University of Maryland
B.S. Architecture
2024-2025
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SPRING 2025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO III
PROF. DANIEL CURRY
View on the intersection of H St NE and 12th St NE in Washington, DC.
2025 AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Student Award
When answering the question of what it means to dwell in the city, it means to breathe. The Hive - a mixed-use residential complex - is not only essential to human life - it IS life. It is dynamic, rich, warm, and ever changing. Just like life, there is more than one path that we can take.
The central corridor is home to residents and other lively elements alike such as light and wind. The bridges help to filter those elements, adding atmospheric texture. The dynamic paths lead the viewers eyes up as if the sky is the ceiling. Thus, this lively mixed-use hub provides a sense of security while being open to the outside world.
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On-Site Sketching Analysis Of Existing Condition [Section Perspective on 12th St. NE]
On-Site Sketching Analysis of Existing Condition [View on 12th St. NE]
The Core Fire Exit Units
Primary Path
Secondary Path Changed Paths
MECH W/D CLOSET 1-Bed
2-Bed Living Room
PROF. MICHAEL ABRAMS
View on Swann St NW
U Street is known for their rich history of “Black Broadway”: a vibrant jazz scene during the 1960’s. The Swann is a music museum masked as a speakeasy with an embedded “core” - a core with the idea that no matter where you come from or where you go, you always come back to the core - which is a metaphor for how the legacy of “Black Broadway” remains alive today.
“The core” is a time capsule that connects the shifted spaces: a speakeasy - an experience from the past - and an exhibition - an experience from the present and future.
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Latitudinal Section
“The Core” is represents the heart and soul of the U St history.
SPRING 2025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO III
PROF. DANIEL CURRY
With the lingering question of “how we can preserve the past while moving on into the future?,” The Navy Yard Interpretive Center is an adaptive reuse project about evolution.
There are 3 zones: the extension of the main gallery that represents the clean slate of the present and future, the intermediary space that is open for gathering and flexibility, and the restoration shop that represents and preserves the past. These zones are defined by atmospheric contrasts and shifts in materiality, as well as the main ship-frame artifact being split into three parts to act as a threshold into each “stage of evolution.”
Lobby Connecting Existing and Connecting Conditions
SPRING 2024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO I
PROF. MARCUS CROSS
Upper level overlook
Vude Corbu is a gallery pavilion that weaves vertical circulation in and around the gallery to maximize the view of art and nature. The monumental wrap-around staircase accentuates human circulation while the openness maximizes natural circulation of light and wind, thus reinforcing the connection between human and nature.
This project includes themes from Le Corbusier’s “Five Points of Architecture” such as pilotis, roof garden, free plan, and free facade. The layers force the viewer to slow down and appreciate niche moments.
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Planning
Initial study model
Final model
This is a collection of work outside of studio in an academic and personal setting - this includes precedent analyses and travel sketches.
The collage pictured to the right was part of a precedent study on the Sculpture Pavilion in Sonsbeek Park by Aldo van Eyck. This captures the cold and reserved, yet dynamic essence of the gallery through materiality and regulating lines. This precedent influenced the “Vu de Corbu” project.
SPRING 2025
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES II
PROF. MICHAEL KLEISS
This project was a study of the Sondica airport’s structural ported by a steel structural system compromised of that allow for large and complex glazing. Primarily crafted of the main roof structure. This was a collaborative Zaahra Ali.
structural system. Its aerodynamic design is supof beams and girders, as well as catenary cables crafted with basswood, this is a sectional model collaborative effort with fellow peers - Rebecca Franco and
UNIVERSITY
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO I
PROF. MARCUS CROSS
These are hand-drawings were completed as part of the study of small spaces - a collaboration between selected architecture students from the University of Maryland and Uganda Martyrs University.
The goal was to communicate and collaborate through the language of architecture by analyzing meaning in any space - no matter how big or small.
This is travel sketch from a boat tour taken in Bangkok, Thailand. Of what is the literal embodiment of the term “concrete jungle,” Bangkok’s rural side is a beauty on its own, with homes built of local materials and overgrown with native species.
