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ESSAY1 Desi gncomesi nmanydi ffer entf or ms.Forme,Ibegant ot hi nkt hatt hewayof expr essi ngmysel fwast hr oughadi gi t alf or mat .Butshor t l yaf t erhi ghschool ,I r eal i z edIneededabi ggerchal l enge,somet hi ngt hatcanbef el tandexpr esses compl exi t yf r om al langl es,andt hat ’ swhenIst umbl edacr ossar chi t ect ur e.Ar chi t ect ur ef ormer epr esent sasequenceofchal l enges,al mostasi ti fwer ea puzzl et hatneedssol vi ng.Fr om t hest r uct ur alaspect sandl i mi t at i onst ot he aest het i candconsonancebui l di ngsbr i ngt ot hesur r oundi ngenvi r onment , yaspectofar chi t ect ur ei st hatchal l enget hatwasmi ssi ngi nmyl i f e. ever Anar chi t ect ur aleducat i onhassof arhel pedmeunder st andandl ookatt he wor l di nadi ffer entway .I thasopeneddoor si nt hef i el dofdesi gnt hatInever t houghtexi st ed.Ar chi t ect ur ehasshi nedal i ghtonwhati ti st hatIam t r ul ypassi onat eabout .Fr om r ender i ngt omodel i ng,Ihavecomet ol oveever yaspectof i t .Wi t hmypassi onf orar chi t ect ur e,Ibel i evef ur t herpur sui ngmyeducat i onwi l l hel pmeexpandmycr eat i vesi deandpusht heboundar i esbet weendr eamsand physi cs.Ar chi t ect ur aleducat i onwi l lal l ow met onet wor kwi t hl i kemi ndedi ndi vi dual swhoal sohavet hesamegoal sandaspi r at i onsasme.Theconnect i on wi t ht hesei ndi vi dual swi l lal sot eachmehow t obecomeabet t erdesi gner ;asa col l agear t i st ,Iwi l lgai nbi t sofknowl edgewi t hever yi nt er act i on.J ustasI woul dwi t ht heconnect i ons,Iwi l lmakebyf ur t her i ngmyeducat i on. Ar chi t ect ur ecamet omedur i ngar ought i mei nmyl i f e,If oundnomot i vat i ont o pur sueanycar eer .Dur i ngt hi shi at us,Icameacr ossar chi t ect ur ebyscr ol l i ng t hr oughal i stofcar eer sdur i ngt hi st i meandhavenotbeenabl et ot akemy mi ndoffi tsi nce.Wi t har chi t ect ur e,Ibel i eveonecanmakeani mpacti nt he wor l dbybr i ngi ngcommuni t i est oget herandhel pi ngdecr easet hecar bonemi ssi onst hr oughgooddesi gn.Cl i mat echangei sbecomi ngabi gi ssuei noursoci et yi nt hi sdayi nageandsomeoft hecausesoft hatar ebui l di ngsandur ban pl anni ng.Thatbei ngsai d,i ti st i mef orbui l di ngst ochangeandbecomenet z er o.
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ESSAY2 Dur i ngt hi sTED Tal kwi t hAl ej andr oAr avena,t hespeakercover soneofmyf avor i t ear chi t ect ur alpr oj ect st ot hi sdat e.Thi ssoci alhousi ngpr oj ecti nChi l e, cal l edQui nt aMonr oy ,br i ngst ol i ghtani ssuet hathappensmor eof t ent hannot i nsoci et i est hr oughoutourwor l d.Thedesi gnoft hi spr oj ectal l owshomeowner s t oexpandt hei rpr oper t yast hei rf i nanci alst at uschanges.Thi sl eadst omany i deasandst r at egi est hatcoul dl eadt oabet t erdevel opmentoft hef ut ur e. Thei deaofshar edhousi ngandmi x edoccupancybui l di ngsi sasol ut i ont hat canf i xmanyoft hei ssuest hatweseei nt hewor l di nt hi sdayandage.Oneof t hosei ssueswoul dbespr awl .Br i ngi ngt hecommuni t yt oget herandmi ni mi zi ng t hel andusewi l lal l ow ust osavenat ur alf or estandpr eventcl i mat echange f r om cont i nui ngt owor sen.I naddi t i ont ogooddesi gn,i ti si mpor t antf orour f ut ur egener at i onofar chi t ect st ohaveknowl edgeaboutt hesei ssuesandi mpl ementst r at egi est hr oughoutt hei rdesi gnt ol ookaf t ert hel essf or t unat eand oursoci et y . Thi sshi nesasal i ghtont wocr i t i calandcol l i di ngpr obl emst hatwe,asf ut ur e ar chi t ect s,wi l lcomet obat t l e.Andt hati st hechal l engeoft hi nki ngaboutour sur r oundi ngj ustasmuchaswet hi nkaboutt hei nt endedpur poseoft hedesi gn. “ MyAr chi t ect ur alPhi l osophy?Br i ngt hecommuni t yi nt ot hepr ocess”TED Gl obal ,Oct ober201 4, ht t ps: / / www. t ed. com/ t al ks/ al ej andr o_ar avena_my_ar chi t ect ur al _phi l osophy_br i ng_t he_communi t y_i nt o_t he_pr ocess?l anguage=en
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DESI GN PHI LOSOPHY
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Formanyyear s,t hechal l enget hatmanyar t i st scomeacr ossi sf i ndi ngt hei r st yl e.Forme,t hi scamei nadi gi t alf or m.Ichoset oexpr essmyappr eci ai t onf or hi st or yandnat ur eusi ngt hi snewl ydevel opedmet hod. I nawor l dwher eever yt hi ngi st echnol ogydr i ven,wehavef or got t enaboutone oft hemosti mpor t antt hi ngsi nourl i ves,nat ur e.Of t en,wegetasenseofnat ur e t hr oughf l ower sandt r eesbutwe,asasoci et yf or gett oshow t heappr eci at i on i tdeser ves.Asyouwi l lseei nt hesecomposi t i ons,nat ur ei sabi gi nf l uenceon Anot heraspectofl i f eweof t enover seei st hei nf l uencehi st or yhasi nour ever ydayl i f e,Iof t enf i ndmysel faddi ngsmal ldet ai l st hr oughoutmywor kt o r epr esentt hei nf l uenceofagedst yl esandi magest hatweseei nol derf or msof ar t .
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TRI BALMANDALA
TRI BALMANDALA Homemadepaper / Acr yl i c
Thi spi ecewasmadewi t hexper i ment alhomemadepaper .Af t eri twasf i ni shed,I enj oyedt hewor nt ext ur eandcol ort hatt hepaperpor t r ayed.It hendeci dedt o useami xt ur eofacr yl i csandphosphor escentpai nt st opai ntt hear t wor kdi spl ayed.Att het i me,Iwasenr ol l edi nsomear chi t ect ur alhi st or ycour sesand becameobsessedwi t hEgypt i anar tandt hehi st or yt hatcomeswi t hi t . Oneofmyi nspi r at i onsf ort henat ur ei nt hi si magewast hedesi gni nt ent sof Egypt i ansdur i ngt heNew Ki ngdom.TheEgypt i ansdecor at edcol umnst hr oughoutt hei rbui l di ngst omaket hem seem or gani candemul at eor gani cmat er i al s f oundi nl i f e.
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HEALI NG ANGEL
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Dur i ngt hesummer ,Ibegant of ur t herchal l engemysel ft obecomebet t erat r ender i ngsot hatIcoul dl at erappl yt hoseski l l sont omyar chi t ect ur alpr oj ect s.I beganmydoi ngsmal lpr oj ect st ol ear nt hepl at f or m ofBl ender3D andhave si ncewor kedmywayupt omaki ngt hi sscul pt ur e. TheHeal i ngAngelr epr esent sacompl excombi nat i onofscul pt i ng,l i ght i ng,t ext ur i ng,andcol ort omaket heaudi enceper cei vet hi sasi fi twasar eal i st i c i mage.Thi st ookacoupl eofweeksofwor kandr equi r edat t ent i ont odet ai lby l ooki ngatr ef er encei magesandobj ect s. Wi t houtt henecessar ymat er i al st omaket hi sscul pt ur ephysi cal l y,If oundi tt o beext r emel ychal l engi ngt oachi evet her esul t sIwasl ooki ngf orbydoi ngi tdi gi t al l y.Thepr ocessofr emovi ngandaddi ngmassi ngandt ext ur est aughtme ski l l st hathel pedl ookatmydesi gnpr oj ect swi t hadi ffer entper spect i ve.
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APPLI CATI ON COLLAGE
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Fort hi sappl i cat i onpr ocess,Iknew t hatIwant edt ot akesomet i meandmakea uni quepi ecet hatwoul dr el at et omyvi si onwi t har chi t ect ur e.I tt ookmemany hour st of i ndt her i ghtpi ecesandt hepat i encet ot hi nkaboutwhati twasI want edt oi l l ust r at e.Thi si soneoutoff i vedi ffer entpr oj ect sIconst r uct edover t hecour seoft hel astf ew weeks. Thi spr oj ecti nspeci f i cr epr esent st het r ansi t i onofapr i vat espacet oamor e publ i car ea.Thi si si mpor t antbecausei tpl aysabi gr ol eont hewayar chi t ect ur e i nf l uencespr i vat espaces.Thesamei deai sexpr essedf ort hepubl i cspace.The i mpor t ancet hathar monypl ayswhencombi ni ngnat ur ewi t hsomet hi ngt hati s manmadei ssomet hi ngmanydesi gner sst r uggl ewi t h.Yet ,i ti soneoft hef undament alconnect i onst ocont i nueont ot hef ut ur ewi t hbet t erdesi gnandawar enessofourwor l d’ ssaf et y .
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PROFFESI ONALSTRATEGI ES
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Wi t ht her i si ng pover t yi n LosAngel es,CA,A bi g par toft hei r gover nmentbudgetgoes t owar ds affor dabl e housi ng f ort he i ndi vi dual swhowantt ogetofft hest r eet sorwhosi mpl ydon’ t make enough t o affor dt he expenses ofl i vi ng i n such ci t y. spr oj ectr equi r edf ouruni t s,t hr eeofwhi chwoul dneedt o Thi be500squar ef eetmi ni mum andonet obeami ni mum of 1 , 000squar ef eet .Thel otsi zepr ovi dedi sa50’ x1 50’ur ban spacesur r oundedbyanumberofl owr i sebui l di ngs. LosAngel es,CA-Affor dabl eHousi ngCompet i t i on
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DESI GN I NTENT The i dea ofa commune space f or young pr of essi onal s who happen t o notonl ybest r uckbyt hecur r entpandemi cbutal sot hosewhoar est ar t i ng t hei radul t hoodl i f eandar el ooki ngt o begi n some i nvest ment st hat wi l l benef i tt hem i nt he l ong r un.These equal l y desi gned t ownhouses br i ng f or a gr eat i nvest ment and val ue uphol d. Wi t h a communi t y/ pl aygr oundar eawher echi l dr encanenj oy t he pr i vacy of a nei ghbor hood.
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Wi t har i sei npover t yandunder r esour cednei ghbor hoods, t hei nt entoft hi sbui l di ngi st opr ovi der esour cest ot he l essf or t unat ef ami l i esi nhopest ogui det hem ont oa bet t erpat hi nl i f e.TheI mpar ecent erwi l lpr ovi deout r eachf r om a numberofsour cesi ncl udi ngsuppor tser vi cessuchashousi ng, empl oyment ,chi l dcar e,andl egalai d.Thi spr oj ectwi l lal soal l ow a spacef ori ndi vi dual st onet wor kwi t hpot ent i alempl oyer sand nei ghbor s. Thei deaofacommunespacef ori ndi vi dual sseeki ngassi st ance andi npur sueofaski l lt ohel pt hem ont hewor kf i el d.I mpar e t r ansl at et ot hewor d“ l ear n”i nI t al i an.Thi sencour agesi ndi vi dual s t ocomeandl ear nsomet hi ngnew.Br i ngi ngt hecommuni t y t oget herandal l owi ngnew r el at i onshi pst oar i se. CCCAPAr chi t ect ur eCompet i t i on
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BUI LDI NG RUNDOWN The I mpar e communi t y cent eroffer s i t s user s a mi dcent ur y moder n bui l di ng t hati s subdi vi ded i nt ot wo di ffer ent l evel s.Wi t ht he chi l dcar e andcaf éont hebot t om f l oor ,user sar e abl et ouse t hi sspacet onet wor kand soci al i z e. The t op f l oor i ncl udes comput err oomsandt ut or i ngar easf or t hosel ooki ngt oi ndul gei nnew ski l l s.
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DESI GN I NTENT Ahot elt hatcanhouseupt of ourf ami l i es.Wi t henoughgar agespaceandr oom t oal l ow t hem t oenj oyt hei rvacat i oni st hi ssceni cpl ace.Thi shot eli sdesi gned i napr eci pi t oussl opedmount ai nt hatbr i ngsanyf ami l yt hecomf or tofhome wi t ht hepr i vacyandvi ewst ohel pt hem exper i encet hemuchneededvacat i on t i met heydeser ve.
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