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TABLE OF CONTENTS WOODBURY UNIVERSITY DESIGN COMPOSITION -EPICYCLES :: 1-2 -SEAMS :: 3 -SPLINES :: 4

STUDIO 3B -2014 STEEL COMPETITION ENTRY :: 5-7 STUDIO 3A -TALMADGE APARTMENTS :: 8-13 -ZAPOPAN CENTRO :: 14-17 ACADEMIC WRITING II -CHICANO ART IN PERSPECTIVE :: 18 -FACADES :: 19-21

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

-PARALINE DRAWINGS :: 22-23 -PANDORAS BOX :: 24-26 -OMPHALOS :: 27-30 -VOLATILE TIMELAPSE :: 31-35 -NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL :: 36-38

PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTWORK ::

39-49

EPICYCLE

SEAMS, SPLINES AND EPICYCLES WERE A STUDY AND UNSTERSTANDING OF LINES, SEQUENCES TEMPO, RYTHYM, PATTERNS, FACETING, AND EVOLUTION.

SEAMS

SPLINE

2014 STEEL COMPETITION ENTRY

7 4 3

2 6 6

8 9 7

3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

CU STO M ES H A LL OFFIC ES D OG KENNELS HOLD I NG C ELLS P U B LI C R ESTRO O M S OFFIC E R ESTRO O M S STORAG E LABO R ATO RY DATA C U STO M S

PROJECT SITE :: CALIFORNIA/MEXICO BORDER CROSSING PROJECT INTENT :: DEVELOP A FACETED CEILING DESIGN TO DISTRACT WAITING PEDESTRIANS FROM THEIR TIME SPENT IN LINE TO CROSS THE BORDER.

TALMADGE APARTMENTS

TWO BEDROOM

ONE BEDROOM

STUDIO

FLOOR PLANS OF UNIT TYPES

PROJECT SITE :: SAN DIEGO, CA DESIGN PROPOSAL :: SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLEX TEN ALTERNATING UNITS THAT CREATE VOIDS USED AS PATIO SPACES. MAXIMIZING SMALL SPACE FOR FUNCTIONS AND SPACES OF A HOUSE.

OVERALL COMPLEX AXONOMETRIC

CLOSE-UP UNIT AXONOMETRIC

STUDY LIGHT MODEL

ZAPOPAN CENTRO

ZAPOPAN CENTRO IS A HOUSING COMPLEX WITH A PUBLIC MERCADO. THE UNITS WERE ARRANGED IN AN ALTERNATING SEQUENCE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION DEPENDING ON THE RESIDENTS. THE FACADE SYSTEM IS USED FOR CONTROLLED SHADING FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE UNITS AND CONTROLLED WINDS COMING FROM THE MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTH. CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT IS MAINLY IN THE CORE OF THE TOWERS BY ELEVATOR AND STAIRS.

OVERALL SITE AXONOMETRIC

PROJECT SITE :: ZAPOPAN, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO DESIGN INTENT ::

INTERLOCKING SYSTEM

ZOOMED COMPLEX AXONOMETRIC

WITHIN A UNIT TO MAXIMIZE SMALL SQUAREFOOTAGE.

9 6

3 0

3 6

UNIT FLOOR PLANS & AXONOMETRICS

ACADEMIC WRITING II

18 CHICANO ART IN PERSPECTIVE CHEECH MARIN, A WELL�KNOWN ACTOR, DIRECTOR, AND COMEDIAN, HAS GROWN INTO AN AVID C H I C A N O A R T C O L L E C T O R : H E H A S C O L L E C T E D A R T W O R K � M O S T LY F R O M L I V I N G A R T I S T S � A N D O R G A N I Z E D E X H I B I T I O N S T H AT H A V E T O U R E D A C R O S S T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S . H I S C O L L E C T I O N C O N S I S T S T H E W O R K � S � O F J O H N VA L A D E Z , L E O L I M Ó N , PAT S S I VA L D E Z , A N A T E R E S A F E R N Á N D E Z , A N D S O N I A R O M E R O D I S P L AY E D I N T H E M U S E U M O F C O N T E M P O R A R Y A R T I N D O W N T O W N S A N D I E G O E X H I B I T I O N , C H I C A N I TA S : S M A L L PA I N T I N G S F R O M T H E C H E E C H M A R I N COLLECTION. THESE ART PIECES, WHICH RANGE FROM PHOTO�REALISM TO ABSTRACTIONS FROM PORTRAITS TO LANDSCAPES, ARE NO LARGER THAN A 16”X16” SQUARE CANVAS WHICH E M P H A S I Z E S T H E P E R S O N A L N A T U R E T H A T D E P I C T S C U L T U R A L H E R I T A G E , S O C I A L C O M M U N I T Y, A N D FA M I LY O F T H E A R T I S T S . W A L K I N G I N T O T H E E X H I B I T, A V I S I T O R C A N A U T O M A T I C A L L Y S E N S E T H E D I F F E R E N T A R T S T Y L E S F R O M M E R E LY G L A N C I N G AT T H E S Q U A R E C A N VA S E S H U N G O N T H E WA L L S : N O T O N E PA I N T I N G W I L L U LT I M AT E LY C AT C H O N E ’ S AT T E N T I O N B E C A U S E O F T H E VA R I E T Y O F PA I N T I N G S T Y L E S . O N T H E L E F T, F R O M W H E R E A V I S I T O R C O U L D E N T E R T H E E X H I B I T, I S T H E D E S C R I P T I O N PA I N T E D O N T H E WA L L O F T H E S I G N I F I C A N C E O F T H E W O R K S O F A R T C H E E C H M A R I N H A S C O L L E C T E D O V E R T H E Y E A R S . B Y R E A D I N G T H I S I N T R O D U C T I O N F I R S T, V I S I T O R S C A N B E T T E R U N D E R S TA N D T H E W O R K S B E I N G D I S P L AY E D . M A R I N H A S A S P E C I F I C I N T E R E S T I N A R T. O N E O F T H E M O S T T H O U G H T P R O V O K I N G P I E C E S I N H I S C O L L E C T I O N I S A S E T O F PA I N T I N G S B Y A N A T E R E S A F E R N Á N D E Z . T H I S P I E C E I S A S E T O F T W O PA I N T I N G S C A L L E D “ T O P R E S S I ” A N D “ T O P R E S S I I ,” D E P I C T I N G I S S U E S O F S E X U A L I T Y F R O M A F E M I N I S T P E R S P E C T I V E F O C U S I N G O N T H E D A I LY TA S K O F I R O N I N G W I T H T H E F I R S T P I E C E O F A W O M A N L AY I N G O N A N I R O N I N G B O A R D FA C E D O W N W I T H A N I R O N I N O N E H A N D . T H E S E C O N D PA I N T I N G I S O F T H E S A M E W O M A N , B U T LY I N G O N T H E I R O N I N G B O A R D FA C E D O W N A G A I N A N D O R I E N T E D T H E O P P O S I T E D I R E C T I O N F R O M T H E F I R S T PA I N T I N G . F E R N A N D E Z U S E S S O F T T O N E S T O S E T D R A M AT I C A N D D R E A R Y E M O T I O N P O R T R AY I N G T H E C H O R E W O M A N W E R E O B L I G AT E D T O D O . C O N T I N U I N G T H R O U G H A N O T H E R R O O M O F T H E E X H I B I T D I S P L AY I N G A S E T O F PA I N T I N G S B Y L E O L I M O N T H AT I S W O R T H S T O P P I N G F O R A N D L O O K I N G AT: T H E F I R S T P I E C E I S C A L L E D “ F I S H I N A C O F F E E C U P ” A N D T H E S E C O N D O N E “ H E A R T W I T H F I S H E S .” T H E PA I N T S T R O K E S I N B O T H C A N VA S E S S E E M T O I L L U S T R AT E C A R T O O N I S H A N D O N O M AT O P O E I C I C O N O G R A P H Y O F H E A R T S A N D F I S H E S . L I M O N E S S E N T I A L LY B R E A K S A WAY F R O M T H E D A R K C O L O R S A N D U S E S B R I G H T, W H I M S I C A L T O N E S O F B L U E A N D G R E E N T O H I G H L I G H T T H E T H I C K B L A C K O U T L I N E S . A LT H O U G H T H E F I R S T PA I N T I N G M AY N O T B E E A S I LY I N T E R P R E T E D , W E C A N O N LY A S S U M E T H AT T H E R E I S A F A N T A S Y T H O U G H T B E H I N D I T. T H E S E C O N D P A I N T I N G , H O W E V E R , E X P R E S S E S T H E R O W E R ’ S L O V E O F T H E O C E A N , B E I N G S U R R O U N D E D B Y F I S H I N T H E S E A A N D I L L U S T R AT E D HEARTS. B Y W I T N E S S I N G T H E S E PA I N T I N G S F I R S T � H A N D , V I S I T O R S O F T H E C H I C A N I TA S : S M A L L PA I N T I N G S F R O M T H E C H E E C H M A R I N C O L L E C T I O N W I L L H A V E � I F N O T A L R E A D Y � G A I N E D A D I F F E R E N T P E R S P E C T I V E A B O U T T H E C H I C A N O C U LT U R E . C H E E C H M A R I N H A S C O L L E C T E D VA S T W O R K S O F A R T T H AT E M P H A S I Z E A S P E C T S O F L I F E F O R O T H E R S T O E X P E R I E N C E I N A D I F F E R E N T W A Y.

FA C A D E S

ABSTRACT THERE ARE THOSE WHO PREFER TO PRESERVE THE TRADITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACES THEY A R E F A M I L I A R W I T H : C H A N G E I S N O T T A K E N E A S I L Y. T H E E X T E R I O R O F A B U I L D I N G S E T S T H E V I B E O F I T S S U R R O U N D I N G E N V I R O N M E N T. B U I L D I N G F A C A D E S A R E T R E N D S T H A T C H A N G E O V E R T I M E . T H E C A S E O F T H E S E A T T L E L I B R A R Y, B E I N G S I T U A T E D I N D O W N T O W N S E A T T L E , W A , T H E E X T E R I O R E X E M P L I F I E S T H E L I F E T H AT O C C U R S I N T H E S T R E E T S R E S U LT I N G I N M A N Y D I F F E R E N T O P I N I O N S O N W H AT S H O U L D S Y M B O L I Z E T H E C I T Y O F S E AT T L E : N E W M O D E R N I T Y I N S E AT T L E . W H AT I S T H E F U N C T I O N O F A FA Ç A D E ? T H E T E R M FA Ç A D E I S U S E D I N T E R C H A N G E A B LY B E T W E E N A “ S K I N ” S Y S T E M A N D A “ C U R TA I N WA L L” S Y S T E M . T H E FA Ç A D E O F A B U I L D I N G I S A N I M P O R TA N T A R C H I T E C T U R A L E L E M E N T A N D A L S O P L AY S A L A R G E R O L E B U I L D I N G P E R F O R M A N C E . O N E C O U L D A R G U E T H AT A FA Ç A D E S H O U L D S T R I C T LY F O C U S O N T H E A E S T H E T I C S O F T H E B U I L D I N G ; I T ’ S T H E FA C E O F T H E B U I L D I N G T H AT W O U L D C A P T U R E P E O P L E S ’ E Y E ’ S , B U T M O D E R N A R C H I T E C T S B E L I E V E T H AT T H E O U T S I D E O F A B U I L D I N G S H O U L D R E V E A L W H A T L I E S B E H I N D I T � L U B O W, 2 0 0 8 � : T H I S I S W H E N T H E S T R U C T U R A L C O M P O N E N T S O F A B U I L D I N G A R E E X P O S E D B E C O M I N G T H E “ FA Ç A D E .” A FA Ç A D E I S M A I N LY A F I LT E R B E T W E E N T H E C L I M AT E O U T S I D E A N D T H E F I X E D S PA C E I N S I D E : I T P R O T E C T S F R O M T H E O U T D O O R E L E M E N T S , D E M A R C A T E S P R I V A T E P R O P E R T Y, A N D C R E A T E S P R I V A C Y, B U T AT T H E S A M E T I M E B L E N D S H A R M O N Y B E T W E E N F O R M A N D F U N C T I O N . � K R A G H , 2 0 0 6 � T H E D E S I G N O F T H E FA Ç A D E G I V E S T H E B U I L D I N G A N I L L U S I O N O F G R A N D E U R , S PA R K I N G E M O T I O N S T H A T D E T E R M I N E I T S R E L A T I O N S H I P � I F A N Y � F R O M T H E S U R R O U N D I N G E N V I R O N M E N T. A B U I L D I N G ’ S S K I N S Y S T E M H A S B E C O M E I N C R E A S I N G LY I M P O R TA N T D U E T O T H E FA C T T H AT M O S T D E S I G N E R S I N C O R P O R AT E S U S TA I N A B L E E L E M E N T S I N T O A B U I L D I N G . T H E S K I N S Y S T E M M U S T F U L F I L L A M U LT I T U D E O F F U N C T I O N S D U E T O T H E D I F F E R E N T C L I M AT E C O N D I T I O N S T H E E X T E R I O R O F T H E B U I L D I N G I S E X P O S E D T O . N AT U R A L L I G H T I N G , PA S S I V E V E N T I L AT I O N , I N S U L AT I O N , P R O T E C T I O N , S U N P R O T E C T I O N , N O I S E C O N T R O L , A N D F I R E P R O T E C T I O N A R E S O M E E N V I R O N M E N TA L A S P E C T S I N C O R P O R AT E D I N T O T H E S K I N T O E N S U R E T H E R M A L C O M F O R T I N T H E I N T E R I O R O F A BUILDING AND ALSO ACCOMPLISHING AESTHETIC ELEGANCE. �SCHITTICH, 2001� CONSTRUCTING EXPOSED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS THE BUILDING’S STRUCTURAL DESIGN DETERMINES THE BUILDING’S EXTERIOR APPEARANCE. LOAD�BEARING STRUC TURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS BEAMS, SUPPORTS, AND WALLS DEFINE RHYTHM, D I V I S I O N , A N D P R O P O R T I O N W I T H I N T H E B U I L D I N G . T H E S E S T R U C T U R A L E L E M E N T S C O N V E Y S PAT I A L C O M P O N E N T S O F T H E B U I L D I N G , W H I C H L AY O U T O P E N I N G S F O R C I R C U L AT I O N A N D W I N D O W S . T H E S E A T T L E C E N T R A L L I B R A R Y, D E S I G N E D B Y O M A , I S A G O O D E X A M P L E O F A N E X P O S E D S T R U C T U R A L FA Ç A D E . T H E L I B R A R Y I S C O N S T R U C T E D O F A C U R TA I N WA L L S Y S T E M C O N S I S T I N G O F L O W � E C O AT E D , L A M I N AT E D I N S U L AT I N G G L A S S S U P P O R T E D B Y C U S T O M S T E E L A N D A L U M I N U M FRAMEWORK ARRANGED IN A DIAMOND GRID; MASSIVE STEEL BEAMS ACT AS STRUCTURAL BRACING T O P R E V E N T D A M A G E S T O T H E B U I L D I N G C A U S E D B Y E A R T H Q U A K E S O R F L O O D S . T H E S TA C K I N G A N D S H I F T I N G O F T H E B U I L D I N G ’ S M A S S C R E AT E S A F R E E F O R M W I T H H I E R A R C H A L P L AT F O R M S . � M U R R A Y, 2 0 0 9 � T H E M A S S I V E I N T E R I O R S P A C E A L L O W S M O R E T H A N E N O U G H R O O M F O R T H E U S E R S . A LT H O U G H M O S T O F T H E B U D G E T W E N T I N T O T H E S T R U C T U R A L M AT E R I A L S O F T H E B U I L D I N G , T H E S H E E T R O C K A N D C O N C R E T E M AT E R I A L S O F T H E I N T E R I O R C O M P L I M E N T T H E G L A S S PA N E L S T H AT R I B B O N T H E B U I L D I N G . T H E D I A M O N D S H A P E D G L A S S PA N E L S H A V E L I T T L E T O D O W I T H W H AT G O E S O N I N S I D E T H E B U I L D I N G ; T H E D E S I G N A N D M AT E R I A L S U S E D W E R E T H E R E S U LT O F A L O W B U D G E T P R O J E C T.

20 W H AT D O C R I T I C S T H I N K A B O U T T H E S E AT T L E P U B L I C L I B R A R Y ? C R I T I C S A R G U E T H AT T H E FA Ç A D E O F T H E B U I L D I N G I S T O O E X P O S E D , L E A V I N G U S E R S O F T H E M A S S I V E I N T E R I O R S PA C E U N C O M F O R TA B L E W H E N T H E S U N P E R M E AT E S T H R O U G H T H E G L A S S PA N E L S . �CHEEK, 2007� VISITORS FROM THE OUTSIDE CAN’T RECOGNIZE THE BUILDING AS A LIBRARY DUE TO I T S P R O V O C A T I V E F A Ç A D E : B R E A K I N G T H E R A D I C A L C H A R A C T E R O F T H E T R A D I T I O N A L P U B L I C L I B R A R Y, L E A V I N G I T C O M M U N A L A N D T H E AT R I C A L I N S T E A D O F P E R S O N A L A N D C O N T E M P L AT I V E , F O C U S E D O N T H E P U B L I C E Y E O F T H E W O R L D T H AT I T H A S N O I M P O R TA N C E T O WA R D S T H E I N D I V I D U A L . T H E FA Ç A D E O F T H E S E AT T L E C E N T R A L L I B R A R Y H A S I G N I T E D C O N T R O V E R S I A L A R G U M E N T S . M A N Y A R E I N T R I G U E D BY T H E E X P O S E D S T R U C T U R A L FA Ç A D E B E C AU S E I T I S A N U N C O N V E N T I O N A L L I B R A R Y D E S I G N T H AT T H E Y WA N T T O E X P E R I E N C E I N T H E I N T E R I O R S PA C E . A C C O R D I N G T O A R T H U R L U B O W O F T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S , U N U S U A L FA C A D E S C AT C H T H E P U B L I C ’ S E Y E , G E N E R AT I N G M O S T O F T H E P O P U L A R I N T E R E S T, W H I C H R E V O L V E S A R O U N D C L I E N T S W H O R E Q U E S T D E S I G N E R S T O “ B U I L D S O M E T H I N G T H AT L O O K S U N B U I L D A B L E .” FA C A D E S T H E N A R E T H E D E T E R M I N A N T S O F A N E I G H B O R H O O D . T H E S E AT T L E C E N T R A L L I B R A R Y I S S I T U AT E D O N A S L O P E L O O K I N G L I K E A G I A N T P I E C E O F U R B A N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E , W I T H I T S I M P R E S S I O N H E I G H T E N E D AT N I G H T W H E N T H E T R U S S E S O F T H E B R I D G E � L I K E S T R U C T U R E A R E A P PA R E N T I N S I D E T H E FA C E T E D FA Ç A D E �RYBCZYNSKI, 2013�. D E S P I T E T H E C O N T R O V E RS Y A B O U T I T S FA Ç A D E , T H E C E N T R A L L I B R A R Y I S B E I N G P U T T O G O O D U S E ; I T I S E S T I M AT E D T H AT T H E R E W E R E A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 M I L L I O N V I S I T O R S I N 2 0 1 2 . T H E E X T E R I O R AT T R A C T S C U R I O U S T O U R I S T S , B U T AT T H E S A M E T I M E F U N C T I O N O F T H E B U I L D I N G � T H AT B E I N G A L I B R A R Y � K E E P S T H E R E G U L A R V I S I T O R S . S T U D Y I N G T H E S U R R O U N D I N G A R E A , T H E FA Ç A D E O F T H E B U I L D I N G I S N OT M U C H D I F F E R E N T F R O M T H E N E I G H B O R I N G S K Y S C R A P E R S T H AT A R E C O N S T R U C T E D O F C U R TA I N WA L L S Y S T E M S C O N T R A D I C T I N G JA M E S D O W D I N G ’ S T H O U G H T O F “ T H E FA Ç A D E FA I L I N G TO E N G A G E W I T H I T S S U R R O U N D I N G S T R E E T S C A P E .” T H E E X T E R I O R A P P E A R A N C E O F A B U I L D I N G D E T E R M I N E S I T S P U R P O S E .

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PARALINE DRAWINGS

PANDORA’S BOX

A S S I G N M E N T: C R E AT E V O I D S W I T H I N AN 8”X8”X8” AREA BOX USING SHEAR AND CONTOUR COMMANDS ON RHINO.

25 R E S U LT: C A V E R N � L I K E S PA C E S C R E AT E D B Y V O I D S A N D O P E N S PA C E S .

OMPHALOS

H A RB OR B LVD

PROJECT SITE :: COSTA MESA, CA EXISTING BUILDING :: OPTOMETRY CLINIC

DESIGN PROPOSAL :: MIXED-USE COMPLEX IN AN UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD.

I N S P I R I N G B L O C K PAT T E R N S

STRETCHER BOND

BASKETWEAVE

4 5 D E G R E E PAT T E R N

90 DEGREE HERRINGBONE

IVA

TE SE

-PR

T IVA

PENTHOU

GALLERY

/Y DANCE

STUDIOS IVE/WORK

PENTHOU

OFFICES

UDIO OGA ST HOP BIKE S

GALLER E & CAF

CAFE

FIRST FLOOR

GALLERY

SECOND FLOOR UP

OFFICES

THIRD FLOOR

LIVE/WORK STUDIOS

FOURTH FLOOR

FLOOR PLANS

SECTION 1

SECTION 2

N O R T H E L E VAT I O N

W E S T E L E VAT I O N

VOLATILE TIMELAPSE

PROJECT SITE :: HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA DESIGN INTENT :: TO DESIGN A FUNCTIONAL AND INTERACTIVE STREET SCAPE THAT DEMARCATES PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS, BICYCLE LANE, AND VEHICLE ROAD TRAFFIC.

SITE: HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA ACTIVE: SHOPPING AREA M I N I M A L A C T I V I T Y: RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK N O A C T I V I T Y: M E D I A N

R A I N WAT E R V E G E TAT I O N

WAT E R C O L L E C T O R

CURVED WALL: � S E PA R AT E P R I VAT E & PUBLIC �PROVIDES SHADE FOR PEDESTRIANS

TRANSITION CURVY

BRIDGE

TRANSITION TO TRIANGULAR

SOLAR LIGHT

TREE

MEDIAN: �MIMIC TIME LAPSE OF THE F R E E WAY AT N I G H T �POCKETS FOR TREES, LIGHT P O S T S , & S O L A R PA N E L S

TRIANGULAR WALL: �WINDOWS TO VIEW THE BUSINESS CENTER � P R O V I D E S S E AT I N G , S H A D I N G �PLANT BEDS AND LIVING WALL KEEPS S PA C E C O O L

SHADING

PLANTER

S E AT I N G WINDOW

SECTION SERIES

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL

THIS DESIGN ENTRY WAS CHOSEN TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE 2013 NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL. THROUGH LASER CUT STUDY MODELS OF LIGHT THROUGH PLASTIC MATERIAL, WE HAVE CNC-ED PLASTIC MATERIAL AND PLYWOOD TO COMPLETE THIS INSTALLATION.

8’

5’5”

THE DESIGNERS AND PASSERBYS POSE NEXT TO THE INSTALLATION THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT.

PHOTOGRAPHY

& ARTWORK

THE FOLLOWING WORK IS A COMPLIATIN OF MY PHOTOGRAPHS, SKETCHES, & HYBRID DRAWINGS THAT EXPRESS MY SKILL, INTEREST, & PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THROUGH EDITING TOOLS SUCH AS PHOTOSHOP & ILLUSTRATOR. THESE PHOTGRAPHS AND SKETCHES WERE TAKEN AND DRAWN THROUGH MY TRAVELING EXPERIENCE.

WOODBURY UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, CA

ALISO BEACH, CA

CALGARY, CANADA

SAN DIEGO, CA

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

WOODBURY UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE