le corbusier exhibit design

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Hi there. Welcome to our Le Corbusier Exhibit: Birds Eye View.This exhibit takes you through a journey of visual metaphors that promote the domesticbenefits, and understanding of his architecture in relation to what we encounter everyday.


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For our visual aesthetic, we wanted to emphasize contrast and metaphors. We chosebaskerville for its strong classical letterforms that reference traditional architecture,especially in the arches of the serifs.


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Universe was used for its contrasting modern approach to practicality and a visual referenceto the forms of Corbusiers structures.


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Monotone images with splashes of color were used to dramatically highlight the five pointsand a few of his quotes, as well as add cohesion through his ideology.


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This is a plan view of our measurements,


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one of the general trafc flow through the space,


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and one for the actual space designation.


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As you arrive at the exhibit, every patron will receive an ipad with the Birds eye viewprogram.


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The welcome screen gives a brief description of what to do with the ipad while youre walkingaround.


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Each of Corbusiers 5 points are represented in the exhibit by a full-bleed wall graphic with asmall colored called out.


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When a patron arrives at one of these colored spots, they are instructed to hold the ipad up,and view that particular part of the structure through Corbusiers eyes. The free design of the

facade is represented here as a Mr. Potato Head because of the flexibility of movable andinterchangeable parts.


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-click again-

When a patron arrives at one of these colored spots, they are instructed to hold the ipad up,and view that particular part of the structure through Corbusiers eyes. The free design of the

facade is represented here as a Mr. Potato Head because of the flexibility of movable andinterchangeable parts.


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As you enter the exhibit itself, you will see the logo we developed for the show,


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and then youre thrown directly into Corbu Land. To the left of where were standing now,


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you will get some general introductory information about the exhibit and about Corbusier.


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so as you can see on the key in the top right corner, were looking at the far left wall. As youmove further into the space, you will be introduced to each of Corbusiers five points asmentioned before.


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On the opposite wall you will see information about Corbusiers Palotis.


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Each section has the full-bleed image, and a color callout. The color of the calloutcorresponds with the supporting text wall that describes each point.


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When you hold your ipad up to the color section of this wall


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You will see a strong man. To Corbusier, the palotis were the strength of his structures,holding up incredible weight and defying gravity.


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You will see a strong man. To Corbusier, the palotis were the strength of his structures,holding up incredible weight and defying gravity.


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Next, we come to the open ground plan section.


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The way Le Corbusier designed his structures allowed for the internal rooms to expand orcontract based need or aesthetic whim.


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The open design of the floor plan is thereby represented with balloons.

In addition to the visual metaphor, the ipad can also be used to gain additional informationabout each section.


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The open design of the floor plan is thereby represented with balloons.

In addition to the visual metaphor, the ipad can also be used to gain additional informationabout each section.


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By clicking on the I button in the center of the screen,


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you will be given auditory feedback about each section.


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Outside of the ground-plan room, there is an image of Le Corbusier and one of severalquotes located throughout the exhibit


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Each of the quotes can be scanned with the ipad


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To reveal Le Corbusier as the Raven he is.


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Next is the rooftop garden section.


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When scanned, the garden becomes a book-return box. Corbusier envisioned his gardens asa place to return the natrual space that was lost when his structures were built.


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When scanned, the garden becomes a book-return box. Corbusier envisioned his gardens asa place to return the natrual space that was lost when his structures were built.


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On your way to the next section, you run into another Corbusier quote,


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and then reach the Free design of the facade section. As mentioned before, the free design ofthe facade is represented by Mr. Potato Head for the flexibility of aesthetic options.


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The ribbon windows make up the last section in our exhibit.


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The windows were designed in a way that each room has optimal lighting, and is therebyrepresented with a tanning bed.


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The windows were designed in a way that each room has optimal lighting, and is therebyrepresented with a tanning bed.


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That concludes our tour. We hope youll visit again.

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