amanda nicole gann undergraduate portfolio
Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well-being. - Luis Barragan
works scriptorium 05 design-build work 15 children’s library 21 re-ligare institute 31 traces and trajectories 37 re-presentation 49
travel 53 photography sketches
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5 memories [un]veiled: a scriptorium Helsinki, Finland Instructor: Brian Ambroziak
*recognized as a winner of the Hnedak Bobo Travel Scholarship annual Design Competition *featured in annual design publication Current
This project is the result of a five week charrette while studying abroad in the Finland Summer Architecture Institute through Aalto University in Oteniemi, Finland. After living in Helsinki for one month and a half, absorbing the culture and the lifestyle, the class was presented a cultural project that drew upon that experiential research. In this analysis, each student was to design a place for which one can go and write their memoires. These are stored within the wall of memories [89 boxes] The scriptorium is home to these writings and the ceremony begins when one of the writers passes on. Twenty eight days after the death of the writer, the eldest child is requested to come and participate in the scribing of the memoires. There is a room dedicated to this event that then leads through the cemetery to the sea’s edge where a ferry boat takes the eldest child to the archive on Suomenlinna, an island South of Helsinki.
the scriptorium is an archive of secrets it is a place to come and tell stories the stories that may have never been told the stories of life, love, and tragedy some may even be fictional these stories keep you alive even after passing they give you life after death one lonely walk... to collect ones thoughts to breeze away from the weight bearing down along the stone wall your eyes graze the texture just beyond the wall lies a land of souls: a cemetery the voices can be heard through the stone face a break in the wall a copper shroud emerges the faint glow within draws you forth into a hall of echo and shadow you are greeted and given a cell within lies a pen and parchment memories flow through the ink
enter cell. ink to paper. memories flow out memories stored in a vault in the wall 7 cells. 89 storage boxes. 28 days after death your child arrives and is given a leather box within the child finds your pen, your ink, your memories the child enters the transcription room, pulls out the pen she reads the story of your life... the way you want it told
pathway to the ferry terminal to archive
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to the archive as one exits the cell the stairs lead you down into the poppies that line the path
sleepy memories fade into grey as you hold the leather box within your palms footsetps in gravel lead to footsteps in sand the ferry takes you to the island where you store the scribed fiction to be remembered
[f] wooden slatted bench for writing (sauna)
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[a] hall of shadows (compress into cell) [g] candle holder in desk
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[d] closet/ wood storage [I]coat the shaping angles that slowly envelop and guide the scribe to solitude [e] fireplace (olfactory sensation and warmth)
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[b] in process box storage for the scribe [h] wooden bench becomes resting area with view through the skylight. [c] operable alcove writing(one by with the the firestars) momentfor of solitude
[f] wooden slatted bench for writing (sauna) [g] candle holder in desk [h] wooden bench becomes resting area with view through the skylight. moment of solitude (one with the stars)
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[I] the shaping angles that slowly envelop and guide the scribe to solitude
[a] hall of shadows (compress into cell) [b] in process box storage of the scribe [c] fireplace (olfactory sensation and warmth) [d] candle holder in desk [d] [c]
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in memory of 7 lost birches [e]
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[a] hall of shadows (compress into cell) [f] wooden bench becomes resting area with view through the skylight. moment of solitude (onescribe with the stars) [b] in process box storage of the
procession of rest and resurrection [c][g]fireplace (olfactory sensation and warmth) [d] candle holder in desk [d] [c]
[e] birch slatted bench for writing
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[f] wooden bench becomes resting area with view through the skylight.
[the cell] the slight curves of the walls feel like a soft caress or a warm embrace that holds you near and compresses from all around the warm wooden bench invites one to sit upon it sliding ones knees under the concrete desk one can look out through the slice in the wall onto the cemetery where spirits reside the seat curves around the hearth so that the writer can slide back and look up into the stars or the clouds memories are [un]veiled...
“The degree of slowness is directionally proportional to the intensity of memory. The degree of speed is directionally proportional to the intensity of forgetting.� ― Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
[the hall of shadows] within the depths of the hall of shadows footsteps echo with each footstep one begins a journey into the depths of the mind. memories long forgotten are stirred when one moves through the space. the wall to the right begins to grow from the board formed concrete wall as if it was once used to form it the wooden slats create a curved wall the is similar to the inside of a ship. the wall compresses slightly from the right to encourage movement into the cells on the left through the thick masonry wall.
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I have come here transcribe my mother’s memoirs. To delve inside her mind and understand who she was in her own opinion, what she loved, what she hated, her favorite childhood memory. It is 28 days after she passed and I come to recieve the box of relics, pass through the space where she once walked, compressed down the same hall of shadows into a room where many have been before. Coming to write for many days now, I reach an end. The last page... I write until sunset, then my family comes and we walk down the path of poppies to the dock where a ferry will take us to the archive where she will forever live on through ink and paper.
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finnish sauna: documentation
Helsinki, Finland Instructor: Katherine Ambroziak
mapping the copper river
sectional model showing the depth of the river
Each piece of copper was designed such that the After analysis of the flow patterns of the river, the section of the river bottom was expressed through the use seams were angled parallel to the current of the flow. of routing. The reveal allowed for a more wholistic understanding of the relation to the water. As it was mapped, the overlap was crafted to allow for minimum material waste and seams exposed.
Model specifications: 4’ by 10’ solid pine [manually tooled] treated copper river beeswa x treated dowels for trees
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sectional view of sauna
The use of ammonia and burning techniques, the rapids of the river were expressed through a patination The picture above shows the sectional aspect of process. The metal was hammered over formed wood pieces to create the undulating effect, then the patina- model allowed for a detailed view into the sauna to tion process took place. show how it was arranged sectionally to relate to the surrounding terrain.
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UTZero Prototype: design|construction Knoxville, TN Instructor: James Rose + Edgar Stach
15 In the summer of 2009, I worked in a multi-disciplinary team (comprised of landscape architects, engineers, and architecture students) to design and build a structure that would serve as a prototype for the team’s entry into the 2011 Solar Decathlon Competition. Having a lead role on the decking team, my responsibilities included site documentation, design, detailing and construction of the modular elements that comprised the decking. Responding to the site constraints, the decking negotiated a sloping terrain, intersecting sidewalks and the settling of the unfinished structure to which it would be attached.
UTZero Prototype: design/construction Knoxville TN Professor James Rose and Professor Edgar Stach
Prototype in process of deconstruction
Prototype situated on the site [highlighting the deck component]
To test the prototype, the project was built full scale As a leader on the Decking Design Team, I was responsible for coordination between the other four teams to inside the Art and Architecture Building and then coordinate construction and execution of the fabrication. Site measurements were taken and translated into disassembled to reconstruct it outdoors. site drawings in order to place the deck and design the ADA regulated ramp system. The whole building was held up by a Pieramid Foundation System that allowed for adjustments to be made on site.
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Module construction process:
Mixing concrete for the footings
The ramp modules relate to the ADA regulations for Each footing had to be mixed and poured individually width, therefore they are 4’ by 8’ segments for the and required a perfect balance of water and concrete flat deck pieces are modified for the slope to account mix to create the structural integrity necessary. for the angle. 1-1/4” by 3-1/2” White Cedar Aluminum angles
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Stair and steel handrails in construction The steel handrails were designed to take 250 lbs of lateral pressure and were woven in with cable ever four inches according to code.
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Living Light: Solar Decathlon House Knoxville, TN Instructor: James Rose + Edgar Stach
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In the Fall of fourth year, I worked on a multidisciplinary team of students within architecture, engineering, graphic design, interior design and landscape architecture to develope the construction documents and presentation drawings for the Living Light Solar Energy House to be entered into the Solar Decathlon 2011. As a member of the Facade|HVAC|Lighting team, I worked with four other students to design the facade system of the house. Through an iterative process, the facade system combined ventilation, captured sun energy, lighting and electrical raceways seemlessly in one unit. The system coordination was key and allowed the team the opportunity to have conversations with designers, builders and product representatives during the process. Personally, my work centered around the two cores where I developed a material take-off and analysis of the facade material. The patterns on the solid cores were developed to maximize the material while relating to the interior regulating lines. The detailing of the facade system had to be such that it was removeable while in transit and them assembled once on site.
UTZero Prototype: design/construction
Knoxville TN Professor James Rose and Professor Edgar Stach
Facade detail As a member of the facade team, I was responsible the design of the paneled facade [seen above] With the regulating lines from the interior, the exterior paneling was design such that it maximized the material and minimized waste.
In concert with the Living Light studio, I also participated in a professional elective where I was a leader in the crafting of a 1:24 scale model to be displayed in the NAHB International Builders Show in Orlando Florida.
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Lighting strip construction in process
Interior of double-layered facade
Facade as it reflects the context
In the lighting strip, there are color-changing LED lights that are covered with a translucent acrylic to relate to the desired mood of the space. The ligthing strip is integrated with the electrical outlets and functions as a raceway to the cores of the structure.
The facade is comprised of two layers, a slick butt-jointed glass for the exterior that allows heat and light to transfer into the chamber between the layers and an interior layer that has translucent glazed operable windows. In the winter the operable windows can be opened to allow for the heat to enter the space while in the summer, they can remain closed and the heat from the air conditioning can be released out of the vents at the bottom. As seen above, there is lighting incorporated into the strip above the windows in addition to the floor lighting.
The exterior facade is a 1� R-7 tempured glass that is connected through butt-joints. As this structure must travel from Tennessee to D.C, each joint must take into account the deflection that is incurred while travelling down the interstate.
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23 the active mind: Children’s Library Knoxville, TN Instructor: Katharine Ambroziak
*nominated for the EUReCA undergraduate research competition [university-wide]
Libraries are changing everyday with the introduction of new technology. Although there is something to say about the necessity for libraries to function as a hub for cultural knowledge. In the design of a children’s library, my research focused on the mind of the child as it is activated through architecture. In order for a child to feel comfortable within a space, the space must provide places of retreat within an active playscape. The design focuses on the scale of a child as it relates to the materials and spaces created. The architecture is to relate to the active use of the imagination as it transforms the world of the child. Tactility and active open spaces were implemented to address the issue of sedentary digitally consumed children of this generation. The space encourages interaction with books as well as other children. The garden was created to be a large open space for the children and community to come together. The architecture promotes collaboration and active use of the imagination.
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[Fig. 01] on the right shows the different interactions with transportation around the site. From planes flying by to cars, bikes, or trains, the site becomes activated in many ways. The ground plane is quite active with the community members flowing in and out of the spaces. On the other hand, the quiet spaces float above. Like the child who climbs the ladder to escape into the secret world of the tree house, the building embodies the idea of the lifted refuge. The space above hovers atop the active landscape quietly resting, watching the activity down below. The site changes drastically from day to day. The seasons and the time of day create lulls and surges of activity. The site is one where serenity meets chaos. From children playfully running through the green grass to the quiet reader on the steps, it is where the two collide.
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The library is a place where we can all gather and share stories. People from all over Knoxville can come, invited by the amenities on the site. It is a place for community.
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The glazed wall allow for visual transmission into the atrium area where the children can play. This also provides a space for the adults with older children that can read on their own . The periodicals section looks out onto the water underneath the canopy of the trees on the street edge.
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the children’s wing
This area is especially designed for the younger children coming to the library. The space is scaled for children under 6 on the lower floor while it allows for flexibility above. The children’s space flows into the atrium activating the central zone. The lower zone of the children’s wing encourages active play while the second story is designed for quiet reading and play.
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The light rail brings people from the South Knoxville Waterfront Development.
Up above, the books which are kindergarten to middle school. floor children’s library area]
At the top of the tower, there is a secret space where the children can unlock their imagination. The bridge acts as the ladder does for the treehouse.
The tower is the heart of the library. As if carved out of a tree, the lower story space spills out into the active landscape of the atrium. The space invites children to come and gather and participate in storytelling.
The story tower is carved out of what resembles a tree with the verticality of the boards leading the eye up into the sky. The floor recesses slightly to provide seating for the children as they gather.
The benches allow for overflow seating as well as create a buffer zone between the active central lobby space and the quieter reading area.
The energy from the atrium flows into the story tower
29 The tower... the tree house. Up high in the very top of the tower, there is a small space for dreamers. A place to look up at the clouds and drift off into one’s imagination. The tip of the tower tilts slightly toward the Northwest to capture a single glance of the passing plane. The single slit in the base of the room allows for the children to crouch down and feel connected with their surroundings.
9.10.2011 The planes zoom overhead as the sound ricochets off the earth and penetrates my ears. The instantaneous interest in the act of ight sends my thoughts far away.
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[remediating pollutants in the zones where the oil tanks once stood]
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The community performance space allows the people of the community to come and gather to watch the children from the community perform in plays. This space also allows for large community meetings. Adjacent to the performance space, there are community gardens. The encourage congregation and Section through performance space gardens [looking East] 1/32”=1’ scale active engagement with the land. The roof of the performance space is tilted slightly and collected. The water is then stored for use in the gardens.
sunflower reading zones remediating the polluted landscape
Flowing down the sides of the berms is a sweet smelling flower, lavender. The light purple flower allows for the child to wade in it but still have an expansive view of the surroundings. Along the perimeter of the courtyard, there are steps where there are zones of lavender planted adjacent. The smell of the flower will leave an imprint on the child’s memory, reminding him of this place.
a child in lavender [scale]
planes pass ever thirty minutes through sound one is connected to the surroundings
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sunken courtyard for activity
[zone where children can run free explore there imagination in nature]
stairs that take them on a journey upwards
covered outdoor play area for young children with parents
information station the treehouse
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storytelling tower everyone comes public gathering zone The library has a rich dialogue between interior and exterior. There are two courtyards,where one interior in the atrium and one to the left together outside the children’s area and northeast entry. The berms encourage play and direct the visitor to the entrance.
The sunflower garden is a special place to seek refuge in an expansive courtyard. Children may gather to play games, tell stories, or just lie back and watch the clouds. It is a peaceful space where the children are embraced by the tall flowers that creates an intimate zone for the child to feel protected.
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33 spiritual tectonics: Re-ligare Institute Knoxville, TN Instructor: William Martella
The project was a submission for the annual ACSA Steel competition Re-Ligare Institute. The institute was to be located in an urban city center and become a place of pause and personal healing within the chaotic urban atmosphere. The project explores the idea of a personal layered history as it pertains to the act of spiritual and mental repair. The Institute was a place for people to come and heal their mind, body and spirit through programs such as meditation spaces, workout centers, lecture halls and cafĂŠs. These elements were addressed within the project as a sequence so as one would travel through the building, the programs began to cater to the sequence of healing. The layering of the personal history led to the concept of stratification thus leading to the idea of tectonics. The earth is a series of layers that over time people have made their marks upon. The instability of all of this is due to the tectonic shift. Within each of the future inhabitants there is a bit of spiritual instability that is to be healed through the sequence.
mind. body. spirit. Each of the above manifested themselves within portions of the program, lending the opportunity to craft space that was responsive to the needs of the individuals who visited. The sequence led people through the spaces of interaction and as they ascended, the spaces would become more private and serene as if separating oneself from the outside world to enter into one’s own mind. The sequence through the building centralized around a large open atrium with vegetation growing up inside. The vegetation and light within the central core was designed to bring happiness and lightness to the burdened life that each visitor lived. As it was a steel competition, the steel within the building was utilized as a way to connect disparate programs into one continuous whole. The structure for the core remains fireproofed concrete while the rest of the structure is steel. The exterior of the building is corten-like sheets of metal that have been perforated in sections to respond to the views to the city. These were crafted such that it highlighted the inspiring activities beyond.
The energy of the bustling city slowed by the vertical elements
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According to the Competition guidelines, “Faced with this state of affairs, a cooperative of individuals have decided to create a place to practice ‘being’: the Re-ligare Institute. By fostering and celebrating not-doing, not-having, stopping, and wholeness, the organization intends to give people a space to step back and become reconnected with themselves, others, and nature. Faculty, administration, and staff will support patrons to accomplish such goals and conduct research concerning the practice of being. Architecture is to become a sanctuary for finding, studying, enjoying, and developing being. As such the building will provide a necessary retreat from real world dis-eases, promote healing, and foster a re-connection at the individual and collective levels. Given its intense focus on being, the Re-ligare Institute demands a building of great quality that highlights phenomenological presence at all levels and scales.
Perforated copper facade element that is mapped according to the amount of visual transmission desired from each space. Moments are highlighted with a closer cluster of the perforations to allow for dappled light on the interior.
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The horizontal louvers allow for the growth of ivy and other green planitings that act as a vertical garden. This shades the facade and cleanses the air of the city. The vertical garden is positioned on the south facade to allow for the maximum amount of sunlight.
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This self-directed study shall be an exploration of the artistic conscience.
traces and trajectories: a study of the temporal Cleveland, Ohio Instructor: Tricia Stuth
39 Architecture is a medium through we structure our world. The creation of space is a conveyor of meaning, a way to touch the world. During my past five years in architecture school, I have found that architecture is a powerful mode of communication between the past and the future. Each building is a container for memories and treasures that can be shared with the generations to come. An integral part of any architectural work is the relation to its context. The place where the building is located breathes life into the hallow form. The activities of the people interacting with the work bring a renewed sense of wonder. The context of any work of architecture deals with history, culture, and landscape. Through the meaningful interaction between architecture and landscape, the stories of the culture can be told. The story begins with the land.
During the preliminary stages, we were asked to “distill” ideas of program, site, and metaphor to begin to define our view on architecture.
Distilling: v. to extract essence from something Architecture can be a powerful vehicle for shaping perception. One can see, smell, hear and touch the physical object, but how does that shape their memory of space?. When traveling abroad to Sweden, I began to understand the relationship between environment and memory. The more tactile my encounter with something, the more memorable it became and the more it shaped me as an individual. [01] shows rubbings of tactile things within my environment that resonated with me: the brick, the handle and the keyhole. By providing that sense of touch, I can instantly project myself back to the act of transcribing it. Memory and understanding is elevated when one can utilize more than one sense. [02] The hall of shadows within the Scriptorium designed in Finland used texture, sound and light to begin slowing the pace and allow for reflective thought as one enters their own memory. Reflective thought and meditation was utilized as a way to heal within the Re-Ligare Institute [03], where one visits to reconnect mind body and soul. Each project’s environment directly affected the way it was designed. The way in which people move through the Woodland Cemetery [04] relates strongly to the culture of the place. By harnessing conditions within the landscape, how might the experience begin to shape a greater understanding of one’s own environment?
burden on society: rehabilitation center for the Incarcerated social reflection on the feeling of displacement lost. [abandoned] lonely where do I belong? do I even belong?
museum of industry: memory of drained landscape retroactive look on land use as spectacle a critique of energy resources and the impact
ecological research facility: a place of discovery
they will soon shape our world... let them know of the destruction we have caused
[re]farming: experimental regenerating farming facility
healing the landscape through augmentation
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Buffalo, NY Detroit, MI
Erie, PA Cleveland
The Great Lakes hold many memories of the development of our country. The cities along the lakes were often created as port cities during the Industrial Revolution and quickly became populated with Industrial buildings. Now, once much of the Industry has fled, the land has become a graveyard for industrial relics. These relics marked an important epoch within the development of the United States. Along Lake Erie, the remains haunt the waterfronts of the port cities.
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Cleveland, OH.
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Buffalo, NY
Cleveland, Ohio. Noted by Forbes.com as one of the fastest-dying cities within America, Cleveland is a city where there is an obvious scar as the Cuyahoga River runs South through the landscape. In 1969, the river actually caught fire from the sheer amount of pollutants and the Cuyahoga was known from then on as “the Burning River�. By the 60s, people began to flock away from Cleveland because the industry was dying down and the pollution was at an all-time high. Memory of the industry that once shaped the land, the remnants of the past still populate the area today.
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As Cleveland experienced de-industrialization and suburbanization, the population within the city has decreased rapidly over the past forty years. The city left abandoned is now seeking new solutions. The reinhabitation of the site will occur in phases.
Phase 01: the landscape of the site must be renewed. In this phase, there can be an introduction of community nodes that relate to the parks and the water. Phase 02: the site can be permanently occupied and become the link from the community to the waterfront.
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phase [01] Due to the high content of taconite [iron ore] once on the site, the landscape must first respond to the toxic landscape. By remediating the site, it helps reduce the amount of pollution as well as allows for people to safely inhabit the area. The project deals with time, speed, tempo of progress in relation to the individual city dweller. Through a series of earthworks, the project will investigate the potential of utilizing sectional movement within a landscape of transition can begin to tell the story of the site. The once industrial site will begin to work in congruence with the educational remediating landscape. The infrastructure of the water-harvesting, transportation systems, and remediation systems will work together with pathways to allow for the inhabitants to begin to understand the process. Once the pollution is fully remediated, the earth will then be suitable for production of food, thus lending itself to programs such as markets and public restaurants, cafĂŠs and garden plots.
The park will be where a symbiotic relationship is formed between man and nature. The ecosystems lost over the years due to the occupation of the land by industry can now come back.
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The vision for this project is to have an impact on the surrounding ecosystems with the way in which the building systems are integrated with the natural systems. As the development expands, the filtration of th site and the biodiversity will increase to return the damaged landscape into fertile useable land once more.
Piles of Taconite [Iron Ore] stored on site
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Fertile, lush landscape with areas of occupation
THE [active] ARCHIVE Unlike the frozen memories usually frozen within an “archive,” this proposal seeks to recreate the “active archive” as a place where activities of the past are reflected upon in a new light. As a driving force in the economy of Cleveland, Industry has transformed the way in which people interact with the site. Located on the waterfront, the industrial processes are separated by a fence. The proposed archive will break down that barrier and function as a place of active engagement with the industrial processes. Integrated into the landscape, the storage containers and unloading machinery will be incorporated into the design of a new structure of the archive. Historical exhibits of the process of steel manufacturing will sprinkle in the landscape to show a renewed symbiotic relationship of man and the landscape.
Iron Ore Flats [storage of raw materials] THE [observatory] housing As cities become more populated, the proposal seeks to locate medium to high density housing along the waterfront to test the success of integration of the industry and urban living. Through the thoughtful crafting of space to relate to its surroundings, the housing will incorporate natural elements to facilitate necessary building system functions to reduce the need of traditional HVAC and power methods. The housing becomes an observatory of the landscape where the inhabitant becomes the observer and active participant to the renewal of the site. During the process, a community is fostered through the ritual of community gardening and renewal of the remediated site.
[ecotarium]research LABORATORY In response to the ecological degradation of the site and surrounding areas, the laboratory will function as a research institute for the local ecologists to regulate the pollution levels as they are remediated. The ecotarium research laboratory will not only focus on the soil regeneration but also the cleansing of the polluted water in Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. The public will be able to actively engage and become part of the research. The people living within the housing complex will be able to participate in educational programs for local schools.
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Phytoremediation Grove [Hybrid Poplars]
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representation: distilling an essence Architecture 121 Instructor: Brian Ambroziak
As a designer, it is imperative to develop a strong connection from the hand to the eye. The following examples were completed in the Undergraduate course Architecture 121 Drawing and Composition. Each is a study of how to see deeper than the surface of objects and extract an essence. Through the drawings, a story is told of the lives that each of the objects have had.
Drawing is a way of communicating ideas to the world. Each of the assignments to the right were explorations of trawing as translation of essence. Composed on an 18” square, each drawing was a study of composition, movement, and detail.
found object 01
found object 02- examination
In this assignment, we were to compose on an 18” square piece of watercolor paper an object that was used in everyday life.
In this assignment, we were to compose on an 18” square piece of watercolor paper an object that was used in everyday life. The second part of the assignment was to draw a detail of the object
the can opener_composition 18” square graphite on watercolor
the can opener_close up 18” square graphite on watercolor
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Shoe, Egg, Paper
Shoe Transformation
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In this assignment, we were to compose three objects [a shoe, an egg, and a piece of paper on an 18” square piece of watercolor paper. The chosen shoe was the driver for the composition as the boot with the tread and fur embodied the northern culture of sledding thus lending itself to tote the egg upon the paper
In this assignment, we were to compose on an 18” square piece of watercolor paper the shoe used in “shoe, egg, paper” to compose a sequence in which we used repetition and deconstrution techniques to change the object that we were drawing.
In this assignment, we were to compose on an 18” square piece of watercolor paper a portion of the South College building on our campus. The portico was chosen for its ability to show movement and transition
south college_portico 18” square graphite on watercolor
shoe transformation 18” square graphite on watercolor
south college_portico 18” square graphite on watercolor
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study abroad Sweden|Finland|Spain Matt Hall and Hanjoerg Goeritz
During the summer of 2010, I had the wonderful opportunity to study abroad. Starting in Sweden, a group of 22 students and teachers trekked across the Swedish Landscape to study the works of Sigurd Lewerentz and his successors. Through this study, I developed an interest in recording the experience that I had through texture transfers within my sketchbook. There was also a fascination for the quality of light within these spiritual structures. In Finland, I studied at Aalto University/ TKK and expanded my knowledge of model-making, collective memories, and simple building techniques. During the months abroad, I continued to expand on my recording of texture and light as it pertains to architecture. In Spain, I studied the works of Gaudi and Calatrava. Through the material choices to the intricate detailing from both architects, the works of art emerged. Each trip I took has transformed the way I see and experience architecture.
the spiritual landscape: texture and light Sweden and Copenhagen Instructor: Matt Hall and Hansjoerg Goeritz
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finland summer architecture institute recording the finnish landscape Helsinki, Finland Instructor: Katherine Ambroziak and Brian Ambroziak
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finland summer architecture institute recording the finnish landscape Helsinki, Finland Instructor: Katherine Ambroziak and Brian Ambroziak
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education
University of Tennessee in Knoxville Bachelor of Architecture | gpa: 3.83 cum.
summer 2010
Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland Finland Summer Architecture Institute
experience
summer 2011
Hnedak Bobo Architects | Intern Architect architecture firm in Memphis, TN worked under licensed architect to produce drawing sets, presentation drawings, material and code research, and modeled with Revit 2011.
spring 2011
University of Tennessee in Knoxville College of Architecture and Design office assistant woodshop and digital Fabrication Center IT for Lecture Series
summer 2008
INform Smallwood and Nickel | Intern Architect Architecture firm in Nashville, TN
fall 2011
AIAS Chapter President Honor Award University of Tennessee at Knoxville - President 2010
fall 2010
Hnedak Bobo Annual Design Competition | Award of Merit “Memories Unveiled” awarded for study abroad project in Helsinki, Finland http://www.arch.utk.edu/news/2010_12_Hnedak_Bobo.html
fall 2010
American Institute of Architects East Tennessee 2010 President’s Citation for outstanding service to the AIAET in leadership of AIAS University of Tennessee College of Architecture + Design Chapter
2009 | 2010
Architecture Ambassador Award representative of the College of Architecture + Design
spring 2010
EUReCA award for Undergraduate Research partnership in the UT Zero Energy prototype construction http://research.utk.edu/eureca/winners_10.shtml
2009 _ 2011 2010 2009 | 2011
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Zukerman Family Scholarship Hastings Scholarship
spring 2012 spring 2012 fall 2011 _ present fall 2011 _ present fall 2010 _ fall 2011 fall 2009 _ fall 2010 2008 2007 fall 2009 _ fall 2010 fall 2007 _ present fall 2007 _ present fall 2010 _ spring 2010 2007_ 2009 fall 2010 summer 2009
Teaching Assistant for Visual Design Theory Arch 102 AIAS Representative for NAAB Accreditation | Drexel University AIAS Membership Committee member AIAS South Quad Committee member AIAS Liason for AIA Historic Resources Committee AIAS UTK Chapter President AIAS Sophomore representative AIAS Freshman Representative DSAC Secretary DSAC member CSI member TAAST Coordinator TAAST Committee member Solar Decathlete UT Zero Prototype Team member
skills
involvement
awards|scholarships
2007 _ 2011
Revit 2010 | Revit 2011 | Revit 2012 AutoCAD| AutoCAD Architecture Adobe Suite proficient | photoshop, InDesign, illustrator Microsoft Office proficient | word, excel, powerpoint sketching | hand-rendering
*references available upon request
Thank you.
amanda gann
2310 Laurel Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916
e. agann3@gmail.com p. (615) 336-1057