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Contents 4 Studio: Parametric Pinch
10 Studio: Collective Automation
18 Studio: Cooperation Jackson
28 Large Format Film Photography
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Parametric Pinch CONTROL TOWER
New airport control tower at La Guardia Airport
comfort. This is how the pinch came to be, a
In this proposal for a new La Guardia airport control
simple but effective move to organize the program
tower we focused our attention to the needs of the
in a non-arrogant manner. The pinch pushes the
workers. Our fundamental aim was to improve the
programmatic spaces away from the uncomfortably
physical experience of the traffic controls workers
positioned no man’s land and closer to the areas
in the most direct was possible. In an initial study,
where the workers convene. This attitude is
we conducted a series of spatial studies that ranged
carried into the remaining phases of design, with
from physical study models, abstracted text art,
the workers experience, not the architect’s ego,
and parametric modeling. It was this back and forth
dictates the form and programmatic organization.
balance that brought us to the means in which we would execute our commitment to the worker’s
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Collective Automation PRIMARY SCHOOL
Elementary school in the heart of the Brownsville
between conventional educational approaches to
neighborhood in NYC. This studio was led by
subjects and genres. The hypothetical conveyor
professor Ali Hocek.
belts would be the arteries of this automated
This project looks to address the socio-economic
schools, allowing for the blending and infinite
problems
neglected
morphing of presumed school programs and subject
residents of Brownsville through an education-
matters. This new ease of access to resources would
based intervention. In this ambitious exercise of
give teachers the agency to adapt their pedagogy
creating a pedagogy influenced by Froebel’s theory
at will, moving beyond the traditional classroom.
of childhood development, Collective Automation
The project was heavily influenced by the likes
looks to manifest these studies into a community
of Future Systems, Archigram, and Constructivist
focused intervention. After a series of studies
architecture. This studio project was selected for
involving the organization of program, the project
the Spitzer’s City Works archives and publication.
of
the
underfunded
and
developed the idea of eliminating the rigid divisions
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Cooperation Jackson CO-OP MODULAR HOUSING
Studio led by professor Nandini Bagchee in
Jackson
collaboration with Cooperation Jackson to design
individual programs such as bedrooms, storage,
a modular scheme for affordable and sustainable
and bathrooms. The central core then, in addition
co-op housing in their community land trust.
to acting as the structural base for which the steel
The objectives were to revitalize and regenerate
frames that support the branching pods, holds all
West Jackson from the inside out to eliminate
shared spaces such as kitchen, dining, and living
the threats of gentrification and displacement
room space. The pods come in two default sizes:
by balancing the community and the individual.
family and individual. The pods are strategically
The scheme consists of a core shared space, with
lifted away from the ground floor to accommodate
a customizable number of ‘pods’ branching out
for the need of porch space for socializing and
from said core. With the separation of ‘communal’
community building. This not only creates a more
and ‘personal’ spaces inherently ingrained in the
self-sustaining, efficient building; but also creates
design of the modular unit, the idea is to create
a greater sense of community and neighborly bond
a sense of communal living that Cooperation
in this bold vision put forth by Co-op.
are
looking
for.
The
pods
hold
the
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Studio Tired LARGE FORMAT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
Final project for an advanced Large Format
the normalization of the profession’s work culture
Photography Studio led by Manal Abu-Shaheen.
through the conditioning of a student’s time
A deeply personal project in which I maneuvered
in academia. Taking an advanced photography
the technical challenges of operating a large
studio course outside of the required architecture
format
B&W film camera to explore the nuances
curriculum allowed me to take a step back to
and limitations of studio culture in architecture
examine the state of a rapidly changing profession,
academia.
photographs
our relationship to the built environment, and the
range from exhausted classmates to ominous
labor conditions that are cultivated in the early
infrastructure. The themes of Studio Tired explores
years of one’s academic journey.
The
subjects
of
my
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