Science!

DNA, molecules, seed dispersion, you name it! This project is all about us thinking independently, and well you can say, coming up with our own brief, despite being given the theme. To be honest, after watching a couple of videos based on this topic, I felt like I was back to school sitting in my biology class. But what is actually amazing is that we tend to ignore what's around us. Nature is prominent and so easy to gain inspiration from, and yet we never really take that into account.

We had several opportunities of going out to build up our research work. I visited the Natural History museum during the first weekend, and I was quite fascinated with their displays of natural minerals and crystal formations. And after several drawings of these beautiful designs, we were taken to the school of molecular science. I quite enjoyed visiting that space, especially the research labs with large

pods as working spaces. Even simple things like the lights and chairs inspired us to sit there and capture every corner. In addition, the Wellcome trust was very enjoyable. As you can see from my previous post, Heatherwick's piece took my breath away. Apart from that, I quite liked the Genome project. The way they presented the chromosomal combinations as socks or interactive ways to understand the human body. Again, I began to reflect on my knowledge of taking higher level biology for IB, and that actually made it even more fun being able to understand what was around me. I absolutely adored the section of biometrics, where the machine used our pulse rate, height, fingerprint and a retina scan to create a graphic icon.

So as you can tell, this week was fun filled and we gained a lot of research, therefore inspiration was all around. I created sketch models, and I quite liked the circular shape of molecules and how they interconnect. My idea is to create a large pod as a lounge area, but I would like it to open and close, depending upon the atmosphere people would like. The greatest limitation is obtaining that circular shape. For now, the experimentation continues...

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