Typography from 1783

ajrigau — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:53:58 +0000

Here one more scan, this time of a 1783 document. Smaller than the ones I scanned before, this one is also full of typographic curiosities.

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Typography from 1725

ajrigau — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:18:34 +0000

As a continuation of my previous post, here another scan, this time of a 1725 document. Again, the use of the “catchphrase” is visible within these pages as well.

As in the previous post, click on any of the images for a larger view.

First Explorations in Drawing

arigau — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:54:48 +0000

Herbert F. Johnson Museum: Exploring how the negative space of the facade blends in with its environment.

As part of the first exercise for first-year drawing class of the M.Arch. I at Cornell’s Architecture School, my classmates and I were asked to go around the campus and free-hand draw three structures. The assignment was completely open, as we could draw anything we wanted to portray. The purpose of the exercise was to begin thinking about how we “see” buildings and how we can represent those ideas about them. I centered on the Herbert F. Johnson Museum, the Sage Chappel, and Uris Library. I wish to share part of my outcome…

Herbert F. Johnson Museum: Floor plan of one of the galleries.

Herbert F. Johnson Museum: Interiors.

Herbert F. Johnson Museum: Concrete detail and Axonometric.

Sage Chapel: The Environment overpowers the building.

Sage Chapel: Floor Plan.

Sage Chapel: Details (middle column reinterpreted).

Uris Library: An entrance.

Uris Library: The old with the contemporary.

Uris Library: Main area floor plan.

Uris Library: A.D. White Library... freeing up constricted space.

REFRACTION » Sage Chappel

Typography from 1783

Typography from 1725

First Explorations in Drawing