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In lugnet.parts.custom, Darrell Urbien wrote:
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In lugnet.cad, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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I would also like to talk to you at some point about how to
motivate your students to want to do modeling (that topic came
up at BrickFest too)
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Well, my Semester starts in two weeks, so if you have any tips I’m all for
hearing them! My biggest problem is motivating the Architecture students in
my group. The Engineers don’t really care what they draw (a widget is a
widget is a widget). They also embrace designing custom parts and
reverse-engineering existing parts.
But the Architects have a problem seeing how LEGO can help them at all.
Some things I’m considering trying this semester:
- Micro-scale Urban Planning
- LEGO skyscrapers (thanks to Michael Labelle)
- LEGO Furntiture Design/FLW,Schindler, Bauhaus, etc.
- LEGO Product Design (design a household object, in brick)
- Moonbase? (probably too geeky)
Another idea I have is to make them create a custom LEGO set of a famous
building. In the past I’ve started some of these projects, but they always
seem to bog down with scale and interest. Perhaps they should be micro-scale
instead - I could give more points to the most “micro-ed” (use the least
amount of bricks)? Here are some candidtates - I’ve tried to pick some that
are LEGO-friendly as well as easy to research:
- a) Wright
- Fallingwater, Ennis-Brown, or Robie House
- b) Mies
- Farnsworth House, Barcelona
- c) Corbusier
- Savoie, other villas
- d) Eames
- or other Case-Study Houses
- e) Schindler
- several of his houses in LA are LEGOable
- f) Rietveld
- or Loos, Oud, etc. de Stijl
Obviously I’d only have time for one or two of these..Any architects or
educators have an opinion on which could work best? I think I want to narrow
it down to two or three ideas and then let the students choose.
Got any other ideas/recommendations?
Darrell
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I am amazed that the architecture students would need any motivation to design
with legos. Being an architect myself I cannot even fathom the thought!
One suggestion would be to ask the students to try and model their previous
projects using Legos. A lot of people find it easier and more motivating to
work on something of their own design. In addition, the constraint of having to
use mostly rectilinier elements may lead to new discoveries of forms and spaces.
In addition, perhaps encourrage them to think outside of the simple stacking of
bricks, perhaps by demostarting some snot techniques to get them started. This
is really parralel to the use of common materials or items and finding new ways
to merge them. After all, much of the great architecture uses old ideas in ways
that had not been thought of before.
Greg Overkamp
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