Leslie Infanger - 2019 - Architecture Portfolio by Leslie Infanger

LESLIE INFANGER an architecture portfolio

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DESIGN STATEMENT I am interested in design that does good for people. It sounds overly simplified, but I feel that this very basic concept is often left out of design conversations. I want to be involved in design that helps better people’s lives. There are three primary ways I hope to manifest this goal. First, through environmental considerations. As architects and urban designers, it is up to us to design a world that makes it easy for others to live sustainably and in harmony with nature. Secondly, through humanitarian considerations. Design can divide people or create ways to bridge communities of mixed backgrounds and economic means as a way to provide accessibility and opportunity. And lastly, I want to design things that bring joy to people’s lives. Whether it’s in indirect ways, for instance making someone’s commute to work easier, or if it’s in more direct ways such as making someone feel happy as they experience a building.

Above photograph by Elizabeth Infanger 2

CONTENTS

ACADEMIC

PROFESSIONAL

PERSONAL

Resume

The Natural Evolution of Plastics Master’s Thesis Timber in the ‘D’ : Converging Context Biophilic Design Manual Annecy: New Vernaculars Ann Arbor Fire Department Fabrication Growing Against the Grain Lily of the Alley

Areas of Concern Mapping *Omitted for privacy

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Elemental Outpost Silver Smithing Photography

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RESUME EDUCATION Class of 2019

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI Master of Architecture, GPA: 3.795

Class of 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park, MD Bachelor of Science in Architecture, GPA: 3.601 with a Minor in Mandarin Chinese

Summer 2010 January 2016 July 2017

LORENZO DE MEDICI ART INSTITUTE Silver Smithing, Florence, Italy CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH Language Link, CELTA Certified, Beijing, China POWER OF NOW OASIS 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher, Sanur, Bali

EXTRAS May 2018

NORTH AFRICA & THE FRENCH IMAGINARY University of Michigan Travel Course to Morocco & France

2011 - 2015

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS Secretary

2013 - 2014

ALPHA RHO CHI Architecture Fraternity Marketing and Graphics Chair

2012 - 2015

DELTA PHI EPSILON Sorority Historian & Photographer

2011 - 2014

ARCHITECTURE AMBASSADORS

2013 - 2014

ESOL CONVERSATION PROGRAM

HONORS & EXHIBITIONS 2019 2018 2015 2015 2011 - 2014 2014 2014 2014 2011 2011

Student Showcase - Honoree - University of Michigan New Vernaculars Exhibition - Ann Arbor, Paris & Annecy, France University of Maryland Achievement in Design Award Senior Studio Design Competition - Finalist Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Order of Omega Honor Society Inter-School Design Competition National Honor Society Superior Achievement in Language Award 4

EXPERIENCE March 2019

FXCOLLABORATIVE New York, NY Externship Intern

Fall 2018 August 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI Graduate Student Instructor - Architecture, Sustainability & The City Teaching Assistant - Summer Institute for International Students Ann Arbor, Michigan

June August 2018

SEVEN GENERATIONS ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING Kalamazoo, MI Intern Architect

July August 2018

FREELANCE FOR DOUGLAS KELBAUGH Ann Arbor, MI Editorial Assistant & Illustrator

March 2016 June 2017 June December 2015 June August 2014 July November 2013 May 2011

CHENGYIN PRIVATE ACADEMY Shanghai, China Academic Architect & Design Teacher THADANI ARCHITECTS + URBANISTS Washington, DC Intern Architect RATP DEV Washington, DC Light Rail Contracting and Operations Consultant ALL FIRED UP POTTERY STUDIO Bethesda, MD Events Instructor & Sales CAROL FLANAGAN INTERIOR DESIGN Larchmont, NY Intern

SERVICE July 2017 January 2015 2010 - 2011 2006 - 2015 2009 - 2011 2006 - 2011

Jodie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea Orphanage - Sanur, Bali, Indonesia Missionaries of Charity - Kolkata, India Chinese Language School of Southern Westchester - Teaching Assistant Mission Youth - Community Outreach Programs Bridgeport, Connecticut, Sayula & Nuevo Durango, Mexico Challenge Youth Camps - Art Director & Mentor Leadership Training Program - Chapter Founder & Coordinator

PROGRAMS & SKILLS Revit Sketchup Rhino Grasshopper Vray AutoCad Lumion

Lightscape Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Acoustic 2D &3D Equest Climate Consultant 5

Ecotect Bluebeam Maker Bot Kuka Robot Laser Cutter Woodworking Soldering

ACADEMIC WORK University of Michigan 2019 University of Maryland 2015

THE NATURAL EVOLUTION OF PLASTICS Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thesis Independent Project Fall 2018-Spring 2019 University of Michigan Thesis Advisor: El Hadi Jazairy This project studies plastics pollution in The Great Lakes. I approach the problem seeking to respond to two primary questions: First, how can we deal with the state of the issue now, in this context, how can we clean up the mess we have made? And second, how can we try to prevent this issue from happening again? As part of my research I created a digital catalog of plastic items, which I have picked up on the shores of the lakes; other people will be also be able to contribute to the catalog. The goal is to educate and engage people on the issue. The physical site is Zug Island, an Island in the Detroit River just south of the city, it has been a heavily industrialized site for the past century. The project will heal the terrain through bioremediation and extracting plastics from the water. The site will consist of an algae farm, bioplastics research center, studios & galleries, a natural history museum of the Great Lakes region, gardens & parklands; it will be a place to celebrate, learn about and engage with nature as well as foster collaboration between artists and scientists. The industrial revolution and subsequent era gave us innumerable inventions and technologies that allow our society function the way it does. Now, we are seeing the deep adverse effects and slow violence this is having on the earth. We are now in need of, perhaps on the brink of, another revolution on how we handle industry. Humans will never stop using plastics, they are too ingrained in our way of life. However, we can change the way we make them.

Sartorial Architecture In collaboration with Sommer Cade Spring 2019 University of Michigan Taught by Tsz Yan Ng The bioplastics material research shown on page 13 was actually done as the final project in another course, Sartorial Architecture, but was inspired by and done in conjunction with my thesis research. Teammate, Sommer Cade, and I conducted 4 rounds of trials before producing the final jacket made of gelatin, glycerol, and water.

RESEARCH DIORAMA The map represents the interconnected water systems of the Great Lakes. The cube, made of glycerin and other found objects and sediments is meant to represent what we are putting into the water as well as the trace that we are leaving in the strata of the earth, a lasting imprint of our actions.

The Plastiglomerates discovered at Kamilo Point were a huge source of inspiration for this project. First, because it made visible how something as recent as plastic, which has only been mass produced since the 1960s, is coinciding with geology which functions on a wildly different timescale. Secondly, because it was a collaboration between artists and scientists which proved to extremely beneficial to the project. Ceased recycling flows to China

PARALLEL GEOGRAPHIES

KAMILO POINT HAWAII PLASTIGLOMERATES Interdisciplinary Study by Kelly Jazvac (artist), Patricia Corcoran (geologist) & Charles Moore (Marine Researcher)

I have sorted and cataloged every item of plastic I have picked up at various sites. This catalog has been put into a website that I am still developing so that others can contribute to it as well. This is in an effort to engage and educate the public about the issue of plastics in our water ways. I think this meticulous cataloging of each individual item rather than just a heap of trash shows that it is something tangible we can do something about rather than a sea of trash that is too far gone, so why bother. It is about each and every little item.

Clean up the mess we have made & try to prevent it from happening again ALGAE FARM & BIOPLASTICS RESEARCH CENTER As seen in the Plastiglomerates study (Jazvac, Corcoran & Moore), a lot can be gained from the collaboration of artists and scientists. The Zug Island Eco Park, (shown on the next page) will provide space for algae farming, research, product design experimentation, gallery and maker spaces, all to promote the further exploration of bioplastics as a material. Colleague Sommer Cade and I, did our own experimentation of bioplastics and created the jacket shown below which is completely biodegradable.

ZUG ISLAND ECO PARK The complete remediation of the land on Zug Island will take nearly a century and will happen in phases. One area of the island is clean enough to be built on now, that is where the buildings shown below are located. Through the process of phytoremediation the rest of the island will be populated with plants that clean the land and remove heavy metals. A Clean Island ! ‘COMPLETE’ 85+ Years

PHASE IV 60 Years

PHASE III 40 Years

PHASE II 30 Years

Welcome Center, Bike Rental Facility, & Cafe

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EXHIBITION INSTALLATION The final exhibition was a whirlwind, we had just a half of a day to install and we had to take the installation down by the end of the next day. The plants in the front of the installation are representative of those that are strong phytoremediators. The colorful pieces of aggregate in the strata represent the first layer of the earth in which we have deposited large amounts of inorganic matter, including plastics. The jars are filled with pieces of plastics that I collected along the shore of lake Erie. On the tablet, I am showing the website that I created for the archive of collected items, which is also displayed on the outer panels of the installation.

TIMBER IN THE ‘D’ CONVERGING CONTEXT In collaboration with Trent Rieder Fall 2018 Systems Studio - University of Michigan Corktown, Detroit, MI Mid-rise: Mixed Use, Heavy Timber Low-Rise: Residential Walk-up, CLT Inspired by the rich history of Corktown and potential future innovations of Ford’s autonomous research & development center at the historic Detroit Central Station. We developed two vacant sites in the neighborhood, each serving different, yet interconnected user groups. The low-rise site carefully considers the urban fabric of the existing neighborhood, emphasizing community, walk-ability, and social interaction; while, the midrise site explores the potential identity and iconography of the revitalization in the greater Corktown neighborhood, which is situated on the more densely built up Michigan Ave. We were a team of four students who worked on the project, in collaboration on both sites, however I had more authorship over the smaller walk-up site, so that is the one I show in detail here. In our project we developed and prototyped two unique facade systems for the front and back of our townhouse/walk-up complex of units. That are organized around a central backyard and that include ADU units over the garages. *Nominated for the Annual ‘Student Show’ a selection of projects from the past year to be exhibited for one week in the spring *Nominated to be professionally photographed and videotaped for promotional material for the university

TIMBER IN THE ‘D’ INTERSECTION OF SITES, AREA & OCCUPANTS

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CONVERGING CONTEXT Site 4 I am a mother of three and live in the walk-ups on Dalzelle and Wabash. I am the head curator of the art gallery in the Mount building. I have always lived in Corktown and it is exciting to see the changes coming to the neighborhood. Change can be scary but it is nice to see people investing in the area, we actually have a major gallery in Corktown! I used to cross the border to Canada everyday when I curated a gallery in Windsor, but now I walk with my kids to school, then am at work in just a few minutes.

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BIOPHILIC DESIGN MANUAL Independent Project Fall 2018 Environmental Design Simulation - University of Michigan Class taught by Mojtaba Navvab This study came about as a point of critical questioning on biomimicry and similar methodologies in design. How can spaces inspired by nature, perhaps in form, also replicate nature in other ways? How can built spaces evoke the same feelings, emotions and even memories of when you were in these natural environments? In order to do this, I wrote a book called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Biophilic Design: A manual for understanding environments found in nature and how to replicate them in architectural spaces, specifically in regard to acoustics & light.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Experience and testimony were an important part of the research so in the book I included personal testimony from a survey I conducted as well as gave suggestions for replicating these conditions. The complete book can be found at issuu.com/leslieinfanger

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ANNECY NEW VERNACULARS In collaboration with Peter Westerfield, Teruaki Hara, & Emily Richards Spring 2018 Propositions Studio - University of Michigan Studio led by Jono Bentley Sturt & Clement Blanchet Our studio worked alongside another studio at Ecole Nationale d’Architecture Paris Val de Seine in Paris, France. We were both looking at the recent changes happening in Annecy France in light of the merge of communes between Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux, Pringy, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, and Seynod. We were exploring how the architecture and urban design can/will/should react to this. The city has a long rich history with a palimpsest of architectural styles and eras. Additionally, we were working with the Architectural Advisor to the region, Clement Blanchet, who sees an issue in the region: how can we acknowledge this history but also build contemporary architecture that is of our current time? What is the ‘New Vernacular’? *International Traveling exhibition Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Annecy, France Paris, France *After selecting our site and beginning the design, we found out that this site is actually undergoing redevelopment, however when we chose it, it was entirely speculative.

Exhibition installed at Ecole Nationale dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Architecture Paris Val de Seine in Paris, France

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Midway through the studio we took a trip to Annecy and had the chance to meet with some local government members and other community leaders. We each made a poster that demonstrated our ideas about Annecy through our research. That year, 6 communes, had merged to become a single commune, Annecy. In talking to people around town and research online, I found that little had been done in the wake of this merging of municipalities. My poster was meant to question the future of Annecy, will the six towns retain their own individual identities, despite being one? Will they unify under the shared identity? What does the future look like? I was extremely honored that the organizers in Annecy chose to use my poster as the main promotional poster for the exhibition and even printed large scale on the building and printed in the newspaper. 36

A NEW CITY Annecy has long been a cultural and historic center for the Haute-Savoie region of France with unique historic architecture and dramatic natural beauty. Since its founding it has been the largest city in the area and now after a recent political decision to merge it with five adjacent cities it will become an even larger commune. As they begin to reconcile the existing governments into one they are also facing the challenge of reconciling a diverse range of identities into a single united people.

THE OTHER ANNECY

Today Annecy is identified primarily by its historic downtown, overlooking the diverse neighborhoods of permanent residents that make up the rest of the city. This oversight stems from disconnectedness between different people and different places in the city. Although public transit bus lines exist throughout the city, they projects radially from downtown placing a higher level of importance on the upper class and tourists that frequent the area rather than the permanent residence living in the surrounding neighborhoods.

BRIDGING BARRIERS By implementing multiple light rail lines, connecting the radial bus routes, travel time throughout the city would be significantly reduced and accessibility greatly increased. Connecting the outlying parts of the city gives greater mobility to the permanent residents of the city, bridging neighborhoods separated not only by distance but by geographical or infrastructural boundaries.

A CIVIC NETWORK In time, new neighborhood centers will be established along the grid of light rail lines and bus routes, repairing the urban fabric and mitigating urban sprawl. The neighborhood centers will mimic the density and walkability of the historic downtown but take on the identity of the surrounding neighborhood and people, establishing a unique destination and lively hub of activity. The site at the old NTN-SNR Factory is an ideal place to develop as a precedent for future neighborhood centers.

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EXISTING URBAN BARRIERS

The current site is a singular impenetrable mass. Surrounded by impassable infrastructure, it divides several neighborhoods just north of the Annecy train station. With the proposed relocation of factory headquarters, it is a dead zone in a potentially lively part of the city.

A PARTIALLY CLEAN SLATE

Eliminating most of the old factory opens up the site on all sides to create a lively interior and carve clear and convenient avenues across the neighborhood.

EXTEND THE EXISTING STREET GRID

Extending the existing street grids at the site’s perimeter creates continuous axes of circulation for pedestrians and helps stitch adjacent neighborhoods back together. The resulting street grid can be used to divide the cite into a series of smaller scale urban blocks.

INTRODUCE THE BRIDGE

The addition of two monumental axes creates a structural and visual bridge across the three barriers on the site’s edges and connects Cran-Gevrier and Seynod with Annecy.

ADD LIVELY PUBLIC SPACES

Creating a dynamic network of bridge surfaces and public spaces generates amazing public spaces for residents and visitors of Annecy to linger. The intermingled planar geometries emphasize that this is a lively pedestrian domain to be explored, not just to pass through.

A REINVIGORATED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD

A mixed use program of buildings fills in the gaps between the public spaces - not the other way around. This urban node takes advantage of Annecy’s ingrained arts identity and includes a series of theaters, workshops, and animation studios.

A CLEANER

SAFER MORE SUITABLE BRIGHTER GREEN

(FIRE) HOUSE Independent Project Fall 2017 Institutions Studio - University of Michigan Fire Department & Regional Training Center Ann Arbor, MI Steel Structural Frame This project was largely driven by research and investigations into feasibility. The current building on the site was designed for a much larger crew of firefighters and support staff on duty. The town has five stations that are all understaffed because of funding issues. If they were to consolidate down to 3 stations they would be able to better utilize the equipment and staff they do have. Even with this consolidation the site is larger than what they would need for this station so I design a large interior space in the heart of the building that acts as a regional training center so that they are still able to run drills outdoors in the winter. The entire system is a modular grid suspended from above that allows them to adapt the station to their needs over time as well as keep the first floor completely free of columns to allow for a wide variety of training activities. Cancer rates are very high in firefighters so from start to finish this building was designed to make the station cleaner and safer for the fire fighters. When they return home from a call they enter directly into a decon unit that helps them clean the truck and themselves thoroughly before re-entering the living spaces. Running through the grid system is both a water catchment system that feed the trucks as well as large number of air purifying plants.

Right now, Ann Arbor has five stations which are all running on a skeleton crew since budgets have been significantly cut in recent years, simultaneously death rates have been increasing in fire events. In addition to consolidating the from 5 stations to 3, I am proposing that the station double as a regional training center so that they can run training sessions for all kinds of emergency response throughout the whole year. The current station was designed in the 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and no longer suits their programmatic needs.

PROGRAM STUDY

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Study Models

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RAIN HARVESTING POTENTIAL pick-up

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DINING & LOUNGE SPACES KITCHEN

OUTDOOR BALCONY

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LOCKERS & BATHROOMS OFFICES

BUNKS

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STORAGE LAUNDRY & DECON

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MULTI PURPOSE SPACE

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DECON UNIT

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FABRICATION 4 Group Projects Spring 2018 Fabrication - University of Michigan The following few projects were all done for my fabrication course at the University of Michigan. The school has a strong emphasis in fabrication and an extensive FabLab. In making the stool, shown here, we used the CNC router for the wood, (the wood shop for a few pieces that we made a mistake on), and the laser cutter for the inset acrylic. We similarly used the CNC for the column. The combinatoric cardboard project, on the next page, was done on the Zund cutter and the plastic extruded panels were done using Grasshopper, Super Matter Tools and a Kuka Robot.

WOODEN STOOL Using only a 3-axis router and single plank of wood, we wanted to create something that feels fluid and moves in a non-orthogonal way, despite the material and machinery being quite rectilinear. The stool is something static and sturdy yet feels dynamic. The middle ring, in addition to balancing the composition of the stool it is a crucial structural component. It holds the legs in place and resists their force pushing outwards.

Inset Acrylic INSET ACRYLIC

Top Ring 5 pieces + key joints TOP RING 5 pieces key joint

Middle Ring 5 pieces + key joints MIDDLE RING 5 pieces key joint

Legs 5 pieces -notch LEGS 5 pieces notch

Bottom Ring 5 pieces + key joints BOTTOM RING 5 pieces key joint

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POP A SQUAT, THIS WAS

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COMBINATORIC CARDBOARD Module 1: The Triad

Module 2: The Connector

In this project we were tasked with creating a module out of cardboard that efficiently uses the sheet material, can aggregate into a larger system, and again be flat packed and transportable. We wanted to design a module that could produce multiple types of aggregations at varying scales. Through these scales we were able to achieve a wide array of aggregations culminating in a series of exploratory objects. In order to utilize the material as best we could, the pieces from the interior of the square became part of the system to stabilize the connections. Recycling the Middle:

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GRAPHIC ORDERS The strategy for the design of our column was to start with simple geometries, and through a series of manipulations and iterations create visual diversity. For ease of fabrication, we painted the panel first, so that the raw wood below was revealed as it was milled. We utilized 1/8â&#x20AC;?, 1/16â&#x20AC;? and contour cuts.

PLASTIC EXTRUDER To create the panels below, we used a Grasshopper script to generate the pattern based on a shape, or in our case, a curve. We used Super Matter Tools to program the robot to follow our paths. We then ran the plastic extruder a series of 4 times, with each layer building up the panel with a finer and finer grain of our initial geometry. The diagrams below show what each layer looks like individually and layered up together.

GROWING AGAINST THE GRAIN Independent Project Fall 2014 Studio III - University of Maryland Adams Morgan, Washington D.C. Mixed-Use, Heavy Timber Adams Morgan is an energetic neighborhood in Washington DC, well known for drawing in an eclectic and vibrant crowd. People move to Adams Morgan because both the area and the people are full of character and life. I designed a building that is in keeping with this spirit. The building is made of glue-lam beams and columns that are exposed. The individuality expressed in the grain of each piece of wood represents the individuality and character of the neighborhood. This building is mixed-use with a fresh produce market and other shops on the first floor and residential units on the upper floors.

MASSING EXPLORATIONS

UNIT TYPES

As demonstrated in the title of the project, the aim was to celebrate and play up the diversity of the neighborhood, so in addition to the expression of the unique wood grains, the plan reinforced this goal. There were a variety of unit types and they were intermixed throughout the building, encouraging interactions between residents with different needs or at different stages of life.

MASSING IN SITU

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

LILY OF THE ALLEY Independent Project Spring 2015 Studio IV - University of Maryland Community Arts Space & Beer Garden Adaptive Reuse College Park, MD This building has experienced a long and tumultuous history with many different owners and functions, most of which were bars and restaurants and at one point a bowling alley in the 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. It is now becoming a vibrant space with a variety of opportunities to exhibit and teach all kinds of art forms: gallery art, performance art, dance, music, poetry and the list goes on. While also creating a space for the people of College Park, old and young alike,to be able to come and grab a beer or dinner and do so through an artful experience. The relationship between the town and campus has become strained over the years. This will be the first space of its kind here that where member of both groups can come together to enrich he community.

Front Facade

Flexible classrooms and art wall with custom stair wrapping behind it

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Open dining room with sliding doors out to Beer Garden 59

Work of Andy Goldsworthy

PERSONAL WORK Competition Silver Smithing Photography

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ELEMENTAL OUTPOST In collaboration with Matthew Keating Summer 2016 Various locations around Iceland The inspiration for the trekking cabin was based on the design of traditional Icelandic Lavvu tents. They have a low pitch to protect against harsh winds and heavy snow loads and are centrally focused around the hearth. The form was also inspired by the Icelandic rune for protection. This cabin functions completely off the grid.

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Panel System: There are 5 primary materials that compose the shell of the building. This configuration shows the typical configuration however this can be adjusted depending on the needs at each particular site. 1. Glazing: resistant to strong winds, allows for passive solar heating 2. Concrete: readily available, cost effective, sturdy 3. Salvaged Wood Panels: since native timber is not readily available in the region salvaged wood planks serve as a good alternative 4. Low Maintenance Living Roof: acts as both a water collection and filtration system as well as a humble nod to native Icelandic architecture 5. Photo-Voltaics: Energy Source 6. Aluminum Structure: Light-weight, sturdy, and cost-efficient

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SILVER SMITHING Lorenzo De Medici International Art Institute Summer 2010 I made these pieces of jewelery while studying in Florence, Italy. All three pieces are sterling silver. The ring with the light blue stone and the earing were made with sheet and strips of silver, which I then delicately cut, soldered, and hammered. In order to create the larger flower ring, I first carved the piece out of wax and it was cast in silver.

PHOTOGRAPHY Streetscapes, Urban Portraits, Nature, Events, Patterns & Textures I have been serious about photography since high school. I have been the official photographer for a number of events and sold a few photographs over the years. I most enjoy travel and urban photography. I am now exploring a series capturing different textures and patterns both domestically and abroad.

The Atlas Mountains, on the road from Merzouga to Fes, Morocco

Isenthal, Switzerland 74

Erg Chebbi, Pre-Saharan Steppes, Morocco

Ice Festival, Harbin, China 75