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Origamic architecture is a form of kirigami that involves the three-dimensional reproduction of architecture and monuments, on various scales, using cut-out and folded paper, usually thin paperboard. Visually, these creations are comparable to intricate 'pop-ups', indeed, some works are deliberately engineered to possess 'pop-up'-like properties.
A curb cut. The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places, but were also welcomed by people pushing strollers, carts or luggage.
This produces a visual appearance as if someone had cutout a piece of the object or sliced it into parts. Cutaway illustrations avoid ambiguities with respect to spatial ordering, provide a sharp contrast between foreground and background objects, and facilitate a good understanding of spatial ordering".
A pram ramp with tactile paving that connects a sidewalk to a road. A curb cut (), curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb (), pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street.
In 2010, Tiscornia began exploring this idea in other media, Black Spots (2010), Red Grid (2011) and others, use cutouts of architectural drawings in order to assemble a collage, rendering the scenes chaotic, but with an underlying geometrical order. In 2011–12 she worked on a series of acrylic paintings that recreated this abstraction and ...
Marzen House was built as a residence in 1875 by Colonel Joseph Marzen (1828-1916). The surrounding territory was developed into a vast and affluent ranch.The two-story house is designed with ornate jigsaw cutout window moldings and corner-boards.
1. Tennis Ball. Tennis balls are so useful that you may want to buy some to keep around the house even if you don’t play. For example, half a tennis ball can help screw open tight caps.
Gordon studied architecture at Cornell University from 1962 to 1968, including a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied French literature. In 1971, he changed his name to Gordon Matta-Clark, adopting his mother's last name. [6]