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timothy geier projects and work done while attending suny buffalo and unc charlotte 2007-2011

description

this is a portfolio of my years as an undergraduate architecture student, including assigned projects and my own explorations

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timothy geier

projects and work done while attending suny buffalo and unc charlotte2007-2011

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contentstimothy d geier’s architecturally focused portfolio

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timothy d geier’s architecturally focused portfoliocontents

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statementframe: motivation: intent

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academicassigned undergraduate projects: chronological

personalindependent creative projects and photography

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personal statement of my views on architecture and its impact

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the statement implies my architectural frame: motivation: intent

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Thereisnoone‘idealkingofarchitecture.’Architectureismessyand

notalwaysclearofitsintentions.Itleavesitselfopentointerpretationand

criticism.Itisanart.Itshouldbemisunderstoodandquestioned.Itcannot

bedefinedbyoneformalorintellectualtheory.Itneedstostruggletodefine

itself.

Inthisdefinitionofitselfarchitecturebecomeswhatitismadeoutof.

Architectureistheaccumulationofpiecesintoawhole.piecesofconcept.

piecesofmaterial.piecesofexperience.Theentwinementofthepiecesis

the concluding integration of who we are (architects), what we do (process),

howwerationalizethatact(context),andwherethatfinalworkfitsinsocietal

circumstances(people).

Theeducationofanarchitectcanbestructuredmuchliketheideaof

architecture.Piecesandexperiences,specificlittlecommentsandcriticisms

moldthearchitecturestudentthroughtheprocessoflearning.Butthe

focusofanundergraduateislimitedbytheopportunitiesandsuggestions

ofprofessorsinashortthreeyears,beforeapplyingforthenextstageof

education.Interestsmaybeseeded,butfullexplorationisalwaysrestrained.

Theoutcomeoftheeducationiswhateverisfocusedupon,butthefocusis

difficultwhensomanypiecesaboundus.

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educationGraduated UNC Charlotte 2011, Charlotte, NCBachelorofScience,Architecture

StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo,Buffalo,NYBachelorofScience,ArchitectureFreshman

GraduatedWebsterThomasHighSchool2007,Webster,NYRegentswithHonors

skills•Widerangeofconstructiontechniquesandbuildingmaintenanceprocedures• AdobePhotoshop,Illustrator,andInDesign•MicrosoftOffice,includingWord,Excel,andPowerPoint• VectorworksandAutoCADdraftingandSketchUpmodeling

activitiesAIASMember2009-2010FreedombyDesignParticipant2009-2010BoyScoutsofAmerica–EagleScout SeniorPatrolLeader2004-2005NationalHonorSociety2005-2007ArchitectureExplorerPost2004

phone: 585-472-4262 email: [email protected]

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work experienceIntern,MitchellConstruction,Rochester,NY May2011-August2011Primaryresponsibilitiesincludedcreatinggeneralconstructiondocumentsandtypicaldetails,aswellasproductresearchandapplication.

Teaching Assistant,SchoolofArchitectureUNCC,Charlotte,NC September2009-PresentPrimaryresponsibilitiesincludemanagementandsupervisionofthewoodandmetallabs;educatingstudentsondesignprocessandproperuseoftools.

On-site Intern,MitchellConstruction,Rochester,NY May2009-August2009Primaryresponsibilitiesincludedgeneralconstructionandmaintenanceofthebuildingsite;aswellasanextensiveobservationoftheconstructionprocess.

Laborer,RochesterLumber,Rochester,NY Summers2007-2008Primaryresponsibilitiesincludedsettingloadsfordelivery,deliveringloadstosites,makingpick-ups,clean-upandmaintenanceoftheyard.

Laborer,BrannonHomes,Webster,NY February2007-August2007Primaryresponsibilitiesincludedclean-upofhousesunderconstruction,repairsofworkorders,andmaintenanceofmodelhomes.

InternforArchitectTimTyskiewicz,Victor,NY November2006-June2007Primaryresponsibilitiesincludedmodelbuilding,sketchingofideas,basicCADdrawings,anddocumentationofbuiltenvironments.

awardsAXAAchievementScholarshipHonorableMentionfromtheAmericanArchitectureFoundationandTargetforthe 2007RedesignYourSchoolContest

phone: 585-472-4262 email: [email protected]

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academic work

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undergraduate assigned projects organized chronologically

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academic

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Thisprojectseriesistheshowcaseofmyfirstsemesterinarchitectureschool,atSUNYBuffalo.Eachpiecewasmeanttobuildonthelast;startingwithexistingskillsetsandmovingtowardsmorespecificallydefinedarchitecturaltasks. The initial project was to freehand draw a piece of athletic footwear, inmycaseasoccercleat,fromdifferentviews.Fromtherewestartedusingdrafting tools to construct measured drawings of the same shoe, to start to getahandleonthetoolsandvisuallanguagethatwewouldbeusing.InthesecondprojectIusedtheperformanceoftheshoe’sactivitytogeneratearepresentationofthespaceinwhichitwasperformed.Thebasisformakingof this space was in the generation from a simple action having to do with the shoeIwaswearing,anevolutionaryspace. Thefinalprojectseemedtobeseparatefromthefirsttwo,asitwasnotdirectlycorrelatedthroughtheevolutionofthespaces.However,itwasasteptowardsarchitecture,takingallthetoolsandskillslearnedinthefirstprojectsandusingthemtostartanew.Ianalyzedthelifestyleofasoccerplayerandconstructedlivingspacesaroundthebasesite.eachspaceconstructedwithamindtohowitisused.Dark,enclosedspaceforsleeping.Large,openspaceforpractice,completewithaconceptualballreturn.Thecyclical living space allowed the player to continually live his life around and aroundthroughtheconstructedspaces.

professors joyce hwang and chris romano, ta nicole martin

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framebyframeperformancedrawing

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projects produced as a freshman at suny buffalo in fall 2007

soccer player

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freehanded shoe drawing, and performance models

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professors joyce hwang and chris romano, ta nicole martin academic work

sketchesandfinalmodel,initialactivitydiagram

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finalplandrawing

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ThecubeprojectatthebeginningofthesecondsemesteratSUNYBuffalowasasimpleintroductionintoaformaldesignprocess.Wereceivedthestartingpointofa20’x20’cubeona4’gridwithapointofapproachfromtheprojectbrief.Fromthatstartingpointwecouldtakeanydirectiontogenerateanobservationplatformatleast10’abovegroundlevel. Myfirstmovewastobreakthegridbyrotatingthecubebyonesquareto open up two sides to the approach, as opposed to having one fully frontal facade.Toaccompanytheinitialmove’sconceptofplayingtotheapproachIreturned to the grid to slide pieces along the grid lines furthering the openness totheapproach,butalsotocreateaseriesofviewsbacktowardsthelineofapproach. Itriedtofurtherdeveloptheshiftingofthethestripsbymovingthemverticallyasyoumovedawayfromthestairs.Evenbeforeandafterusingthestairstheshiftsgivetheaffectofconstantlyrisingtowardstheview.Thefinaldecisionofenclosingthecubeasthoughithadbeenahollowbox,cutandshifted.Allowingtheshiftstoactasbarriersandframestowardstheview.

professors frank fantauzzi and chris romano, ta gabriella d’angelo

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viewthroughsketchmodeltowardssouth

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cube

project produced as a freshman at suny buffalo in spring 2008

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south elevation drawing, model, plan drawing

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sectionalmodelanddrawing,explodedaxonometric

TheboathouseprojectwasthefirstprojectaftertransferringtoUNCCharlotteanditwasabigtransitionformeadjustingtothedesignprocessofanewschool.However,IthinkthattheprojectwasabigtransitionfortheotherstudentsatCharlottefromtheirfirstyear,aswell. Theprojectwasveryfocusedonusingdimensionallumbertobuildspacesforacrewingcomplex,includingastoragebuilding,aclubhouse,anoutdoorworkarea,andadock.Webeganbyconstructingthesmallestofthespaces,theworkarea.Ithadtobesomewhatprotectivefromtheweather.Iusedthisasachancetotiltthestructuretoshedrainwater,butalsotomatchthetaperofthestructure.Ihopedtointroducesomecompositiontothespace,withoutlosinganystructuralintegrity,byleavingthethirdbayfreefromenclosingpanels.Theorganizationofthecomplexwasbasedaroundtheturningradiusoftheboatsandalsothewaterfrontviewandapproach.WithinthatstrategyIusedthesameconstructiondevicestocreatethestoragebuildingandclubhouse,completewiththeslantedroofandwallstodealwiththerainwater. OnceIadjustedtotheprocessofdesignatCharlotteitwasalittleeasiertoputintoperspectivethedifferencesbetweenmytwoschools;howtheyviewedtherulesofarchitecture,whereIhadtofollowthoserulesandwhereIcouldbreakthem.

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boathouse

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sitediagramdrawingandmodel,sketchupmodelview

professor jeff balmer

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2008 UNCC SoA ARCH 2101Ault • Balmer • Forget • Sauda BOAT•HOUSE inch = feet

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site plan and elevation drawingssixteen16

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site model and drawing

FollowingtheboathouseprojectourclasstookatriptoChicago.Thetripactedasthebasisforournextproject,creatingaRichardNickelArchiveadjacenttoSullivan’sCharnleyHouse.AsLouisSullivanbuildingsweredestroyedRichardNickelbeganhisattempttodocumentandsaveasmanyoftheornamentalpiecesashecould.Itwasinhiseffortsthatheeventuallylosthislife. Thisbuildinghousesalargepieceofhiscollectionanddocumentationasanarchiveandasamuseum,opentothepublic.ThedirectconnectiontotheCharnleyHousemeantItookheavilyintoaccountthediagramofwhatwasexistingtocreatethenew.Thefirewallontherearoftheexistinghouseleftaharshboundary,resistanttoanyattempttoconnectthespaces.SoIcreatedmyownharshbarrier,repeatingittoenclosethearchive.Inserviceofnotrepeatingtheun-connectablewalloftheCharnleyHouse,Ibrokethewallatthebasetocreateanentranceandaform.Theformwasreplicatedtwicemoretobringtheartifactdisplayoutintoagardenspace, Thedesignofacompletebuilding,takingintoaccountdifferentprogrammaticelementsfinishedoffthesemesterthattooktheyearofprocessatBuffaloandbroughtittoahighpointofcreating,seeminglybuildablespace.Itwasasemesterfullofalearningprocess,transitionsfromunknowing,toexploration,tofinalizationofadesignprocess.

professor jeff balmer

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interior view of model

richard nikel archive

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courtyard perspective nineteen19

Thesecondsemesterstartedoffwiththeanalysisofabuilding.Itwasareminderthatour‘building’thesemesterbeforewasnotfullydevelopedandtherewasstillmuchtobelearned.Andiftherewaseverabuildingtoremindyouofthecomplexityofconstructingabuilding,theMaisondeVerreisthatbuilding. Ibegantheprocessbyfindingthehistoryofthebuilding.Thebuildingwasexistinginthespacewiththetopflooroccupiedbyadefiantresident.Thelowerfloorswerecarvedoutandshoredup,thenin-filledbysteelframingonasomewhatregulargrid.Themaincomplexityofthebuildingwasfoundedonthedivisionofpublicandprivatespaces.Adoctor’sofficeonthefirstfloorneededtobeseparatedbythemainlivingspaceonthesecondfloor,whichneededtobeseparatedfromtheprivatebedroomsonthethirdfloor.Theservants’spaceswerefurtherseparatedfromthepublicspaceswiththeirownwingofthebuildingextendingintothecourtyard.Allofthesespatialdivisionscreatedahighneedforspecializeddevicestokeepitallseparate.Aslidingscreenkeptpatientsfromproceedingupstairstothehouse,manysetsofstairsallowedformovementbetweenspaceswithoutenteringpublicorprivateareas(includingtheladder). ThecomplexnatureoftheMaisondeVerrewasaremindertothespecialization that can happen in architecture, all while using fairly regular materialsinextraordinaryways.

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maison de verre analysis

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evolution of intervention idea, design diagrams twenty-one21

TheanalysisofthesiteatFrankLiskePark,outsideofCharlotte,wasreallyitsownprojectatthebeginningoftheinterventionprocess.Ourclass’informationontheparkwasderivedfromourexperiencesthereduringourinitialexplorationandfromaerialviewsoftheparkinalargerscale.Itwasorganizedaroundabarnwithopenfieldsandapondtothewest,downhillandwithorganizedsportsfieldstotheeast.Theapproachtothebarn,asthehubtoactivity,wasthroughtheopenfields,windingalongaroad;itwasalongthisapproachthatIdiscoveredwhereIwantedbyprojecttobeplaced. IthinkIexplainitmostcompletelyinthewrittenpieceontheoppositepage:‘Carvedintotheslightlyslopedlandscape,itstandsoutfromthegroundwhileextendingintoit,focusingaviewofthegreatersitewhilecreatingitsenvironmentwithin.’Thesentencefocusesmoreontheinterventionwithitsseemingcontradictoryinteractionwiththegroundandthespacethatcreates.However,thesiteisthethereasonforitsplacement,foritsspecificdesign.Thebarnisthehuboftheactivitysurroundedbythedensityofthetreesandtheopenfieldsinfrontofitareitscomplementandopposition.Theradiotowerisaseeminglynon-factorofthesite.ItisnotintheparkandIonlytrulynoticeditasanextensionofthefieldsvertically,pastthehorizontalbreakofthebarn.Themasonrylandscapeinterventionistheembodimentofthesky-reachingtowerwithintheearth.Bothinoppositionofeachotherandofthebarn.

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ThisprojecttookadvantageofourpreviousanalysisofFrankLiskepark,aswellasourknowledgeofthesiteattainedduringthelandscapeinterventionproject.Itriedtousesimilarideaswithrespecttotheinteractionwiththeground.Theproject,however,wasprogrammaticallymuchmorecomplex.Thiscomplexityledtothesprawlinglinesoriginatingatthepoolandcontinuingintothesurroundinglandscape.Creatingapointofgeneration,incontrasttoacontinuationofaline. Surroundingthepoolarethepathsofcirculation.Theinnerlayerofpathsactasdirectiontothepublic.Theyalsoallowthemselvestobestandsforviewingevents.Theouterlayerofcirculationaretheincarceratorsofthelandscape.Pathsleadtotheroofandbackouttothepark.Theprogrammaticpieces,bothpublicandprivateallhappenalongorwithinthecirculation.Theypresentthemselvesalongeachpathastheyareneeded:ticketsatthemainentrance,restroomsonthemainaxis,changingroomsontheprocessiontothepool,maintenancespaceclosesttothepool. Thetruecomplementtotheparkisitsextensioncreatedabovethenewspacethathadbeencarvedintoitsearthbelow.Itgrewfromthatoriginof the pool to accommodate each of the necessary activities and then it continuedtogrowtobringitselfbacktotheparkscape.

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TheCharlotteAmtrakstopisabumponthelineonitswaybetweenAtlantaandWashingtonDC.Theconsequencesofthisgivesthecityasenseofinadequacyasadestination.AsanattempttocorrectthisoursitewaslocatedinthedowntownneighborhoodtheForthWard,drawingacloserconnectionbetweenthemeansoftransportandtheculturalandbusinessdestinationsinthecity. AsamiddlepointbetweentwolargercitiestheCharlottestationwouldbepopulatedforshortperiodsoftime,shortybeforeandafterthetrain.Thereisnowaitingforatraintoadifferentdestination.Iproposed,adjacenttothestation,aparktogivetheurbanspacesomelifewhiletherewasnotatraincomingorleaving.Thepark,thestation,withtheprogramspaceforacafe,starttomakethesitemoreofahubofanurbanspaceinthemostlyresidentialneighborhood. Formally,thespacesItriedtocreate,aredefinedbythestrongplanesofconcrete,butthespacesinbetweenblendtocreateafluidareaofactivities.Theyalsodividepublicandprivatewhiletakinginthesurroundinglandscapetothebuildingasawhole.

(Ithinkthissingle,occasionalusebuildingraisesquestionsofsustainabilityandurbanism,buttheywerenotpartofourassignedproject.Weweretoldtoignorethoseissuessoastonotcomplicatetheproject.)

academic workprofessor rick kazabee

cafe

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Anideacanhavesomanydifferentpointsfromwhichitwasgenerated,thisisoneofthem.Isupposetheassignmentoftheprojectisanappropriateplacetostarttoframethisconstruction.JosephCornell’sshadowboxeswerehisexplorationsofmaterialityandconceptualmanipulation,itwasthisfactorthatinitiatedanyfollowingideas.Weweretoldthatweshouldhavetwoprecedents,anartistandanarchitect,butapartfromthisweweregivenfreerangeofexpressionaslongasthefinalproductfitinsidea12”x18”x24”space.SarahOppenheimerandPasel.Kuenzelpushedmycreationtotheconceptsofframingaviewandbuildingwithafocusonthedetails.Iwantedtouseareplicableformtofilloutthespacethatweweregiventoitsfullest. Arubberrockiteformworkwascreatedtomakethe80someindividualframesthatbecamethebaseofmyproject.Therichestelement,Ithink,wasthereplicationofthemistakes,theairbubblesthatclungtotheoriginalcreatingbubblesintherubberthatappearedoneveryrockiteframe.Theframeswerestrungtogetherandclampedattheendsbysteelnutsonthreadedrod,withspacerstoseparateallthepieces.Finally,thewalnutplanesweresuspendedwithinthebase,makingaviewthroughtheobject,butmakingitanobjecttobelookedat. Replication,individuality,details,views,theobject.

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designsketches,processphotographs,completedboxtwenty-eight28

shadow box

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Placemakingwasastudyatcreatingarchitecturewithregionalspecificitythroughtheexperimentalideologyofphenomenology;studyinghowpiecesofarchitectureinfluencewhatmakesaplacethroughthewaytheyrepresentthemselves.This,pairedwiththetactilequalitiesofcollagemakingasarepresentationtechniquefocusedthestudytowardthoseplacesorphenomenons. Thetwopiecesbecameaduelinvestigationofarchitectureasplacemakingandarchitectureascollage,bothbeingabouttherevealedprocessinthefinalproduct.Eachdescribingrelationshipsofspacesandexperiences.Thearchitecturerelatingtotheplaceinwhichitwas.Thecollagerelatingitspiecestothearchitecture. Perhapsathirdpieceoftheclasswasafocusonmaking.Theactofmakingacollage,ormakingarchitecture,isreallytellingastoryabouthowthoseobjectsareconstructed.Itisapowerfulmovejusttomakesomething,anditspresenceisenhancedbytheexpressionofitsprocesswithinthatobject.

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professors jen and bryan shields academic work

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placemaking

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Thisstudiowasmyfirstrealexposuretotheissuesofdesigningfordensity,ordesigninginaspecificallyurbanlandscape.ThemaininflectionoftheseideaswerepresentedtousthroughthebookFront to BackbySallyLewisasapredeterminedsolutiontourbandesign.OurprojectfocusedthebroadissuesthatMsLewisexploredinherbookdowntoTOD(transitorienteddesign)andfacadedesignbasedpurelyoncomposition. Mygroup’smasterplanwasorganizedaroundtheproposedlightrailstopandtheadjacentexistingbuildings.Intheend,themasterplanfocusedonaseriesofexistingwallsandspaces,conceptualizingthedevelopmentasare-knittingofexisting[urban]fabric.Theplanalsometdensityrequirementswithamixtureofretailandresidentialspaces,andthenecessaryparkingattachedtothosespaces. To accompany the master plan, facade designs were developed from compositionsofformstodetailsofconstruction.Thefacadesgavelifetotheurbanstreetscapewithinthenewdevelopmentoftheindustrialsite.WiththesitebeingonthefringesofthenewlyclaimedartdistrictofCharlottewewereopentoexploredifferenthousingtypologies.Givingtheentirecomplexadiversityofhousingoptions,addingtotheeclecticneighborhoodinwhichitwassituated.

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FLATSTOWNHOMESRETAIL BOTTOMLIGHTRAILGREENSPACE

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Theframeworkofthestudiopursuedahighlyfocuseddirectionalscalar design process centered on ecological research, we moved through the designprocessfrombigideasdowntomorespecificdesignofthebuilding.Inspecific,webeganingroupsstudyingtheelements(water,earth,sun,air);analyzingtheirattributesforpositivesandnegativesandimpactsontheenvironmentweinhabit.Followingtheinitialresearchwesplitintodifferentgroups,tostudycitiesofdifferentclimaticregions.IwasintheMinneapolis,wherewaterisfoundinabundance,butthefluctuatingseasonsimpactonthatelementinhigh. TheMinneapolisgroupcreatedamasterplantoreflecttheseasonsofthecity.Weincorporatedideasofwarmingpods,takingintoaccountthecity’shighbikeridershipandseverwinters,aswellassummerparksandculturalcentersaroundtheexistingmuseumsofthearea,forthemildsummers.Inallwecreatedaplanofwebsforthetwoextremestohavethegreatestimpactonthecity. Divingintofurtherdetailofthatmasterplan,myownbuilding,Ipursuedawaytoconnectthecitytoitslifeblood,theMississippiRiver.Afishhatcheryandmarket,witharesidentialpiece,wasmyplantore-invigoratetheareaeastoftheGuthriemuseum.Givingtheparkamoreofaworkinglifeandadirectconnectiontowhatwashappeningbeyondthestreetsofthecity.

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eco-urban

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Thesemesterlongprocessforcreatingthisarchitecturewassocomplex,Iwouldhatetoruinthebeautyofthesefinalpiecesbywritingaboringexplanativestory.Iwillkeepitconciseandtrytoconveythemeatoftheideabehindthesemester,theprocess,andtheproduct.Asabasicstartingpoint,wehadanoldabandonedpowerplantforawoolenmill,inCharlottesville,VA,inwhichtobuildalive,work,galleryspaceforatextileartist.

Theadditiveandsubtractivenatureofconstructingcollages(erasure)becamethebasefortheprocessofconstructingarchitecture.Thearchitecturewasnotnecessarilyacollageitself,butitsprocessofdesignandconstructionfollowedthepathofthecollagemakingexperience.

Erasurewasmyconceptofcreatingcollageandofcreatingarchitecture.Itisnotalwaysasubtractiveprocess,whichiswhatallowedmytobuildabuilding.Theadditionofpiecescantakeawayfromwhatwastherebefore,takingawayandfillingintheexistingbuildingandsitetomakewhatneededtobethere,whatwantedtobethere.

collage tells a story though its construction or its imagery as does architecture

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project produced as a senior at unc charlotte in spring 2011academic work

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plancollage,buildingmodel

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personal explorations through my undergraduate years

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themostcomfortablecouchyou’lleversiton,table

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seriesofthefoldingdesk

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photography

ruinsoftheoldmilltownofbelmontNCforty-four44

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installationsfromthemattressfactory,upstateNYrain

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what’shappeningtooldcharlottesville

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photographsfromaroadtripouttothewesternU.S.

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personal explorations through my undergraduate years

photographsfromtraversingtheeasterncoastoftheU.S.

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nicholasfaulk,austinkeppeler,gram

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nicholasfaulk:portraitsathisoldelementaryschool

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thankyou,haveaniceday!