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By: john locke » Blog Archive » bucky was right

john locke » Blog Archive » bucky was right — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:06:16 +0000

[…] used genetic algorithms for form finding with a previous project, and that time I was using a tenuous connection between catia, modeFrontier and Robot. So I was […]

By: John Locke

John Locke — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:54:44 +0000

Hi Devina,
This project was definitely inspired by the blatant wealth disparity that exists in Mumbai. This is a place where there are currently 200,000 slum dwellers living illegally on the grounds of the airport itself, perilously close to the runways. So that is where the “efficiency/opportunity through segmentation” came in to play.
On your second question, that’s more difficult to answer, I typically used rhino for modelling, vray/3ds max for rendering, then all the adobe programs for putting it all together. And yes, what’s there is what was sent to grad schools.
cheers, -J

By: Devina

Devina — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:45:48 +0000

Hi John
Nice work; but could this airport have been anywhere? You’ve already explained your premise as considering the airport to be a mall and designed to encourage consumers to spend more. That said, did the cultural context of the site factor in in your design process?
On a different track, would appreciate your help on a few questions: what software do you use for presentations, particularly for your portfolio on issuu.com? Also, did you send the entire portfolio to the grad schools or a few selected plates?

Thanks and regards
Devina

By: John Locke

John Locke — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:14:01 +0000

Hi Jesse,
Thanks for the comment and it’s an interesting conundrum. I suppose with this project I was admittedly being a little simplistic and somewhat nefarious in projecting that airports are no longer public spaces (if they ever were), but are closer to cities predicated on consumer transactions – malls in effect. And to design a good mall is to encourage people to spend more, not necessarily what’s in their best interests, but what produces the best outcome for the owner. So instead of the myriad psychological tricks designers use to get them to open their wallets, let’s just create an honest consumer space that extrapolates where airport design is going and provide the choice. Everything is a trade off after all. If you can’t pay you’re forced through a commercial space, in exchange for your eyeballs on ads and ubiquitous opportunities for spending, you’re rewarded with an airplane ticket. Wow, it sounds harsher than I remember it!
best, John

By: Jesse Lockhart-Krause

Jesse Lockhart-Krause — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Very interesting project John,

Really enjoy the diagrams, very easy to understand.

I would be interested to hear what your position is in regards to the role of the architect to provide good public spaces within a commercial enterprise such as an airport. Should the visitor be forced into each of the commercial spaces?

Very interesting project.

Cheers.