Engraving Truth Center

ENGRAVING TRUTH CENTER TOYIN OLUREBI STUDIO V LAGATTA FALL 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WEEK 1: Who are You?

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WEEK 2: Social Injustice Timeline

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MODULE 1: Research and Visioning

pg. 12-15

MODULE 2: Site Development

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MODULE 3: Schematic Design

pg. 20-23

FINAL PRESENTATION: Integration of Environmental Technologies

pg. 24-37

WEEK 1:

Who Are You?

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My family is from Nigeria, making me 1st generation Nigerian-American.

Lived in Georgia for majority of my life

FUN FACT: I’m in LOVE with food!

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I am an artist! I love sketching and painting.

Things I do like: infusing cultural patterns with modern architectural design to emphasize African culture.

Things I don’t like: Any thing like this‌

My love for art and my drive to create is why I pursued architecture.

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WEEK 2:

Social Injustice Timeline

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SOCIAL HISTORY

OF BLACK AMERICA RASCISM

POLICE BRUTALITY

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The first Africans were brought to Jamestown, Virginia by European setllers and exponentially grew the slave poppulation within years. By 1825, the United States had a quater of blacks in its population.

The Civil War between the Confederacy and the Union began on April 12, 1861. By the end of the war in 1865, nearly 620, 000 men were killed. On December 18, 1865, slaves in Georgia were officially freed. A week later, the KKK formed in Pulaski, Tennesse.

The Ku Klux Klan had extended into almost every southern state by the 1870s and became a vehicle for white southern resistance. The members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and Black Republican leaders

SYSTEMATIC INJUSTICE

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The Civil Rights Movement was an organized effort by black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law.

Significant leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Freedom Riders sparked protests.

The Confederate carving on Stone Mountain was offically complete. The carving, begun with aid from the Ku Klux Klan as a memorial to the “Lost Cause of the Confederacy�, depicts three Confederate leaders: Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson on horses.

In July 2013, the BLM movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in February 2012. This summer of 2020, the death of George Floyd by the hands of a police officer sparked a series of protests on police brutality & systemic injustice.

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MODULE 1:

Research and Visioning

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ERICGARNER JOHN CRAWFORDIII MICHAEL BROWN EZELL FORD DANTE PARKER M RUMAIN BRISBON JERAME REID GEORGE MANN MATTHEW AJIBADE FRANK SMART ERIC HARRIS WALTER SCOTT WILLIAM CHAPMAN II ALEXIA CHRISTIAN BRENDON G SALVADO ELLSWOOD SANDRA BLAND ALBERT JOSEPH DAVIS DARRIUS STEWART BILLY RA TROY ROBINSON ASSHAMS PHAROAH MANLEY FELIX KUMI KEITH HARRISON MCLEOD ANTHON ASHFORD ALONZO SMITH TYREE CRAWFORD INDIA KAGER LA’VANTE BIGGS BENNI LEE TIGNOR MIGUEL ESPINAL MICHAEL NOEL KEVIN MATTHEWS BETTIE JONES ANTRONIE SCOTT WENDELL CELESTINE DAVID JOSEPH CALIN ROQUEMORE DYZHAWN DARIUS ROBINSON KEVIN HICKS MARY TRUXILLO DEMARCUS SEMER WILLIE TILLMAN TERENCE CRUTCHER PAUL O’NEAL ALTERIA WOODS JORDAN EDWARDS AARON BAILEY DOMINIQUE CLAYTON ATATIANA JEFFERSON CHRISTOPHER WHITFIELD CHRISTOPHER MC

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MICHELLE CUSSEAUX LAQUAN MCDONALD TANISHA ANDERSON AKAI GURLEY TAMIR RICE NATASHA MCKENNA TONY ROBINSON ANTHONY HILL MYA HALL PHILLIP WHITE GLENN VICTOR MANUEL LAROSA JONATHAN SANDERS FREDDIE GRAY JOSEPH MANN AY DAVIS SAMUEL DUBOSE MICHAEL SABBIE BRIAN KEITH DAY CHRISTIAN TAYLOR JUNIORPROSPER LAMONTEZJONES PATERSONBROWN DOMINIC HUTCHINSON MICHAELLEE MARSHALL JAMAR CLARK RICHARD PERKINS NATHANIEL HARRIS PICKETT QUINTONIO LEGRIER KEITH CHILDRESS JR. JANET WILSON RANDY NELSON PERKINS CHRISTOPHER DAVIS MARCO LOUD PETER GAINES TORREY ROBINSON N TERRILL THOMAS SYLVILLE SMITH ALTON STERLING PHILANDO CASTILE Y RONELL FOSTER STEPHON CLARK ANTWON ROSE II BOTHAM JEAN PAMELA TURNER CCORVEY ERIC REASON MICHAEL LORENZO DEAN BREONNA TAYLOR GEORGE FLOYD

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MODULE 2:

Site Development

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MODULE 3:

Schematic Design

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FINAL PRESENTATION:

Integration of Environmental Technologies

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1800s: Lynches SITE PLAN

ENGRAVING TRUTH CENTER The social history of white supremacy and social injustices of black and brown people has slowly corroded the true meaning of a democracy. From personal experience, Stone Mountain is a beautiful, serene natural landmark with a history that is richer than its Confederate Memorial carving.

The goal of this project is to reconnect Stone Mountain to nature by concentrating on the natural elements of the Park. Rather being the largest symbol of white supremacy, it should be a grand remembrance for the lives lost fighting for diversity, racial equity and social justice. In years to come, the confederate memorial will be barely recognizable, and a new representation of truth will be engraved with the names of those struggle against social justice.

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s: Bulletholes

1600s: Bruises

1900s: Handprints

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STRUCTURAL FLOOR PLANS + ELEVATIONS 1

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN ---

1. TIME-PERIOD PATHWAYS 2. GARDEN 3. BOOKSTORE 4. CAFE 5. LOBBY 6. CONFERENCE + OFFFICES 7. MEDIA ROOM + LIBRARY 8. OUTDOOR SEATING 9. KITCHEN 8 10. PLAYGROUND 0'

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DETAILED WALL SECTIONS

ROOF LEVEL

2nd LEVEL

1st LEVEL

Roof Leve 75' - 1 3/32

2nd Floo 58' - 6 7/8

1st Leve 47' - 7 1/8

FOUNDATION Foundation

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WALL SECTION [B]

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GREEN ROOF + WATER IRRIGATION WATER COLLECTS INTO A UNDERGROUND TANK AND USED TO IRRIGATE GARDEN

WALL SECTION [C]

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ENVIRONEMENTAL SYSTEMS DESIGN PRIORITIES

Summer: •Use plants for shading.

•Avoid light-colored ground covers around the building to minimize reflected light entering windows •Use the form of the building to shade itself Winter: •Minimize openings, especially on the side facing the winter winds •Place outdoor courtyards on the south side of the building •Avoid trees on the south side of the building

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3D RENDERINGS

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THANK YOU.

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