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Elizabeth Hinkle Summer 2012
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Personal Statement • 1 Adaptable Architecture • 2 Osage Discovery Center • 6 Stillwater Wellness Center • 10 Artistic Pursuits • 12
Personal Statement
Architecture is, as G.K. Chesterton has noted, dangerous. It is the only art form that goes past living with and requires living in. Powerful preposition. It calls for designers to go beyond the minimum. Beyond, to consider the people. I order my designs by that responsibility. I mold spaces to meet functional needs in a way that also successfully addresses aesthetic ones. I consider the art, technology, and the over arching determinant: the inhabitants. Design: hard work and a team mentality balanced with independence. Elizabeth Hinkle
Adaptable Architecture B o s to n , M A Spring 2011 P r o f. J e f f W i l l i a m s
This project is a study in rethinking housing for the elderly. It explores several things; the current tendencies and future trends of architecture for aging populations, modular and adaptable spaces, and brief overviews of the impact of urban infill.
The main conclusion is that
architecture should change for you, not vice versa. It was initiated with a lot of research to understand the current and the historical area. The medical staff, retirees, and their visiting families were a priority in the design. As many consideration as possible were enacted. As this was a group project, I worked with Ben Clayton and Zac Mowery.
Modulation
Architecture has no mandate to be static. As part of the group, I had the responsibility of developing room modules with the capability of morphing to meet changing needs. A simple division of spaces coupled with hinged and sliding walls allow for rooms to grow. A more active inhabitant may prefer a larger living area for entertaining, but that space easily becomes smaller as the bedroom is expanded for medical equipment. The kitchen and breakfast nook are easily changed to become more private and eventually two units combine to form a nursing station for the floor.
Osage Cultural Center NW Oklahoma Fall 2011 Prof. Nathan Richardson
The Osage Indian are a strong culture and have a wonderful heritage. This project celebrates their past and their future. The site planning portion was a group effort with Christopher Huber. Responding to the Osage heritage, an organic plan was formed. The paths, structures, and prominent outdoor spaces run NW along a natural depression in the land. They gradually rise with the terrain as myths and fact are shared along the way. The Discovery Center was an independent project. I was responding to the landscape's dichotomy of open spaces and dense trees and the
overwhelming sense of being held safely by the wooded areas. All images to the right are my work.
S t i l l w a t e r We l l n e s s C e n t e r Stillwater, OK Spring 2012 P r o f. To m S p e c to r
The Wellness Center is more than a building. It is a place for personal transformation. The goal was to create an atmosphere both welcoming and stimulating. There was an effort to create a strong dialogue between the building and the trail and provide the city a jewel glowing at night and day.
Works in watercolor. A diverse medium suited to displaying the emotion in a human face and in works of architecture.
Class Assignment Painting SP2012 Original sketch provided by Prof. Moh'd Bilbeisi
Right, Moonlight, 2012 Left, Parrot, 2012
Class Assignment Digital Painting SP2012 Original sketch provided by Prof. Moh'd Bilbeisi
C o n t a c t I n fo r m a t i o n
Elizabeth Hinkle elizabeth.hinkle@okstate.edu 405.213.5866 R e fe r e n c e s
Gerri Schaad gschaad@nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250, Ext. 273 Jeff Williams, RA jeffrey.williams@okstate.edu 405-744-6043 Paolo Sanza, RA paolo.sanza@okstate.ed