Maxwell Wilkins
Architecture Portfolio
All of the work presented in this portfolio was created by me. Maxwell Wilkins 337 Seneca Road Hornell, NY 14843 607-382-7919 wilkinMO@alfredstate.edu Alfred State College School of Architecture and Design
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Non-Denominational Chapel Model: Strathmore (matboard) Images: Sketchup and Photoshop Spring 2014 Academic Project
spaces for worship, performances, and meditation. Situated near a central pedestrian intersection on campus, the chapel invites students to wander inside and take a moment 3
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Punched windows on the North and South walls produce curtains of light that illuminate
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Pedestrian Footbridge Drawing: Graphite on Paper Model: Strathmore (matboard) Fall 2013 Academic Project
a hierarchy of rhythms. Light interacts with contrasting angles and generates a web of geometric shadows. 7
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Archicembalo Digital Collage 6” x 20” January 2015 Personal Project
Collage is a way for me to develop my eye for composition and form, as well as practicing
to focus on creating a visual rhythm and the result reminded me of a keyed instrument, 9
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Landscape Sketch and Digital Collage 6” x 20” February 2015 Personal Project
up doodles from my sketchbook and a concrete texture. 11
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Commons Design Images: Sketchup and Photoshop Model: Chipboard Fall 2014 Academic Project
and using a consistent geometric language throughout the design.
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like space. 15
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Divine Proportion Digital Image (Sketchup model and Photoshop) 8� x 24� Spring 2014 (revisited January 2015) Academic/Personal Project
model that I developed for the assignment. 17
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Hierarchy of Planes Drawings: Graphite on paper, 24” x 36” Model: Foamcore and basswood, 12” x 12” x 12” Fall 2013 Academic Project
out. By using a predetermined set of cut-out building components, a series of vertical and
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Facade in the style of E. Fay Jones Model: Chipboard, foamcore, and bass wood. 4” x 8” x 24” Fall 2014 Academic Project
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Urban Sketches Above: 12” x 18”, Opposite: 5” x 8.5” Ink and Watercolor 2014 Personal Project
Urban sketching is a way to improve my drawing skills, explore my surroundings, and study architectural form. It is also a meditation and has become one of my favorite hob-
scene near Central park, and on the right, the American Indian Museum.
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Sunset Inn, Hornell, NY 5” x 5” Watercolor 2014 24
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