ALVARO SIZA. la Piscina Leca, Palmeria, Portugal - 1966

PETER VESCH. Earth House State, Dietikon, Switzetland

MAYA LIN. Storm King Wave Field, Mountainville, NY- 2009

++meant to have as little impact as possible

+use of rigid geometry in the ameobic coastline

+juxtaposition and integration between

man-made and natual surfaces or materials

+division of space creates negative space

or void

+vesch wants to “subor-dinate to nature”

+no removing or bring-ing earth to site

+environ. friendly con-struction, using natural

thermal properties

+natural or organic forms that vesch

believes are better to be in

+supposed to mimic a set of waves to actual

scale

+10-15’ tall and up to 40’ between trough

+want to recreate dynamic sense of being at sea, cannot see adja-

cent waves

+experience of inhabit-ing each compartmen-

tal space appeals to me

void

solid

sculpture garden

overlapping program

performance space

circulationseating

GROUND MANIPULATION GARRETT AKOL. ENVD3100

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