Manus Et Machina
Engineering Design Studio (A5, 015) NYUAD Art Gallery
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 11:50 am – 13:05 am
We will meet at 11:50am (sharp) in the Engineering Design Studio and walk over to the Art Gallery space together.
Today the class will take place at NYUAD's Art Gallery (…and also all other days on which case-study presentations will happen). The Art Gallery is a semi-public space in which we have to expect visitors from the bigger NYUAD community joining the case-study presentations from time to time.
Prelude
- Attendance (During the first minutes of class there will be a check-in)
- New class members from waiting list (and what to do next…)
- “Have your books on anatomy bound!” and “Such as the mould is, so will the cast be.” Da Vinci.
Case Study Presentations
| 01 | Life and Work of Abbas ibn Firnas | TUE, Sep-11 | Ivan |
| 02 | The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (Da Vinci's notebooks) | TUE, Sep-11 | Raunak |
| 03 | Machine Concepts of Leonardo Da Vinci | TUE, Sep-11 | Safeeya |
Discussion
- The Da Vinci notebooks with its densely covered drawings and notes, calculations and diagrams, are a treasure house of curiosity and creative energy that have inspired readers for centuries. His background in painting, sculpting, set design, costume making, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, anatomy and nature (botanics, zoology, physics, geography) made him one of the great – if not the greatest – inventors of his time. What do you think is needed today to step into his foot steps? Is it possible at all? What do you need to invent a flying machine today?
- It is said that Da Vinci was of a peaceful sensibility. What do you think drove him to despite his hand into designing the machinery of war?
Homework, and more homework…
- Do not forget Essay 1!
- Do not forget your poster featuring three ideas!
- Check out Da Vinci's The Last Supper , watch Mona Lisa smile, read about the Vitruvian and the Mechanical Man
- Check out Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks by V&A (Victoria & Albert – world's leading museum of art and design)
- Spend your time in the Engineering Design Studio (get familiar with infrastructure: wifi, how to use the video-projector)
- Install Arduino software on your computer
Resources
– The Da Vinci Notebooks, Leonardo Da Vinci, Profile Books Ltd, 2005 (https://www.amazon.com/Vinci-Notebooks-Leonardo/dp/1861979878)
– 4 examples of DIY airplanes (http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/how-to/g631/4-amazing-diy-planes-and-how-to-build-your-own/)
– http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/selbstgemacht-tscheche-baut-sich-ein-eigenes-flugzeug-fotostrecke-140586.html