GALEN PARDEE
University of Pennsylvania School of Design Fall 2013
MUSEUM EXTENSION + CIRCULATION
SHARED RESIDENCE IN CAMBRIDGE
“Among the laws that rule human societies, there is one that seems more precise and clear than all others. if men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve” -Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America “He wanted to be Moses here - he gave us democracy. He is not a political man, but in disguise he has given us the institution for democracy, from where we can rise” - On Louis Kahn, My Architect (2003)
PORTFOLIO
KENMORE SQUARE FILM ARCHIVE
20 Pages on 10 spreads 2006 - 2012
GOLDMAN-SCHWARZ RENOVATION
MIXED MEDIA + OTHER PROJECTS
MUSEUM EXTENSION + CIRCULATION HARVARD CAREER DISCOVERY SUMMER 2011
HIDDEN + REVEALED VIEWS CONCEPT MODEL
CURATING A NARRATIVE THROUGH CIRCULATION
VIEW CORRIDORS
The museum extension uses the circulation of the room to tell a story, using a series of partial reveals culminating in a final, panoramic view of the outside at the top. As patrons enter, they are presented with a choice: they can either take the stairs down to the door to exit, or follow the exhibition path up the levels. As they move through the upper floors, they are presented with restrained, curated vistas. The aim is to emphasize specific, acute elements of the city as a whole, just as the works of art in a museum are informative yet still incomplete views into time, place, and culture. The jagged walls of the building provide these teasing views, and the irregular landings frame views downwards onto the circulation below.
SHARED RESIDENCE IN CAMBRIDGE HARVARD CAREER DISCOVERY SUMMER 2011
GESTURAL CONCEPT + PROGRAMMATIC DIVISION
PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL SPACE IN THE DOMESTIC SPHERE
1 FLOOR
PRIVATE (ORANGE) VS SHARED (GREY) SPACE
2 FLOOR
3 FLOOR
4 FLOOR
The dual residence project highlights the need to address the issues of public and private space in the most intimate of programs: the clients’ homes. The envelope of the building was derived from the paths of two people passing one another in a confined hallway, and the nonverbal negotiation that occurs between the two parties as they adjust to one another. The clients’ program spaces twist past each other, addressing the front and the back of the site in turn. Square windows allow light into the public areas, while narrow windows provide privacy in bedrooms and personal space. The two families’ domestic lives are kept separate, however opportunities for mingling and socializing remain.
KENMORE SQUARE FIM ARCHIVE HARVARD CAREER DISCOVERY SUMMER 2011
SITE COLLAGE + MASSING CONCEPTS
AN URBAN OASIS, WITH CIRCULATION ON DISPLAY
AXONOMETRIC SECTION + CIRCULATION EROSION (BLUE)
For the film archive and library, I was inspired by the similarities between the Kenmore site and Paris’ Axe Historique (Historical Axis). The building provides a quiet, reflective space in which the patrons can explore icons of both film and the city sur rounding the site, while preserving green space. The museum is broken into three structures: a four-story tower, a groundlevel theater, and a three-story high cantilever. Frosted glass skylights and large windows turn the internal circulation into a spectacle for museumgoers and pedestrians alike. Exterior circulation erodes pathways around and over the structure, preserving pedestrian access to public transit and creating new routes to the elevated park. This cantilever not only provides a calm oasis amid the chaos of Kenmore, but also a viewing deck for the park belt and icons surrounding the site.
GOLDMAN-SCHWARZ RENOVATION FA 23B, ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING & DESIGN BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY SPRING 2011
ORIGINAL
CREATING IDENTITY AND EXPANDING FUNCTION
RENOVATION
ADMINISTRATIVE (RED) + TEACHING SPACE (GREEN)
Goldman-Schwarz currently has three main deficiencies: first, the envelope allows no interaction with the wetlands site on the north and west. Second, the massing leaves a void in the south campus ignoring opportunities to formalize the southern entrance of the university. This informs the third shortcoming: a lack of operational space for the faculty and students. Charged with renovating this building, I kept these three issues in mind. Large windows overlook the wetlands, and a second floor patio allows the site to penetrate into the envelope, reminding students of the natural beauty that surrounds them. Sharp angles push back against the flowing circular form of Spingold Theater, rising above the treeline and carving a unique presence in the campus fabric. These two large buildings frame the entrance to the heart of campus, creating a portal between the parking lots and train station to the South and the campus center to the North. Finally, the addition of a two-story gallery space where the courtyard once existed allows for socializing and teaching in a shared display space, which was once unusable for most of the academic year. Simplified circulation facilitates the movement of large sculptures, paintings, and equipment. A second floor of classrooms allows for specialization of teaching rooms and accommodates any increase in enrollment. The new Goldman-Schwarz provides improvements over the old in form, site use, and most importantly function.
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MIXED MEDIA + OTHER PROJECTS STANFORD, WASHINGTON DC, BOSTON, ITALY 2005-2012
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WAR, PEACE, AND THE POWER TRANSITION: MANAGING CHINA’S PEACEFUL RISE
Threat Prioritization MIXED MEDIA + OTHER PROJECTS
CRAFTING A THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK “It is perfectly logical for states to fear their eventual decline, especially if it benefits a rival. However, there is no reason to assume that war is the only way to assuage these fears, especially not in the nuclear era. By highlighting a small set of factors that can mitigate the natural tendencies towards war, I hope to provide a concise estimate of the chances for Sino-American rapprochement in the coming years...
Economic Entanglement CASE 1: THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND 1895-1903
CASE 2: ENGLAND AND GERMANY 1896-1911
Each theory of power transition has predictive elements whose presence may make a given power transition more or less peaceful, and by extracting those “peace factors”, I hope to create an accurate, predictive model of what a peaceful power transition should look like... Our five peace factors (threat prioritization, dissatisfaction with the current international system, the speed of the transition, nuclear weapons, economic entanglement) will be put to the test in the successive chapters. We will examine the impact of these peace factors on our three historical cases in order to gauge their actual historical salience, and then apply those most important factors to the current state of affairs between the United States and China.”
Political science or social justice work denoted in red 1 Arch in Arezzo, ink on paper, Arezzo Italy Summer 2007 2 En Garde, oil on canvas, Sea Ranch CA Fall 2006 3 Shaded Doorway, oil on canvas, Stanford University Summer 2006 4 Mass Action Camping on the Boston Common, Boston MA 2009. (Leadership Campaign Brandeis Campus Coordinator; photograph courtesy Students for a Just and Sustainable Future/ The Leadership Campaign) 5 Sustainability Mural, Brandeis University, latex paint on plaster, Boston MA 2009. (Project for Students for Environmental Action with James Bartolacci, Brandeis ‘12) 6 “War, Peace, and the Power Transition: Managing China’s Peaceful Rise.” High Honors, Brandeis University, Academic Year 2010-2011 (Brandeis Politics Department Honors Cohort)
Dissatisfaction
Speed of Transition
Nuclear Weapons CASE 3: THE UNITED STATES AND THE USSR 1960-1963
CASE 4: THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA 1996 - PRESENT
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