Adam Baca
University of Cincinnati Architecture Major
Table of Contents: Resume_________________________________3 TheWood King’s Crown______________________4 (Award Winning)
The Insertion Project________________________6 Cronstruction and Creation of a Folly___________8 Units and Notion of Universality______________10 Building Block and Armature________________12 Line-Edge-Fold Form______________________14 Plane Cube_____________________________16 Line Cube______________________________18 Foundational Work________________________20
Adam Baca (513)-376-1790 bacaas@mail.uc.edu
Education
University of Cincinnati
May 2019
School of Architecture and Interior Design Bachelors of Science in Architecture
Archbishop McNicholas High School
May 2014
Foundational Art Ceramics 1& 2 Advanced Ceramics Independent Studio National Art Honor Society Inductee
August 2010-May 2011 August 2011-May 2012 August 2012-May 2013 August 2013-May2014 May 2013
Experience
The University of Cincinnati The Queen City Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary • Founded the chapter and handled all associated mechanics • Formed the chartering committee and served as committee chair • Inducted a first class of 26 out of 50. • Represent the top 1% of on campus residents at the University of Cincinnati.
September 2014-Present January 2016-Present
Residence Hall National Communications Coordinator September 2015- May 2016 • Represented the 5000+ on campus residents living at the University of Cincinnati Regionally and Nationally • Created and delegated delegations to regional and national conferences • Worked with a personal budget • Winner of several regional awards Peer Leader • Mentored 20 incoming freshman
September 2015- November 2015
Residence Hall Association Hall Representative
September 2014- May 2015
Coney Island Sunlight Pool Lifeguard
May 2013- August 2016
Nothing But Net Sports Complex Manager
August 2012- Present
Educational Experience: Technical:
Rhinocerous 5 Revit Autocad Grasshopper Sketchup Adobe Creative Cloud
Material:
Design Science Communication Skills Design Lab History of Architecture Human Dimensions of Space
Volunteer Activities
401 American Legion Clean Up Cincy Into the Streets Gabriel’s Place • Helped assist in building a farmer’s market for the local Cincinnati community
Honors & Awards
Dean’s List National Scholar/Athlete Award: US Army Reserves Superstaffer Award: Coney Island Amusement Park Lifeguard of the Week: Coney Island Amusement Park Best in Show Recipient: DAAP Body Mantle (See Portfolio) 2nd Place on Spirit Banner: CAACURH Regional Conference 2nd Place Roll Call Performance: CAACURH Regional Conference 3rd Place Roll Call Performance: CAACURH Regional Conference
April 2014- Present April 2016 September 2014-October 2016 September 2014- November 2014
Fall 2014, Spring 2015 Spring 2014 Summer 2014, Summer 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016
The Wood King’s Crown
Best in Show at the DAAP Body Mantle Runway Show
Each year, first year students in the schools of Design, Architecture and Interior Design, and Art at the University of Cincinnati engage in a project called the “Body Mantle.” The rules for the project are that only cheap or free materials can be used, and that each mantle be made of at least 100 pieces of a repeatable, unaltered unit (The “100”) and a connector (The “One”). Students must consider numerous design aspects-fabrication and detailing, transformation of an ubiquitous material into something else entirely, the body as a site for design. The project culminated in a runway show, which was open to public. The Wood King’s Crown is made out of dead flower stalks combined with needle thread and uses a weaving pattern to support the main brim.
Insertion Project
The Insertion Project focused on taking a pre-existing space and reconstructing or inserting new variables into it to change its purpose and overall dynamic. The purpose of the new insertion chosen focused on privacy and sectionalized flow to create private spaces as well have moments of compression and release.
Creation and Construction of a Folly
The Folly Project was a team-based project where both the design and production processes were intertwined and delved into. The three main phases consisted of design, construction, and documentation. The role served within the group was the production of the narrative that laid the groundwork for the main documentation. The folly itself was designed as a three part system using frame as a point of focus.
Units and Notion of Universality
The Unit Project was another group based project where the notion of the unit was focused on with the parameter of a unique form. In the design process ideas and suggestions were made with working models being rotated to other teams, adding the dynamic of working off other ideas and perspectives. Final iterations of models were then mass produced and used as case studies to observe how parts come together. Many teamwork aspects came into play, with communication and clarity of information playing a crucial part.
Building Block with Armature
The Building Block was a compressed version of the Line-Edge-Fold Form that was then made to balance on one edge. Final forms were then made into plaster models, bringing in a new level of materiality. The armature was a culmination of the skills used for the line cube, plane cube, line-edge-fold projects. The intention was for the building block to flow with the primary form to create multiple focal points of interests.
Line-Edge-Fold Form
The Line-Edge-Fold Form delved into the notion of wrapping and creating unique and ambiquitious moments throughout the piece. In construction, manipulation of simple shapes served to produce the main form. From there simple moves to adjust angles and edges gave the form added movement and visual appeal.
Plane Cube
The Plane Cube took the simplicity and structure of the Line Cube and added a planar aspect. Throughout iteration the idea of interlocking planes served as a focal point in achieving the final model.
Line Cube
The Line Cube was the first project undertaken and focused on the simplest of design mechanics. Final iterations focused on the idea of stepping from one level to another.
Foundations The first set of foundational work features communication skills drawings, which delved took use of multiple media platoforms. The bottom four drawings are sets. In general the images on the left are physical while the ones on the right are digital. Top Left: Springfield Cemetery
Top Right: Constructivism Drawing
Middle Left: Invisible Cities: Zoebide
Middle Right: Zoebide remastered digitally
Bottom Left: Proun 6B
Bottom Right; Proun 6B remastered digitally
Foundations Continued The first second set of foundational work consists of collage work from primary design lab on the left with the right featuring more communication skills work.
Top Left: Collage on Man on a Wire
Top Right: Part of the Last Judgment
Middle Left: Partner Collage
Middle Right: Diagramming axon of first unit iteration
Bottom Left: Collage on Jiro’s Sushi
Bottom Right: Diagramming 1pt. perspective of Plane Cube