My reflection – Visualization     Challenge and Selection     I am a civil constructor; I participate in the execution of building construction. On one  occasion, the need arose to improve the facade installation process in the building to  optimize time and resources. The building was clad with brick veneer. Given the complexity  of the shape of the windows, doing it the traditional way was very time consuming and  required many man hours.     I chose this tool because it is indispensable and widely used in the construction industry. It  allows us to express our ideas graphically in the field to solve problems that arise on a daily  basis. It is a language similar to "construction drawings", which makes it easier for  professionals in charge of the project to understand each other. As mentioned in module 1,  visulization allows us to transform information into images, so that it is easier for others to  understand our ideas and what we mean. In construction projects, images on construction  details and plans are essential to execute the project correctly, so it is a tool that fits  perfectly in our field.    Application     Once the problem was identified and the conclusion was reached as to how we should face  it, in the What Wows stage we used visualization to make tangible the idea of prefabricating  the windows with the veneer in a workshop in order to later assemble the elements on site.  In this way, sketches and different drawings of the possible options for executing the  prefabricated element were made. Once a possible option was defined, we went a step  further by taking this design tool to software to represent our idea in 3D and better visualize  how it would really look like. Then, to formalize the idea, we made plans and construction  details that were printed and taken to the construction site.    Insight & Approach    Applying this tool allowed us to better understand the problem we were facing. Visualizing  our ideas in drawings and 3D figures facilitated the process of finding an effective solution,  as it allowed us to plan and project the solution concretely in the project. Without a  previous image, it would have been practically impossible to reach a solution to improve  the construction process of the facade, because in construction, the plans and construction  details captured in drawings are an essential guide for the correct development of the  project.     On the other hand, I believe that what would make a difference would be to complement  this tool with Learning Launch, because experimenting with a "Prototype" of fast and cheap  precast would have allowed the installers to identify some problems that were later

presented in the field. By experimenting, we could have learned more from our  prefabricated element to, through iteration, improve the prototype we visualized with the  previous tool.


My reflection – Visualization Challenge and Selection I am a civil constructor ; I participate in the execution of building construction . On one occasion , the need arose to improve the facade installation process in the building to optimize time and resources . The building was clad with brick veneer . Given the complexity of the shape of the windows , doing it the traditional way was very time consuming and required many man hours . I chose this tool because it is indispensable and widely used in the construction industry . It allows us to express our ideas graphically in the field to solve problems that arise on a daily basis . It is a language similar to " construction drawings " , which makes it easier for professionals in charge of the project to understand each other . As mentioned in module 1 , visulization allows us to transform information into images , so that it is easier for others to understand our ideas and what we mean . In construction projects , images on construction details and plans are essential to execute the project correctly , so it is a tool that fits perfectly in our field . Application Once the problem was identified and the conclusion was reached as to how we should face it , in the What Wows stage we used visualization to make tangible the idea of prefabricating the windows with the veneer in a workshop in order to later assemble the elements on site . In this way , sketches and different drawings of the possible options for executing the prefabricated element were made . Once a possible option was defined , we went a step further by taking this design tool to software to represent our idea in 3D and better visualize how it would really look like . Then , to formalize the idea , we made plans and construction details that were printed and taken to the construction site . Insight & Approach Applying this tool allowed us to better understand the problem we were facing . Visualizing our ideas in drawings and 3D figures facilitated the process of finding an effective solution , as it allowed us to plan and project the solution concretely in the project . Without a previous image , it would have been practically impossible to reach a solution to improve the construction process of the facade , because in construction , the plans and construction details captured in drawings are an essential guide for the correct development of the project . On the other hand , I believe that what would make a difference would be to complement this tool with Learning Launch , because experimenting with a " Prototype " of fast and cheap precast would have allowed the installers to identify some problems that were later presented in the field . By experimenting , we could have learned more from our prefabricated element to , through iteration , improve the prototype we visualized with the previous tool .