Our project is inspired by our vision of an abandoned city taken over by nature and made suitable for animals. We achieved this by designing cuboid [that are so-post to be house] we made it out of 3d printed parts, dowels and paper.

The goal of our project is to get birds and squirrels to break through paper to get to the food that is hidden, so they have to actually work for their food instead of getting hand fed by humans. In the process of the birds ripping through the building blocks to retrieve food, they will be creating a scene that looks like the walls are falling from the buildings. 

The Super Seed (an interactive squirrel feeder)  helps the public engage with nature as they pass by. It leaves the audience with a more interesting experience to the public space, rather than seeing a simple, boring vending machine. We hope it will distract people from their phones, and instead help people in the botanic gardens engage with the nature around them.

Our initial sketches illustrated something completely different from our final project, it was a different system with a different overall look. Ji encouraged us to make a more interesting shape so we started making sketches for a design. It included lots of tubes and it was even gong to be wrapped around a tree!

After all of our final sketches were drawn up we started to prototype, we had to try many different mechanisms for the opening and closing system. Eventually we used a sliding door technique. We then designed a filter using the 3D printer, this was so the food came out controlled instead of a fountain of falling seeds. Afterwards we made a tube system and a bag to store the seeds. We were slightly rushed towards the end so we just and to duct tape all the parts together.

 When we took it to the Botanic Gardens, we attached it to a post of a gazebo. When we tested it the seeds stuck in the dispenser. So sadly it didn't work, it might of if we had more time to put all of the pieces together, and maybe also if we had more hot glue. Thank you for listening to our presentation, any questions?  

We are making a home for  fawns that maybe left alone because their mum's leave to go get food.

 This leaves the fawn vulnerable to predators and other dangers like. 

Our design for the fawn shelter works as a small  den for the fawn to fit in and feel cozy while the mum is away. 

The structure is covered in grass and leaves so it camouflages with with nature and is well hidden. 

We made this decision so that the structure does not stand out with bright colours or look unusual or out of place, appearing as natural as possible.

 We don't necessarily want people to know where it exactly is so the baby deer and the mums don't feel exposed and frightened.

What we hope people will realize when they see our fawn den, is that these creatures are very vulnerable when their natural homes in nature disappear.

 We hope that people will feel more empathy by taking care of baby animals in the city grounds.

Video filmed by Lutz Dammbeck which shows a reconstruction of the machine "SEEK" by Nicholas Negroponte who is the founder of the "Architecture Machine Group" at MIT.

The installation was presented for the first time in 1970 in New York at the Jewish Museum. 

Mon Nov 12, 2018 - Fri Nov 23, 2018

This abandoned ant colony revealed how genius these tiny creatures are. Ants live underground -- we usually see a relatively small exit on the surface. But you won't believe the structures they build below. A group of researchers, armed with tons of cement, will show you.

Today we made our first draft of the deer shelter. We made it look camouflage with green and brown colors  using leaves, stones and grass. We also used paint. On the bottom we put a bin bag to make it water proof, for when it sits on the wet ground. It went so well that we decided to put it in Botanics or the woods as well for the smaller animals too.

We learnt how to make good structures and mix different colors of paint. We slo learned how to cut out shapes prosaically and get the right measurements.

Next time we will have to make a different shapes of structurs because if we make it bigger it would just collaps in the middle. We will scetch them out and do a few more prototypes as our drafts

CLOUD GATE { USA }

Could Gate is made of stainless steel                                                         

I think the meaning of cloud gate is to make people think that they are in an other world

I think that when people leave they fell calm and relaxed

THE KELPIES { scotland }

The kelpies are made of stainless steel

I think the meaning of the kelpies is to remind people of the old myth if the kelpies  

I think that when people leave they remember the myth of the kelpies 

RUBIK'S CUBE { australia } 

The runik's cube is made of 

I think that the meaning of the rubix's cube is that any thing is possible

I think that when people leave they think that any ting is possibly 

1: pavement waterfall art 

• To create an illusion of a cliff face/drop on a flat surface.
• He probably used spray paint and possibly some oil pastels and maybe some chalk.
• I think people should take away the thought that fear is just and illusion , just as the drop is an illusion.

2. GlasGlow grapes

• To put nature into to life
• Wires and led lights
• You can pass it every day and it absent mindedly ignore it, but only when it is lit up, you will notice it.

Plastic bottles as water 

•  That we use more plastic than water.
• plastic bottles and a tap.
• To use less plastic in everyday life.