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Arielis Cortes
Project 1: Form & Function
A Central Theme of Architecture
This project explores how form and function connect in architectural design, highlighting "functional" beauty as an aesthetic. It also looks at how ideas are generated through combining concepts, with elevation as the main design driver.
SPAN PROTOTYPE

D A S H E N G G U A N B R I D G E , N A N J I N G , J I A N G S U , C H I N A 2010
Arch Bridge

T H E F O R T H B R I D G E ,
S C O T L A N D
Arch Bridge



V I A D U C D E M I L L A U ,
M I L L A U , F R A N C E
Cable Stay Bridge

MOVEMENT ANALOGIES









PRELIMINARY 3x3 PROTOTYPE TABLE

SELECTED PROTOTYPE



VIEWS




DESIGN PROGRESSION

MECHANISM MOVEMENT

FINAL DESIGN


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