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Matthew Azpilicueta

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Location 7615 Truxton Ave // Los Angeles, Ca 90045 Contact [310] 701 1598 // matt.azpi@gmail.com

“Everyone needs a fantasy.” - Andy Warhol

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Proficiencies

Education California State Polytechnic University, Pomona + Master of Architecture + Expected: June 2016 | Current GPA: 3.64 + Best Design Award 2014, Deans Honor List 2014, 2015 California State University, Northridge + Bachelor in Urban Studies + Planning + June 2011 + Deans Honor List 2010, 2011

Experience Draftsman Michael Lee Architects Manhattan Beach, Ca + Prepare drawings and graphic packages for client review + Draft & update design development and construction documents using AutoCAD software + Construct & update digital models in Sketchup software

Summer 2014, Summer 2015

Inspector Specialist Inspector Specialist, Worley Parsons + Department of Water & Power Downtown Los Angeles, Ca + Measure customer participation eligibility for the Weatherization Assistance Program to reduce energy use by up to 40% + Complete a final assessment by conducting an inspection of prospective homes

October 2011 - February 2012

Graphic Designer Graphic Designer, Ray Keller Associates [Internship] Brentwood, Ca + Design & prepare graphic renderings using SketchUp/ vRay for presentation + Develop graphic packages

September 2010 - January 2011

Project Manager Project Manager, Palisades Gardening Pacific Palisades, Ca + Comprise sustainable landscape designs for presentation to clients for review + Work within limited budget, phasing strategies to contain initial cost + Oversee workflow of projects + Develop sustainable water maintenance strategies

Digital Technology Rhino + Tsplines + vRay // Google SketchUp + vRay // AutoCad // Adobe Creative Suite // 3D Printing + Repetier // ArcMap GIS Mapping // Microsoft Office Learning Revit // Drone Operating + Programming // Rhino Grasshopper Scripting // GIS Scripting Languages English // Spanish

Affiliations 2013 - Present Teacher’s Assistant California State Polytechnic University, Pomona + Aid in grading and critique of first year undergraduate studio work + Work closely with the professor & students 2013 - Present American Institute of Architecture Students California State Polytechnic University, Pomona + Actively participate in events, meetings, and activities + Visits to local firms 2010 - 2011 Association of Environmental Professionals California State University, Northridge + Event Coordinator + Actively participate and organize events, meetings, and activities

References lghoyos@cpp.edu [909] 869 6704

June 2007 - September 2010

mlee@mleearchitects.com [310] 545 5771

ralexander@cpp.edu [909] 869 3167

Luis G. Hoyos, AIA, RA California State Polytechnic University, Pomona + Professor + Internship Coordinator Michael Lee, AIA Michael Lee Architects, Manhattan Beach + Founder & Lead Architect Robert Alexander California State Polytechnic University, Pomona + Professor + Pledge Coordinator




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Little Tokyo came into existence as a cluster of homes and businesses in the downtown area just south of Chinatown, around the corner of First and San Pedro Street. 1910s

Dramatic development of Little Tokyo, spurred by city planners and the influx of business and money from Japan.

growth of produce and flower markets in and around Little Tokyo, as well as a rise in many other businesses such as restaurants, shops, gambling and entertainment establishments which served the many Japanese American farmers and local residents in Southern California. 1930s

1950s

A development of major churches/temples, newspapers and other cultural institutions that bound the Japanese American community together.

New plans to widen First St. through the district’s historic core and to extend the Civic Center deeper into Little Tokyo alarms the Japanese American community. 1960s

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Beginning of WWII, forced evacuation of all Japanese Americans from Little Tokyo 1939

1970s

Several new shopping plazas and hotels opened, along with branches of some major Japanese banks. Some original Little Tokyo buildings and restaurants still exist along 1st street.

35,000 Japanese Americans in Los Angeles, the majority of whom lived within a three-mile radius of First and San Pedro.

1950

During the internment of Japanese Americans, African Americans and Native Americans moved into Little Tokyo and the area was briefly known as Bronzeville.

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Little Tokyo was the residential, business and cultural hub of the larger Southern California Japanese American community passage of the Exclusion Act of 1924 which restricted all immigration from Japan.

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The end of internment and the resettlement of Japanese Americans in Southern California. The community is now much smaller due to lack of housing. Arrival of Mexican and Latino immigrants who replaced most Japanese American residents.

Improved physical appearance and infrastructure of the community but also callous evictions and displacement of long-time residents and small businesspeople in the process.

Formation of the Little Tokyo Community Development Advisory Committee. 1969 New plans to widen First St. through the district’s historic core and to extend the Civic Center deeper into Little Tokyo alarms the Japanese American community.


LITTLE TOKYO SCI-FI MUSEUM

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1990

First public art was installed at the New Otani Hotel. It is through art, as much as through architecture and the museum, that the Japanese American community’s pride in its history and culture is displayed in the public realm

Formation of the Little Tokyo Community Development Advisory Committee. 1980

Completion of the one-hundred thousand square foot Japanese American National Museum which visually anchors the district while reinforcing the commemorative nature of First street. 1998

A group of Little Tokyo stakeholders developed a document with the goal of continuing to support the development of Little Tokyo as an active, pedestrian oriented district with an emphasis on preserving its unique cultural identity. This document was adopted by the City Planning Commission in 2013. 2009

Today, Little Tokyo is just one of three remaining Japantowns in California.


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PUBLIC AREAS (AUDITORIUM, SHOP, BANQUET, RESTAURANT) FERMENTATION TANKS (RED AND WHITE) LABORATORY BARREL ROOM (CELLAR) GRAPE RECEIVING (LOADING/UNLOADING, PRESSING, AND/OR FLEXIBLE PROCESSING AREA) ADMINISTRATION (OFFICES) TASTING BOTTLING EQUIPMENT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM STORAGE


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PRECAST WALL SECTION 1/2” = 1’ - 0”

KEY 1. ROOFING MEMBRANE 2. TAPERED RIGID INSULATION 3. WOOD BEAM HANGER 4. 2X12 STRUCTURAL WOOD BEAM 5. WOOD SLAT CEILING 6. REINFORCED PRECAST COLUMN / Y-FORM 7. REBAR 8. GLASS WALL 9. TRAVERTINE FLOORING 10. REBAR 11. 4” CONRETE SLAB 12. VAPOR BARRIER

STRUCTURE




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