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Jordan
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jruzicka952@gmail.com (484) 515-9486 archreation.tumblr.com educational background ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011-2016 Roger Williams University | Bristol, RI School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation
Masters of Architecture (2016) Bachelor of Science in Architecture(2015) AIAS 2015 Roger Williams University | Munich, Germany
Winter Intersession Study Abroad Program Sustainable I
2014 The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai | Florence, Italy
Spring Semester Study Abroad Program Studio, Architecture in Context, Leonardo DaVinci, HP
2009-2011 Lehigh Carbon Community College | Schnecksville, PA Associates Degree in Mathematics 2007-2011 Palmerton Area High School | Palmerton, PA
High School Diploma National Honors Society, Tresurer, Future Business Leaders of America, Girl Scouts
certification ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 NCARB Council Record 670417, 933 hours completed 2011 OSHA 10 Hours Safety Course publication ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Study Abroad Design Project AND Magazine -- and-architettura.it (participation AND 26) software experience ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Revit Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh work experience ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer 2012, 2013 USA Architects | Easton, PA Architecture Intern 2011-2015 Roger Williams University | Bristol, RI Math Tutor
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master thesis | fall 2015 - spring 2016
expanding the reach of community colleges Erie, PA
The thesis of this project aims to prove that creating more community colleges in the state of Pennsylvania would increase the number of people with college degrees no matter their income level. The community colleges would continue to target recent high school graduates, but would also be open to adults looking to further their education in important fields of vocation. Using the state of Pennsylvania as a focus group for the whole of America.
“Today, more than ever, Americans need more knowledge and skills to meet the demands of a growing global economy without having to take on decades of debt before they even embark on their career’s.” -- Obama’s America’s College Promise Education is one of the building blocks of society today. All across America, the business of higher education makes or breaks many futures. At points it becomes a matter of circumstance and wealth that determines the next step in many individuals’ lives. A stepping block to higher education is the two-year community college or vocational school. Providing more of these types of colleges can only bring the nation into a more positive light. They provide useful skills and knowledge needed in the professional world.
“By 2020, an estimated 35 percent of job openings will require at least a Bachelor’s degree and 30 percent will require some college or an Associate’s degree.” -- Obama’s America’s College Promise
Typical Elevations (Library)
Brushed Metal Panel System 60” x 30”
1 Athletic 2 Academic 3 Administration and Library
Perforated Metal Panel System 60” x 30”
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athletics & academics
ground level
second level
third level
fourth level
library
ground level
fourth level
second level
fifth level
third level
sixth level
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undergraduate | summer 2014
albercones museum
La Alhambra, Granada, Spain The Alhambra represents the qualities to which contemporary architecture aspires and which set it apart from other buildings from the past. It has the presence of a palace and the somberness of a religious and military place. In addition, there are a variety of scales, from the domestic to the urban. All in dialogue with landscape. All of these give La Alhambra a unique character. It is a complex construction, charged with multiple levels of relationships and that could be read from different perspectives. The Albercones sustain a fundamental part of the hydraulic system which carries water from the Darro River to the Alhambra. The structures were originially built by the Nasrid Sultans to bring water for irrigation of the agricultural grounds of the Generalife. In the early 20th century, the Alhambra was recovered and two new ponds were constructed to increase water pressure along the entire system in 1926 and 1960. The museum provides galleries that explain the role of water in the Alhambra. This design incorporated the spectacular courtyards of the Alhambra to focus on the ponds of the Albercones. The building hovers over the ponds and juts out of the steep incline. The exterior reflects the landscape and is not highly ornate.
Initial collage exploring relationship between building and Albercones.
The divide between old and new approach conceptually as constructing a NEW museum over the OLD Albercones it is devoted to.
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graduate | spring 2015
integrated housing Chandigarh, India
Le Corbusier created a sector plan for Chandigarh which controlled the type of housing built in certain areas of the city. He divided the plan up into sectors; the lower the sector number the higher the class of the resident. The objective of this project was to integrate different classes with a new development within an existing sector. In this development, four different housing types were devised. One for upper class average-sized families; one for lower class small-sized families; one for middle class average-sized families; one for working class small-sized families. Each of the units is designed to be stacked and organized within the other units. The units are placed in a way to provide optimal air flow in the typical climate. The outdoor spaces are privatized in order to appeal to the culture; if it is not your, its not yours to take care of. The units are organized in a diagonal pattern that creates large green spaces with plenty of shade for passage through the community. At the center of it all is a community center for public bathrooms, grocery stores, and other community amenities. The units provide a wide variety of situations for any type of resident. The largest unit is a rectangular area with three bedrooms and a large space for living and kitchen. The smallest unit is half the footprint of the largest with two bedrooms and a small living and kitchen space. The last two units are two story units. Both have the same foot print as the small unit, doubled. The first has three various sized bedrooms and an outdoor terrace that could pose as a bedroom. The second has two bedrooms and an outdoor kitchen on the second level with a storefront to provide an income to the residents on the first level.
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study abroad | spring 2014
piazza brunelleschi Florence, Italy
Piazza Brunelleschi lies between Piazza della Santissima Annunziata and Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy and is in deep need of repair. The intentions of this project are to create a better outdoor space incorporating new construction of a library and dormitory for the local college. In developing the space, two new piazzas were developed: one green, another paved. The green space protected by the library; and, the paved piazza in front to greet the public. The library’s facade is angled to mimic the incoming one way road to welcome people into the piazza. The two facilities are separated to keep the public and private elements detached. Concept: Peeling
ISOLATED AXONOMETRIC
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
MASTER PLANNING DIAGRAM
PUBLIC SECTION 1
PRIVATE SECTION 1
PRIVATE SECTION 2
PUBLIC SECTION 2
PRIVATE ELEVATION
PUBLIC ELEVATION
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comprehensive | summer 2015
bauhaus museum Dessau, Germany
Blending the edges between interior and exterior creates a dialogue between historic buildings, their artwork and the building and art the movement of history has inspired. The entrances and exits provide an exploration of the art and architecture in an adventurous experience. Using the art of the Bauhaus and the inspiration of the architecture, creating planes of space and interlocking spaces that create interesting niches and pockets that allow for private spaces that become an experience worth finding. Slivers of space that reflect the Bauhaus allow the building to become part of the exhibit. Mirroring the architecture without duplicating the architecture respects the boundaries between the historic building and the museum focused on displaying the era of the Bauhaus. Much of the art of the art of the Bauhaus was focused on mass-production, intersection of planes, and in-depth exploration of detail, and so the building showing those ideals should also reflects the importance of the movement. Looking at the Bauhaus as a philosophy rather than just the building, one begins to look at the art and the philosophy of the movement brings the building into a new light where it is looked at as a piece of work produced by the ideology of the Bauhaus era. The building becomes a piece of work in the exhibit. Using the museum itself to show off the attention of detail the Bauhaus and other aspects of the building that epitomize the general ideologies that are not only the building, but the philosophy. The School of the Bauhaus has stood the test of time. At its conception, Gropius’ intentions were not aimed at changing the art and architecture of the time, but to change the way the arts were taught. In retrospect, a style emerged. “It is not my intention to introduce a cut and dried “Modern Style” from Europe, but rather to introduce a method of approach which allows one to tackle a problem according to its particular conditions…an attitude toward the problems of our generation which is unbiased, original, and elastic.” - Walter Gropius