Clare Newbolds Academic Portfolio

Clare Marie Newbolds AcademicPortfolio

“…fashionisaprevalentconventionintheartsordress;taste, ontheotherhandisknowledgeandperceptionofthebest examplesofman’swork,themostbeautifulorwhateveris superior,especiallyinthefinearts.Tasteresidesinthe permanent,fashionintheimpermanent;tastehasstandards, fashion,conventions.”

-HeNry Hope reed, Jr.

“Ihavebeenimpressedwithurgencyofdoing.Knowingisnotenough;wemust apply.Beingwillingisnotenough;wemustdo.”

-leoNardo da ViNCi

a Measured drawiNg of a ViCtoriaN CHair

GroupprojectwithCaeliHaigh

tHe swaN CHair reiMagiNed

AnApplicationfortheArchitect’sChairinternationalcompetition.Theconceptwastoproposeadesignedwheelchairthat broughtdignitytothedisabled.Ratherthangivingchildrenthestandard,off-the-productionlinewheelchair,thisdesign wouldprovidechildrenwithastorybookchairwithpatternstakendirectlyfromchildren’sillustratorWalterCrane.Thebody ofthedesignwasinspiredbyGreekblackstorypottery. preliminaryfull-scalerenderingsincharcoal

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tHe fligHt to egypt sHriNe

ThisshrineillustratestheHolyFamily’sflighttoEgyptinashineforfamilieswhohavelostachildbeforeshehasbeen born.ThedesigntakesprecedentfromtheTempleofIsisbirthhouseinPhilaewhereexpectantmotherswouldhideaway duringandafterbirth.Asvisitorstravelintotheshinetheyaretakenthroughthestoryofsalvationhistory.Thecolumbaria roomshome500burialsandtakestylereferencefromthePalmyratombs.Whenguestsenterthecoreoftheshine,theyare welcomedbyeightSolomoniccolumns,actingasthebridgebetweenthepaganandChristian.Thecolumnsvisuallyframetwo apses:thegoldaltarapseandtheapseofnamesforfamilieswithoutbodiestobury.Thegranddomeisframedbymosaicsof saintswhoaremothersandopenstothehanginggardensabovethatcanbeaccessedfromthecampusprayergrotto.

“I’mstrivingforarichnessofmeaning.” -tHoMas gordoN sMitH

Collegiate presideNt’s House at “MarMoutier College”

fiNal proJeCt | fall MMXXiii

Theobjectiveofthisprojectwastodesignaprivateandsemi-publicspaceforthepresidentofaliberalarts collegeintheMidwest,usingtheworksofPalladioandMcKim,Mead,&White.Thisdesignhadtoprovide adequatespaceforentertainmentwhileprotectingprivateroomsoftheresidence.Thisdesigntookprecedentfrom theSkinnerTrowbridgeResidencedesignedbyAmericanarchitectAJDavisandachievedthefirst-placeawardfor bestdesignoutoftheclass.

a study of tHe Villa serego aligHieri by palladio

MidterM fiNal | fall MMXXiii

ThegoalofthisprojectwastostudythearrangementsandrelationshipsofroomsaccordingtoAndrea Palladio.EachstudentreadtheFiveBooksofArchitectureaccordingtoPalladio.Shethentookuponeof PalladioVillastostudy,lookingatSebastianoSerlio’sarchitecturalplates.

urbaNisM studies

fall MMXXiii

street studies of HelsiNki, fiNlaNd

fall MMXXiii

aNtoNiNe batHs: a group Case study

spriNg MMXXiV

tHe CHiCago uNioN statioN: a Case study

MidterM fiNal | spriNg MMXXiV

a New statioN for atCHisoN kaNsas

fiNal proJeCt | spriNg MMXXiV

Thisprojectproposalwasaresponsetodesigna passengertraindepotforAtchison,Kansas.Thestation hadtocontainamplewaitingspace,aticketbooth,staff areas,andmultipleshops.Forthestationtobeviable alongthehypotheticallyrevitalizedAtchisonTopeka SantaFeline,thestationhadtopresentvarious commercialaspects,suchasthepresenceofabarber shop,arestaurant,andofficesforrent.Thedesign imitatedtheoldRomanbasilicaswhichhoused differentvendorsandcouldoperateasapublicmeeting venue.Thisdesigntookprecedentfromthe IndianapolisUnionStationandtheWiesbaden Hauptbahnhof.

sopHoMore proJeCts

“Youcannotteachamananything,youcanonlyhelphimfinditforhimself.”

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a CarMelite HospiCe iN CaliforNia

fiNal proJeCt | spriNg MMXXiii

TheobjectiveforthisprojectwastodesignahospicebythePacific OceanrunbyaCarmeliteorderofnuns.Thisdesignhadtobe ADAcompliant,provideidealismoutdoorspaceforeachresident, andincludeachapelandsocialroomforpublicuse.Thisdesign tookpresidentfromvariousSpanishcolonialchapelsinCalifornia, aswellasthearchitecturevisibleinBalboaPark.

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belVedere gate for tea House beNediCtiNe

Asingleroomteahouse Agateproposalfor designedforthenorthern BenedictineCollege, MidwestofAmerica. aliberalartscollege

Theroommustincludeopen undertheorderof doorsandwindowsand BenedictineMonksof possessdistinctivefloorand NortheastKansas.This ceilingpatterns.Thisdesign designtookprecedentfrom tookprecedencefromthe theJohnstonGateat BelvédèreduPetitTrianon HarvardbyMcKim, ByJosephDeschamps Mead,&White.

priVate CeMetery CHapel

MidterM proJeCt |

spriNg MMXXiii

Afamilycemetarychapeldesignedforthe northwestofAmerica.Thedesignhadto employiconographypersonaltothefamilyand necesitatedroomforacoffininfrontofthe altar.ThistookprecedentfromtheChapel MadonnadiVitaleta.

aN urbaN square iN paris

proJeCt | spriNg MMXXiii

Anurbansquarethathousesfouridenticalpavilions.The designmustmeetthecriteriaofnestedrooms.Thedesignhad toprovideasafeenvironmentforchildrenasameansofplay aswellasplacesofrespitefortheirmothers.Thedesign containshoneylocustandlilactreestoprovideacanopyfor warmerdaysandhousesfountainstoactasnaturalcooling devices.