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Nico Eckstein n ec ks tei n @ tul an e . e du (9 14) 7 5 8 9691 I a m a n as pir in g arc hite c t in t he second yea r of pursuing my Ba chelors of Arc h i te c ture at Tul an e Un ive rs it y. Wit h t he belief t hat a rchitect s a re stewa rd s of spa c es t h at e xis t before an d after us, I seek to create a deep connect ion to site in ever y proj e c t I approac h .
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KSS A rchi t ect s London, U K Septem ber 2021 - N ovember 202 1 Assisted in desig ning corpo r ate enter t a inm ent boxes and m ercha ndise store for Premier Lea gu e footba ll tea m
R y e H i g h Sch ool 2 0 17- 20 21 S e n i o r e di tor of th e Garnet & Bla ck Va rs i t y s q uas h an d te nni s playe r C u m u l at i ve GPA : 98. 9
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Behar Font Mia m i, F L Ma y 2021 - June 2021 Arra nged init ia l proposa l for m ixed u se development Ma na ged replatting a nd rig ht -of -wa y com plia nce for subdevelopment Jack son Hole Resort Ja ckson, W Y N ovem ber 2021 - August 2022 Ski technicia n at on-m ounta in d e m o shop Ba emc3 London, U K June 2019 - July 2019 Formulated socia l media ca mpa ign s for ba ck- to- school sea son
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Bonnet Ca rre Spil l wa y V i si to r Ce nte r Cols trip Photograp h e r ’s S tu d i o Tula ne Depot Gra phic Des ign Film Photogra phy Ha nd Sketches
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Th e B o n n e C a r re Spil l way is an e s s e nt ia l feat of eng ineering t h at is c a l l e d u pon ju s t a few time s pe r deca de to protect N ew Or lea n s . In de s i g n in g a v is itor c e nte r, I soug ht to ing ra in t he ra re c o n di t i o n of a n ope n s pil l way - the fl ow of water t hroug h rig id f lo o dgates - w i t hin th e or gan ization of t he building . In t his wa y, t h e dr a ma of a n ope r ational s pil l way ca n be ex perienced w h e never t h e c ente r is v is ite d.
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SUPPORTED BY ARCHITECTURALLY EXPOSED STRUCTURAL STEEL (AESS)
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OUTDOOR OBSERVATION DECK
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SKYLIGHT MEMORIAL COURTYARD
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PLACEMENT OF PANELS IS DETERMINED BY : - DIRECTION AND ANGLE OF SUNLIGHT - MANAGING THE VIEWS OF THE VISITOR - OBSCURING THE VISIBILTY OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS FROM OUTSIDE CAFE COURTYARD
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P ho to g r ap h e r ’ s Stud io A R CH 2 0 2 1 C OLST R IP, M O N TA NA FA L L 20 23 Th i s proj e c t c h al l e nge d me to de s ign a studio for a photog ra pher t hat wa s c o nt ro l l ed by t h e view through a window (seen a bove). Site ex plorat ion revea l ed t h at a divide bet we e n natur a l a nd a r t if icia lly a ltered la ndsca pes d ef i ne s t h e e nt i re region of C ol s tr ip, Mont a na .
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T h e s tu d io s its at th e cres t of th e r id ge, wh ere a v is ito r p as s es th ro u g h a d r a m at i c revo l v i n g d o o r th at reveals th e s cars of th e lan d s cap e. A m ater ial ch an ge a l s o o c c u rs at t h i s m o m e nt , wh ere exter io r ch ar red tim b er b eco m es v ir g in tim b er as an exh ib it i o n s p a c e fo r p h oto g r a p h s .
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Tul ane De po t ARCH 1012 BY W AT E R , LO UISI A NA SP R I N G 20 23 Tu lan e Un i ve rs i t y h as a vas t c ol l e c tion of ar t , a r t i fa c t s, an d pre s e r ve d fis h. T h i s p roj e c t st rove to c reate a de pot for th e s e c o l l e c t ion s to be s tore d an d d i s p la ye d o n a n u nus e d wh ar f ove r th e M i ss i ss i ppi Rive r.
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SHELVES ROOMS CIRCULATION EXHIBITS
ZONING DIAGRAM NICO ECKSTEIN
ASSIGNMENT 3
T h e D epot was or ganize d to gu ide a visitor t hroug h a series of ma s s e s
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Dynamic Hous ing A R C H 20 22 A N Y W H ER E SP R I N G 2 0 24 This
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A s s or t ed Gr a ph ic D esi g n. I not i c e d that the 3 D mode llin g sk ills I h ave lear n e d i n my a rc hi tectura l educati on c an seamlessly be applied to 2 D de s i gn . As a resul t, I began design in g gr aph ic s fo r l o c a l b u s i n e s ses a nd student or gan ization s.
Broken Chairs directed by Reading Beardslee 7:30pm - D e c. 7t h - Pr yt ani a
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Film Ph ot ogr a phy. I fe l l i n l ove wi th fi l m ph otogr aphy as a way to e nha nce my a ppreci ation of my su r rou n din gs. T h e l i m i ted nature of a roll of f ilm forc es me to b e m o re i ntenti ona l a bou t my c h oic es. I h ave fo und that by photog raph in g at ypic al mome nts i n t he urba n l a ndscape, I h ave developed a d e e p e r understa ndi ng of h ow we visu ally e x p e ri ence m a n-ma de spac es.
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H a nd Draw ings . W h i l e I use photog ra phy to c aptu re th e expe r ien c e of a s p a c e, I us e sketches to examin e th e details of a bu ild i ng . By s c rut i ni zi ng the wa y i n w h ic h th e e leme nts of a bu ild i ng f i t to get h er, I ex tra ct va l u able le sson s to mak e my ow n p roj ec t s m o re c ohesi ve.
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