Understanding a buildings structural system has always been an area in architecture which i have constantly struggled with. There are many resources available in the form of books and journals which illustrate the various building and construction details however the examples are commonly two dimensional and often too vague to engage a proper understanding with the reader... It was not until i recently purchased the Modern Construction Handbook by Andrew Watt's which illustrates structural systems in three dimensions that i started to gather a greater understanding... However after playing around with augmented reality over the past few weeks i believe that i can take this concept a little further.. I thought what if a buildings structural systems animated out of a page in a sequential rythem that not only has stronger visual clarity for the reader but creates a much richer educational experience..???
Below are some pages from Modern Construction handbook:
More traditional 2D Construction sections:
So for my final project i aim to use the skills of which i have acquired in augmented reality and 3ds Max over the last few weeks and create a prototype for a 3D construction handbook. Obviously as i am constrained with time i will be limited on the number of systems i can explore in my book but my main aim is not to produce a large quantity of systems in the book but more so, to produce a prototype for something that could be expanded in the future - AND to present something that has not been created before which could have profound outcomes on future eduction and student interaction with literature.
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3D Books.... the future of books
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