Imagine you are the Dean of a school of Architecture, Architectural Computing or Engineering. Your school has 100 students who are drawn from all around the world and are supported by scholarships. Your challenge is to design a school that forms a bridge spanning a valley. The valley should be inspired by a landscape from your country of origin (so while it is custom designed by each student the valley has a strong connection to a real place in the world). In addition, you will design a space on the valley floor where you will host a monthly "Deans Lunch" to discuss theories of Architecture, Architectural Computing or Engineering with your students. Design two elevators to transport the Dean and the students to the meeting space and an architectural Folly in which to meet that reinforces or challenges your particular "Theory".
Valley: A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
the problem with this so far, is that a tall valley most commonly has a very large span - but to build a school for only 100 students in a large span valley would be very impractical, as students would have to walk a great length to get to the actual rooms.
The only way to do this so its effective it to compromise one aspect - either have a less dramatic elevator to the folly below with a small span valley - so the whole school space is small, or have a large dramatic elevator which lowers from a great height, but the scale of the building will appear small and insignificant in its large spanned valley. I want something that explores shapes and size, in this sense i am not restricted, but i am encouraged to create something creative and monumental - so i think i will go with dramatic, and less on actual practicality of the building - excercise never hurt anyone, so the students and staff at my architecture school will walk, or maybe i can add a feature which increases the connectivity from main building to the land edge..... hmmm.
Inspiration from Pre Existing Bridges:
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