Origami Architecture: Create Lifelike Scale Paper Models...

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ContentsIntroduction

THEWHITEHOUSEWashingtonD.C.,USA

SYDNEYOPERAHOUSESydney,Australia

THEEIFFELTOWERParis,France

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INTRODUCTIONNOTE:Todownloadthe20diecutpaperdesigns,pleaseclickHERE.

This kit is filledwith paper sculpture designs thatwill let you create paper replicas ofsomeof theworld’smostbeautifulandmost famousbuildings.The facadedesigns I’verecreatedarebasedontherealarchitectureofthesebuildings.Ifyoufollowtheprovidedinstructionsandteareachpieceandassembleasdirected(exceptsomeslotsorlineswillneedtobecutandfoldedforsomepieces),you’llseethatmakingthesesculpturesisnotreallythatdifficult.Thiskitincludes20diecutpapersheets7½x9¾inches(19x25cm)in size to create three projects. The decorative details are colored black to reduce thecuttingwork,butforthosewholovetocut,youmaycutoutallblackcoloreddetails.Itwill lookevenmorestunning.I’mparticularlyproudof thewaythesesculpturescanbefolded flat andopened again.This in itself is a fascinatingpart of the construct; if youtried to drawadiagramor analyze it, youwould see the complexity that goes into thismechanism.Whenthebuildingsareerectedtheyareanamazingsight.Althougheachofthesestructuresisdesignedtofold,frequentopeningandfoldingisnotrecommendeddueto the complexity and fragilityof thesepaper structures.Keep it in anopenposition asmuchasyoucananditwillretainitsbeautyforyearstocome.

MYDESIGNPROCEDURE1Afterstudyingpicturesofabuilding,Isketchabasicoutline.

2ThenIusemycomputertoredrawthesketch.

3Next,Idesignafeasiblemechanismthatmakesthestructurecapabletostandandbefolded.

4Igoontodesignalogicalassemblyproceduretomakeassemblingeasier.

5Finally,Icreateaprototype.Ifitneedsanyadjustment,Igobackandmodifythedrawings.I’llrepeatthisstepagainandagainifnecessary.

TOOLSREQUIRED1Asharphobbyknife:thesharperthebetter.Eventhoughthesemodelsarediecutyoumightwanttrimpartsofthe

paperforacrisperlook.

2Aburnishingtool:Thisishandyforcreasinganeatfoldline.Useitwitharulerforstraightfoldinglinenevermetbefitalongthecurvefoldinglinefreehand.Ifyoudon’thaveaburnishingtool,aninklessballpointpencanworkaswell.

3Aruler:Itcanbeeitherametalorplasticruler.Youcanuseitwithaburnishingtooltocreaseaneatfoldline.

4Cuttingmat:getthe“self-healing”matsavailableinofficeandartsupplystores.It iseffectiveforprotectingyourtableandyourknife,moreimportantly,itmakescuttingeasier.

5Toothpicks:Forspreadingglue.

6Whiteglue:Thisisperfectforgluingpartsofthebuildingbecausewhenitdriesit’sinvisibleanditholdspaperverywell.Becarefulthough,becauseonceit’sdriedyouwon’tbeabletochangeanythingwithouttearingthepaper.

7Ultimately,yourheadandhandsareyourmostimportanttools—letthemdoasmuchoftheworkaspossible.

GUIDELINESANDHINTS1Pleasereadthroughalltheinstructionsforabuildingbeforeyouattempttobuildit.

2Youmustunderstandcompletelywhatyouaretryingtodobeforeyoudoit.

3Followthestep-by-stepinstructionsascloselyasyoucan.

4Donotskipanysteps,theyareallimportant.

5Alwaysworkonaflat,firm,andcleansurface.

6Creasewithaburnishingtoolandarulertomakeaneatfoldline.

7Becarefulwhenyouglueonepiecetoanother.Onceitdriesthere’snogoingback.

8––––––Blackdashedlinesrepresentgluinglines.Thefoldingdirectionorgluingpositioniscalledoutinthecaptionfortheimages.

9––––––Browndashedlinesrepresentmountainfold.

10––––––Greenlinesrepresentvalleyfold.

BIOGRAPHYMy name is Yee (full name SheungYee Shing). I was born to a poor family inHongKong,whereIdidn’thavetoysasachild.Therefore,atayoungage,Istartedtofoldandcut old newspapers as a way to occupy myself. Later, I taught myself paper-cutting(silhouette) and started to design and handcraft toyswith paper. Since then (around 36years)Ihavebeendoingvariouspapercrafts.Creatinganddesigningpapercraftisbothmyhobby and job. Paper (one of the great inventions of Chinese) is one of the mostinterestingmaterial, it hasmillions of possibilities. I am trying to discover asmany ofthemasIcan.Idopaper-cutting,origami,popupcards,origamiarchitecture,papertoy,papercostume,paperlamp,andpapermodel,etc.Mostofmydesignsandmethodscomeentirelyfrommyimagination.OnceyouhavebuiltafewofthesebuildingsyouwillseewhyIlovepapercraftsomuch.

TTHEWHITEHOUSEWashingtonD.C.,USA

heWhiteHouseis themainworkplaceandofficialhomeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Ithasbeentheresidence of every U.S. President since John Adams took up residency in 1800. The building is done inneoclassicalstyleandismadeofAquiastone,andpaintedwhite.TheconstructionbeganinOctober1792andthe

buildingwascompletedin1800.In1814theWhiteHousewassetonfirebytheBritishduringtheWarof1812.Itwasrebuiltafterthefireandcontinuedtoundergominorchangesbysubsequentpresidents.

TheTrumanadministrationwasforcedtoclosedownthebuildingbecauseitwasstartingtoshowsignsofseriouswearandstress.Acompleterenovationwentunderway,rebuildingthesuperstructureusingsteelinsteadoftimber.TheKennedysredecoratedmanyoftheroomsduringtheiradministration,givingittheelegantlookithastoday.TheWhiteHouseisanaccreditedmuseumwithover5000peoplevisitingeachday.

TheWhiteHouse is inWashington,DC.It stands70 feetor21.3meters inheight. Its depth is152 feetor46.3meters,whileitswidthis168feetor51.2meters.

Dimensionsofthefinishedmodel:(Includingthebaseboard)9.37inchesor23.8cminlength9.09inchesor23.1cminwidth5.36inchesor13.6cminheight

Piecescount:21pieces

1.TearoutWH01asshowninthefigure.

2.TearoutWH02asshowninthefigure.

3.TearoutWH03asshowninthefigure.

4.TearoutWH04asshowninthefigure.

5.TearoutWH05asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

6.TearoutWH06asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

7.TearoutWH07asshowninthefigure.

8.TearoutWH08asshowninthefigure.

9.TearoutWH09asshowninthefigure.

10.TearoutWH10asshowninthefigure.

11.TearoutWH11asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

12.TearoutWH12asshowninthefigure.

13.TearoutWH13asshowninthefigure.

14.TearoutWH14asshowninthefigure.

15.TearandcutoutWH15asshowninthefigure.

16.TearoutWH16asshowninthefigure.

17.TearoutWH17asshowninthefigure.

18.FoldWH01asshowninthefigure.

19.FoldWH02asshowninthefigure.

20.FoldWH03asshowninthefigure.

21.FoldWH04asshowninthefigure.

22.FoldWH05asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

23.FoldWH06asshowninthefigure.

24.FoldWH07asshowninthefigure.

25.FoldWH08asshowninthefigure.

26.FoldWH09asshowninthefigure.

27.FoldWH10asshowninthefigure.

28.FoldWH11asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

29.FoldWH12asshowninthefigure.

30.FoldWH15asshowninthefigure.

31.FoldWH17asshowninthefigure.

32.InterlockWH07totheslotofWH10asshowninthefigure.

33.Applyglueonthelittlepiecetojointhemtogether.

34.InterlockWH05totheslotofWH10thengluethelittlepiecetojointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

35.InterlockWH05totheslotofWH10thengluethelittlepiecetojointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

36.InterlocktwoWH05andWH07totheslotsofWH09thengluethelittlepiecetojointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

37.JoinWH06tobothWH05withglueasshowinthefigure.

38.JoinWH06toothersidesofbothWH05withglueasshowninthefigure.

39.InterlockWH02totheslotofWH09andWH10thengluethelittlepiecetojointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

40.JoinWH01tobothWH09andWH10withglueasshowninthefigure.

41.JoinWH03tobothWH01andWH02withglueasshowninthefigure.

42.JoinanotherWH03tootherendsofbothWH01andWH02withglueasshowninthefigure.

43. InterlockWH13 to the slots ofWH09 andWH10 then glue the little pieces to jointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

44. InterlockWH13 to the slots ofWH09 andWH10 then glue the little pieces to jointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

45. InterlockWH11 to the slots ofWH09 andWH10 then glue the little pieces to jointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

46.InterlockanotherWH11totheslotsofWH09andWH10thengluethelittlepiecestojointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

47. InterlockWH08 to the slots ofWH09 andWH10 then glue the little pieces to jointhemtogetherasshowninthefigure.

48.JoinWH12toWH09andWH10withglueasshowninthefigure.

49.JoinWH15toWH14withglueasshowninthefigure.

50.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep49isdone.

51.Takethecomponentfromstep50.JoinitontoWH01withglueasshowninthefigure.

52.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep51isdone.

53.JoinWH16toWH17withglueasshowninthefigure.

54.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep53isdone.

55.JoinWH01toWH03ontothebaseboardasshowninthefigure.

56.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep55isdone.

57.JoinWH14ontothebaseboardasshowninthefigure.

58.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep57isdone.

TTHESYDNEYOPERAHOUSESydney,Australia

he creative and stunning design by Danish architect Jørn Utzon (who in 2003 received the Pritzker Prize,architecture’shighesthonour)withenormousshell-likeroofswaswellaheadofitstime.Controversysurroundedthebuildingastheprojectwascompletedtenyearslaterthananticipatedandmorethanfourteentimesoverits

original budget. No one doubts today its value forAustralia as an iconic landmark and a representation of awholecountry.Ithousesbothasymphonyhallandanoperahall,andislistedhasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.ItislocatedonBennelongPointinSydneyHarbour,closetotheSydneyHarbourBridge.ItsitsatthenortheasterntipoftheSydneycentralbusinessdistrict,surroundedonthreesidesbytheharbour(SydneyCoveandFarmCove)andneighboredbytheRoyalBotanicGardens.

TheSydneyOperaHouseis inAustralia.It stands70feetor21.3meters inheight. Itsdepth is152feetor46.3meters,whileitswidthis168feetor51.2meters.

Dimensionsofthefinishedmodel:(Includingthebaseboard)10.28inchesor26.1cminlength9.32inchesor23.7cminwidth4.35inchesor11cminheight

Piecescount:16pieces

1.TearoutSOH01asshowninthefigure.

2.TearandcutoutSOH02asshowninthefigure.

3.TearandcutoutSOH03asshowninthefigure.

4.TearandcutoutSOH04asshowninthefigure.

5.TearandcutoutSOH05asshowninthefigure.

6.TearandcutoutSOH06asshowninthefigure.

7.TearandcutoutSOH07asshowninthefigure.

8.TearandcutoutSOH08asshowninthefigure.

9.TearandcutoutSOH09asshowninthefigure.

10.TearandcutoutSOH10asshowninthefigure.

11.TearandcutoutSOH11asshowninthefigure.

12.TearandcutoutSOH12asshowninthefigure.

13.TearandcutoutSOH13asshowninthefigure.

14.TearandcutoutSOH14asshowninthefigure.

15.TearandcutoutSOH15asshowninthefigure.

16.TearandcutoutSOH16asshowninthefigure.

17.FoldSOH01asshowninthefigure.

18.FoldSOH02asshowninthefigure.

19.FoldSOH03asshowninthefigure.

20.FoldSOH04asshowninthefigure.

21.FoldSOH05asshowninthefigure.

22.FoldSOH06asshowninthefigure.

23.FoldSOH07asshowninthefigure.

24.FoldSOH08asshowninthefigure.

25.FoldSOH09asshowninthefigure.

26.FoldSOH10asshowninthefigure.

27.FoldSOH11asshowninthefigure.

28.FoldSOH12asshowninthefigure.

29.FoldSOH13asshowninthefigure.

30.FoldSOH14asshowninthefigure.

31.FoldSOH15asshowninthefigure.

32.FoldSOH16asshowninthefigure.

33.JoinSOH01andSOH02togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

34.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep33isdone.

35.JoinSOH03andSOH04togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

36.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep35isdone.

37.JoinSOH05andSOH06togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

38.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep37isdone.

39.JoinSOH07andSOH08togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

40.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep39isdone.

41.JoinSOH09andSOH10togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

42.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep41isdone.

43.JoinSOH11andSOH12togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

44.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep43isdone.

45.JoinSOH13andSOH14togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

46.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep45isdone.

47.JoinSOH15andSOH16togetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

48.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep47isdone.

49. Take the component from step 34. Join it onto SOH15 with glue as shown in thefigure.

50.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep49isdone.

51. Take the component from step 36. Join it onto SOH15 with glue as shown in thefigure.

52.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep51isdone.

53.Takethecomponentfromstep38.TuckthoselegsthroughtheslotsontheSOH15asshown.Foldandgluethemtotheunderbelly.

54.Itshouldlooklikethisafterstep53isdone.

55. Take the component from step 40. Join it onto SOH16 with glue as shown in thefigure.

56.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep55isdone.

57. Take the component from step 42. Join it onto SOH16 with glue as shown in thefigure.

58.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep57isdone.

59.Takethecomponentfromstep44.TuckthoselegsthroughtheslotsontheSOH15asshown.Foldandgluethemtotheunderbelly.

60.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep61isdone.

61. Take the component from step 46. Join it onto SOH15 with glue as shown in thefigure.

62.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep61isdone.

CTHEEIFFELTOWERParis,France

onstructionoftheEiffelTowerbeganonJanuary26,1887incelebrationofFrance’scentennialcelebrationofitsrevolutionin1889.ThemainarchitectwasAlexandreGustaveEiffel,abrilliantengineerandamateurscientist.Itwasthetalleststructureintheworldwhenitwasfinished.Ithasatotalof18,038piecesofwroughtironjoined

togethertocreateitsnoweasilyrecognizableshape.Ithasatotalof1710stepstothetopmostthirdlevelsmallplatformcountedfromtheground,buttheelevatorsystemcarriesmosttouriststothevariouslevels.Thenamesof72prominentFrench scientists and famouspersonalities are affixedon the sidesofEiffelTower justbeneath the first platform,18namesperside.Over200millionpeoplehavevisitedtheEiffelTowersinceitopened.

TheEiffelTowerislocatedontheChampdeMarsinParis.Intermsofheight,itstandstallat1063feetor324meters.Itsdepthismeasuredat328feetor100meters,whileitswidthis328feetor100meters.

Dimensionsofthefinishedmodel:(Includingthebaseboard)6.97inchesor17.7cminlength6.97inchesor17.7cminwidth17.87inchesor45.4cminheight.

Piecescount:18pieces

1.TearoutET01asshowninthefigure.

2.TearoutET02asshowninthefigure.

3.TearoutET03asshowninthefigure.

4.TearoutET04asshowninthefigure.

5.TearoutET05asshowninthefigure.

6.TearoutET06asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

7.TearoutET07asshowninthefigure.(2pieces)

8.TearoutET08asshowninthefigure.(4pieces)

9.TearoutET09asshowninthefigure.(4pieces)

10.TearoutET10asshowninthefigure.

11.FoldET01asshowninthefigure.

12.FoldET02asshowninthefigure.

13.FoldET03asshowninthefigure.

14.FoldET04asshowninthefigure.

15.FoldET05asshowninthefigure.

16.FoldallET06asshowninthefigure.

17.FoldallET07asshowninthefigure.

18.FoldallET08asshowninthefigure.

19.FoldallET09asshowninthefigure.

20.FoldET10asshowninthefigure.

21.GlueET06andET07 togetherasshownin thefigure.Repeat thisstep tomake twosetsintotal.

22.GlueET05toET03asshowninthefigure.

23.Takethecomponentfromstep22.JoinittoET01withglueasshowninthefigure.

24.JoinET02toET04withglueasshowninthefigure.

25.Takethecomponentfromstep21andstep23.Jointhemtogetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

26.Takethecomponentfromstep21andstep24.Jointhemtogetherwithglueasshowninthefigure.

27.Takethecomponentfromstep25.JoinanET08andanET09toitwithglueasshowninthefigure.

28.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep27isdone.

29.Takethecomponentfromstep28.JoinanET08andanET09toitwithglueasshowninthefigure.

30.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep29isdone.

31.Takethecomponentfromstep26.JoinanET08andanET09toitwithglueasshowninthefigure.

32.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep31isdone.

33.Takethecomponentfromstep32.JoinanET08andanET09toitwithglueasshowninthefigure.

34.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep33isdone.

35.Takethecomponentfromstep30.JoinittoET10withglueasshowninthefigure.

36.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep35isdone.

37.Takethecomponentfromstep34.JoinittoET10withglueasshowninthefigure.

38.Itshouldlooklikethiswhenstep37isdone.

39.Zipuptwounitstogetherasshowninthefigure.

TheTuttleStory“BookstoSpantheEastandWest”

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Tuttle’sfatherwasanotedantiquariandealerinRutland,Vermont.YoungCharleshonedhisknowledgeofthetradeworkinginthefamilybookstore,and later in the rare books section of Columbia University Library. Hispassion for beautiful books—old and new—never wavered throughout hislongcareerasabooksellerandpublisher.

AftergraduatingfromHarvard,Tuttleenlistedinthemilitaryandin1945wassent toTokyo toworkonGeneralDouglasMacArthur’sstaff.Hewastaskedwith helping to revive the Japanese publishing industry,which hadbeenutterlydevastatedbythewar.Whenhistourofdutywascompleted,heleftthemilitary,marriedatalentedandbeautifulsinger,ReikoChiba,andin1948beganseveralsuccessfulbusinessventures.

Tohisastonishment,TuttlediscoveredthatpostwarTokyowasactuallyabook-lover’sparadise.HebefriendeddealersintheKandadistrictandbegansupplying rare Japanese editions to American libraries. He also importedAmericanbookstoselltothethousandsofGIsstationedinJapan.By1949,Tuttle’s business was thriving, and he opened Tokyo’s very first English-languagebookstoreintheTakashimayaDepartmentStoreinGinza,togreatsuccess. Two years later, he began publishing books to fulfill the growinginterestofforeignersinallthingsAsian.

Though a Westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing aknowledgeof JapanandAsia to aworldhungry for informationabout theEast.Bythetimeofhisdeathin1993,hehadpublishedover6,000booksonAsian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by Emperor Hirohito in1983with the“Orderof theSacredTreasure,” thehighesthonorJapancanbestowuponanon-Japanese.

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