{"id":282,"date":"2023-01-30T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chosenviber.net\/?p=282"},"modified":"2023-08-07T23:29:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T23:29:02","slug":"this-epic-architectural-triptych-depicts-the-complexities-of-hiroshimas-past-present-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chosenviber.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/this-epic-architectural-triptych-depicts-the-complexities-of-hiroshimas-past-present-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"This Epic Architectural Triptych Depicts the Complexities of Hiroshima\u2019s Past, Present and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
Upon first look over the minute details of One Drawing Challenge<\/a> Student Winner Victoria Wong<\/strong><\/a>‘s award-winning triptych appears to revel in the medium itself. A drawing that harnesses the powers of digital processes, it certainly requires close looking to grasp the changing perspectives, intertwining scenes and layers of time that are compounded in each of the three scenes. One would be forgiven for assuming that the University of Michigan student set out to explore the aesthetic possibilities of digital sketching, 3D modeling and the various uses of other graphic software.<\/p>\n Yet, while Victoria demonstrates mastery of these techniques, they only tell one part of the story behind the drawing. At a fundamental level, before the composition and execution of these ideas, Victoria set out to explore the boundaries between<\/em> designing, modeling and post-production. In this way, she approaches her subject matter, the site of Hiroshima, through a kaleidoscopic lens that incorporates Japanese aesthetic theory, contemporary music, and photographing imperfections in daily life. In this sense, the end goal was actually to overcome the hurdles of focusing on the technicalities of the design itself to instead foreground the emotive dimensions of a place, unlocking creative possibilities.<\/p>\n \u201cSuggested by Lebbeus Woods, architecture is essentially an internalization of society yet an externalization of ourselves,” Victoria explained. “Through investigating the decay and death of artifacts and events, Into the Void illustrates the new collisions of regrowth and reshaping our relationship with different agencies.”<\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Architizer’s Architecture Editor invited Victoria to expand on conceptualization of her winning triptych. In the conversation that follows, the designer, who will be starting at Perkins&Will<\/a>‘s Dallas studio this May, offers insights into her creative process and the underlying themes of her thesis project.<\/p>\n Hannah Feniak: Congratulations on your success with the One Drawing Challenge! What sparked your interest in entering the competition and what does this accolade mean to you?<\/b><\/p>\n Victoria Wong:<\/strong> Thank you, Hannah and your team, for hosting and curating! Also, congratulations to all the winners. I came across the One Drawing Challenge several years ago and appreciated Architizer showcasing a wide variety of entries so the public can appreciate those drawings. The simplicity of one image accompanied by storytelling has also been compelling. Regarding this accolade, it’s an honor to conclude my time as a student by sharing my thesis with the architecture community.<\/span><\/p>\n POSSIBILITIES.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n