Final Exhibition Build

Weird negative feelings this morning driven by the thought that I haven't achieved what I would have liked to and that I could have done better. But I think these came from such a familiarity with the sheets and the scheme and the ability learned from this course of constantly being critical. After pin up, I actually felt quite pleased with what I've achieved, esp. under the circumstances. Maybe you have to learn to let go of your work and give it over to others? Anyway, its out of my hands now...

Revised planting schedule

In the correct format with added bulbs for seasonality

Drainage and other things

Whilst looking through all my work, I've discovered loads of things that I worked on and pinned up but have never been asked for again. So I thought I would tidy these up and pin them behind something. This final final final pin up is a bit of a mystery so far, no one's entirely sure what to put up so if you put it all up, you can't go wrong. Well, aside from the quality that is.. Speaking of which here's a drainage plan.

Mood boards and precedents

Planting

Precedents

Materials

After picking up my A3 document to make suggested changes and finding myself staring constantly out the window wondering if forget-me-nots were weeds, I decided to turn to something more interesting. I've put together some precedent sheets for the final presentation so I can try to build a better picture of what I'm doing, esp regarding the granite walls and planting concepts...

model images

A 2 day migraine has put me back and today I was so wiped out that I couldn't face the a1s so took a different tack and built some images from the 1:200 model. Not sure if we are required to have these but hopefully they strengthen the argument.

Final Crit

Yesterday went really well for me. I swallowed my nerves and presented my work clearly and the judges were actually really positive about lots of things.

As time goes by, I am starting to understand what they mean by the things they drum into us. I think you can get caught in the process and lose the ability to understand what's happening around you, to think objectively for yourself. You act robotically in response to a series of instructions without questioning what you're doing and how you're doing it.

Yesterday showed the process in its entirety and this allows you to analyse why you've made choices and how you got to where you are. Explaining it to outsiders allows you to analyse where you could have done better. Plus seeing the whole lot together reinforces the fact that its about the design and I almost understand now why we are strictly banned from asking about rendering (although I still think its held in greater esteem by the judges than they would like to let on).

My work has gaps but overall the development showed and the sheets looked cohesive on the wall. I wish with hindsight I had been bolder with my ideas and just gone for it, underconfidence early on has made my design a little predictable I think. Plus, my poor knowledge and lack of enthusiasm for the constuction of the granite wall has made what should be the strongest part of my concept a little weak because it is still quite undefined. This has to be an aim for me for the next couple of weeks. Either to get good precedents and/or to build a good model which explores these walls.

1:50 plan, sections and sketches