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Contents The Intrepid Penguin Lodge at Shackleton Station Berkner Island, Antarctica

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Three Branches Dam & Richard M Daley Wetlands Chicago, IL

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Launching Pad Theater Bloomfield Hills, MI

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Houston Meltdown Center Houston, TX

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Screen Crown Hall, Chicago, IL

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Bridgeport Kayak Center Chicago, IL

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White Water Kayak Shed Anywhere, USA

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Espa単a es Opresion Supplemental Works



The Intrepid Penguin Lodge at Shackleton Station Berkner Island, Antarctica


Existing Stations

Average Wind Speed

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Glacier Movement

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Why a hotel in Antarctica? More Social

More Fresh Food

SUPPLIES ARRIVE

SUPPLIES DEPART

Less Isolation

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Existing Stations Hotel & Station

SUPPLIES ARRIVE

SUPPLIES DEPART

TOURISTS DELIVERIES

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Daily Cycle

6 - 7 Days a Week

2 Person Overnight Shift Argentina Time

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Three Branches Dam & Richard M Daley Wetlands Chicago, IL


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Chicago’s New Front Yard - The Richard M Daley Wetlands


Buenos Aires & The Ecological Reserve

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Chicago & The Ecological Reserve

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The Three Branches Dam - Lake Michigan’s defense against the asian carp

The city in section - a raised Chicago River





Launching Pad Theater Bloomfield Hills, MI









Houston Meltdown Center Houston, TX


1. Span 2 Ice ce Rinks rvatory & Conservatory

2. Use Arches

3. Reduce Height

4. Stretch Out Over Rinks

5. Compress Like An Accordion



Cooling Strategies - Summer

Cooling/Heating Strategies - Winter

Cooled Spaces Heated Spaces Unconditioned Space CDWR

Hot Water Heaters

CDWR CDWS Ground Loop in River

Condenser

Expansion Device

Winter Only

Water Cooled Chiller

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Compresor Ice Rinks Evaporator

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Mixing Box

SA Conditioned RA Spaces

CHWS CHWR

Summer Only

Air Separator CHWR

Air Vent

Expansion Tank Make Up Water

Backflow Preventer

Mixing Box

SA ETFE Cushions




Screen Crown Hall, Chicago, IL





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Basement 1 -15' - 2"

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Peter Zumthor 1/16" = 1'-0" ARCH 497 Teer


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Curtain Wall Detail Axon

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Callout of Curtain Wall 3/4" = 1'-0"

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Curtain Wall Detail 02/26/11

Peter Zumthor 3/4" = 1'-0" ARCH 497 Teer


Wind Catcher - IIT Campus with Tomas Alvarez, Rosika Babakhanian, Migun Choi, Rodrigo Garcia, Jen Lee, Alec Thornton


Mario Botta - Cymbalista Synagogue, Tel Aviv

Dynamic Model - Nicholas Grimshaw - The Eden Project

Dynamic Model - IIT Campus Bridge with Kenta Fujishima


Sheet metal furniture design and assembly

Aluminum casting

Metalsmithing


Travel grant proposal

Sandblasted acrylic

Underwater hockey gear


Web Site Design


Rendering - Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks

USA HOCKEY

UNDERWATER

Logo Design


35mm Photography


Digital Photography


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