New Slate: Sustainability!

So, after having my freak out, I realized that I needed more out of my work-I want my work to be able to change the world (as cliche as that sounds).  I feel like I need to have more satisfaction out of my work-thus, I have decided to focus my work on Sustainability and Green Design here on Campus.  Here are some preliminary links/research into some issues that could be explored:

Green Roof in Chicago:

Windmills in Illinois HERE

Colleges and their source of energy:  Has U of I and how much CO2 they submit into the air, etc.  Great Link

Office of Sustainability at U of I

MTD going GREEN!

Breakdown of Energy on Campus 

Students for Environmental Concerns (SECs)


THE STORY OF STUFF:

[End of First Half of the Semester] It's Been a While......

Yes, yes yes... I know kids... I've been falling behind here.  Honestly, it is because towards the end here, I've been hating my work.  I finally finished the Inception/Penrose series, but had a hard time finishing it because I kept asking myself: "Who the 'H' care?!"  So I am kind of happy to be done with that and now I can work with a new slate!  But here is that project anyways:

Note: I'll have to post it later-it's on my external back at home and I'm in studio...

Penrose Steps! Foam Core Model, heck yes!

Hey Boys and Girls!

So today at studio I created some "Fake" Penrose Steps!  From the top it is suppose to look like never ending steps, but like Inception, I will show that they are actually ending stairs.  Here is the foam core model!  After doing the model, I figured out the things that needed to be changed, etc.  So in the next couple days I hope to make a finalized foam model before making it into wood.  However, if my foam core model is good and works... I might just spray paint it black and use that as the actual... we'll see.  Anywho...here it is:

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Here is a cool youtube video that shows you how to draw the penrose steps:

And here is just a fun animation inspired by these steps: