Alyssa Hamilton: Assignment 6B Acoustic Diffuser Analysis

Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 16

The National Tourist Routes in Noway Project

The government in Norway worked on a 15 year plan to generate tourism. Many architects were asked to design travel routes and rest areas that emphasized the natural landscape. The routes showcase cliffs, farms, lakes, and valleys in unique, beautiful ways.

Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 15

Temppeliaukio Church ("The Rock Church") in Helsinki by brother Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen

The church looks like a spaceship landed from the outside but the inside is forgettable thank you're halfway underground and around ruins. Its about taking the old and capping it with the new (literally). Its use of wood, metal and stone give the very open space a lot of contrast and variety.

Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 14

The Chapel of Silence, Kamppi
This building is about looking inward and pondering. Its use of light and lack of windows emphasizes this. The use of wood is supposed to give a warm, comfortable, and peaceful setting for ceremonies.

Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 13

The Cathedral of Christ The Light by Craig W. Hartman

This building is all about the light (literally in the name too). It all about purity to the light, airiness, and height, while keeping the space warm and comforting, hence the use of wood. There is a double layered skin enclosure, one system of wooden slats and the second of mullion-less glass paneling.