mickey chapa Selected Works
Undergraduate Thesis: A Near Miss 004 Barcelona Urban Sustainable Transport Center 010 Cincinnati Urban Earth Observatory 014 Skin City 018 Objects 022
Undergraduate Thesis: A Near Miss 004 To study the growing issue of vacancy in post-industrial America, a proposal is made in eastern North Carolina to relink a town’s waterfront with the functions of the city.
undergraduate thesis:A Near Miss 006 Rather than seeking new program for revitalization, new relationships can be crafted from established urban processes. In this study, existing urban elements are folded upon themselves. Instead of colliding, new spaces and opportunities are created in the architecture of the near miss.
007 Undergraduate Thesis:A Near Miss At the edge of the city's public dock, the proposal aims to connect fragmented parks on the waterfront. New paths through the parks create spatial opportunities.
Barcelona Urban Sustainable Transport Center 010 Celebrating the centennial of the EIXAMPLE neighborhood in Barcelona, this project seeks to update Ildefons Cerda’s urban initiative by rationally integrating the function of automobiles and pedestrians.
011 Barcelona Urban Sustainable Transport Center A Pas de Deux is a paired dance- two elements acting together to create a spatial drama. A corporate headquarters for the automobile industry and an apartment complex are set back to respect Cerda’s plan.
Pedestrian Pedestrian Programs Programs
Auto Auto Mobile Mobile Programs Programs
Pedestrian Pedestrian Circulation Circulation
Automobile Automobile Circulation Circulation
Topography Topography
Original 1:50 Original Cerda Cerda Plan Plan
to weave
to expand
to mechanize
to blend
to crystalize
to warp
to seethe
to stand
to follow
Cincinnati Urban Earth Observatory 014 9 days in the city, 9 words, and 9 photos were used to document urban processes in Cincinnati, Ohio. These images were used to create 9 site model iterations for a 100,000sqft art and science consortium downtown.
015 C.U.E.O. The site is adjacent to both Proctor & Gamble’s world headquarters and the end of the historic Erie Canal system. A new waterless canal creates a private street for the institution while leaving space for future development.
Site Translations
Depth Zoning
Transformation Outlines
Skin City 018 An analog then digital landscape was created from the simple geometry of cigar boxes. Each box was coated with liquid latex, cut, and unfolded to generate an unconventional site known as Skin City.
019 Skin City Plots were allotted, neighborhoods emerged, and complex relationships evolved between individual buildings, paths, and ultimately the city as a whole.
Objects 022 Product Design allows me to explore the act of making without the opportunity of site. To look at the human as site creates new tensions and ideas.
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mickey chapa
education Virginia Tech Bachelors of Architecture, May 2011 College Of Architecture and Urban Studies
Architecture Major + Industrial Design Minor 3.72 GPA
Europe Travel Studio, Fall 2009 Graphic director of video for January 2010 exhibition of work Video aggregated the paths of 38 students across Europe Environmental Green Builders Club, 2008-2009 Contributed in bimonthly meetings to discuss sustainablity issues
experience
DudaPaine Architects summer intern, 2010
Crafted a detail model of Duke University’s Medical School annex that was presented to Duke’s President and Trustees. Participated in weekly Revit modeling workshops. Created a lasercut acrylic concept model for a renovation at NC State that is still in use at director’s meetings. CUP design associate, 2008-2010 A year round extracurricular activity, CUP was a platform to collaborate with experienced students and practicing architects from around the world. I was selected to contribute on several projects as follows: suitcase pavilion 1.0 @LFA, manufacturing assistant suitcase pavilion 2.0 @Wired NEXTFEST08, assembly NYCityracks, researcher designer and graphics we speak in circles Cowgill Lobby exhibition, production rbr360: round building re-use orlando, graphics leader Thomas Tye Associates Real Estate Appraisers, 2007 assisted with on-site inspections and reports of 50+ residences
achievements Finalist_virginia skills
tech internal furniture competition 2008
Structure Autocad, Revit Basics, Rhinoceros, Google SketchUp Image Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, VRay Render, 3DS MAX Object model making, woodworking, lasercamm production references
upon request