2022-2024
DANl[LA I. f"JA[Z CASTRO
@: dipaez2@illinois.edu
#: 787-415-6662
): 60 Calle TaftApt.9 San Juan, PR 00911
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Universityof Illinois Urbana-Champaign ?O?? AnticipatingGradu,ition ?0?5 Urb,ina Champaign,11
School otArchileclure
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Academia Maria Reina ?011 ?017
San Juan,PR Iligh School Dipom,i
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Parks and Recreation Department tan ;,o;,1 luly ?0?1
WestDesMoines, 1/\ I andscape Architeclure Intern
Design Mentor ?O?l ?O??
Iowa St,ite Universty
Collegeot Design
Teacher's Assistant Jan ?O?? Current
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign I andscape Architecture Department
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Spanish
English
SKILLS
Technical Skills
AdobeCloud Rhinoceros Sketchup I umion
Soft Skills
Collaboration Organi7ed Reliable
Patient
ACI IIVLMLNIS
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MicroStation
Autoc,id Covetool Adaptability Allentive Curious Observant
Landscape Architecture
Ilonorable Mention on the Annual Conlluence I andsc,ipeArchitectureStudio Pri7e ?O?? ?O?'.l ASI A CommunityService Awardot lxcellence Recipient
Architecture lli7abelh Itnatiw Scholarship Recipient
Ilonorable Menlion on the Fall ?O?'.l Design Ixcellence/\w,ird
CONT[NTS
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ALL[RTON rARK
VISITOR C[NT[R
Monticello, IL
Prol. Paul Armslrono
AllertonPark'snewesl Visitor Center designaims lo accomodale a main exhibition area,services srrnces, administrative ottices, and educational space.The general design vision leads it's archilectureproduct to actively dialoguewilhifs surrounded landscape, adding valuetothispart of the site.
SUMMER SUN PATH
WINTERSUN PATH
The use of hallways as connectors suggests a deliberate approach to spatial sequencing, where circulation is notjust functional necessity but an integral part ofthe center's experience.
MAINCIRCULATKJN WITHINTHESITE
The Welcome Center is organized as a series of interconnected volumes, with circulation guiding movement across different programmatic zones. □ORIENTATION • ADMINISTRATION
EDUCAllON .SERVICES
[MrOW[RING Tl IR[SI IOLDS
SANT B01 DE LLOBREGAT, SPAIN
Group members: Ayushi Sawalka
Prof.Sara Oartumeus
The city of Sant Ooi issiltrntedon thebanksof the I lobregal River
underneath themassfs de Gartal mountain range.Throughthe 1960s,sprawldeveloped along side forestry and mountain roads, leaving fragmented vegetation pockets.Through mapping vegetation patternsand urban tissue,specific nodesand streets arepointedout, connecting the fragmentedpieces toacoherentbody,generouslystitchingthrough thecity.Strategiestor new typologiesand sustainabledevelopment are implemented to createlocalarenaslor interactionon asmallscaleand alarge scalemasterplan stretchinglrom the entrance at the I lobregal River throughthecity to themassis deGarraf.
CARTOGRAPHY & INTERVENTION TOOLKIT
"MAPPINGISNOT APASSIVE ACT OFREPRODUCTION BUT A CREATIVEPROCESS THAT CONSTRUCTSAND REVEALSHIDDENREALITIES"
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45 E MAIN STREET CHAMPAIGN, IL
Prol. PaulArmslrong
Welcometo�5 I Main St,amulti-use building, where you will find a flexibe workspace in lhe firsttloor and beautilul and spaceful1 bedroom apartmenls above.With lheintention of manipulating the morphology of theCily ofChampaign, this designprovidesa sale andaccesible space,where peopleinthe community canshare and inhabil.
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ROOT[D IN R[SILl[NCY
CAMBRIDGE, IA
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Prot.JulieStevens 'Thisprojectdaylightstheoften-overlookedissueof youthhomelessness andusesthepowerofthe landscapeto createemotional connections,providea senseofsafety andbuildcommunity. •
WHAT WE KNOW
CONTEXT
From outdot�hous�sJn on urban envi'ronment, this addictionrecovery, emergency shelter & crisis stabilization program is moving to a nQfCJ� basedcampus.
' Moving from , 3URBAN homes.... I , '_,to a S4 acre
1 NATURE
1 BASED 1 campus
FACTS
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VULNERABLE YOUTH & STAFF PERSPECTIVE
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DESIGN THEORIES
HOW WE MOVE FORWARD
DESIGN
Rene-ct on ourtime spentwithth�youth ondstaff. Utilize design theoriesand information gathered to design WITH THE YOUTH.
CONNECT
Shi:m: the dC$1gn proce:rsandexperlen� with theyouth andlet their voices be heard. Shoreresearch.design, andexperiencewith the Client& design firm.
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DESIGN GOALS
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Our challenge was lo design a new
lrauma intormed5� acre recovery campus. Design solulions were crealed lhrough a rohusl process involvingevidence based research,parlicpalory design,and lranslormalional designwilh, nol lor, youlh.Thisexperiencewas al oncechallenging and meaningful,andaltimesuncomforlahle.
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Tl IANKYOU FOR YOUR TIM[!
DANIELA I. PAEZ CASTRO