Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 13th, 2012 No Comments »
Today our group brought the completed signage box to the Sun Yat-Sen Garden. The box was dropped off with the staff members and a picture of our entire team with the box can be seen below. This post marks the end of our CSL project. We enjoyed working with the staff of Sun Yat-Sen Garden […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2012 1 Comment »
During the past 7 days, the box was assembled and painted. Images of the box at various stages of the assembly as well as its final completed form can be seen below. We have contacted our client and hope to deliver the box probably Tuesday of this upcoming week. We will not mounting the actual […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2012 No Comments »
It has been one school week since Reading Break finished. The following includes a recap of what was done during the break, and what is currently happening. During the break, members of our team met up with our client to confirm the final design and budget. The money for the materials was acquired and the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2012 No Comments »
Reading Break has just started and our team plans to use this time to gather the materials and enter the construction stage for the signage box. With regards to the box itself, after some consideration, it was decided that the shapes of the frame’s design should be a bit larger and thicker so that it […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2012 No Comments »
After receiving feedback from our client, we have updated our design in accordance to their wishes. An image of the updated design can be seen below. Our group is currently arranging a meeting with UBC’s workshop technicians so that we can start building the pieces of the box. This week we will finalize the materials […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 8th, 2012 1 Comment »
After one month into the project, our team has presented multiple initial designs for the signage box. In the upcoming 2-3 weeks, our team will finalize the design and obtain the materials necessary to build the box. The construction and implementation of the box is expected to take a total of about 2 weeks. An […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 1st, 2012 1 Comment »
The signage box that we will be designing will be a stable and durable ornamental box with a latch door in which admission signage can be displayed. The box will be easily usable for signage that is changed regularly. The design and appearance of the box will be compatible with Ming Dynasty architecture, although modern […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2012 1 Comment »
During our visit last Thursday to the Sun Yat-Sen Garden, we learned many things including the following: Opened in 1986, the Sun Yat-Sen Garden is a non-profit organization that brings Chinese culture to Vancouver. The architectural design of the garden is based on the Ming Dynasty. The garden has educational programs as well as events that […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2012 1 Comment »
The first visit to the garden was made by members of the team on January 19th. Details of the visit including questions and answers for the client will be found in this post at a later time.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2012 2 Comments »
Our community service project (CSL) involves designing and building a signage box for the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Garden located in Vancouver BC. Our group consists of six Civil Engineering students from UBC in 2nd and 3rd year. For this project, a UBC hydrostatics graduate student is mentoring us throughout the process. A new entry will be posted […]