homa Delvaray’s biggest projects was titled “Haft Peykar.” Haft Peykar was a solo exhibition of Homa Delvaray at Aaran Projects in 2018. The project was originally built and constructed in 2017.The Haft Peykar is designed in seven pieces, each resembling seven Alams, which are flags of spiritual significance…
For another look at Zhou Peng’s exceptional art, I have chosen the “Negative-Overflowing Desire” piece. This art through the lens of the artist is supposed to represent negativity and jealousy that can collect over time. I think this piece has so much meaning as the bundle of collective negativity blocks the light stream which can…
One of the art pieces I picked out to look at by Zhou Peng is called “Self-Portrait”. It is a mixed media design created by printing out a picture of himself on paper, taking the picture, and burning it in certain places. The portrait is mostly ash but there is still a faintly visible eye…
The space I chose to talk about is The Shoppes at Farmers located in Downtown Boone, NC on King St. This is a building I’m very familiar with, as my family visits Boone often and this is one of my favorite places to shop there. The building layout consists of booth-styled displays, with each booth…
The space I chose to visit was Bath and Body Works. I actually had gone to the mall and decided to walk around until I could find a place that caught my eye. This store stuck out to me for many reasons, but the main ones were the lighting and layout of the products. The…
This sleek mall, known as the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, houses many designer brands and unique boutiques which all seem to match their aesthetic. On their website, they describe themselves as having “Luxury, contemporary and fast fashion finds” which pretty much sums up the type of stores you will be able to find but…
The Space and Environmental Design I chose to discuss was that of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios, Orlando. I visited this park with my friend this summer and was amazed by the design of this area of the park. This area of the park shows a clear intentional creation of an…
This is the Hill library located at Centennial campus. The architecture gives off a perfect vibe where students can fully focus on their work. Stay long hours with their fancy chairs and study rooms. Perfectly comfortable and fun with the bold colors used to amplify that vibe they try to set. With big open space…
Talley Student Union is the heart of student life at NC State, and it is the space I choose to analyze. Talley is separated into different areas each with different functions. Most of Talley Student Union is used either for conference rooms and event spaces or offices and businesses. The first floor of the building…
For this assignment, I chose to look at the Wellness and Recreation Center/Carmichael Gym because it is a space I am at every day of the week. In the space, there are classrooms, workout areas, multipurpose courts, and a few other rooms including: racquetball, boxing, golf, and studios for yoga or other classes. Also in…
Metric Motors is a car dealership located at 11461 NC-210, Benson, NC 27504, owned by my father. It is very easily accessible as it is right on a very popular main road, designed to be passed by thousands of people per day near other businesses such as Waffle House. Before you enter the gravel pathway,…