Sketchup Draft 1

My Sections

Sidney Nolan

"Untited" (1950's)

Environment

Structural

Inspiring

Ricky Swallow

"Younger than Yesterday"

Growing

Death

Quiet

Something Beautiful

This is a photograph I took at my home in Cawdor (near Camden) in the afternoon after a light shower. It shows a double rainbow stretching over the golden eastern paddock as the sun is beginning to set in the west . The darker Alexanders band between the bows intriques me and the way the bows divide the sky into pink on the right and blue on the left amazes me. I also love this picture because i can draw similarities between it and the artwork by John Everett Millais entitled 'The Blind Girl' which shows a double rainbow stetching over the English countryside in the background.

Creative Work

My HSC Design and Technology Major Work entitled "EcoEcole - Green Learning" it what i consider my most creative and most challenging peice of work. The 1:20 scale working model is of an environmentally sustainable classroom or learning environment that incorporates passive solar design principles into a simple classroom design. The project uses ecologically sustainable materials (such as timbercrete bricks) and renewable energy sources (working 1:20 scale solar panels). The project itself can be used as a learning tool to teach younger generations about sustainable living and sustainable design. I was fortunate enough to have my project selected for the HSC DesignTECH exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum which has recently finished.

My Inspiration

This building - The Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living, located at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens was my inspiration to become an architect because it revealed an opportunity for me to make a difference to the environment through the design of environmentally sustainable structures. The design incorporates passive solar design principles, uses ecologically sustainable materials and renewable energy sources (solar panels).