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ARCHI TECTURE //ahr ki t ekcher // noun 1 .t hepr of essi onofdesi gni ngbui l di ngs,openar eas,andenvi r onment s,usual l ywi t hsome r egar dt oaest het i cef f ect .

2.t hechar act erorst yl eofbui l di ng.

3.t heact i onorpr ocessofbui l di ng;const r uct i on.

Foundat i oni nNat ur al & Bui l tEnvi r onment s APr eUcour s ebyTayl or ’ sCol l egededi cat edt oal l ows t udent st obe abl et oexpl or et heel ement sandpr i nci pl esofnat ur e, bui l di ngs , des i gn, dr awi ngandt hecons t r uct i oni ndus t r y .

Cr eat i ngas ol i dpat hf ort hos e whowi s ht ocont i nuet opur s uear chi t ect ur eorquant i t ys ur veyi ng.

St udent swi l lbeexpos edt os ki l l ss uchascr eat i vet hi nki ng, t echni caldr awi ngs , l ear ni ngpr opers ymbol s , l i newei ght sanddr awi ngconvent i ons .Ot hert hant hat , t hi scour s eal owss t udent st oexpr es st hei rcr eat i vi t ybydes i gni ngnew pr oj ect ss uchaspar ks, chal et sandmanymor e.

Act i vi t i ess uchasf i el dt r i ps , ar chi t ect ur et al ks , exhi bi t i onf or pr oj ect sanddi s cus s i onswi t ht ut or sors eni or sar eal s oabi g par toft hi scour s easi ti swi del yas s i gnmentbas ed.

Al t hough ayearmayhavepas s ed, t her ei s s t i l lal ongj our neyahead, aj our neyt ol ear n, t obei ns pi r edandt oi ns pi r e.

Thi smar kst he s t ar toft hatj our neyandcont i nuet obe ex ci t edonhowt hej our neywi l lcar r y t hr ough.

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DRAWI NG CONVENTI ONS

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NATURE’ SABODE

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GN NTRO TO DESI I

NG NTRO TO DRAWI I

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LLS NG SKI NKI VETHI CREATI

ELEMENTS OFNATURALAND BUI L T ENVI RONMENTS

CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE

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I DENTI FYI NG DESI GN

14-15 ELEGANCEOFSI MPLI CI TY

16-17 ENDLESSNATURE

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ABOUTME D. O. B.

ETHAN LAIKAI XI AN Ast hepi c t ur et ot her i ghtmi ghts ugges t I ’ m as er i ousper s on. . . .

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Evers i nc eIwasac hi l d,Iwasf as c i nat ed wi t honet hi ngandonet hi ngonl y ,LEGOs , notoutoft heboxki ndwi t h i ns t r uc t i onsbutLEGOst hatIc anpl ay wi t handl etmyc r eat i vi t ye x pl ode( Oh!I l i k eddr awi ngt oo! )butt het hi ngwas . . .

I l ovedmat hsaswel l ,s oIbeganwonder i ng whatIc oul dbe. . . . andi tal ll i nedupt o ar c hi t ec t ur e!Il ovedhowwef or msc anbe pl ayedwi t h,howdes i gnsc omeaboutand s omuc hmor e,i twasonl yr i ghti fIdi d whatIl ove.

Myj our neyi nFNBEhasbeenawes ome, mayi tbegai ni nge xpos ur e,c r eat i ng c onnec t i onsandhoni ngmys ki l l s ,i thas t aughtmeande x pos edmet omanymany t hi ngst hatIbel i evewi l lbee x t r emel y us ef uli nt hef ut ur ef ordegr ee.

@eat enl i es @f oundat i oni nmemes

EDUCATI ON SJK( C)ChungHwa( P)

Hel l o!Thanksf ort aki ngt het i met ol ook t hr oughandr eadmyper s onalpor t f ol i o, I ’ me x c i t edt obeabl et os har emywor k, e x per i enc esandj our neywi t hyout hr oughoutt hi sbook!

( 2008-2011)

Thi smar kst hebegi nni ngofmypas s i on, myj our neyandmyc ar eer .

Sr iSempur naI nt er nat i onal ( 2012-2018) Tayl or ’ sCol l ege

( 2019-2020)

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Const r uct edLandscape( ARC30505)

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LANDSCAPE PROPOSAL ForourCons t r uc t edLands c apemodul ei n Sem 1, wewer er equi r edt oc r eat eapar k wi t hourgr oupbas edont het ypeofpar k wegot .

Formeandmygr oup, wewer e as s i gnedt oc r eat eac ommuni t ypar k.

Fort hi spr oj ec t , wedec i dedt omakei t cont empor ar ywi t hani r r egul arappoach asi twasi ns pi r edmai nl ybyt he mi ni mal i s t i cl ooksbymoder nc ommuni t y par ks .Thi spar kwoul dbel oat edj us t out s i deSymphonyHi l l sRes i denc es , Cyber j ayaasmos tar easar el ac ki ngpubl i c s pac esf orr es i dent sandwei nt endt os ol ve andhel pt hec ommuni t ybybui l di ngt hi s par k.

Thenf orouri ndi vi dualpar t s , wewer e neededt odi vi det hepar ki nt os ec t i onsand as s i gnedeac hper s ont oone.

Forever y per s on, apl anvi ew, el evat i onands ec t i on oft hatpar twoul dbeneeded.

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PLAN OFGI VEN SECTI ON

SECTI ON OFGI VEN SECTI ON

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SKETCHES& PROCESS Thr oughoutt hi spr oj ectwehadourf ai rs har eof pr obl emsandi s s ueswher ewehadt oadapt , changeandr edo.

CONCLUSI ON I twoul d’ vebeenanunder s t at ementi fI s ai dt hatwewer es t r uggl i ngatt hi spoi nt oft i mebutl ooki ngbac know, i twasan i mpor t antpoi ntf ormet ol ear n.

Fort hi spr oj ec t , wef ac edc ons t antr edos , c r i t c i s m andar gument s .

Ourwor kwas n’ t t hebes tasi twasonl ySem 1butt hr ough t hi s , Il ear ntt hati t snotal waysabout bei ngr i ght , dr awi ngandc ons t anti s s ues t hatwehavet of ac edur i ngar c hi t ec t ur e.

I ’ m ver ypr oudofourf i nalpr oduc tandal l t hepl anni ngandbr ai ns t or mi ngwedi df or t hi spr oj ec t .

I twasaf unandeyeopeni ng exper i enc ees pec i al l ydoi ngouri ndi vi dual par t sasi twasmyf i r s tt i medr awi ng el evat i onsandpl ans .

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El ement sofNat ur alandBui l t Envi r onment s( ARC30605)

MY‘ X’ HOMETOWN ForENBE, i nas s i gnment2, wewer e r equi r edt os t udyourhomet ownand di s covert heel ement st hatc anbef oundi n t hear ea.

Thi spr oj ec twasver yeyeopeni ngandIl ear nts omuc haboutmyar ea, Cher as , t hr oughi t .

TOWNSHI P REI MAGI NED Forourf i nalas s i gnmentwewer eas s i gned agr oupandweneededt odec i deona member ’ shomet ownt hatwet hought woul dbet hebes tt ohel pi mpr ove.

Wet hendec i dedonmyt eammat eSean’ s homet own-I poh.

Wef oc us edmor eont he ol derpar taswebel i evedt hatt her ei ss o muchpot ent i alt oi mpr oveon.

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CONCLUSI ON Fort hi smodul e, Igott oknowmanypeopl e andc r eat enewc onnec t i ons , Igott oal s o under s t andt hei mpor t anc eofc er t ai n el ement si nc er t ai npl ac es .

Thr oughas s i gnment1and2, wegott os ee howat owns hi pwor ksandi twasamaz i ng t oexper i enc ehowmuc hef f or ti sputi nt o des i gni ngat owns hi p.

I ’ m ver ygl adwi t h myout c omeandhavi ngmyi deasbei ng devel opedi nt oac t uals ol ut i onsf ort hi s .

Thes ear eboar dsonhowwes t udi ed t hei s s uesandhowweus edt heSWOT anal ys i st of i gur eoutwhatneededt o bei mpr oved.

Wei nt endedt oc ont i nuet omakeI poh aher i t ages i t ewhi chwi l lbr i ngoutt he beaut yoft hehi s t or yt her ewhi l e i mpr ovi ngcer t ai nar eass uchas i mpr ovi ngt r ans por t at i onandr oad net wokst oal l owmor epeopl et o pr es er veandappr eci at eI pohmor e.

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Cr eat i veThi nki ngSki l l s( DST30605)

I DEA JOURNAL ForCr eat i veThi nki ngSki l l s , wewer e r equi r edt or ecor douri deasort hi ngs t hati ns pi r euseac hday , ors ket c horj us t makeanent r yhopef ul l yget t i ngnew and uni quei deasf r om r andom t hought s .

Thi smodul ewasext r emel ynewt omeasI was n’ tus edt os ket c hi ngordoi ngvi s ual not et aki ngandatf i r s ti twasac hal l enge f ormet oc ont i nuet hi shabi tbuts l owl yI gr ewf ondoft hi smet hodofs ket chi ng, r ecor di ngandnot et aki ngandi thas hel pedmet hr oughoutmySem 1andSem 2.

Ihopemyr andom s ket c hesc ans omehow i ns pi r eandi nt r i gueyou!

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REALL YREALL YROUGH RANDOM DRAWI NGS

SOMENOTET AKI NG & I DEASIRECORDED FOROTHERMODULES

CONCLUSI ON Fort hi smodul e, t her ei snot hi ngIc oul dbe mor et hankf ulf or .

Idi dn’ tappr ec i at evi s ual not et aki ngeverbef or eandwhoknows howmanyawes omei deasImayhave mi s s edoutf r om mywhol el i f ej us tbec aus e Iwast ool az yt onot ei tdown.

Ial s ol ear ntmanynewwayst obr i ngmy i deasf r om mybr ai n, t omypenandt hent o mypaper .

Thi si ss uc hani mpor t ants ki l l f oranar c hi t ec torades i gns t udentand I ’ veexper i enc edt hi si nSem 2r ec or di ng myi deasandus i ngdr awi ngst obr i ngt hem t ol i f e.

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I nt r ot oDr awi ng( ARC30705)

DRAWI NG CONVENTI ONS

TECHNI CALDRAWI NGSOFC7RESTI NG AREA FLOORPLAN

FRONTELEVATI ON

SI DEELEVATI ON

SECTI ON

ForourI nt r ot oDr awi ngAs s i gnment2, we wer eneededt os t udyac er t ai nar eai nTayl or ’ sandmeandmygr oupwer eas s i gned t ot heC7r es t i ngar ea.

Wewer er equi r edt omeas ur eandt hen dr awt ec hni c aldr awi ngst hatar eac c ur at e byus i ngc or r ec tl i newei ght s , s ymbol sand t ec hni c al i t i es .

NATURE’ S ABODE ForourFi nalAs s i gnment , wewentt oat r i p t oJ andaBai kt os t udyt hel andf or mst her e.

Lat eron, wewer eneededt obui l dac hal et onourgi vens i t eandus i ngwhatwe’ ve l ear ntf r om As s i gnment2, t odr aw t ec hni c aldr awi ngsf ort hec hal et .

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NATURE’ SABODE Ideci dedt opr opos eachal ett hati spar t i al l yi nt her i verwi t ht hei nt entt oal l owt her es i dent sof t hec hal ett ohaveaf ul lnat ur alexper i encet hatJ andaBai khast oof f er .

CONCLUSI ON Fort hes et woas s i gnment s , i t sbeenan eyeopeneri nt ot het ec hni c aldr awi ng wor l dofar c hi t ec t ur e.

Whoknewdr awi ng s uc hdet ai l edl i nesc oul dc aus emet ol os e daysofs l eep? !Butont hec ont r ar yI enj oyedt hi smodul eandIhadal otoff un t r yi ngt hi soutandl ear ni ngnewt hi ngs .

Igott oexper i enc eandunder s t andt he i mpor t anc eofl i newei ght s , t ypeof dr awi ngs , s ymbol sands omuc hmor ej us t f r om t hi st wos i mpl el ooki ngas s i gnment s .

Ial s oes pec i al l yhadf uni nJ andaBai k wi t hmyf r i endss t udyi ngt hes i t eand s pendi ngt i met oget her .

PROGRESSDRAWI NGS

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I nt r ot oDesi gn( ARC30705)

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I DENTI FYI NG DESI GN ForI nt r ot oDes i gnAs s i gnment1, wewer e r equi r edt oc r eat eabookl et , s t udyi ngt he des i gnel ement s , pr i nc i pl esand c ompos i t i ons .

Thegoalwast oal l ow our s el vest obemor ef ami l i arwi t hhow des i gnwor ksbef or ej umpi ngi nt oanybi g as s i gnment s .

Wewer er equi r edt or es ear chi ndept haboutt heel ement sandpr i nci pl esandt henappl yi ngi tt oi mageswet ookor i mageswef oundonl i ne.

Thi swast ot eachushowdes i gni sappl i edever ywher eandhowi ts houl dbeappl i ed.

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LOGO DESI GN Wewer et henneededt ocr eat eal ogobas edonourper s onal i t ybyus i ngal lt heel ement s , pr i nci pl es andcompos i t i onst hatwe’ vel ear nt .

Fi r s t l y , t r i angl es wer ec hos enas mymai ns hapet o s ymbol i z emykey per s onal i t y , f l exi bi l i t y , ener get i cand dependabi l i t y

Thencol our s wer es t udi edt o r el at ebackt omy t hr eekeywor ds , manyopt i ons wer es t udi edand t heneval uat edt o choos et hebes t one.

CONCLUSI ON Thr ought hi sas s i gnmentI ’ vef i nal l y under s t ooddes i gnel ement sand pr i nc i pl esandc ompos i t i onsmor et han bef or e.

Idi dntr eal i s et hatdes i gnc oul dbe s oc ompl i c at edandIwasac t ual l ybei ng i nt r oduc edt oawhol enewwor l d.

Var i at i onsoft he des i gnwer et r i ed outus i ngt he chos encol our s t ot r yandcome upwi t honet hat I ’ ms at i s f i edwi t h.

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I nt r ot oDesi gn( ARC30705)

ELEGANCEOF SI MPLI CI TY Fort hi sas s i gnmentwewer eneededt o c r eat eanabs t r ac tandgeomet r i c alf orour j ewel r ybr and, Davi dYur man.

Wewer e as s i gnedi nt oagr oupof4t oc ompl et et hi s pr oj ec t .

CLI ENT DAVI D YURMAN AnAmer i canDes i gnerScul pt orwhocommonl y cr eat ess i mpl eyetel egant des i gnst hatmai nt ai nhi s cabl emot i f .

DESI GN PROCESS Wedeci dedt ocont i nue onmor eoncur vel i nes andt henappl yi ngpr i nci pl esorel ement st of i gur e outanewuni quedes i gn Thenwedeci dedt o cr eat et abl esandt r yt o cr eat edes i gnst hatmat ch t hepr i nci pl es .

Thenwe woul dpi ckt heoneswe l i kedandt houghtf i tt he bes tandt r yt oi nt er gr at e t hem i nt oades i gn.

DET AI LS& KEYFEATURES Ther ei sact ual l yt wo l evel sf orours l i t t edi n des i gnt ocr eat eat ypeof dept h.

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Aki ndofl ayer i ngi sus ed her et os ymbol i z et he l ayer i ngofacabl eand cr eat eamor edynami c des i gn.

SKETCHES I twasal ongpr oces st r yi ngt ogetani deaor des i gnandher e’ saf ewofourmanyr ough s cr i bbl es , s ket chesandr andom s t uf faswe t r i edt ogett ot heenddes i gn

CONCLUSI ON Thi sas s i gnmentwasqui t ec hal l engi ng bei ngt hef i r s tt i memeandmygr oupever des i gnedANYTHI NG butweenj oyedt he pr oc es sl ear ni nghowt oc omeupwi t h c onc ept s , l ear ni ngt oas s es sdes i gnsand f i gur i ngoutkeyc onc ept s.

Ides i gnedt he boar dsbutr ec ei vedmuc hadvi c eonhow t oi mpr ovei tasi ti s n’ tr eal l ydonewel l andIt r ul yappr ec i at et hatexper i enc e.

( r ef ert oDPJ01[ p2021] )

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I nt r ot oDesi gn( ARC30705)

ENDLESS NATURE

PRESENT ATI ON BOARDS Formyf i r s tboar d, i twas mai nl yus edt oexpl ai nt he pr i nc i pl es , el ement sand compos i t i onsIus edf ort he des i gn.

Theni tal s ohel psexpl ai nmy br and, conceptandi deas .

Thi swoul dbeourf i nalas s i gnment , an i ndi vi dualone.

Wewer er equi r edt o c r eat eadi s pl ays etf orourJ ewel r ybr and i nAs s i gnment2.

We hadt oc r eat ea di s pl ays ett hatwoul dn’ tout s hi net he j ewel r ybutyetf i ti t ’ sdes i gni nt ent i on ForMydi s pl ays etIdec i dedt ogoal ong wi t hmyi nt ent i on-NATURE, ast hi swasa pr omi nentf eat ur eofhowDavi dYur man f i r s tgothi sf amousc abl edes i gnandhow hi sphi l os ophyc ameabout Idec i dedt of oc usmor eon3par t sof nat ur e, Vi nes , Tr eesandRoot s , t hen c onf i gur i ngt hem i nt oades i gnt hatt hen bec omest hedi s pl ays et . “ Toi nt er t wi neanc i entandmoder nar tt o c r eat et i mel es sdes i gns ”

( r ef ert oDPJ02[ p2223] )

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Formys econdboar d,i twas mai nl yf ort het echni cal dr awi ngs , l i keel evat i on, pl an, ands ect i onaldr awi ngs .

I twasal s ous edt oexpl ai nt he t echni quesandmat er i al sI us ed.

DI SPLAYSET

CONCLUSI ON Thi sas s i gnmentwass upert i mec ons umi ngandawhol el otofef f or twasneeded t of i ni s hi t .

Dur i ngt hedayofpr es ent at i on, i twas l i kedbyt hec r i t i c sandIam ext r emel y happywi t hwhatI ’ vemadeandt her es ul t s t hatIhaveac qui r ed.

Il ear nthow i mpor t anti twast omai nt ai ngoodc r af t mans hi pandhowdes i gnc anc hangeal ong t hepr oc es sofc r eat i ngi t .

PROGRESSMODELS& SKETCHES

Thes ear et hes ket chesandmodel sImadedur i ngmyt ut or i al sandi ti sa gr eatwayt os ehowmydes i gnhaschangedf r om t hei ni t i alt ot hef i nal one.

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I nt r ot oDesi gn( ARC30705)

DPJ01 Thi si swoul dbet hef ol l owupaf t ert he des i gnexpl or at i onbookl ett ogetusr eady f oras s i gnment2.

Wewer eneededt oexpl or eal lt hedet ai l saboutourbr andand f orme, Davi dYur man.

Wewer es uppos edt os t udyonhi sdes i gns , c ol l ec t i ons , phi l os ophyandmany mor e, t hi swoul dhel pusgetmor ei ns i ght ont hebr andandhowwec andes i gnt he boar dsf ori t .

Thenf orourext r at as k, wewer es uppos ed t oc r eat eat s hi r tdes i gnf ort hebr and.

( r ef ert oELEGANCEOFSI MPLI CI TY[ p1617] )

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CONCLUSI ON TSHI RTDESI GN PROCESS Wehadt ot heni ncor por at ewhatwe’ ves t udi edaboutourbr andi nt oades i gnf ort s hi r t s .

Forme, I ’ vedeci dedt omai nt ai nt hedes i gnof t hec abl esont ot hedes i gnandt henkeepi ngi t s i mpl eandmi ni mal i s t i cj us tl i keDavi d Yur man’ sj ewel r y .

Thenal s okeepi ngt he col ours chemeass i mpl easpos s i bl eandt hen addi ngi tont hedes i gn.

Thi swasqui t eaqui c kands i mpl e as s i gnmentf orust oj us tdos omes i mpl e r es ear c handt hent r yi ngouts omevi s ual not et aki ng.

Thr oughoutt hi s , I ’ vel ear nthowt os t udy abr and, phi l os ophyori t em t oac qui r e t hei rdi s t i nc tdes i gnsandc har ac t er i s t i c s andappl yi ngt hem i not herpar t s .

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I nt r ot oDesi gn( ARC30705)

DPJ02 J us tl i keDPJ01, t hi si st ohel pusbef or e wej umpr i ghti nt oourf i nalas s i gnment andhel puspr epar eourdes i gni nt ent i ons andi deasi namor eor gani z edmanner .

Davi dYur manwast hebr andIhadandI c hos et odi s pl ayt heDYCont i nuanc e c ol l ec t i onj ewel r yasIf el ti thast hemos t pot ent i alf ormet owor kwi t h.

Idec i dedt o expl or ei tmor eandt r yt ogetas ol i d des i gni nt ent i ont owor kwi t hasIgoi nt o maki ngt hedi s pl ays et .

( r ef ert oENDLESSNATURE[ p1819] )

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FI GURI NG OUTA DESI GN I NTENTI ON Af t ert hor oughr es ear c hands t udyi ng, wehad t ogetani nt ent i on, adi r ect i on, f orust os t ar t cr eat i ngadi s pl ays et .

Idi dn’ tact ual yunder s t andt hi swel landdi di ti nef f i ci ent l ybut dur i ngt ut or i al s , Ihadmymi s t akespoi nt edout andgotext r emel yus ef uladvi ce.

Thi st henhel pedmecr eat eani nt ent i onNATURE

CONCLUSI ON J us tl i keDPJ02, t hi swasal s oaqui c kand s i mpl epr oj ec tf orust ot r yandgeti deas .

Des i gnI nt ent i onswasal s over ynewt o measIhaveneverdonei tbef or e.

Thr ought hi s , I ’ vel ear ntt hei mpor t anc e ofhavi ngadi r ec t i on, adi r ec t i ont oknow whatyou’ r edes i gni ng, whoyou’ r edoi ng i tf or , andal s ot hef unc t i onal i t yoft he des i gn.

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LOOKI NG BACK Looki ngbackatmyj our neysof ar ,i thasbeenan amazi ngj our neyl ear ni ng, exper i enci ngandsuf f er i ng.

FNBEi sdef i ni t el ynotaj okeanddespi t ebei ng war nedaboutt hehar dcomesandt r i al sIwoul d f acej ustbyj oi ni ngt hi s,I ’ m st i l lgl adIdi d.I f oundmypassi on,If oundwhatIenj oyandI f oundacommuni t yofpeopl et hatIcanwor k wi t handhopef ul l y col l abor at emor e.

Ot hert hant hat ,t heski l l sI ’ vepi ckedupf r om t hi s,r angesf r om dr awi ng,sket chi nganddesi gni ng.Desi gni ngi npar t i cul arhashadt hegr eat est i mpactt ome,If i nal l yunder st andwhatmakes desi gnsuchani mpor t antaspecti nl i f e,f r om f unct i onal i t y,aest het i candcomposi t i ons,desi gn i sever ywher eandI ’ l lneverf or getal lt he l essonsI ’ vehadf r om l ear ni ngt heel ement sand pr i nci pl es,desi gnpr ocessesandconcept sand t hi ngsl i keC. R. A. P.andf or m mani pul at i on.These ar et het hi ngst hatwi l lcont i nuehel pi ngme t hr oughoutmyj our ney.

Her e’ st ot hebegi nni ngoft hi snew chapt erof l i f eandmyl egacy.

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