TA I E S H A E D W A R D S D E S I G N P O R T F O L I O taiesha.edwards@yahoo.com
PROJECTS CREDITS JUVENILE RE-CREATION PRATT DORMITORY HIGH RISE VATICAN ALIAS COMMUNITY NATATORIUM BIFURCATED COLUMNS UV FACADE LAMP FABRICATION ROMA 20-25 ENERGY DISTRICT RESPONSIVE HABITATS COMMUNITY DINING
M. RAKATANSKY | A. WHITE R. LEON | C. SODERBERG | L. SEMENYSHYN K. DUNNE | M. TRENCHER L. ZEROTH D. ZORIC | C. SODERBERG S. RAMACHANDRAN | D. CHANDRABABU | SUJU SHAKIR | Z. TRATTNER J. KHANUJA | S. RAMACHANDRAN | D. CHANDRABABU N. KASHYAP | M. CZESNIK | PIA GROBNER P. ROSS | M. INGRASSIA | C. MENEZ | D. LI | S. SAHEEN D. CHANDRABABU | N. KASHYAP | N. GONZALEZ | A. ARUN P. KITTICHANTHIRA | MICHELLE TSENG | JINYANG HAN S. MEENAN
URBAN OUTREACH
S. BECK | H. LEE | C. WHITE | A. VILANOVA
GREEN EDUCATION
L. GRAY | A. BARLETTA | K. HOSKING
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A model of Advanced Architecture’s future relationship with nature and the translation of MAA GRADUATE CAPSTONE PROJECT design into motion and experience
Port city harbors, which were once isolated, now face the challenge of being reintegrated into an increasingly data-driven urban fabric. This desire is coupled with the push for renaturalization of such densely concrete, anthropic jungles. The Port of Barcelona of the 22nd century should reject monofunctional infrastructure and instead re-invite a scenario of discovery, welcoming a
rhizomatic interaction built upon nature’s inherent fluctuation. This project is the nexus of annual local and tourist social exchanges, leading to the spread of plantlife, wildlife and aquatic life. Real-time human behavior triggers the exploit of green-energy amidst Montjuic and the seaport, which then feeds the transition of Responsive Habitats.
The Synopsis | Responsive Habitats Advanced Architecture will have a new relationship with nature. This relationship will be driven by generated data and maintained through localized energy production.
and take priority over wildlife habitats. The intent is not to romanticize a new relationship, but rather to work this one into an approach that explores this dynamism. Design will fluctuate at human speed, with one cycle transitioning between two dominant seasons, responsive to human behavior.
Cities will develop new relationships with their coastal regions as they expand. Without the customary boundaries between natural and built environments, time will become a variable of occupancy.
The Role of Media
Today, the strategies toward renaturalization are conventionally applied and hardly controvesial; that is, if tree-lined blocks and passive parks are to be the the mode consideration. The idea that high-density forestation ought to remain pushed to concentrated regions, is approaching a challenge. Already, the expansion of cities is forcing an encounter between urban habitats and nature. Two entities that once occupied separate spaces and functioned on split life cycles, will find themselves sharing the Port of Barcelona: one space, one cycle.
To advance architecture to the frontline, reclaiming the position as designer of the built environment, one must speculate on its future. In doing so, just like in the media industry, technology and the general perception of desirability will speed up to meet the need for adaptable architecture.
The movie industry has long been the one daring to speculate on the future. They transcribe a world of existence from someone’s imagination to be experienced by another. In doing so, the industry The future Port of Barcelona, as proposed in this has led way to a plethora of technological and project, is informed by real-time data. Human even architectural advances. In a way, they have population data activates the site, which is also been the true architects of the future. affected by cargo, wildlife, climate and marine data. Meanwhile, the construction industry has remained limited by its period, resources, and general This site will be shared, but occupied at different expectations of practicality. This has made sense times. The data supports a Peak Season for up until now; Now, because we have entered the public activity and an Off Season more suitable for technological era - one in which the pace of change plantlife and wildlife that will share the space. is rapid. There is no longer enough time to build stagnant according to standards of a particular These contrasting seasons will transition in an period because the “period” will change before the annual cycle. Each year the cycle builds off of building can be occupied appropriately, rendering the unpredictable spread of nature, creating an it oudated. Likewise, resources and general unstable yet functional emergent territory. expectations are running ahead while architecture remains still, unaware of real-time data and the Theoretical Barckground capabilities of it’s embedded application.
There will be friction. Human behavior has long impacted the growth potential of sprawling natural landscapes. The needs of people often conflict with
This futuristic approach achieves a foriegn appeal with a taste of familiarity. Think of the basics walls, floors, ceilings, stairs - media often uses architecture as a constant to which viewers can relate. However, in this production, human behavior, conversation, and the soundscape remain relatable, while the structure speaks of a new architectural language.
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A workshop directed by presiding architect, Mark Burry, of the iconic Spanish church, GAUDI’S SAGRADA FAMILIA TECHNIQUE Sagrada Familia.
The initial assignment of this team project was to learn the geometric principles and construction techniques that the infamous Antonio Gaudi used in the creation of bifurcated columns at Sagrada Familia. Then, the challenge was to fabricate columns radically different than the ones in the
church, however, the same method had to be used with the added ability to preconceive results by digital means.The result resembles the organic nature of a tree, from which strong branching moments emerge, allowing for supportive column bifurcation.
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A prototype exploring the environmentally responsive capabilities of architectural PHYSICAL COMPUTING WITH ARDUINO components through technological systems. Click image to play video.
The intent of this project was to use Arduino in a facade prototype that raises awareness of UV exposure. UV rays, types A and B, penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere and become a threat to over exposed skin. UV-C rays are the most dangerous but haven’t penetrated to the Earth’s surface. With increased conversation regarding the affects of global warming and increasing concern over skin
cancer, it has become more important to educate the public through visualization. This folded unit design implements UV sensitive pigments on an engraved surface that reveals itself in different shades of intensty when exposed to daylight. At night, the recorded UV data is translated to LED light strips that can be assigned different colors to represent the maximum UV intensity of that day.
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The Urban Planning Department of the City of Rome and the MAXXI Foundation invitation to AGRICULTURE SQUARES & CITY GROWTH design new life cycles for the metropolis. Click image to play video.
Competing amongst the twelve Italian and thirteen international schools of architecture, called upon to envision Rome’s urban future, this planning strategy offers a fresh and radical approach to city expasion. The 10 km x 10 km focal zone is most notable for it dominant agricultural use, much of which would be taken over by migrating
populations. Understanding the tendency of commuters to take up more affordable residence along highways and established resources, this project becomes new agricultural squares creating decentralized attractors to suport urban sprawl. Rather than being the traditional afterthought, agriculture is preserved via vertical farming.
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Biology meets public architeccture to create awareness of its potential as a readily available TORRE BARO WIFI PARK - BARCELONA energy resource in a lightweight structure.
Biophotovoltaics uses electrodes to transfer bacteria in soil into an energy resource. The design research that went into this project required much experimentation, soil sampling, electrode trials and electrical measurements. Mapping the site for potential integration involved studying the
remote, low-income communities of Torre Baro, Barcelona, Spain. The proposal for a lightweight, flexible wood structure uses laser fabrication for rapid production, and contains plants in electrode rigged soil, which provide energy to support the self-sufficient wifi park.
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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J U V E N I L E R E - C R E A T I O N A NON-SECURE DETENTION SITE IN BED-STUY BROOKLYN SERVING NYC’S ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILD SERVICES UNDERGRAD THESIS A juvenile detention facility is typically perceived as a bleak, confined & restrictive space. The intent is to challenge the dimension between the disavowed youth (ages 7-16) and the intervention of an engaged community. In response to the city’s reform of an existing program, the community-embedded 33,000 sq. ft. model facilitates: Temporary Housing & Living Services for 60 residents, a Supplementary Academy for 80 students, a Convergence/ Meeting Center, Community Assembly, and Public Recreation spaces - open to natural elements, as was the exposed existing site. The design challenge: Creation of spaces & volumes that both physically & visually communicate the proposed re-creation of the life of the detained child and family members, while preserving recreation for the public and neighboring elementary school.
THE DESIGN The proposed model rethinks existing secure & non-secure detention sites by opening up an enclosure of maximum restriction with central security to welcome communal integration on one side of the perimeter. The u-shaped “maximum restriction” areas cater to the individual detainee as the volumes elevate but retain unresticted circulation of light, air, weather, and the public at grade level.
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The “overseer”, be that a centrally placed official or a moment where light can be shed and the public can monitor, encourages accountability. The Meeting area is the primary host to “limited integration” where the detainee may physically interact with visitors. The porosity of the amalgamated volumes allow for visual connections in “reduced restriction” areas between the free and the detained.
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P R AT T D O R M I TO RY CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN, NY The student dormitory project is introduced as an extension to the Pratt Institute campus. The design embraces: 1- sunlighting studies for the development of exposed communal balconies and green spaces, 2- public interaction via an open throughway, 3- a facade that illustrates the relationships between the public and the private programs.
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BROADWAY - CENTRAL PARK WEST A mixed-use, 99-floor tower was designed for a site between Lincoln Center & Central Park, an area of Midtown Manhattan that is celebrated for the arts. The site opened discussion on the formal and informal expressions of art and movement. The conceptual design as well as the program, placed dynamic importance on the contrasting social responses to the formal activities of Lincoln Center and the informal gestures of Central Park.
V A T I C A N A L I A S ROME, ITALY The Vatican has proposed a solution to the overcrowded museum: Crowds would be dispersed to the Alias, which would hold a recreated perspective of the Triumph of Christ original painting housed in Raphael’s Room of Constantine of the Vatican. To assist these tourists, the mixed-use design includes an interpretive center and a Caravanserai to accomodate transient lodging. The design is highly attentive to site strategy. The incipient dense form is forced, by the bounding site, into a dramatic reading of edge conditions. Moments of exposure are revealed by physcial and visual wedges carved through the mass. The multiplicity and depth of edges, as well as opportunities for alternate discovery in procession to a focal moment, generates greater appeal to the identified moment.
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COMMUNITYNATATORIUM WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, NY At the Natatorium of McCarren Park, skin and structure were explored through a series material analyses and manipulation techniques. The ideal form allowed for a gradient of functions ranging from open to closed - allowing light and air to influence the depths of layered surfaces. Its integrated circulation and exterior form are intended to gradually flow with and merge into the site.
Campidolgio, Rome, Italy
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Neighborhood E a t e r y Client: Private Owner Cities: Dubai, UAE New Orleans, LA Type: Consultation Budget: Average Freelance Term:Spring 2013
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Cafe Habana of Dubai (left) & Habana Outpost of New Orleans (right) are offspring of the original eating & drinking establishments in New York City. Both projects had to introduce new
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togetherness into resistant communities without losing sight of the local historical Top Right: After. The finished terrace based off of initial consultation. and cultural values. The owner and active community leader, Sean Meenan, requested consultation, valuing my opinion, ability to realize his vision, and organization when coordinating with other consultants. My advisement included drafting, schematic space planning, design development, models, and coordination of design & engineering team meetings for the new locations.
ACCESS TO BALCONY LEVEL
HABANA OUTPOST INDOOR DINING
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PROPOSED OPERABLE AWNING
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SERVICE WINDOW SHARED KITCHEN
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HABANA OUTPOST OUTDOOR COVERED DINING (PRIVATE PARTY ACCOMODATION ABOVE) EXISTING OVERHEAD STRUCTURE TO REMAIN
KITCHEN ACCESS SERVICE WINDOW
CAFE HABANA TO GO 15'
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"
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Client: SSBx Citiy: Bronx, NY
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Non-Profit: Architecture for Humanity
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Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) is a workforce training academy addressing environmental and economic issues of South Bronx. Teaming up with Architecture for Humanity, I was able to design under practical restraints in addition to putting my Project Management education to use. I managed budget, resource, and time schedules. The challenges included: poor use of space, ineffective storage facilities, and excessive lighting for lab classrooms.
STACKED CHAIRS AREA 4'-6"
SUSTAINABLE SOUTH BRONX OFFICE HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION - GROUND FLOOR TAKEOFF STORE/ BRAND QUANTITY
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MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM BENCH W/ CUBBIES 3/4"x2'x4' MAPLE PLYWOOD BUILT-IN MOVEABLE "HANDS ON" MODULES FREESTANDING SHELVES 14"Dx36"Wx60"H
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G r e e n Education Client: Leadership Prepatory Academy Citiy: Brooklyn, NY Type: Design - Build Budget: Limited Non-Profit: USBK Term:Summer 2012 Design Development. (USBK Team)
OVERHEAD VINYL CATCHMENT SYSTEM
> To the right: Site Plan / Area of work. < To the left: Diagramatic plan of water catchment system.
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The Urban Studio of Brooklyn (USBK) is a collaborative initiative that draws inspiration from the renowned Rural Studio. My team’s proposal had been chosen in USBK’s competition to be built by the selected designers, architects, engineers and landscape professionals. The program called for for a rainwater catchment system, learning garden, tiered-seating, and storage for Leadership Prepatory Academy.
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T AI E SHA E DW A RDS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER & URBAN PLANNER
QUALIFICATIONS
taiesha.edwards@yahoo.com cell: (240) 475 2389
• Licensure: 2 exams remaining; IDP complete • Proficient in: Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, A�er Effects Lumion, Enscape 3D, Rhinoceros 3D, Microso� Excel, Newforma
• AIA Associate Member
EDUCATION Pra� Ins�tute Ins�tute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
• Bachelor’s of Architecture | May 2012 | New York • Master’s of Advanced Architecture | June 2015 | Barcelona Urban Design Research Topic: Intelligent Ci�es
WORK EXPERIENCE EYP Architecture Washington, D.C. Architectural Designer Aug. 2015 - Present www.eypae.com
Mellissa Burns, Architect + Performance Reviewer | mburns@eypae.com Collaborated full-�me on two new building projects for the Higher Educa�on Sector in addi�on to mid-phase assists on several other project teams. Ability to work quickly and efficiently led to assignments with accelarated design-construc�on schedules. Involved in research, planning and campus site design. Other assets include: graphic diagrams, in-house renders, thorough coordina�on and quality drawing sets.
Ahmann Architects, LLC University Park, MD Architectural Intern Nov. 2013 - Sept. 2014 www.ahmanllc.com
Thomas Ahmann, Principal | tahmann@ahmannllc.com | (301) 864 1334 Worked on civic, residen�al and community revitaliza�on projects from SD through CD with some exposure to bidding, permi�ng, and general CA. Contacted vendors for material samples, consultants for engineering requirements, city departments for permit administra�on, and clients for design coordina�on. Collaborated with Junior and Senior designers.
GGA Architecture, PLLC New York, NY Project Designer May 2011 - Aug. 2013 www.ggany.com
Garo Gumusyan, Principal | garo.aia@ggany.com | (212) 765 6335 Conceptualized and executed plans, eleva�ons, sec�ons, and renders for residen�al, commercial, corporate and hospitality projects. Managed small design team from schema�c design through construc�on document phases and trained new employees. Worked closely with R.A. Garo Gumusyan and project consultants in the client review and DOB approval processes.
Grimm & Parker Architects Calverton, MD Work Study Intern Aug. 2006 - June 2007 www.grimmandparker.com
Churchill Banks III, Mentor | cbanks@asg-architects.com | (410) 627 2714 Worked on shop drawing markups, archiving drawing sets, presenta�on
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oral and wri�en communica�on regarding technical subjects. Produced a research prac�cum selected for an ins�tu�on-wide presenta�on.
• Cosmo Couture - Most Crea�ve Award | September 2016 • Architecture in the Schools - Teaching Program | January 2016 - March 2016 • Barcelona / Hong Kong Urban Exchage Pla�orm | March 2015 • Roma 20-25 Exhibit @ the Maxxi Museum | January 2015 - July 2015 • Master’s Thesis Project – Data & City Award | June 2015 • Architecture for Humanity NY | March 2013 - August 2013 • Urban Studios of Brooklyn | July 2011 - August 2011