FINAL PORTFOLIOARCH 101 – FALL 2011

Name: Loi NguyenProfessor: Jerry W. Lum

As child I was fascinated with a moving “scare crow” my Dad made and place in the field to scare away birds and animals that threaten his crops. The more wind there was, the faster the “scarecrow” flapped its “wings”. It transformed into a powerful and angry defender of my family’s in Viet Nam. As the defender of my desire to become an architect.

LOI NGUYEN – FINAL PORTFOLIO – ARCH 101 – FALL 2011

Animal – flying Beast

My work is installed on the courtyard wall in the back of Bast Mall hall, so it can be seen by me, my classmates and other students. It defends all of our dreams . The courtyard is an extension of my classroom a place where I learn to become a designer.

Loi Nguyen –Final portfolio arch 101 – fall 2011

This is the place where my subject

is installed.

My subject is installed here.

Steps to wall to my subject.

Beyond the wall is the wild where all sorts of things threaten my happiness – it represents the unknown and the dangerous. My scarecrow … my protects my dreams and safeguards my precious education. My scarecrow can be seen by me, my classmates into classroom and also it can be seen by professors into their offices.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio arch 101 – Fall 2011My classroom where I learn to

become designerThe

offices

My scarecrow is installed

here.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio arch 101 – Fall 2011

Coordinated movement of “wings” represent freedom of gained by achieving my educational goals. Each part of “wings” have the three eyes blink when “scarecrow” flapped its wings.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio Arch 101 – Fall 2011

This is inside scarecrow’s body. As we can see gears interconnections knowledge and experience and how the “scarecrow” flapped its “wings”.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio Arch101 – fall 2011

The blades represent fierce courage to continue to move forward with my plans _ slicing up anything that gets in my way. It has two blades turn difference direction by wind.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio Arch 101 – Fall 2011

First look at my scarecrow, it looks like a mailbox. The reason it has the shape like that because I have to cover up the gears inside. I don’t want my audiences think that my subject is unfinished. The covers keep the part of “wings” go on the right position. The blades look sharp and dangerous because its name “scarecrow”. The reasons I put the light materials are to catch the wind easier as my choosing element.

Loi Nguyen – Final Portfolio Arch 101 – Fall 2011