DESIGN PORTFOLIO
JARED OWEN HEMING M. Arch_ University of Michigan 2013
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DESIGN STUDIOS
Operation: Allied Fauna
Hybridizing Infrastructure
Central and Southern Illinois
Detroit, Michigan
The Standard (In)Corporation
Inundation
San Francisco, CA
Jakarta, Indonesia
Seoul Clusters Seoul, South Korea
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Operation: Allied Fauna Building an Ecological Insurgency Central and Southern Illinois University of Michigan Winter 2013 Advisor_ Rania Ghosn
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The predominance of row crop production in the Corn Belt and the exponential increase in yields relies upon large quantities of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. Taking place gradually and often invisibly, the externalities of this economic machine exacerbate the associated ecological and social costs: diminished returns for farmers, privatization of seeds, soil erosion, fertility loss, agricultural pollution of waterways, and the localized extinction of species through displacement or extermination. This thesis investigates the agency of architecture to assemble alternate activities within the monocrop by operationalizing constructed ecologies, not only to resist current agricultural practices, but to intervene in what Easterling calls, “the cultural persuasions that influence its perception.� The proposed theater of operation is central and southern Illinois, a region defined by extensive row crop production coupled with a concern for four endangered species of bats. Building a coalition of public agencies and private individuals, including state universities, state government, farmers and federal departments, the project constructs a network of bat habitats which operate simultaneously as a substitute to chemical pesticides and provides a source of fertilizer. This network deploys in two phases. First, three building types are deployed; conceived as indexical objects unified by a polyutilitous material construction, they are positioned in the landscape to assert a set of ideals not represented in the current agricultural infrastructure. Then, as the ecological army is raised, the second phase sees the deployment of parasitic bat shelters onto grain elevators large and small. This architectural imposition subtly reconfigures our perception of the key element in the agrarian landscape, thereby slowly shifting the cultural persuasions manifested in the Corn Belt. As such, a foothold of resistance is gained; the architecture of ecological insurgency is established. Diagrammatic description of localized extinction by agricultural production
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European Corn Borer Moth ostrinia nubilalis
Southwestern Corn Borer Moth diatraea grandiosella
Order: Lepidoptera
Order: Lepidoptera
LACEWINGS Southeastern Myotis myotis austroriparius Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Green Lacewing plesiochrysa spp.
MOTHS
Order: Neuroptera Family: Chrysopida Western Bean Cutworm Moth striacosta albicosta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae
WASPS
Trichogramma Wasps trichogramma spp. Gray Bat myotis grisescens Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
EVENING BATS
Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat corynorhinus rafinesquii
Order: Hymenoptera Family: Trichogrammatidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Black Cutworm Moth agrotis ipsilon Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae
NOCTURNAL MOTHS
Corn Earworm Moth helicoverpa zea Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae
BEETLES Fall Armyworm Moth spodoptera frugiperda
Indiana Bat myotis sodalis
Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Western Corn Rootworm diabrotica virgifera Order: Coleoptera
Northern Corn Rootworm diabrotica barberii Order: Coleoptera
Diagram showing predator prey relationships between major crop pests and endangered bat species
Region occupied by all 4 species of concern in family Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
(center left) Home ranges of50all four mapped 0 12.5 25 75 species 100 Miles together reveal a shared territory in central Illinois. (above) Land cover data for Illinois. The area in yellow is rowcrop production. (bottom left) The region occupied by bats laid over the Corn Belt
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Program arrangement diagrams
The Field Station
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The Research Outpost
Parasitic Bat Habitat, Type 1
The Propaganda Machine
Parasitic Bat Habitat, Type 2
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Using a CMU diaphragm wall and inserting custom elements into the masonry system, each building has the capacity to be occupied by some other non-human flora or fauna. The map on the right uses war maps as a graphic technique to explain the strategy for the application of the various building types throughout the landscape.
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The Standard (In)Corporation Hacking the Speculative Commercial High Rise San Francisco, CA University of Michigan Fall 2012 Assistant Professor Meredith Miller
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Three scenes (above) from the film THX_1138 became the impetus for early explorations in sensorial space leading to the strategy chart below
HEARING
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sound absorbing panels
seamless smooth material finish. rough labyrinth trace in floor
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no depth percetion: seamless uniformly light ellipsoid
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ionic plate w/ micro dust filter + airlock transition
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olfactory fatique
ionic plate w/ micro dust filter + airlock transition
seamless smooth material finish.
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white noise w/ airlock transition
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sound absorbing panels
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white noise. localized on subject
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white noise. localized on subject
absence of sensorial material. nothing in reach
lighted platform darkened space
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white noise. localized on subject
absence of sensorial material. nothing in reach
lighted platform darkened space
ionic plate filter
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sound absorbing panels
seamless smooth material finish.
dark room. denial of all light
ionic plate filter
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TASTE
seamless smooth material finish.
ionic plate w/ micro dust filter + airlock transition
lighted platform darkened space
ionic plate w/ micro dust filter + airlock transition
olfactory fatique
The studio began with an exploration of sanctuaries and quarantines - examples of spatial constructions used to either protect or contain. This led to a focus on material constructions that could amplify or deny certain senses in combination or singular. The lessons of collective and individual spaces and the ability of wall constructions to exclude distractions were then applied to a commercial office tower in San Francisco. Standard spaces and elements, like atriums, pressurization shafts, and tuned-mass dampers were reappropriated to serve as places of reprieve from the ubiquitous monotony of the contemporary open-plan office. The resulting building contains elements as subtle as odorneutral shafts containing private phone booths to amplify hearing, or as explicit as an open atrium with a skydive drop at its center.
Image of the Monad Model - used to explore the relationship between rooms and circulation without regard to an exterior condition or ground plane.
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Site Plan_ the building form was informed by the site’s location at the intersection of San Francisco’s two grids
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The photo at right shows the location of the various spatial interventions in the overall form of the building. The plan below highlights some of the interventions as applied into the uniform mat of team cubicles.
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Seoul Clusters Multi-family Housing in Yongsan District Seoul, South Korea University of Michigan Winter 2012 Lars Graebner and Julia McMorrough with Laura Sewell Xing Li
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Seoul Clusters is a mixed use community comprised largely of multi-family residential units. The studio took the Vertical Cities Asia competition as it’s initial premise. The challenge was to design a high-density building that offers a solution for Asia’s rapidly growing and ageing populations. Our site in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea is a former industrial railyard that is transitioning to a residential neighborhood. The entire studio came together in a week long charrette to develop a masterplan for the district (seen on the left). My group selected a lower density section of the district (highlighted in orange in the bottom left) where we were keen to develop a smooth transition in density and scale between the older neighborhoods dominated by low rise single family residences. As a result we angled streets and avoided through roads to slow traffic and disrupt the scale. We also introduced a pedestrian network that broke up the blocks further and could accommodate recreation, retail and general public space. To answer the challenges posed by rapidly shifting demographics we used the complexity of the urban plan to generate buildings that offer a diverse set of unit types.
Diagram of the evolution of spatial/social relations amongst residents. The final scheme involved multiple levels of connectivity.
Establish FAR
Generate tower blocks to open up public space
Carve out pedestrian pathways
Set heights to allow solar access deeper in the blocks
We selected one block and set two grids against each other to generate the parameters for roads and buildings.
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We carved out dynamic, varied interstitial spaces to generate singular identities and compelling public space. The approach was applied both horizontally and vertically to unite the high-rise tower with the surrounding buildings.
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Selected plans from the high rise tower.
Unit type distribution
Structure
Circulation
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The complex circulation and generosity of terraces also allowed us to use one means of egress in compliance with 2009 IBC.
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We choose a narrow material palette that was applied ubiquitously. We used dark brick in conjunction with storefront window systems and channel glass. The channel glass was used only on residences to provide privacy and light. The lower floors of commercial space were predominately open expanses of glass.
A key driver of the building design was to offer generous shared outdoor spaces to allow residents to occupy the outdoors and mingle with neighbors. We used Revit to help handle the complexity of the design. As a result we could cut sections and test spaces rapidly despite the idiosyncratic nature of each building.
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To the left are the numerous unit types we designed for the tower. In designing this variety we hoped to create the opportunity for neighborhood residents to upsize or downsize their home based on needs but still remain in the same neighborhood if not the same building.
1 Bedroom Units
2 Bedroom Unit
3 Bedroom Shared Unit
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1 Bedroom Units
3 Bedroom Unit
5 Bedroom Shared Unit
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Selection of unit floor plans for the low rise buildings.
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Elevation from the interior of the block.
Elevation from the exterior of the block.
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Hybridizing Infrastructure A Master Plan and an Urban Factory Delray Neighborhood, Detroit, MI University of Michigan Fall 2011 Assistant Professor Maria Arquero with David de Cespedes Andrew Wolking Matt Dolan
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This urban project questions the over-abundance of land allocated for the Detroit River International Crossing proposal by squeezing its spatial/programmatic requirements, allowing for increased connectivity of North/South areas of Delray through sectional voids. The overlap of High Speed Rail, bridge crossing, I-75, and industrial augmentation can provide for the efficient flow of goods, people, and transit, while establishing a dynamic node of activity within the center of Delray. Furthermore, viewing the abundance of infrastructure [water, roads, power] and industry as commodities for the community provides an alternative reading of Detroit urbanism, capitalizing on the visual & spatial qualities of the systems and objects created as a result of intense industrialization. Within this masterplan I designed a urban factory and syngas plant operating off of remediation projects within the neo-industrial landscape. Benzene
BROWNFIELD NETWORK / PERFORMATIVE LANDSCAPE
Lead, Pb
Black Willow
Bicarbonates Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
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rownfield Cleanup
USHUD
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Tar
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Rapeseed
Xylenes tree farming
Hybrid Poplar
Toluene
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Mercury, Hg
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Asbestos
Hemp
PCB’s
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waste
commerce
Gasoline / Petroleum
8.6 research
8.6 6.1 5.9 1.9 manufacture
1.8 MDEQ
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production
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urban agriculture
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Black Willow
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Rapeseed
Hybrid Poplar
Hemp
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All Detroit sewage flows through one pipe to the wastewater treatment plant. Storm events max out the plant’s capacity and excess dumps into the Detroit River through numerous outfalls.
The project proposes additional soft infrastructure along underutilized streets. Sewage is pumped into wetlands where nutrients can be absorbed and pollutants broken down before entering the river.
On top of this wastewater infrastructure is placed a system of pedestrian greenways that follow the disused railroads. The system also allows the factory site to be linked to all the sites undergoing phytoremediation.
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The final urban plan once all phases are complete. The new urban factory is located adjacent to the new high speed railway and green pedestrian networks.
New High Speed Train Station
Site of New Urban Factory
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seed cleaning storage
cleaning digestor
rolling
combing scutching
spinning weaving
processing
seed
dried & cut
poplar store room
poplar
woodworking willow
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wood
plant
& shipping
testing
packing
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weaving
gasification
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Inundation Architecture + Adaptation Jakarta, Indonesia and Bangkok, Thailand University of Michigan Spring 2011 Assistant Professor Meredith Miller & Lecturer Etienne Turpin with Cathy Pyenson Huang Feng Yang Peng Miktha Farid Mikhael Johanes Leta Lestari
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After three weeks of research on our given site we focused our design around Waduk Pluit, its supporting systems and context. We had two main issues in mind. First was how to deal with the large amount of trash flowing through the site and ultimately out to Jakarta Bay. Second, we wanted to maintain or expand the flood capacity of the Pluit. Consequently our proposal can be looked at as a symbiotic relationship of two parts - one an expanded system of clearing trash and then oxygenating the water flowing through the river to the Pluit - the second is the creation of a ‘market street’ that links a new pier and paper/fiber board factory that uses hyacinth harvested from the Pluit to make its products.
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Subsidence levels Water systems Research Site Rivers and Canals World Bank Plan Waste Transfer Station
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The Fish Market Gates never open, as a result a slow eddy becomes a solid floating mat of waste. The ground to the left is actually an accumulated mass of garbage that has slowly become “land” over the years.
The reservoir’s edge has been taken over by squatter settlements. The waste from this community generates an expanding shoreline further reducing flood capacity.
The foreground is the mat of trash often found on the water’s edge. Beyond is a large expanse on Water Hyacinth, an invasive weed that clogs waterways throughout Southeast Asia.
Waduk Pluit’s current shape. The fill represents the extent of Hyacinth seen in satellite photographs.
The reservoir was carved out from Jakarta’s expanding coastline over the second half of the twentieth century. It was the Java Sea one hundred years ago.
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Intervention Line 3 _ Bubble Park and Pneumatic Rake Gate
Intervention Line 2 _ Bubble Park and Manual Rake Gate + Housing
Intervention Line 1 _ Bubble Park and Manual Rake Gate
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WORLD BANK COMPLETES DREDGING_ Begin Phased Interventions_ Agency Engaged Phase 1 __ Establish Hyacinth Factory
Phase 5 __ Hyper-eutrophic conditions created market corridor constructed
Phase 2 __ Add Trash Rake 2
Phase 6 __ Demand for sediment grows - individual dredging operations begin in Waduk Pluit
Phase 3 __ Add Trash Rake 3
Phase 7 __ Pump house is renovated to supply fresh water to treatment plant
Phase 4 __ Build Bubble Parks Money gleaned from the sale of recyclables funds construction
Phase 8 __ PAM Jaya constructs new water treatment plant in MuaraBaru to process water from the pluit
Ministry of Public Works
PAM Jaya
PT Serat Papan Pembuat
Ancillary Markets
Labourers
Traders
Food Vendors
DPU-DKI Jakarta PIER
PT Leotunggal Mandiri
MARKET CORRIDOR Children
Hyacinth Collector Layanan Pembersih Saluran
Dredger
BUBBLE PARK
Trash Rakers
Trash Rakers
Actor Network Diagram of Proposal
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Axonometric and section demonstrating the different components on the industrial plant
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PROFESSIONAL
HOK INC San Francisco. CA
Roderick James Architects Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom
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HOK, INC Junior Architectural Technician San Francisco, CA January 2007 - November 2008
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San Quentin Central Health Services Building is located in the heart of San Quentin State Prison. The building is a five-story, 135,000 gross square foot correctional health care facility, providing medical, dental and mental health care services. The CHSB project also houses Receiving and Release for the processing of inmates from northern California Counties into the State system and the prison library. I was involved in construction documentation, particularly I was responsible for scheduling and detailing of all windows, as well as detailing the main conference room pictured below.
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Project included preservation of the first building constructed by the state of California, a prison.
HOK Practice and Innovation Team: Best Practice Detail Library. I was responsible for managing the corporate wide detail database and its translation into Revit. Additionally I assisted with content creation which varied from generating standard best practice details to custom design details (shown on the right) from award winning projects throughout North America. 55
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Highland Hospital Replacement and Renovation HOK developed the schematic design package for Alameda County. This went out for a competitive bid process on a design/ build basis. I was involved in the creation of the SD package which relied solely on Revit. I gained significant experience in the creation of custom Revit families.
The Oregon State Hospital was the location for the award winning 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The hospital provides long-term intensive psychiatric treatment for adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. HOK was responsible for the design of the historic hospital and the new additions. I was involved during the design development stage. 57
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Roderick James Architects, LLP Architectural Assistant Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom January 2009 - May 2011
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Perspective view from the garden
Aerial view of the project
The Garden House is a 4 bedroom private residence surrounded by fields in the English Midlands. The house underwent strict planning scrutiny and the design focused on constructing a visually compact form by having the wings intersect at 30 degrees. This also created sweeping views of the clients extensive gardens. I was responsible for construction documentation and site assistance. This involved several site visits and weekly conversations with the builder.
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Three colleagues and myself entered the Design Against The Elements competition to design storm resilient multi-family housing in Metro Manilla. We took second place out of 80+ professional teams. Our proposal focused on a shelter in place strategy with a robust structural core. We also elevated the residences above expected flood levels by dedicating the lower level to commercial spaces; this meant each unit’s stairs allow for boat access during emergencies. Section through typical residence
Anticipated flood condition
Street Perspective
Exploded axon of structural elements
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FURNITURE AND SELECTED WORK The Mississippi Studio
House and Center for Druids + Confluence Science Center Missouri, Various Locations Washington University in St. Louis Spring 2006 Professor Thomas Thomson
BarnPOD House
Exploring Timber Frame and Cross-Laminated Construction Devon, England Roderick James Architects Internal Ideas Competition
Furniture Design Three Courses
Saint Louis, MO
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The House and Center for Druids project worked from a given site and program. In the cyclical landscape of the Mississippi floodplain a couple with druidic heritage requested a place that would embody their values; a building of connection between land, water and sky. The building abstracted the triquetra, a Celtic symbol for the three domains of earth, using it to form distinct sets of program and circulation.
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NASA images of the confluence during the 1993 floods.
The Confluence Science Center is sited on the banks of the Missouri River, only a mile upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi. The program includes a research facility and visitor center. Borrowing from industrial elements, the project utilizes offsite construction techniques and prefab pods to minimize site impacts.
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The BarnPOD House was my entry for an internal ideas competition that combines the use of cross-laminated timber panels with traditional timber frames to create dynamic, stacked, and overlapping spaces. The project also explores the idea of the house as a garden, with rooftop vegetable plots and an integrated greenhouse.
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Shading In Summer
Solar Heating In Winter
Mediated In Spring
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Dowel Table_Spring 2005 Professor Carl Safe This table was an exploration of the dowel joint. Using walnut and sugar maple to further highlight the explicit connections.
AluSteel Hammock_Spring 2004 Professor Jim Harris Another exploration of joints. Here a transportable, collapsible hammock stand uses tubular steel joints for strength and aluminum tubes for weight reduction. 70
Lighthouse Tower_Fall 2004 Lecturer Joren Bass Eleven students and I had twenty sheets of plywood and three days to design and build a tower that manipulated light. Using a simple equation we maintained the ratio of the sides as we shrank and expanded the torques triangular prism. 71
Printed September 2013
JARED OWEN HEMING hemingj@umich.edu 734.707.3797