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ELIANNA MARCELLA MEDINA
SELECTED WORKS 2019-2023
ArchitectureStudent ABOUTME
Iamasecond-yearstudent seekingchallengingconceptual andpracticaldesignexperiences tohelpmegrowasanaspiring architect.Mydreamisto improvequalityoflifeforall personsthroughthoughtful, culturally-attunedand environmentallyresponsible architecture.
Analogue
ModelMaking Sketching
3DPrinting Illustrations
LaserCutting Painting
Languages
English|Spanish
WORKEXPERIENCE
Feb.2022-Present
INTERNSHIPS
July2022-Sep.2020
VeteranAffairsSystem,Remote
Role:Servedasteamleadin thefirstGraphicDesignTeam attheVA.
July2022-Aug.2020
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
CollegeofEnvironmental Design ArchitectureMajor 2021-2025(Expected)
ELIANNA MEDINA LEADERSHIP
AlphaRhoChi(APX)
FirmLiaison:Organize professionalexperiences forstudentmembers
SKILLS
DepartmentofGenderand Women'sStudies, Berkeley
Role: Developandproduce contenttoshowcasethe intersectionofgender,class,race, andotherdiversityfactors).
UCBembARCDesignAcademy, BerkeleyCA
Training: Urbandesign, sustainablecityplanning, sketching
Software
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
Revit Rhino3D Adobe InDesign
May2022-Aug.2022
RIOS,LosAngeles
Role:HiredthroughRIOS'Social ImpactInitiative.Workedon projectsrangingfromsiteanalysis toresidentialhousing conceptualizationanddesign.
July2019-Aug.2019
SCI-Arc,LosAngelesCA
Training:Introductiontodesk critiques,3Dmodelingand fabricationtechniquesusing Rhinoand,AutoCAD.
p r o j e c t s ofth nnat t|707 CubeUnit Explorationofbasic shapes |10 hic ns del |9 ModelBuilding M l i di i 0 UCBVal S TheHand CreativeExercises 2022 |5 Toothbrush Scale,Form,&Function 2021 |6 Contact Information |11
Model Building
Multi-dimensional movement | Jan. 2023
Studioassignmentrequired theanalysisofdifferent formswithinadesignated painting. Focusedonthe multi-dimensional movementoflinesand shapesinFÊTEbyBridget Riley.
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project 01
Renderedelementsofthe piecewhileplayingwith openvs.concave arrangementstocreate habitablespaceswithout committingtoatraditional houseform.Continuityof designmaybeobserved fromplantoexecuteddraft modelswhichdirectly referencetheoriginal painting.[ongoingproject]
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|03 H a b i t a b l e s p a c e s P r a c t i c e m o d e l s 1 & 2
Simpleassignmentexploringthe relationshipbetweenhabitable indoorandoutdoorspaceswith specialattentiongiventosymmetry andproportions. Plansdrafted throughdetailedobservationofthe LifeSciencesbuildingatUCBerkeley.
UCB Valley - Life Sciences Symmetry & Space exercise | Oct. 2022
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project 02
Exercisefocusedonproportionalityinwhichthehandis dissectedintomultiplesectionstoexamineitsunderlying exposedform.Musclesandtendonsarethenaddedinthe sketchesasthehandmanipulatesabaton.Theimageswereused tosculpta3Dvisualrepresentationusingair-dryclay.
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t h e h a n d c r e a t i v e e x e r c i s e s | A p r i l 2 0 2 2 project 03
Toothbrush
Studyprompted1.manipulationof scaleandproportionsacross perspectives,2.explorationofthe functionalmovementand compositionofadesignatedobject (e.g.,disassemblingthetoothbrush inasequentialequidistantmanner), and3.unfoldingtheobjecttobetter understandvisualrepresentation anddetailedlineconstruction.This drawingwasapproachedlikethe unfoldingofanorigamistructure.
Scale, form & function | Dec. 2021
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project 05
Thisprojectistheresultofa detailedplantstudyconducted duringahighschoolstudent programthesummerbeforeI startedcollege.Theflowering plantthatIchosetostudywas BerberisPinnata,aDicotyledonor dicot,withnet-likevenation patterns,six-petalyellowflowers, anddistinctivespikyleaves.The roughpencilsketchhelpedmeget anunderstandingofthedifferent structuresandcomponentsofthe plantwhichwerecrucialin informingmyRhino-derived interpretationoftheflower. Throughtheuseofrepetitionand knowledgeoftheflower’sgrowth pattern,Iwasabletodevelopa designthatalludedtothelife processoftheplantfromgrowing leavesandroundbudstothe blossomingofthewholeflower. Thisprojecthelpedme understandhowIcanusethe naturalenvironmentas inspirationformydesignwork.
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Berberis pinnata Plant study | August 2020
AsasecondaryassignmenttothePlantStudy, wewereaskedtocreateastructurethatwould fitharmoniouslywiththelandscapeatthe BlakeGardensnearUCBerkeley.Icreateda two-storypavilionusingtheBerberisPinnata plantasinspiration.Theimagesshowcrosssectionalmodelsofthestructurefeaturingthe roofandthewoodenstaircase.The orthographicdrawingshighlighthowthe terraceismeanttobethefocalpointofthe pavilionanddrawstheeyetoitsflowershape. Throughthisproject,Ilearnedhowtoportray scale,depth,andmovementinmydesignsas wellashowtosetamoodinmydepictions.
Medium:RhinoRendering,AdobeIllustrator, Photoshop
B e r b e r i s P a v i l l i o n
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orthographic projections creative exercises | July 2020 |09 project 06
project 07
Forthisassignment,Ibeganeachiteration withabaseobject(e.g.rectangularprism, cylinder)and,usingvariouscommands, exploredthepossibilitiesandpropertiesofthe structuresusingcrystalasmybasematerial. Thisallowedmetoseewithintheobject.The exerciseinspiredmetobuildanactualmodel ofacubic,habitableunitfromBalsawood.
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CONTACT |11
E-mail emedianna@berkeley.edu Website https://www.linkedin.com/in/elianna-m-medina/ Phone 818-423-1938 Location Palmdale|Berkeley,CA
