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The typology of a knot is the number and order of its crossings. After an analysis of Vittorio Giorgini’s “Liberty Center” and urban skateboarding, the knot emerged as both the organizational and generative strategy for developing a skate-park/theater at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Represented is an investigation of the potential for a knot to imbue spaces, surfaces, and programs with crossings. Program Interstitial Path Skate Object Transition

opposite page clockwise from top left: _Vittorio Giorgini’s “Liberty Center” _the knot typology latent in the Liberty Center _knot tying and surfacing studies _knot programming studies

Line/Path

this page clockwise from left: _programmatic diagram of site events _analysis of existing pedestrian bridge as focus _annotation drawing of site crossings _projected filigree along bridge _minimal surface study of composed knot programmatic figure

KNOTS, CROSSINGS

sabin/lucia_fall13_philadelphia, pa_cornell

6-1 Knot

Knots in Site, oriented for program

Soap Emulation, Minimum Surface

Minimum Surface between Knots

In this scheme, the knot functions as framework in a reciprocal relationship between organization of program, knot orientation and geometry, while maintaining the topology of the knot. Similarly, geometry developed as a soap-film minimal surface generation between knots in a sequence. opposite page from top: _view north from south side of the holding bay _night visualization of theater/boardwalk _interior of theater/skatepark _minimal surface tween knot generation diagram this page _floor plan with below-stage cutaway demonstrating the new boardwalk on the left edge

Office - Entrance WC Concert / Skate Production

Recording WC, Showers Hostel, Cafe

Office - Public WC

opposite page from top: _section through entry/WC _axonometric view from south _west elevation this page from top: _section through theater, boardwalk, and below stage _physical model showing potential material strategies of membrane and wood

this page from top: _respite pavilion along path within representative site model _north-facing section along the center line of fall creek gorge _site plan of the path through Fall Creek Gorge directly north of the Cornell University campus opposite page _site analysis of waterfall rhythm and expansion and contraction, compression and decompression of gorge walls

“By cutting off the light from this empty space... the world of shadows that formed there a quality of mystery and depth superior to any wall painting or ornament.” ~Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadow

The zen tower is meant to be a peaceful sanctuary for the student. Inspired by expositions of movement and light in the books In Praise of Shadow by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, this tower utilizes light as an ornament. this page clockwise from top: _model photograph showing how light filters through separations in cladding and framing _physical model of staircase. opposite page clockwise from top: _diagram used to express a sense of cyclical movement _sketch for how light filters through the tower _rendering of final design within site at Urbanovsky Park in Lubbock, Texas

ZEN TOWER FOR THE OVERWORKED STUDENT

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this page _section rendering showing ascent, descent, and light filtration through graduated panels opposite page from left: _section drawing showing sunken entrance framed by railroad tie retaining walls _initial concept sketch

CITY/BUILDING/CITY

chi_spring13_ithaca, ny_cornell This exercise began with a detailed analysis of Ruye Nishizawa’s proposal for the “Eda” apartment building in Tokyo. The building mass is lifted above an open distribution plinth through which residents travel to their vertically, internally oriented apartments concentrated around light well “courtyards”. The urban agenda of Eda thus revealed itself as an attempt to use the loose structure of the given context to develop a diverse webbing and re-webbing of social encounters though several levels of vertically separated field conditions. this page from left: _diagrams of Eda’s effects _movement and web of latent connections _operative model of the webbing and re-webbing at Eda opposite page _summary drawing of Eda’s organization, movement patterns and community clustering connections following pages _resulting application of Eda’s urban agenda within a new context in Ithaca, New York. This application sought to actuate and encourage movement through the interior block of the multi-level terraced site.

“AguaClara is an engineering team based at Cornell University that develops sustainable water treatment technology. The AguaClara plant design is gravity-powered, electricity-free, and scalable to fit the needs and size of any community.” ~statement from Agua Clara’s website

AguaClara’s prerogative in developing physical model studies were predominantly to communicate abstract filtration concepts in a tactile format. Under the support of Professor Monroe Weber-Shirk, a technique was developed to 3D print the internal structure of large, complex tank geometry as well as all pipes, enclosing them within plexiglass containers. The ongoing, long-term goals are to develop more efficient open-source physical models, in the spirit of AguaClara, in addition to utilizing 3D-printing techniques to cost-effectively generate potential prototypes at full scale.

AGUACLARA

civil and environmental engineering weber-shirk_fall13-ongoing_cornell

opposite page AFF Architekten, clockwise from top left: _graphic signage and infographics for the Ludwig Hoffman elementary school, Berlin _foam and plaster models for Grimm-Welt Kassel competition this page SMAQ clockwise from above: _facade detail for Walzbachtal courthouse competition _physical model for Walzbachtal _townhouse floor plan and facade studies for Hamburg brick competition

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE aff architekten 2011_smaq 2013

MEASURED GESTURE bartosh_spring13_cornell

Derived from my experiments with long exposure photography of conducting patterns, this exercise in scripting sought to spatialize these specific movements in relation to time and expression. Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep” was the chosen piece. this page clockwise from right: _wireframe and rendered plan and elevations, acetone transfer _wireframe detail, acetone transfer _plexiglass etched and painted z-stacked model _initial long exposure image of a conductor directing Brahms Requiem opposite page _perspective view, acetone transfer

The Texas Tech Music Theatre annd Symphony Orchestra presennt:

W H A T COULD Y O U BUILD W I T H THIS?

the poet “I love Mimí, but I am afraid.” .

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laBohéme an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccinni

at the Allen Theatre in the TTU Student Union November 11th-13th at 7:00 PM To purchase tickets, go to thhe Texas Tech Student Union box officce or go to Select-A-Seat Lubbock at a www.selectaseatlubbock.com General Admission $15; Seniors $13; Students $110 Conductor: Cond tor: Dr. Andrew Georgge Sta Dire Stage Director ctor: Gerald Dolteer Light and Set Design Design:: Ti Tim Walssh

Presented by: the Texas Tech Music Theatre and Symphony Orchestra To purchase tickets, go to the Texas Tech Student Union box office or go to Select-A-Seat Lubbock at www.selectaseatlubbock.com General Admission $15; Seniors $13; Students $10

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Conductor: Dr. Andrew George Stage Director: Gerald Dolter Light and Set Design: Tim Walsh

at the Allen Theatre in the TTU Student Union November 11th-13th at 7:00 PM

The Promise of Living

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this page clockwise from above: _posters for the Texas Tech University School of Music’s La Boheme; photography is self-produced _teaser poster for a charrette event at Cornell University _poster for a concert by the Texas Tech University Choir opposite page _Habitat for Humanity poster for Texas Tech University American Institute of Architecture Students Posters and advertisements completed for various organizations and departments.

GRAPHIC WORK various_ongoing

A Scholarship Concert presented by the Texas Tech University School of Music Friday & Saturday, April 29 & 30, 2011 8:00pm Hemmle Recital Hall With the: University Orchestra, University Choir, Women's Chorale, Matador Singers, University Singers, and The Lubbock Chorale and guest artist Norman Garrett, baritone Richard Bjella, Andrew George, and John Hollins, conductors

Featuring the works: the 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner for music On the Transmigration of Souls, John Adams Death and Transfiguration, Richard Strauss The Promise of Living, Aaron Copland Porgy and Bess Selections, George Gershwin

General admission: $8 in advance / $10 at the door. Seniors/students/children: $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Advance prices include the Select-A-Seat service charge.

PHOTOGRAPHY various_ongoing

this page clockwise from right: _Chinati Foundation, Donald Judd in Marfa, Texas _New York City _Alexanderplatz, Berlin, 110 pocket film _the lagoon, Venice, Italy _Oscar Niemeyer, Interbau apartment block, Berlin _Bauhaus, Dessau, Germany opposite page _canal, Venice, Italy, medium format black and white film.

JORDAN BERTA resume website email

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EDUCATION Aug. 2012 – present Aug. 2007 – May 2011

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Cornell University, Ithaca, New York BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE, Texas Tech University, College of Architecture, Lubbock, Texas

EMPLOYMENT May – Aug. 2013 Dec. 2011 – Jul. 2012 Sept. – Dec. 2011 June 2011 Aug. 2010 – May 2011 Dec 2008; June – July 2008

SMAQ, BERLIN, GERMANY: Praktikant/Intern HEITMANN ARCHITEKTEN, GÜTERSLOH, GERMANY: Architekt im Praktikum/Intern AFF ARCHITEKTEN, BERLIN, GERMANY: Praktikant/Intern CLERKLEY ACADEMY Summer Intensive Architecture Design Program, Texas Tech University College of Architecture; San Antonio and Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University College of Architecture, Lubbock, Texas: Teaching Assistant for ARCH 3352 Building Information Modeling with Professor Michael Peters G.G.O ARCHITECTS, Dallas, Texas: Intern

POSITIONS Dec 2013 – Mar. 2014 Feb. – May 2013

Jenny Sabin Lab and Studio exhibition “Datascapes”, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Coordinator, Design, Graphic Layout and Typography MOMA PS1 “Party Wall” by CODA, Ithaca, NY: Construction Team

Jan. 2010 – May 2011

Student Publication “CROP 01“ Editor and “CROP 02” Design Editor, Texas Tech University; Lubbock, Texas

Sept. 2009 – May 2011

The American Institute of Architecture Students, Texas Tech University Chapter, Lubbock, Texas: Graphic Design Chair and Member

HONORS & AWARDS 36

GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE from Texas Tech, first in graduating architecture class with honors, President’s List WORK FEATURED on the Student Work web page of Cornell University at aap.cornell.edu CROP 01 and 02 PUBLICATION: Work published in the Texas Tech College of Architecture’s book of student work SKILLS: Adobe CS, Rhinoceros (digital models and 3D-printing), Grasshopper, AutoCAD, AutoDesk Revit, ArchiCAD, VRay Render, and SketchUp LANGUAGES: English (native speaker); German (fluent)

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