Week 2 Independent Study

Ultimatos: The ultimate survival animal. Creature was based on a dragon. Fin on the back good for swimming and maneuvering.Creature has wings, hence also allowing it to fly. It's claws are sharp and therefore helping him grasp and kill his prey easily. There is also a horn on his head, this is used for defensive purposes as well as offensive purposes.

Grassy: Stealthy creature, blends in with grass and surroundings. The creature is a bug like creature, and is quite defenseless. It's body has parts similar to those of the surrounding environment such as grass and leaves.It's skin colour and texture also help it to blend in even further with the grass environment.

Cyclops: Although it only has one eye, it is very intelligent and where it can't see itself from behind he can protect himself with his tail. The idea of "behind the scene" support. This creature has green skin and this helps it hide in the environment. Although the creature appears very intimidating, it is actually not a violent creature, unless defending itself.

 

3 Extra buildings designed by Herzog & De Meuron

"The Bird's Nest" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. The stadium is officially known as the Beijing National Stadium, but due to the structural shape of the stadium it was giving the name, "The Bird's Nest." The building consists of two independent structures, a red concrete seating bowl and the outer steel frame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium

 "St. Jakob Park" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron. It like the Bird's Nest is also a Stadium. It is a football/soccer stadium. It is the home stadium to FC Basel (Soccer team). It has a capacity of 48,512, but can seat more if more seats are added and there is less space between each seat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jakob_Park

"1111 Lincoln Road" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron in collaboration with other architects. It is a retail and residential building. At the bottom of the building is where the retail section of the building exists. Above the stores are the car parks and residential area. The structure itself is mainly constructed with concrete and glass.
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/23/1111-lincoln-road-by-herzog-de-meuron/