JAELYN WOLF
I N TEN T
“If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of life. -Charles Bukowski
RES U M E
EDU C AT I O N
University of Colorado Denver Master’s of Architecture GIS certificate
2012-2017 gpa 3.9
Colorado College Bachelor of Arts | Political Science
2007-2011 gpa 3.4
WO R K EX P ER I E NCE Photographer | Jaelynwolf.com Denver, CO
GIS Intern | The Nature Conservancy Boulder, CO Architectural Intern | Narcis Tudor Architects Telluride, CO
ACH I EV EM ENT S
2013 - Present May 2016 - August 2016
May 2015 - August 2015
Architecture Masters Thesis Completion Spring 2017 Studio V CAP design excellence award nomination Spring 2015 Studio II CAP design excellence award nomination Spring 2013 Studio I CAP design excellence award nomination Fall 2012 Research and Creative Activities Symposium Participant 2015 Photographers forum magazine finalist 2013 & 2014 Deans List University of Colorado Denver 2012-2017 CrossFit Games Regional Competitor 2011-2014 Lululemon Ambassador Colorado Springs
S KI L L S
Adobe Acrobat Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Lightroom GIS: ESRI ArcMap Autodesk Revit Kerkythea Google Sketchup Microsoft Office
architecture studio projects
C ONT EN T S
HYBRID
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TH E S A N G A R S
S U P P LE MENTAL LIBRARY T H E WHARF AT MO S S LANDING
T H E S P LI C E H OTEL THE O BS O LETE MO NU MU ENT
D E L I N E AT I O N
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subtractive + additive
HY BRID 1
P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N The semester included three abstract studies. The first was subtractive, the second additive, and the third a hybrid of the two. After the models were created, three transpositions were given to each to make them inhabitable forms. The subtractive model became a landform focusing on shear, the additive model became a viewing platform focusing on repetition and promenade, and the hybrid model became a memorial. The hybrid model used both the additive and subtractive models and superimposed ideas from both to create a memorial to democracy.
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SUB TRACT I V E
shear The subtractive model was formed with three major moves focusing on shear.
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ADDI T I V E
repetition cadence overlap
The additive portion of the studio focused on repetition and two subsequent interventions to the repetition, cadence and overlap.
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P L ATFO R M
The viewing platform was a study in laying in program with the additive model. The form was altered to accommodate the human scale and allow for procession and view.
process
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MEMO R I AL
sketches
Through the overlaying of both the additive and subtractive forms, a hybrid form was created. This hybrid form then became a memorial to democracy.
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micro-housing for the end of the world.
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P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N The project was an eight unit micro housing complex in the Rhino District of Denver. The units were restricted to 375 sq. ft. and had to include spaces for sleeping, eating, and working. At the onset of the project we were given postcards with terms that we used to drive the program. I was given privacy and relaxation. We began with site analysis and moved into program analysis. I allowed the site analysis to become a design driver by looking at climate change indicators.
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SITE A N A LY S I S
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precipitation
population
1900-2013
Context
temperature
Through multiple site visits and research, I came to the conclusion that the site was subject to a number of threats related to climate change. This, coupled with the given terms of relaxation and privacy, drove my design and led me to create a micro-housing community for the end of the world.
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P ROC ES S
unit. repetition. surface. The individual unit provides opportunities for shared and maximum storage. Flexibility of relaxation space and a stacking of program.
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The organization of the units provide opportunities for the creation of community, shared space, and linear circulation pathways.
Surface provides privacy and security when needed. It also provides a window for looking out and relaxation through readiness.
The synthesis of the elements allows for the creation of a community for people living in an end of the world scenario. It functions as a marker in the landscape and remains ambiguous to outsiders as to the use of the structure. The skin condition allows for the complete closure of the units when threats are present, while allowing for open community at other times.
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Orthographics
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exploring the myth of the library.
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P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N The library as a cultural institution has, for centuries, perpetuated the myth that writing has a place; that writing is somehow different and separate from speech. As a cultural performance it has intended to produce an opposition that is mutually exclusive. It is supposed to be a place where speech ends and writing begins. We have throughout history placed writing on a page, inside a book, on a shelf or in a cupboard, inside a building; distinct and separate from the outside. We give writing contain-ability that is not inherent to writing itself. Libraries have therefore been about containment and the experience they elicit mimics it. A library is about the relationship between writing and speech. Fundamentally they are the same. One is sound and the other graphic; both forms of thought and language.They are both already a production and can function without the self.The library creates a space that says writing and speech are not the same. We impose a binary logic on speech and writing through the library and thus proposed to know where the beginning and end to writing exist. The challenge is thus to create a library that does not lend itself to this binary logic; to say that writing and speech are the same and to create a space that doesn’t intend to place writing, to create a space that mirrors what writing is actually like; neither present nor absent. The library will be a perpetual experience, creating an atmosphere of being neither here nor there. An infinite space in a seemingly finite world.
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T H E TRA NSPA RE NT/OPAQUE WALL & I NFI NI T E RO O M It is impossible to create a wall that is literally both and opaque however, by letting go of what one thinks a wall able to experiment with how to create a wall that is neither nor opaque. One that pushes you in, but at the same time,
transparent is, we are transparent repels you.
The infinite room is similar to the transparent/opaque wall. By manipulating the walls of the room you are able to create an infinite experience within a space. One that pulls you one direction and at the same time, leads you towards another. All the while, alluding to what is beyond or around the corner.
Process
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SITE We began by analyzing the physical qualities of the site and the surrounding area. The site is located on 14th st. between Blake and Market. There is a strong pull up the hill and around the site from the one way traffic of 14th street. There is a secondary reading of an alley that slices the site into two pieces while the height of the downtown buildings further the pull towards downtown. We came up with a diagram that went against the natural flows of the site, pushing back down 14th street and into the site. To prevent the formation of an island, our second move was to pull from inside the site back up and out.
After we created a diagram, we came up with a three dimensional representation of the diagram. One that represents the manipulation of space and not just form. We changed scales a number of times so that we were able to first work on form and general spatial relationships and eventually get to working on floor plates and specific interior spaces. After finalizing floor plates and interior spaces, we were able to focus on programmatic elements and materiality with regards to reflectivity and absorptivity for both the building itself and the site around it.
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F I NA L P R ES ENTAT I O N BOAR D
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reconceptualizing Phil’s Fish Market
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P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N The primary aim of the project is to design a culinary-industrial tourist center on the central coast of California. Working with restaurant owner Phil DiGirolamo of the famed Phil’s Fish Market, the project teams worked to prepare designs with working structural drawings for a prospective new restaurant facility. Phil’s Fish Market is located on land currently owned by MBARI, a world-class oceanographic research facility, who has plans to expand their facility. Our proposal moves Phil’s to the nor thern most por tion of the site avoiding conflict with the research facility and allowing a connection to the environmental and cultural resources of Moss Landing in a way that is not being employed at Phil’s current facility. Emphasizing the broad programmatic intentions in its title, the Wharf at Moss Landing attempts to provide a market, squid processing facility, restaurant and public space that authentically and transparently presents the essence of Moss Landing to tourists while combining the passions of MBARI and Phil’s, Monterey Bay’s two big ‘personalities’, to reiterate for the locals the importance of integrating conservation practices with vibrant maritime commerce.The intent of the project was to create transparency and authenticity; to connect visitors and locals to the surrounding environment and cultural resources in Moss Landing, CA.
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SITE
PROTECTED DUNES MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH
Moss Landing is a small fishing town located at the heart of America’s food source. It is situated on the coast of Monterey Bay at the mouth of the Elkhorn Slough and near the California Central Valley, where the majority of the produce that is shipped nationally is grown. It is located near a number of protected beaches and natural resources. The waters are tightly monitored and the harbor provides a safe haven for seals, sea lions, and sea otters. There are hundreds of species of birds that live there and the dunes are protected as well. MBARI and the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories conduct cutting edge research related to climate change and marine issues. Moss Landing represents a growing dichotomy between industry and conservation; culture and environment. WILDLIFE
RECREATIONAL TRAFFIC: BOATS AND KAYAKS
ELKHORN SLOUGH
Google G oo g l e E Earth arh t T Senrapshot rai n
WIND
When one visits Phil’s, there is an immediate disconnect between Moss Landing as a place and the experience inside the restaurant. The tourist comes to Moss Landing looking for an authentic experience. Moss Landing is unlike the surrounding towns in that it remains a working fishing village. There is the perception that once you get there, you are ‘backstage’; you are part of the local fisherman’s environment. However, the actual experience once you arrive is one of distance and separation rather than authenticity. The tourist is privy only to the front stage of events.The references inside of Phil’s are to a glorified representation of the fisherman and of a fishing village. While Phil advertises fresh and local seafood, the menu does little to connect the visitor to this concept. Phil’s is located across the street from a fish processing facility as well as in front of the beach however inside of the restaurant, the visitor has no authentic understanding of these two experiences. They are separated from all that Moss Landing is; the fishing industry and the fisherman themselves, the working harbor, and the surrounding ecosystems and wildlife that make Moss Landing unique.
FISHING BOAT PATH
SUN
AUTOMOBILE AND FOOT TRAFFIC
MOSS LANDING HARBOR
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS
G Google oogleEarthTerain Earth Snapshot
LOCATION PLAN
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connecting visitor to place.
P RO C ES S
iterations
peer selection
instructor selection
Given the investigation of Moss Landing and the surrounding area we believe that moss landing represents two distinct and seemingly antagonistic understandings of the environment; environment as resource and environment as something to be protected/conserved.While these are two different understandings, we believe that they can be analogous in their relationship and provide the visitor with a more authentic experience. Phil’s has the potential to connect the visitor to what we have described as the heart of Moss Landing. The vision for the project is to create a wharf that connects the visitor to the fishing culture through a view of the off-loading process, a market that is used by the fisherman and local farmers to sell directly to tourists and locals as well as serve the restaurant, and a restaurant that sells regional and seasonal ingredients.
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PROTECTED DUNES MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH
RECREATIONAL TR
program meets design ELKHORN SLOUGH
WIND
Upon investigation of the two possible sites for the design of a new facility for Phil, the north site provides a number of rich opportunities that we feel can connect the visitor to Moss Landing as place. The north site is located at the mouth of Elkhorn slough, across from the legislatively protected dunes, and at the mouth of the harbor. One of the important cultural characteristics of Moss Landing is it’s history and current function as a fishing village. It is the harbor that brings in much of the fish that is caught and shipped both nationally and internationally. The adjacency to the harbor mouth could potentially provide the visitor with an intimate view of the fish off-loading process.
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WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE
RAFFIC: BOATS AND KAYAKS
floor plan The potential to connect the visitor the fishermen is something that does not currently take place at Phil’s. The jetty that is located on the north side of the site is currently used as fishing grounds for local fisherman and families. This activity is integral to the lives of the locals and furthers the connection between Moss Landing and the environment as resource. There are many environmental qualities that exist on the north site that provide opportunities for the design of a new facility. The adjacency to the Elkhorn Slough, a protected wetlands area, provides the unique ability for visitors to see and experience the wildlife of the area. The waters adjacent to the site are filled with wildlife, which gives the visitor an immediate connection to the importance of protecting the waters. The location of the site also provides opportunities for the use of passive design strategies including wind generating power, passive heating and cooling, day lighting opportunities, among others.
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FISHING BOAT PATH SUN
AUTOMOBILE AND FOOT TRAFFIC
MOSS LANDING HARBOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
LIC BEACH ACCESS
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FIN A L M O D E L S Since the site is currently used as a fishing ground for locals, we want to provide a place for non commercial fisherman to both fish and clean their catch. This will benefit both the local and the tourist as it will allow the visitors to the restaurant an understanding of the local culture. The goal of the new Wharf is to connect people to the natural and cultural resources of Moss Landing itself. We intend to create a building that uses passive energy as well as utilizes surrounding resources and takes advantage of the local climate. We want to source architectural materials locally and use as much renewable energy as possible. The programmatic organization of the building will help us be more efficient as well. We also intend on taking into consideration the life cycle of the building.
material + section studies
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We want multiple users to benefit from and experience the new Wharf at Moss Landing in different ways. It will be a public space that provides a resource for the local fisherman as well as providing them a place to process and sell their catch. Finally, it will provide the visitor with a connection to the cultural and environmental significance of Moss Landing through the design of the wharf as well as the restaurant itself.
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F I NA L P R ES ENTAT I O N BOAR D WILDLIFE
THE WHARF AT MOSS LAND Jaelyn Wolf and Benjamin Wurzer
PROTECTED DUNES MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH
WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAFFIC: BOATS AND KAYAKS
ELKHORN SLOUGH
WIND
FISHING BOAT PATH SUN S
AUTOMOBILE AND FOOT TRAFFIC
MOSS LANDING HARBOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS
BUILDING SECTIONS 3/32’= 1’
Harpoon
Bottom Trawl
Purse seine
Hook and Line
SECTION B
SECTION A Traps/pots
Trolling/Longline
SITE CONDITIONS AND ROOF PLAN
Spring
SUMMER
Fall
Winter
Albacore Tuna Black Cod Cabezone california halibut Dover Sole Dungeness Crab Flounder, Starry Herring, Pacific Lingcod
SECTION A
Opah
SECTION B
SECTION C
Petrale Sole
RESTAURANT EXTERIOR SEATING
Rex sole Rock Cod Rock Crab Salmon Sanddab Sardines
Swordfish
LOCATION PLAN
White Sea Bass
RAW BAR
RESTAURANT INTERIOR SEATING
Squid, Market
FLOOR PLAN 3/32”=1’
FROZEN MARKET
DRY STORAGE
KITCHEN COLD STORAGE
STG MARKET SEATING
MARKET SEATING
PUBLIC RESTROOMS
MECH
LOCKERS BREAK ROOM
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TO PARKING
FISH PROCE
GENERATOR/TRASH/OFF
DING
DETAILS 1”=1’
Reinforced concrete fin
2x6 wood slat wood nailer EPDM Roof Insulation Rebar
Concrete parapet
4.5 LS 16 Metal Roof Deck
Cast-in-place concrete roof with metal deck
L-Angle bolted gusset plate L8 1/2x8 1/2x5/16 Anchor bolt W12x26 wide flange beam
Roof Insulation
3/8” Anchor bolt 1/2” metal plate
Store front head at finish ST6x20.4 #4 Rebar Gabion TS6x6x0.5625 Glazing
1/2" Steel Plate
Gabion wire cage
Storefront Head At Finish
Fiber expansion joint
Glazing
2x6 wood slats wood nailer
Brise Soleil
W12x26 wide flange beam L-Angle bolted gusset plate L8 1/2x8 1/2x5/16 Anchor bolt Reinforced concrete fin system #4 Rebar
Glazing 1/4” concrete topping Store front head at finish ST6x20.4
Brise Soleil Glazing
Gabion Wall
Storefront sill at finish
TS6x6x0.5625
water stop 1-1/4" Concrete Topping
Fender system Flexible pavement
Gabion wire cage
2x6 Wood Decking 2x4 Wood Joists
C.I.P. cap
Fiber expansion joint
Fill
2x6 wood decking
#4 Rebar @ 12" O.C. Each Way
Precast concrete blocks
2x4 wood joist Cast-in-place concrete slab #4 rebar @12” o.c.
Gravel Fill
Concrete mat foundation Gravel Base
Gravel infill
Dredged Bottom
WALL SECTIONS 1/2”=1’ SECTION D
SECTION C
NATURAL VENTILATION
ADMINISTRATION
RADIANT HEATING SPRINKLERS RADIANT COOLING RADIANT COOLING
CHEMICAL FIRE SUPRESSION 2-HR
BACK-UP MECHANICAL HEATING AND COOLING
SALT WATER SYSTEM
SPRINKLERS
CITY SUPPLY/SEWER
CITY ELECTRICAL MAIN
PLUMBING
FIRE SUPRESSION AND CODE
RADIANT COOLING
MECHANICAL
EGRESS
SECTION D
FISH OFFLOADING/ DOCK
HANICAL
ESSING
FAL LOADING/STAGING
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a space for both the tourist and the native.
T H E S P LICE H OT E L 31
P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N A hotel has traditionally perpetuated the dichotomy that exists between the tourist and the native. This is done by keeping the tourist separate, safely contained and well organized, from the native. In reality, neither can exist without the other. One can not be a tourist without leaving home, or being a native to somewhere else, yet, tourists are constantly seen as a bother, looked down upon by the native. This begs the question, what would a space be like that spoke to the interdependency and reliance between the two, rather than the separation? The chosen site lies at a boundary between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the strict rigid city grid of downtown Philadelphia. The site exists in neither the realm of the tourist, nor the realm of the native and it is here, where the two meet. The challenge is thus two fold; to create a space that does not lend itself to the binary logic that we have imposed on the tourist/native dichotomy, one that says the tourist and the native are not mutually exclusive, but codependent. The hotel will also seek to bring the city into the parkway and the parkway into the city, blurring the lines between these two realms.
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SITE The semester began with discussion about what a hotel is and currently represents and in doing so, identified the myth that the native and the tourist are mutually exclusive. Hotels have traditionally represented the realm of the tourist, keeping them safely contained and controlled. By establishing and inside and an outside, the hotel perpetuates this assumed relationship, speaking to isolation and exclusion. In reality, nothing can be without reference to something that it is not. Therefore, the tourist’s identity is dependent upon and created by the identity of the native. And vice versa. We then are faced with the question, what would a hotel look like and be if it spoke to the dependency between the two identities, a hotel that was neither in the realm of the tourist, nor the realm of the native, but in both and neither at the same time.
process The site lies in the middle of the strict city grid of Philadelphia and the harsh diagonal of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The city is the realm of the native and the Parkway is the realm of the tourist. We created a diagram that would begin to create a dialogue between the two, bringing the city down and in to the site and the parkway in and up.
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AN I N FI N I T E RO O M In the same way that a hotel produces a specific relationship between the tourist and the native, the hotel room frames and articulates the tourist’s relationship to the city. Hotel rooms have always separated and isolated the tourist. Through the manipulation of space, we are able to create a room that pulls you in and at the same time pushes you out, further blurring the lines between the city and the hotel room, creating a space that speaks to the complexity of this relationship.
room plan
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THE HOT E L
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7th floor
8th floor
14th floor
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F I NA L P R ES ENTAT I O N BOAR D
THE SPLICE HOTEL
DAN THOMSON & JAELYN WOLF
A hotel has traditionally perpetuated the dichotomy that exists between the tourist and the native. This is done by keeping the tourist separate, safely contained and well organized, from the native. In reality, neither can exist without the other. One can not be a tourist without leaving home, or being a native to somewhere else, yet, tourists are constantly seen as a bother, looked down upon by the native. This begs the question, what would a space be like that spoke to the interdependency and reliance between the two, rather than the separation? The chosen site lies at a boundary between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the strict rigid city grid of downtown Philadelphia. The site exists in neither the realm of the tourist, nor the realm of the native and it is here, where the two meet. The challenge is thus two fold; to create a space that does not lend itself to the binary logic that we have imposed on the tourist/native dichotomy, one that says the tourist and the native are not mutually exclusive, but co-dependent. The hotel will also seek to bring the city into the parkway and the parkway into the city, blurring the lines between these two realms.
SITE PLAN
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FLOOR 7: SPA PLAN 1/16” = 1’ 0”
FLOOR 14: TYPICAL ROOM PLAN 1/16” = 1’ 0”
FLOOR 8: DOUBLE ROOM PLAN 1/16” = 1’ 0”
SOUTHWEST BUILDING SECTION 1/32” = 1’ 0”
NORTHWEST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/32” = 1’ 0”
NORTHEAST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/32” = 1’ 0”
SOUTHEAST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/32” = 1’ 0”
ROOM PLAN 1/2” = 1’ 0”
FLOOR PLANS 1/16” = 1’ 0”
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infrastructural opportunism and coupling
T H E O B SOL E T E M O NU M E N T 39
P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N The Colorado River, as a lifeline for almost 40 million people, 7 basin states, and 2 countries, is at the forefront of social, ecological, and political turmoil in the 21st century. It is the most legislated and litigated River in the world, and is run much like a machine. The water in the Colorado River is over-allocated through what has collectively come to be known as “The Law of the River.� 78 percent of the water is used for agriculture and irrigation, which contributes to the global economy and produces crops and livestock that are shipped nationally and internationally. However, there are many major cities that draw from the Colorado River for municipal and domestic water use. Climate change has caused unprecedented drought in the West that, when coupled with rapidly increasing populations, precipitation decreases, increasing temperatures, and decreasing amounts of snow pack, will lead to even worse conditions for the River and the surrounding ecosystems, and will enhance the shortages of water currently suffered by the western U.S. It is predicted that within 4 decades there could be a 5 to 20 percent decrease in the water flow of the River. Furthermore, damming infrastructure, which has been built over the last century on the Colorado River and its tributaries has led to further damaging conditions for the surrounding ecosytems. In addition to the changing environmental conditions, tensions between the basin states themselves as well as stakeholders involved in the Colorado River continue to increase the face of decreased water availability.
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R E S E A RC H GRA PHIC S
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SI T E CO NT EX T & I N U N DAT I O N
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DES I G N P RO CES S
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architectural graphics
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P RO J E C T DES CR I P T I O N This project examines the process of development in Colorado, through railway expansion and mining--beginning with the discovery of gold in 1858. My interest in this topic derives from my love of Southwest Colorado, as well as my fascination with decaying infrastructure, non-traditional architectural subjects, and spatial experiences. The remnants of a culture and way of life are made visible, as well as experienced, through the remaining rail and mining infrastructure; spread throughout the state. During my time in the architecture program, I have gained an appreciation for the way graphics are able to convey information in a precise and beautiful way. Through the layering of text, imagery, and data, my aim was to create a graphically enticing and informative composition.
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CONTEXT: THE DURANGO AND SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
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TIMELINE: RAILWAY HISTORY IN COLORADO
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CAUSALITY: THE COLORADO MINERAL BELT AND MINING TOWNS
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WHAT REMAINS: TRACK OWNERSHIP, CURRENT RAILWAYS, AND MATERIALS CARRIED
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