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table of contents big | architecture
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public bath house | hudson yards slavery museum | universtiy of virginia research facility | dumbarton oaks, georgetown
little | furniture and fabrication
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balance | stool space for a writer | mystery handmixer | octopus
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representation | digital thank you | monoprinitng and letterpress personal political | pronto plate dolly bills | lithography recording records | lithography and bookmaking South Quad | screenprinting and digital photography | digital
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public bath house year 3 | semester 1 professor marshall prado
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Located in the Hudson yards district of NYC, this project is comprised of 12 separate programs that together form an 800 ft tall skyscraper. My program, a bath house, started with investigating public nudity, and using proximity to existing buildings to determine form and position. I also looked at precedent studies including the Therme Vals, the Gellert Spa, and Pompeii’s forum baths. Using the nomenclature of the tempered rooms and the architectural vernacular of vaults, I created a progressive space. The top of the structure is more closed off and as visitors move down, the space opens up and persuades users to be more comfortable in their own skin.
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The images to the left mark different programs found in NYC that include a form of comfortable nudity. Going left to right, the order is strip clubs, public recreation spots [people of any gender can be topless on any public property in NYC], gyms, and exhibitionist spaces. One of the exhibitionist spaces I researched, the standard hotel, is located on the high line and many people use this as an opportunity to perform.. Using sightlines to the highline from our proposed building area [right photo] to test the best place for my program to be located. I wanted my architecture to create a space where people could feel as if they were on display to the people around them but in reality they would be safe from prying eyes. 9
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slavery museum year 2 | semester 2 professor george dodds
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This project is set in a possible future where the remains of slaves are found at the end of the lawn at UVA. After an archaeological research team has surveyed the site, it is decided that a museum should inhabit the space where Cabell hall now stands. The front of the building is lined with glass boxes covering the spots where the graves were discovered. Visitors would walk to edge of the building and then down a flight of stairs to a hortus conclusus beneath the museum. The museum is then entered by an elevator. Inside the museum, visitors can view artifacts found on the site and can be educated on the history of slavery at UVA and all over the south.
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One of the main elements of the design is the paneling system that filters light. Because there were no records kept on any of the slaves, most of their names remain unknown. Each panel of the ceiling is unique from each other and is meant to represent each person. These were created using grasshopper to change aperture size based on the DNA coding of the people discovered. The dappled light would cover the room and stream across the faces of visitors. As these visitors are leaving they can get their own DNA tested. It can then be identified if any relatives have been found here. As they leave the visitors are once again confronted with the graves of those that history has tried to forget. 23
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research facility year 2 | semester 2 professor george dodds
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This project is a proposed addition to the Johnson pavilion at Dumbarton Oaks. The existing pavilion has one level above ground and two below ground. The ground floor serves as an exhibit space for pre-columbian art while the lower floors function as research space. The addition would add to the existing research space and create more private garden space. This would add four floor of multi-purpose research space most of which is lit with natural light. Light is also able to reach the lower floors by reflecting off of the slanted wall. Because of this, more delicate artifacts can be handled without having to worry about damage from the light.
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This project also features a lot of green spaces. A courtyard separates the two buildings on the first basement level. This space would feature a green wall and sculptures. The entire addition would exist where the bowling green sits now. The area is surrounded by trees. The roof of the project would be planted with flowers and shrubs. This would create a private garden space that can only be accessed by employees. On the other hand, the reflecting pool shown on the next page could be accessed by the public and is placed so that they can see the research being done inside.
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industrial design | furniture professor david matthews
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This project was part of a furniture class based in context. The context I chose for my project was in a pool. Originally the idea was to create an inflated object that could be sat upon or could be left floating on the surface of the water when not in use. It later evolved to focus on the idea of balance. The stool rocks from side to side when interacted with. When it is sat on, the user must be careful to center their weight and actively think about how they are sitting. The final product was made from cnc milled foam that was covered with padding and upholstered.
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space for a writer year 1 | semster 2 professor micah rutenberg group: tyler forsberg, jarrod hall, chris burke
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This furniture piece was part of a larger project centered around the literary genre mystery. Our group was tasked with creating a desk armature that would create a space for a writer. This construct closed the writer off from the rest of their surroundings. The only contact between the writer and the outside world are the slits on either side that show the writers work to the viewer. Because of their position and the way that they are angled, the viewer can see in but the writer can not see the viewer. The viewer can also only see the hands of the writer, the identity of the writer remains a secret. The construct was made using a waffling technique allowing light to enter from the top but blocking noise coming from the sides.
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hand mixer industrial design | studio professor ryann aoukar
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This mixer was the focus of one of the two studios that I took for my industrial design minor. At the beginning of the project we were tasked with picking an animal that had features usable for biomimicry. I chose to investigate the blue ringed octopus. My final design mimicked the octopus’s air siphoning technique, their grip, and their ability to cut through water with ease. One of the biggest changes I made to the existing mixer was the beaters. My design was based off of the tentacles of the octopus and featured eight thin extrusions that cut through whatever they were mixing while throwing less from the bowl. They were made of flexible silicone that would not damage the bowl when they interfere with the sides,
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This representation project was all about looking more into the things we do every single day. What patterns start to arise from the slight nuances of every activity? Tracking annoyances, music skips, and showering, I tried to note every detail. After recording these using columnar paper. I started to capture the activities in image and collage. The final deliverable of the project was to model a space in which one of these activities occurs. This was to be done with as much detail as possible and shown in a plan perspective.
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For this project we were assigned a bay of the architecture building at UTK and we were told to pick a fruit or vegetable. My portion of the building is an MFA private studio located on the south side next to the bridge on the fourth floor. The vegetable I chose was a cauliflower. Through tracing and extruding a section cut, I created a furniture piece with a seat and lighting features. After modeling every detail of our assigned bay the abstracted model of the vegetable was placed into the scene and collaged.
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GENETIC INPUT 03 [golden]
GENETIC INPUT 04 [silvery]
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GENETIC INPUT 02
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GENETIC INPUT 01
This representation project focused on exploring grasshopper and how it can be used to create forms based on adjectives. Combining these adjectives using a punnet square could create forms that were related to each other without being the same. The final product yielded a mash-up of new form with an existing one.
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thank you cards
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These thank you cards were created to thank volunteers who support the Knoxville Museum of Art. The designs adorning the front are based off of the architecture of the building. They were each created using monoprinitng techniques ensuring that each card would be unique. All of the cards featured a palate of soft colors including silvers, grays, and pale blues. After the designs were finished they letterpressed with the simple words: many thanks. They were then distributed by hand to the volunteers.
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personal political
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This pronto-plate printed poster is a depiction of my current feelings of being a woman. I’m tired of being scared. I want to live in a world where I don’t have to look around every corner looking for someone who wants to do me harm. Sexual assault affects so many and the it has become a trend to carry around pepper spray with your keys. How have we let it get this far?
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dolly bills
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This project posed an opportunity to create any sort of currency one could imagine. When I first moved to Tennessee I was perplexed by the love surrounding Dolly Parton. Three years later and I am fully on the band wagon. I know all of the words to 9 to 5, Jolene, and Islands in the Stream. Dolly is an icon because of how she treats others. She respects herself and does all that she can to give back to the community that made her who she is now. The final product was created using lithography techniques and then hand-finished using watercolors and gold leaf.
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recording records
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This project was made based off of conversations had with Magnolia Records of Knoxville. The covers were printed using lithography techniques and were hand-bound. After speaking with one the co founders of the store I decided to create this to inform the general public about the contemporary resurgence of record culture.
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During the 2018-19 school year I have been the graphics chair for the UTK chapter of AIAS. During the semester I have created graphics for meetings and have managed our social media accounts. This year we were also lucky to receive the bid to host the AIAS south quad conference in April of 2019. We decided to theme the conference around the growing maker culture in Knoxville. I have created designs for banners, tshirts, posters, aprons, a website, and stickers.
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