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Logan Mayer

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Architectural Charade

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The Diorite House was developed through the interpretation of two combined texts. By randomiznig the words with the texts and reconstructing them in a coherent form, I was able to create a building that explores the possabilities of opposites while challenging the idea of what a living space is and where it can be located.

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Back Elevation 2nd Floor

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The Folded House

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As a graduate student at Iowa State, I created the Folded House after exploring the ways in which planes can be bent in order to create unique and striking spaces. At fisrt glance, this building appears to have many different surfaces attached to one another. In reality, the Folded House was created by manipulating a toatal of four different planes.

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What If?

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Agrotourism

Imagine a world where Iowa was no longer able to produce corn by the year 2052. As hypothetical as this idea is, it is still a terrifying thing to think about. Iowa produces roughly $8 billion worth of corn per year. This corn is used for a variety of different things including food, animal feed, and even gas. If Iowa was no longer able to produce this essential crop, it would impact every community across the county and even across the globe. Ho` people who grow this precious resource the most. Our project is all about how to minimize this damage while, at the same time, improving the overall quality of life for the people living in these communities.

What is Smart Shrinkage?

Smart Shrinkage is a new study being conducted at Iowa State with the goal to develop tools to help all small and shrinking communities to actively plan for shrinkage before population loss affects their quality of life.

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Live - Work Space of an Architect

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COVID-19 changed the world in so many different ways. The largest change, however, was the workplace conditions. This project was inspired by the recent shift in the public desire to work from home after spending an entire year inside of their homes. The idea for this project was to design a live-work space for two Architects wishing to start their own businesses in in Iowa City, Iowa. The building itself needed to inclued two bedrooms, a shared work space, an under the counter kitchen, and needed to be no mre than 5,000 square feet.

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Floor Down Bed A Bath A Deck Bath B Bed B B Conference Room Studio Model Station Bath Room Foyer Coat Closet UP A

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Dynamic Shading

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The Dynamic Shading a single sheet of MDF board, created by myself and two This shading device was fabricated extremely flexible while successfully a classroom within acceptable levels.