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National Organization of Minority Architects
Barbara G. Laurie Student Competition Divine Lorraine Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
For the National Organization of Minority Architect Students organization, I had the opportunity to lead a group of 15 peers and underclassmen to enter in the NOMAS National Competition which focused to promote historic preservation and sustainability. While most of these images were not crafted by my hands, they were created under my direction and supervision. We were tasked with renovating the historic dilapidated Divine Lorraine Hotel & to create a addition to the hotel focusing on community and sustainability. The hotel and the new addition would serve as a dormitory for disadvantaged children; the new annex addition would serve as an arts center for the children in the hotel. It was important to create a modern addition ; it took cues from the rhythms of hotel to create its forms.
