Monday, October 22, 2007
EXP3 FINAL MAP
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Dining Table
The pinnacle holding the circular table panel up is used to represent the strength and power of the individual, whereas the circular table itself highlights the importance of community and a greater network of helpers in achieving and maintaining power; providing a contrast of the clients which will appear in the datum/meeting space.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
EXP3 Draft 2
Elevators
Small elevator intended to cater for one person at a time, revealing Slim's solitariness. The pinnacle at the top alludes to his power and aggressive character, where the columns on each corner within the elevator are at shoulder height and represent his monopoly. Slim's elevator will move at a fairly high pace to reflect his demanding nature.
Elevator for Ratan Tata:
Tata's elevator is intended for more than one person (himself and his advisors). It has a circular shape and contains a bench within which encourages communication amongest workers. This is further encouraged through the slow moving pace.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
JPEGS Draft 1
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
One-Point Perspectives
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Client Summary
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
EXP3
Notable quotes from my chosen articles for EXP3 (names are linked to respective articles)
> "It is thanks to Tata that this massive country had its first weaving mill, its first hydraulic power and steel plant, its first college -- and its first luxury hotel. The company thus became both a symbol and reflection of the country"
> "Ratan Tata leads the business in keeping with his family's values: modest, community oriented, extremely reclusive."
> "Corus offers us a good springboard for entry into the European market. It enables us to achieve a global scale." (Ratan Tata)
> "And even if I don't see the deal symbolically -- maybe it shows that an Indian company now not only wants to play an important role in India, but also seeks to be a global player." (Ratan Tata)
> "It was only two or three years ago that we began realizing that we could no longer remain dependent on a single market -- that we could grow abroad through investment and acquisition...It would be great were we considered abroad as a globally operating company with a local touch -- that just happens to be owned by a group of Indians." (Ratan Tata)
> "They think globally. And those who take that approach also tend to come out ahead. I have also made this a point in our company: We need to stop taking baby steps and start thinking globally."
Article: "We Indians Have to Struggle to Catch Up: Interview with Indian Industry Mogul Ratan Tata" (interview conudcted by Padma Rao & Thomas Tuma, published April 9, 2007 by Speigel Online)
> "As a result of her entrepreneurship, she is now richer than virtually any other woman anywhere in the world"
> "Now, with the paper industry shifting to China, where labor and land are cheaper, Zhang and Nine Dragons are vowing to take on the world's global paper giants"
> "My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry."
Article: "China's 'Queen of Trash' finds riches in waste paper" (by David Barboza, published January 15, 2007 by the International Herald Tribune: Business Section)
> "Carlos Slim is Mexico's Mr. Monopoly."
> "Mr. Slim has accumulated so much power that he is considered untouchable in his native land, a force as great as the state itself."
> "Mr. Slim's rise says a lot about Mexico's deepest problems, including the gap between rich and poor…During the past two years, Mr. Slim has made about $27 million a day, while a fifth of the country gets by on less than $2 a day."
> "It is surprising how big companies have captured the Mexican state. This is a risk to our democracy"
> "Unless Mr. Calderón (Mexico’s President) extracts big concessions from the mogul, they say, he may become too powerful to control."
> "Mr. Slim's strategy has been consistent over his long career: Buy companies on the cheap, whip them into shape, and ruthlessly drive competitors out of business."
> "Slim is very aggressive...Some of Mexico's business leaders say in private that they feel Mr. Slim has grown too greedy."
> "Mr. Slim's empire is so vast here now that doing business without him can be difficult."
Artcile: "The Secrets of the World's Richest Man: Merxico's Carlos Slim makes his billions the old-fashioned way: monopolies" (by David Luhnow, pulished August 4, 2007 by Wall Street Journal online)
Sunday, September 9, 2007
EXP2 - THE EDGE
External Space: Stephen Hawking
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The heavy structure challenges one to consider the relationship and connection between each element, also bringing to mind questions of gravity and space.
Internal Entrance: Florence Nightingale
Upper Level: Stephen Hawking
Studio Space: Florence Nightingale
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Reveals the existing relationships between each element of structure; parelleling the idea of health being a synthesis of various physical and mental states.
Internal Passageway: Florence Nightingale
Upper Space Detailing: Stephen Hawking
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The use of several 'building blocks' including absent spaces represent a process of development and advancement, involving both progress and setbacks.
Wall Detailing: Stephen Hawking
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Electroliquid Aggregation
- Flora Ma