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Applied Space Exercise

Rowena Reed Kostellow Digital Archive

a photograph of a model with miniature figures under a large sweeping white arch — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1990s

an array of rectilinear volumes made from connected white sticks and planes, with a blue light cast — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1980s

a scale model of a domicile composed of slanted planar forms with walls in primary colors — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1980s

a diorama of a two-story domicile with a wood paneled spiral staircase — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1980s

a diorama of blue forms in a box — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1980s

a diorama of red and white curved planes in a blue box — Student Work, Author Unknown, 1980s

The Applied Space exercise asks students to fill a foam core box with organized planes. The challenge is to use the tension between the planes to enhance the awareness of negative volume in the box. This creates a three-dimensional environment.