Architecture Portfolio 2020 - Mariana Morales

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M M MARIANA MORALES Architecture Portfolio 2020


July 27, 2019 Re: Letter of Reference for Mariana Morales July 27, 2019 To Whom it May Concern, Re: Letter of Reference for Mariana Morales It is with pleasure and great enthusiasm that I am writing this letter of reference for Mariana. I have had the To Whom it May Concern, opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Mariana provided a diverse range of skills and team collaboration efforts on It is with pleasure and great enthusiasm that I am writing this letter of reference for Mariana. I have had the these projects. Her energy and work ethic was a model for the team. opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Mariana provided a diverse range of skills and team collaboration efforts on Sasaki provides support and a major commitment to the development of its internship program. these projects. Her energy and work ethic was a model for the team. Consequently, we are exposed to between 15 and 20 intern employees each year. I would start this commentary with the honest evaluation that Mariana has positioned herself at the top of our intern alumni Sasaki provides support and a major commitment to the development of its internship program. group. Her performance was as strong as I have seen in my 14 years with the firm. Consequently, we are exposed to between 15 and 20 intern employees each year. I would start this commentary with the honest evaluation that Mariana has positioned herself at the top of our intern alumni With respect to the work that we were involved with at Washington and Lee, the firm was contracted to group. Her performance was as strong as I have seen in my 14 years with the firm. provide a series of planning and design studies on 9 potential building projects as part of a strategic initiative by the university over the next 10 years, including projects for a Student Center, a Library, a Science Center With respect to the work that we were involved with at Washington and Lee, the firm was contracted to expansion, Housing projects and several significant landscape projects. This work was both at a campus provide a series of planning and design studies on 9 potential building projects as part of a strategic initiative master planning level, but also at a conceptual design level for the individual projects. by the university over the next 10 years, including projects for a Student Center, a Library, a Science Center expansion, Housing projects and several significant landscape projects. This work was both at a campus Her work constantly ‘bridged’ the gap between campus planning strategies and building design concepts. master planning level, but also at a conceptual design level for the individual projects. Mariana was completely comfortable in supporting this range of tasks. Her skills became quickly evident to the team in multiple computer software platforms (sketch up, CADD, illustrator and more). She quickly Her work constantly ‘bridged’ the gap between campus planning strategies and building design concepts. became the ‘go to’ team member in support of our team’s digital graphics and illustration. What impressed Mariana was completely comfortable in supporting this range of tasks. Her skills became quickly evident to me most was her speed and efficient approach to the work. It was a unique balance that provided a strong the team in multiple computer software platforms (sketch up, CADD, illustrator and more). She quickly skill set with a focused work ethic. At the same time, her perspective as a designer was always present. became the ‘go to’ team member in support of our team’s digital graphics and illustration. What impressed me most was her speed and efficient approach to the work. It was a unique balance that provided a strong Mariana appeared to be very comfortable with this role and level of responsibility. I was continually skill set with a focused work ethic. At the same time, her perspective as a designer was always present. impressed by her willingness to take on tasks. If she was not sure of an approach, she reached out to other team members for advice. She had an opportunity to participate in video conferences with the client and Mariana appeared to be very comfortable with this role and level of responsibility. I was continually became a recognized team member. She was socially sophisticated in her willingness to engage. At the same impressed by her willingness to take on tasks. If she was not sure of an approach, she reached out to other time, she was always circumspect and a great listener. team members for advice. She had an opportunity to participate in video conferences with the client and became a recognized team member. She was socially sophisticated in her willingness to engage. At the same In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed having Mariana on my team. The best commendation I can offer is that time, she was always circumspect and a great listener. she will be missed very much…….in fact, very difficult to replace. This is an unusual attribute for a young professional and suggests enormous potential for her future growth. In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed having Mariana on my team. The best commendation I can offer is that she will be missed very much…….in fact, very difficult to replace. This is an unusual attribute for a young I would be happy to discuss any questions you might have. professional and suggests enormous potential for her future growth. Sincerely, I would be happy to discuss any questions you might have. Sincerely,

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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR MARIANA MORALES

JulyAugust 27, 2019 15, 2019 It May Concern, for Mariana Morales Re: To Whom Letter of Reference July 27, 2019 Curious. Team Player. Friendly. Gracious. Thorough. Confident. Articulate. To Whom it Poised. May Concern, Re: All areLetter of Reference for Mariana Morales qualities which immediately come to mind when describing Mariana Morales.

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It is with pleasure and great enthusiasm that I am writing this letter of reference for Mariana. I have had the Marianait arrived at Sasaki, a firm which receives resumes and applications from the To Whom May Concern, opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee brightest of students from the strongest schools and firms across the country, with talent, University inattitude Lexington, Mariana provided a diverse range of skills and team collaboration efforts on open andgreat aVirginia. willingness to take the profession call architecture. It is an with pleasure and enthusiasm thatonI am writing thisweletter of reference for Mariana. I have had the these projects. Her energy and work ethic was a model for the team. opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee She delivered. University in Lexington, Virginia. 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Sincerely, contact me if you have any questions, and I will be delighted to speak with you.

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16 April 2020 July 27, 2019 Re: Letter of Morales Reference for Mariana Morales Ref: Mariana July 27, 2019 Intern at Sasaki (summer 2018 to summer 2019) To Whom it May Concern, Re: Letter of Reference for Mariana Morales It is with pleasure and great enthusiasm that I am writing this letter of reference for Mariana. I have had the To To whom Whom itit may May concern, Concern, opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee University into Lexington, Virginia. Mariana provided a diverse range of skills andas team collaboration efforts on IIt am writing offer my strongest support Morales a former intern I I have had is with pleasure and great enthusiasm thatofI Mariana am writing this letter of reference for Sasaki. Mariana. the had pleasure of energy working with Mariana in several institutional Master Plan projects of thesethe projects. Her and work ethic was a model for the team. opportunity to work with Mariana over the past year on a series of diverse projects at the Washington and Lee mine including UC Berkeley, Washington and Lee University, and Wabash University, University in Lexington, Virginia. Mariana provided a diverse skills and team collaboration efforts on and I cannot emphasize enough how crucial her to role inrange all of of those Sasaki provides support and a major commitment thewas development of itsprojects. internship program. these projects. Her energy and work ethic was a model for the team. Consequently, we are exposed to between 15 and 20 intern employees each year. 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MARIANA MORALES mariana.mme03@gmail.com 15/03/1996 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico +52 8115182623

EDUCAT I ON 2014 - 2019 2018 Summer 2011 - 2013

Tecnológico De Monterrey / Monterrey, Mexico Bachelor of Architecture Degree Steel & Construction Management / Valencia, Spain Tecnológico De Monterrey / Monterrey, Mexico Multicultural High School Diploma

PR O F ESS I O NAL EX PER I EN CE 2018 - 2019 Sep - Aug

Sasaki Associates / Boston, U.S.A One Year Design Intern • Developed project representation such as; diagrams, renders, plans and presentations for meetings with clients. • Participated in client meetings and architectural design proposals. • Managed graphic design of proposals and presentations. • Developed models and design proposals in architectural, urban and landscape projects.

2017 Oct - Dec

AM Arquitectura / Monterrey, Mexico Summer Design Intern • Managed graphic design of proposals, presentations and client correspondence. • Developed design proposals and design solutions. • Realized project representation such as; diagrams, renders, plans and presentations for meetings with clients.

2017 Summer

Distrito Tec / Monterrey, Mexico Summer Design Intern • Developement of conceptual and explanatory diagrams. • Case study data analysis. • Categorization of information for master plans. • Management and revision of master plan analysis documents.

2015 Summer

AM Arquitectura / Monterrey, Mexico Summer Design Intern • Developed architectural models and drawings for residential and commercial projects. • Participated in firm’s architectural design and plan drawings. • Managed presentations and client documents.


C O NT ES T S 2019

Orange Investments Annual Competition / Local

2018

Barrio Colonia Obrera Conservation Plan / Regional

2018

ENEA National Student Competition / National

2018

Bienal N.L. School Of Architects / Regional

2017

Pape Observatory Tower / International

2017

Rome Contemporary Chapel / International

2017

Citizen Park / Regional

2017

Hyde Park Library / International

2019

Highest GPA in Architecture School / Graduation Honorific Mention

2018

National Finalist / ENEA National Student Competition

2018

National First Place / ENEA National Student Competition

AWA R DS

DUAL Master Plan 2016 - 2018 2017 2015 - 2017

Proyecta Exhibition / Tecnológico de Monterrey Regional Finalist / Citizen Park Competition Highest GPA in Architecture School / Panorama Tec Publication

2014

Highest GPA Oxford School / Tecnológico de Monterrey Scholarship

2019

Real State Workshop / Tecnológico de Monterrey

2019

Photography Workshop / Tecnológico de Monterrey

2018

Architectural Illumination Workshop / Tecnológico de Monterrey

2017

Food Factory Design Workshop / Tecnológico de Monterrey

2017

Digital Illustration Workshop / Cannaletto’s Firm

2016

Adaptation Workshop / Analysis and Improvement of a Local School

2015

Accessibility Workshop / Adaptation of Spaces for Disabled People

WO R K SH O PS

S K I LLS Language

Software

Spanish / Native

Manual

Sketching / Painting

English / Fluent

Model Making / Laser Cutting

French / Basic

Photography

AutoCAD / Advanced

Graphic Design

Revit / Advanced Enscape / Advanced

Personal

Creative Problem Solving

Sketchup & Vray / Advanced

Time Management

Photoshop / Advanced

Team Work & Leadership

Illustrator / Advanced

Research

Ms Office / Advanced Rhinoceros / Intermediate

Interests

Architectural Design

InDesign / Basic

Landscape & Urban Design

3D Max / Basic

Sustainability


CONTENT Architecture Portfolio 2020

The present compliation includes academic and competition projects developed from 2017 to 2020. Each project represents the creator´s personality, each of them has its own nature and purpose and presents the whole design process, starting from the concept design to the final floorplans, diagrams and renderings. Also, a professional work section is included which shows the most relevant projects made in a year-long internship program at Sasaki Associates in Boston, MA.


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FUG COMPLEX

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ETHEREAL CHAPEL

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ITESM DESIGN HUB

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SASAKI ASSOCIATES

Mixed Use/ T heoric Design / Mty, Mexico p. 10-21

Spiritual / Architectural Competition / Rome, Italy p. 22-31

Academic / Architectural Design / Mty, Mexico p. 32-43

Professional Work / Boston, United States p. 44-73


FUG COMPLEX Mixed Use T heoric Design Typology: Mixed Use Location: Monterrey, México Size: 65,000 m2 Year: 2018 Project Type: Academic The project responds strongly to the surrounding context by incorporating two main site factors to its form definition. At first, the pedestrian and vehicle’s flows generate a dinamic context. Then, the project also responds by merging into the existent buildings and metro line by appling a transect, which generates a gradual growth of height. Both factors are then involved in an experimental design methodology, which consists in manipulating such factors and results in a curved surface. The F.U.G. Complex intends to generate a new kind of urbanism, a urbanism in which exterior and interior spaces are merged and complemented with one another. It’s program involves a mixed use program including housing, offices, commerce and a cultural center.

Theory

Integration

DESIGN CONCEPT

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Reactivation


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PROCESS

1.CONTEXT

2.BLENDING

The project responds to the surrounding context by incorporating existing pedestrian flows, vehicle flows and context heights. The flows are considered to enter the site and bounce by reflecting in same angles.

A centroid is taken from every reflected line and then projected to the surfaces, generating different heights. Then, an average surface is created.

FUNCTION

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1 . P U B L I C S PA C E

2.ATRIA

The project provides public space to reactivate the surrounding community. Cultural and artistic activities are inserted into these spaces to generate a new interest point in the area.

In response to the floor plans, atria are generated by creating an offset to the exterior contour to let more light and ventilation enter the project.


3.ADAPTATION

4.FINAL FORM

The surface is transformed to create public space and entrances. Also, it´s streched up to add the height needed to meet the program needs.

Slabs are added to the resultant surface. The final form of the project meets context, programatic, social and ergonomic needs.

3.CIRCULATION

4.STRUCTURE

The main circulation cores are located in strategic points of the project to provide mobility and connect different levels on the most dense and interesting points.

The project contains a conventional structural system, which allows modulation.

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INTEGRATION The site is located in the center of Monterrey, a highly occupied area within the city, but including mainly low height constructions. The project is inserted and integrated in the main connection node, in which four main streets, a school and the metro line converge.

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PROGRAM

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2

Public space and access allows commerce and cultural activities to flourish. This is one of the most powerful program element to reactivate the community.

The cultural program includes expositions on the public space and a Cultural Center with a total of 5,000 m2. This program element intends to add interest to the area.

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Commerce is located o with a total of 20,500 m2 reactivate the economic commerce in the area.

PUBLIC - PRIVATE The mixed use program responds to the required m2 and created a public to private transition within the ascending levels.

Hou

Offices Commerce

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NORTH ELEVATION


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on the first two levels, 2. The project intends to c activities by providing

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5

Offices are located on the third level (a semi-public area), with a total of 8,800 m2. This program element responds to the project location and high occupation.

Housing is located on level four to fourtheen with the most private spaces and best views to surrounding mountains.

using

Cultural

SOUTH SECTION

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FLOOR PLANS

Site Plan

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Commerce Level

CULTURAL CENTER Multipurpose area for art expositions and recreational activities.


Offices Level

Housing Level

PUBLIC SPACE Shops, green areas and multipurpose platform.

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COMMUNITY REACTIVATION The project reactivates the zone by providing a mixed use program which includes commerce, offices, housing, public space, cultural and artistic activities. There´s a link between the theorical methodology by which the project is adapted to its surrounding and how it reactivates the community in which it´s inserted.

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AJAR CHAPEL Architectural Design Competition Typology: Spiritual Location: Rome, Italy Size: 730 m2 Year: 2020 Project Type: Competition Ajar stands for an slightly open or unclosed space, which allows free access to whom is willing to enter. As the world becomes more advanced and inclusive, the concept of church becomes extensively redesigned in order to create a different approach to the new standards of religious reconciliation. The Ajar Chapel is a statement of inclusiveness through religious phenomena, a journey that leads to a disconection from the world to enhance instrospection and spiritual connection. The chapel is perceived at first as an open space which then leads to an underground level that provides niches for individual experience. These different niches are placed around the same circle aming for unity.

Spiritual

Journey

DESIGN CONCEPT

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Unity


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THEORY

1. CIRCLE

2. CIRCLE

3. CIRCLE

4. CIRCLE

Circle as a whole, spiritual divinity.

The circle generates a journey to a spiritual connection.

The center peacefully unites individual´s beliefs.

The circle and its center generate an interconnected ethos.

EXPERIENCE EXTERIOR PROCESSION

Disconnection from the world

Contemplation through procession

Reflection at the exterior plaza

INTERIOR PROCESSION

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Introspection by entering the underground level

Revelation through an oculus, evoking ethernal light

Confession / Meditation for all religions in different niches


PROGRAM EXPLODED DIAGRAM

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FLOOR PLANS

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Ground Level


Underg round Level

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Site Plan


ENTRANCE HALL Disconnection from exterior world through procession sur rounded by nature.

LONGITUDINAL SECTION Relationship between exterior and interior that leads to instrospection and a spiritual connection.

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U N I T Y. D I V E R S I T Y. The project responds to the human necessity of diversity, unity, intospection and a spiritual connection. Ajar Chapel generates an exterior and interior journey that leads to a peaceful coexistence of all religions.

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ITESM DESIGN HUB Architectural Design Typology: Academic Location: Monterrey, MĂŠxico Size: 19,100 m2 Year: 2017 Project Type: Academic The project is located within the Campus Tec Monterrey, in Monterrey Nuevo LeĂłn. Its main objective is to provide a variety of spaces that satisfy academic, social and urban needs, within the campus. Itesm Design Hub takes in consideration the most important variants of the district regeneration plan tec which are; use of facade that minimizes the increase of temperatures and the energetic consumption, green roofs, orientation elements, access to public spaces, promote pedestrian flows thus reducing road distances and the creation of outdoor public spaces. Likewise, for the formal design three fundamental factors where taken in consideration; adequate pedestrian flows, spatial experience that produces pleasant views and conservation of trees. These three factors give a unique identity to the project, generating benefits, not only to students, but also to the environment.

Livability

Sustainability

DESIGN CONCEPT

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Multipurpose


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PROCESS The form of the project is created by cutting a general volume to generate views, pedestrian flows and to conserve existing trees. VIEWS TREE CONSERVATION PEDESTRIAN FLOWS

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FUNCTION

Circulation

Str ucture

Ter races

Public - Private Prog ram

Plaza

Green Strategies

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PROGRAM The program is distributed in a way that public activities are in the lower levels while activities that require more concentration are located on the highest levels.

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EXPLODED DIAGRAM

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

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FLOOR PLANS

Level 2

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Level 1


Level 3

Level 4

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GREEN PLAZA T he project g enerates bridg es and ter races that enhace g reen public space and natural light.

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 40


SIMULTANEITY Ter races, cor ridors, exposition areas and classrooms g enerate a integ ral space.

CROSS SECTION 41


STUDENT LIFE The project responds to the necessity of creating a node composed by academic, artistic and social activities, everything in the same place to provide students and teachers with a multidisciplinary, interesting and livable space.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK Sasaki Associates

The next section of the portfolio includes the most relevant projects developed in a year-long internship at Sasaki Associates. This international firm is well known for its multidisciplinary and integral projects that combine architecture, landscape and urbanism. The projects donde during the internship encompassed those three disciplines.

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ARCHITECTURE

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LANDSCAPE

03

URBANISM

Architecture / Conce ptual Design / Prog ram Design p. 46-55

Landscape Design / Proposal Analysis p. 56-63

Master plan Re presentation / Proposal Analysis p. 64-73

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ARCHITECTURE

Facade Propo Univers 46


osal Rendering sity, NY 47


ARCHITECTURE

Prog ram Org anization Diag ram

Conce ptual University, P 48


Prog ram Org anization Diag ram

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ARCHITECTURE

3D Modeling/Diag ramming University, Lexington

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Librar y Prog ram Elevation

Music School Prog ram Elevation

Academic Hub Prog ram Elevation 51


ARCHITECTURE

Librar y Renovation Proposal University, Lexington

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Librar y Prog ram Proposal Floor Plan

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Librar y Prog ram Proposal Floor Plan


Librar y Demolition Proposal Floor Plan

Librar y RCP Proposal Floor Plan

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LANDSCAPE

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Before / Landscape Proposal University, Lexington


After / Landscape Proposal University, Lexington

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LANDSCAPE

Landscape Proposal University, Lexington

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Landscape Proposal Axonometric University, Lexington

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Main Area / Exterior Classrooms Relation Analysis


Plaza / Facade Relation Analysis

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UBRANISM

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Accesibility Master plan Analysis

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Master plan University,


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Master plan University


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Master plan University,


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