Tatiana Dunenko

1. “We have always relied on the sun and wind to meet seasonal needs fro lighting, heating and cooling. As a consequence, in just a few decades we have witnessed and exponential growth in the consumption of resources, production of pollution and waste.

Buildings that a shape by the sun and wind promote social and ecological values by revealing how our lives can be powered by renewable resources. A true architecture of the sun and wind, is beautiful and fosters health, well-being, and a connection to the local site and ecosystems” (Mary Guzowsky, Towards zero energy architecture, p.7)

So I choose these reference because it is about environmental and health and also how to save energy.

2. “The red color and the effect of depth were obtained by painting the brick and by applying a second skin made up of industrial glass panels. Both these devices make the rugby gleam from a distance, although it is structure, color and sheen can be perceived very differently depending on the climate, the season of the year, the time of day, and the position of the observer.” (A.Bahamoni, P. Perer, Mineral architecture, p.35)

There was a part of exhibition about color palette, Living with building Giles Round.

3. “The indoor environment is very important for human health, comfort and productivity. However, pollutant levels indoors are often higher than those outside. One of the major studies related to indoor air quality. conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency indicated that indoor air levels of many pollutants, maybe 2,5 times and occasionally more than 100 times higher, than outdoor levels. Health problems resulting from indoor air pollution have became one of the most acute environmental problems related to the built environment” (Annie R. Pearce, Young Han Ann and Hanmi Globa, Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure, p.5)

This is about humans health and air pollution, also it depends which kind of material we used foe buildings.

From 4 October till 3 March 2018 an amazing temporary exhibition at Welcome Collection  will tell you about the role of our environment and buildings, and how  place where do we live efforts on our mental and physical health (negative or positive). The material from which our houses are made, the color, the sanitised conditions – all of this affects our mood and health.

The buildings we live affect how we sleep, breath, adapt in society, how much we love ourselves (our self-confidence). Surrounding buildings also affect our mental state, whether we live inside or if they are just part of our environmental. The exhibition starts from Victorian London (since the 19 century), manuscript of Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” (“that nothing effectual can be done for the elevation of the poor in England, until their dwelling places are made decent and wholesome”), through World War II (modernism, new buildings and high-rise blocks) to the present time with designs for garden cities and ideal villages. Some posters from exhibition tell you “Bad environment causes ill health. Good environment is the basis of health”.

I was more impressed with Chris Dowley-Brown work about Lincoln Court (1987-2011). How Hackney place buildings changed for 35 years. He looks photo of same building from the same perspective, decades apart.

1987. 14 floors building with big windows without balcony staying on his  “legs”. Grey concrete building with yellow bottom. Building looks nice with the exception of strange way how windows open. I find out from Flickr website (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisdb1/3212296685) what Charlene Riskz said about this: “My aunt and uncle used to live in those when they were the old style. The most dangerous windows you could ever imagine. As a kid we used to hang out of them but if you lent on one and it happened to be open.. then you would be out the window. And they lived on the top floor (15th)” .

2011. Tower have been renovated in major external changes.This has included the widespread application of cladding. Building looks quite the same from outside. There changes:  bright yellow paint from bottom changed to red, and windows improved a lot.  You might ask: why was it necessary to change the appearance of the building, if it looked better before the change? Ostensibly applied to improve weather-proofing and sound insulation, these treatment also veneered over the increasingly unpopular architecture of the postwar period. So building now looks more warm, safe and protected from soul outside no matter what the design has changed for the worse.

I would be quite depressed If I live there. Looks grey and boring, as huge buildings make you live like in cell.

In conclusion, I would say that idea of exhibition relevant in our time too. Some part of exhibiton are models of ideal villages which I think far away from reality.     Anyway must have to visit.

So the Toolbox project we were required to choose a character e.g. A %! + which is the starting point for our ideas and visual research. For our outcome we should identify and investigate our strongest ideas and concepts. Our outcome could be: 3D model, printmaking, a graphic/illustrative poster, a serious of minimum 5 photographs or a 5 sec edited sequence/animation/gif and supporting storyboard.

Well…

Well first of all, I think I didn’t understand clear what do I need to make as my outcome, I mean what should I tell by my work. So I spend lots of time just collecting letters from outside.

So I decided to visit Academic support after several weeks of suffering. And it helps me to understand what I should do.

So one day, when I visited Barbican, I found beautiful letter L, which was created by lights.

And decided that it can be my outcome, Light around us…from morning to night. The idea was about to find letters form from everywhere, from different surfaces. But I gave up with that idea, because I find it quite difficult.

And other day, when I was playing with my photos from Barbicans buildings (I love that Brutal style), I find out that I can use shapes of buildings to create letters and make a 5 sec video.

So I would like to improve first – my sketchbook. All thought should be linked. Don’t need to explain everything in your sketchbook. Visual thinking is important. Quickly drawing. Your sketchbook is combination what you see and what you think, what is your idea, individual things. Sketchbook is your diary, your experience journal. Whole process should be recording and reflecting (what was success what was difficult)

My sketchbook is heavy and I didn’t bring it everywhere, so I made notes somewhere else, and after spend lots of time to transfer them to sketchbook, some of them lost, so it doesn’t look like a diary thats why it makes me lots of time to understand what im going to do as my outcome.

I would like to improve my time management. Should make a plan and work every day, not doing everything just last minute.

As a student of level 3, we had a workshop induction.

1. First workshop which we visited was a Digital space. There was just some introduction how we can use orb site, how we can use digital workspace, which computers use for editing photos, which for editing video and et.c
2. Photo Workshop / Photo Lab studio. Was introduction  – which studio we can use, how to book them. We were invited to Dark room, introduced to 3D table.
3. ScreenPrinting Part A and B. So we are introduced to this workshop and how to make our own designed print by using screen and paint and how to transparent color on the paper. So you can create you own posters. I find it really difficult job. I think you should spend at least 5 hours at workshop to make your screen first and after to print not the paper. But it is amazing technique to print and I love to work with paints.

4.  Printmaking (Lino/relief). It quite the same like a ScreenPrinting except you don’t use a screen, you use a Lino or relief. To be hones, I was quiet confused, when you should choose to use Screen Printing and which situation should be to use Print Making workshop.

5. 3D Workshop

In this workshop you can work with different tools, from woodworking to 3D printer, to create your own 3D model. You can find there 3D printers, Laser cut, lots of hand tools, drills.

I find it really interesting, even student laser cut their own letters from wood and created 3D models for their projects.

6. Letter Press.

At this workshop we were introduced how to use a printing press. Movable letters of different types, press, inks it, and transfer the ink from the types to paper by rolling and press.

I find it really interesting and very hard working process, because when you are printing a text, you need to check letter spacing and word spacing. But actually you can create your own type at 3D workshop and letter press it.

I would like to use ScreenPrinting workshop, Digital space (I am not good at Photoshop) and 3D workshop as well.

This picture shows how I see LCC, very creative and interesting space where students study there course.

And how it really looks like from outside)):

At first,  I was a little surprised and scared of how this building looks like inside.  Looks like a huge workspace. And the number of workshop has delighted me.

Students use big canteen not just for lunch, they also meet there to discuss there projects.

But for sure, my best place at university is Library. Totally in love with this place.

Awesome book collections. I wish I will read as much as I can.

Hello, my name is Tatiana.

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