NUBIA LLUVICELA GARCIA ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
FIRST YEAR DESIGN 1 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: ANA STERNER
GOLDEN SECTION PORPORTIONS A S QU AR E I S S T A TI C , A RE C T A NG L E IS DY N A M IC . FR O M TH E C O N V ER SI O N O F TW O DI M E N SI O N A L I N TO T H R EE DI ME N S I O N A L , TH E GO L D E N SE C TI ON E XI ST S IN A L L DI RE C T I O N S . US I N G G O L D EN SE C TI ON G E OM E TR I ES , T HE PO R P O R TI O N S C R E ATE A VI SU A L O R D ER A N D HA R M O NY I N S PA C ES .
FIRST YEAR DESIGN 2 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: ISABELLE GARCIA
THE NINE SQUARE ARCHIECTURAL ELEMENTS IN THIS DESIGN PROBLEM WERE ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHICAL ORDER, WHERE THE SENSE OF MOVEMENT ROM ONE CORNER TO THE OTHER SIGNIFIED A FORM OF GRADATION.
FIRST YEAR DESIGN 2 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: ISABELLE GARCIA
AS IS STRUCTURE, SO IS SPACE TH E M A I N J O I NT O F T H E KA N GA R O O I S I TS L E G S A N D I S BA L A N CE D W IT H I TS T H IR D LE G , IT S T AI L . I N E XA M I N EI NG TH E W A YS I N W H I C H TH E JO I N T M O V E S I N TH E I R L E G S , I F O U ND H O W I T WO R K E D TO G ET H E R A S A W H O LE , TH E SH E L T ER T H AT W A S R E A L I ZE D EM B O DI ES T HE S E CH A R A CTE R I S TI C S O F T H E K A N GA RO O ’S L E G .
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 3 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: DWAYNE BOHUSLAV
PUBLIC ART BUS SHELTER SAN ANTONIO’S WESTSIDE CULTURAL CORRIDOR TH E P R O JE C T EN C O U RA G E S TH E B O D Y TO [R E ]A CTI V E TH E BO D Y AN D A RC H I TEC T U R E TH R O U GH E X PL O R A TI O N O F MO V E M EN T A ND [ R E]I N TEGR A TE L I F E I N TH E S P AC E . TH E B US S TO P P O IN TS TO TH E D IR EC TIO N O F TH E B U D R OU TE . I T A D D S A S C R EE N OF S H AD E F RO M TH E SO UTH SU N A ND L I V EN S UP TH E AR EA W I T H VE G E TATI O N .V
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 3 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: DWAYNE BOHUSLAV
ROLLER DERBY RINK WEST SIDE WOODLAWN SAN ANTONIO, TX
T H I S P R O J EC T AC T S AS A CA TA L YS T FO R ( RE ) AC TI V ATI N G TH E W E ST -SI D E CR E EK S O F SA N A NTO N I O, SP E C I FI C A L L Y M A RT I N E Z CR E EK A T W W O O D LA W N AV EN UE. I NT E G R AT I N G LI F E , N A T URE A N D T H I S A R T TH R O U GH I N SP I R ED A R CH I TE CTU R E , D ES IG N I N G A CO N TA IN E R CA P A B LE O F I N SP I R I NG C H OR EO G RA P H Y O F MO V E M EN TS .
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 3 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: DWAYNE BOHUSLAV
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT HOUSTON ST. SAN ANTONIO, TX
A N E W DE V E L O P ME N T TO I N TEG R A TE P U BL I C TR A N S PO R T A TI O N TR A N FO R M TH E W AY P E OP L E IN T ER AC T ON A DA I L Y B A S I S I S AP PR O A C HI N G . TH E P R O JEC T W A S R EA L I ZED T O A D D R ESS TH E P ED E S TRI A N S C O M I NG FR O M TH E A MT R A K R A I L , TH E S TR EE T C AR A N D O TH ER M O DE S O F TR A NS P O R TA TI O N BY C O N F IG U R I NG A MI X -U SE PR O G R AM O F C O M M ER C I A L , RE T A I L A N D R E S I DE N TI AL ; TH E R E FO R E , C O L L AB O R A TI N G I D E AS W I TH T W O O TH ER PR O J E CT S A N D R E A C TI N G TO TH E M .
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 4 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: MICHAEL CONNOR
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING SAN ANTONIO, TX
TH E P R O J EC T R EA C TS T O TH E U RB A N ED G E ON M A IN ST. A ND A L LO W F O R A PO C K ET P A R K O N TH E R ESI DE N T I AL S I DE O F T H E SI T E . TH E B UI L DI NG U N IF I E S A L L TH E S PA C E S W I TH A G R AN D . D O U B LE D H EI G H T ED A C RE S AR E F EA T UR ES T H RO U G H O UT TH E B UI L DI NG I N O R D ER T O LI N K TH E M TO G E T HE R J US T AS A R CH I T E CT UR E A N D EN GI N EE RI N G AR E L IN K E D.
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 4 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CRITIC: MICHAEL CONNOR
ALAMO COLLEGES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING & CONFERENCE CENTER *PLACED FIRST OF 48 ENTERYS IN SOPHOMORE DESIGN COMPETITION EXHIBITED AT AIA SAN ANTONIO OFFICE. J UR OR S: LAN NI S K IR KL A N D , A SS OC I AT E D EA N U NI VE RS I TY O F H OUS T O N, VIN CE NT C A N IZ A R O, PH . D. DE PA R TM E NT C HA I R O F A RC HI TEC T UR E P R O GR AM U T SA
TH E P R O JE C T EN D U R ES A HY BR I D OU T R E AC H T O CO N N E CT TH E C O M MU N I T Y AN D E NG A G E TH E PU BL I C T O AN O UTD O O R EXP E R IE N C E I N T HE PR ES E N C E O F TH E A CE QU I A MA D R E D E V AL E R O . TH E PR O JE CT D EA L S WI T H TH E H Y B RI D S ITE , TH E U RB A N AN D T HE P A RK . IT P L AC E S TH E M OS T D EN S E PR O G R AMA L O N G TH E U R B A N E D G E ON B R O A D W A Y A N D G R A D UA T L L Y TR E ATS TH E P A R K W I TH DE L I C AC Y .
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 3 PRATT INSTITUTE CRITIC: ANDREW LYON
TECTONIC ROOF CANOPY TH E D ES I G N I S M AD E U P O F TW O M O D UL E S , O N E W H I C H IS S H OR T A ND D E NS E A ND TH E O TH E R IS L O NG A N D TH I N . TH E MO D U L ES M A K E GR A D A TI O N S O F L IG H T I N A S C A TT ER ED, A G G R E G A TE FA S H I O N . L I K E AN T O N Y GR O M L EY ’ S CL O U D XI , TH E HU M A N F I G U RE I S I L L U ST R A TED A GR A D A TI O N US IN G P ER P E N DI C UL AR “T” E LE M EN TS . TH I S DE S I G N GI V ES T H E IM P R E SS I O N O F AN O R GA N I ZED M E SS .
SECOND YEAR DESIGN 3 PRATT INSTITUTE CRITIC: ANDREW LYON
AN ARTIST DWELLING WAVEHILL, THE BRONX, NY
TH E P RO G R A M I S FO R M ED IN A HI E R A RC H I C AL O R DE R FR O M PUB L I C TO PR I V A TE PR OG R A M A T T HE V E RY B O TTO M ; IT L E AD S Y OU TO T H E DW E L L IN G , AN I N TI M A TE SP A C E F O R TH E A R TI S T . A L L PI VO T IN G S PA C E S L E A D T O A CEN T R AL S PI N E O F C I R CU L A TI O N . F R O M T H E S E SP A CE S , TH E R E I S O PP O R TUN I T Y TO VI E W TH E L AN D S C AP E. FR O M TH E S PI N E , G R A D IE N T S O F ST RU C TU RA L A ND L O UV R ED SY S TE MS EM ER G E TO D E PI C T LI G H T I N A N A G G RE G A T E OR DE R .
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