This week, I built by far the most challenging model yet. This model was difficult to build because it had a very oddly shaped roof. This roof involved 12 different triangles fit together at angles to allow water runoff. It's difficult to visualize but the photos of the model are at the top of the project page. I also helped to build different models for a building on the UNM campus in Albuquerque.
During my second week of the internship, I worked at Bora building models out of foam for a meeting to build a new school. I created 4 different models as possibilities for how the school would be shaped and where it would fit on the property. It took me almost 3 full days to build all of these but when they were done, we went to the school, I set up the models and we had a 4 hour meeting with school board members, parents, students and faculty members.
This first week has been one of the best weeks of my life. Each morning, I wake up, get ready and ride my bike 10 miles on bike paths through the forest and the city to work. At Feildwork I've been sitting in on various meetings with clients, making visits to construction sites, and helping to design and build models. Since this week was my only week at Fieldwork, on Friday I did a sort of final project. In the morning, after my ride, Caleb took me up to Forest Park where we had to check out a bridge that needed replacing. My job was to design a bridge that incorporated their general ideas and was practical and efficient for its location. Pictures of everything that I did this week are posted on the project tab.
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