Cardboard is an organic product, and the multi-layered paper is used for packing, storage and modeling because of its relatively sturdy nature. The biodegradable product related to the papers family carries certain virtues such as the low cost and ability to get recycled as stated by Allaoui, Aboura, & Benzeggagh( 2011, p. 1). The corrugated nature of the sandwiched layers of paper in a cardboard provide bending stiffness with a lightweight core. The extensive and successful use of Cardboard in creating geometrical and representational models is attributed to its low cost and biodegradable nature. When working with Cardboard to create projects and 3D models, there are different glues and adhesive products available in the market and a strongly recommended product is +1 the Hot Melt Adhesive that creates a very strong bond. The project” Kingdom Centre” is inspired by the work of famous cardboard artists who have created great works of art or an entire cardboard city out of the eco-friendly medium (Steph 2016). Ana Serrano’s work ‘Cartoonlandia’ is a colorful and whimsical sculpture that brings alive a tiny imaginary world. According to her, the cardboard material is easy to manipulate and work with. Moreover, it is a well familiar material that is mundane and easily available. Kingdom Centre model made of cardboard would be entirely organic as the material is biodegradable. The tall skyscraper has a simple but unique architecture, and it will be a challenge to build the sky bridge that lies atop the skyscraper. Cardboard can be worked with intensely to create detailed structures and geometric forms of a skyscraper or make it sprawl on the floor like an imaginary sculpture. The mechanic parameters of the sandwich behavior of cardboard give it the desired properties to work with and adds to many varied us.es of cardboard. As compared to other modern materials, constructing models with cardboard leads to lesser environmental issues.
Works Cited
Allaoui, S., Aboura, Z. & Benzeggagh, M.L. 2011, "Contribution to the Modelling of the Corrugated Cardboard Behavior".
Steph."Paper Crafty: 12 Cardboard Artists Think Outside the Box.” weburbanist. 2016. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
