CAMERON RINGNESS Faculty Advisor: Irene Keil
Ethno City
Layers of Urban Alterity: The Unrelenting Paseo The American City is layered in differences. Over time the city has been shaped and reshaped by different cultures and identities in the urban landscape. However, difference is still consistently “otherized,” and ethnicity becomes excluded by society as this other. Despite the city’s rich history of Latin American culture, the population’s identity is still ambiguous and mainly invisible to society at large. Neighborhoods evolve over time based on hybridity, juxtaposition and improvisation; this temporal condition is visible within a 24-hour cycle in Hispanic everyday life, where place is altered across different hours of the day, and along different paths. Utilizing this transitional element of Latino Urbanism and the emphasis on provisional social space existing along lines of difference, the project redefines building typologies to anticipate and support the growing ethnic identity. In New Orleans, the Latino community has specific economic, social and cultural needs, which the city is currently lacking, thus the project seeks to address these absences through the place-making strategy of layered exchanges and interwoven paths, in which the tectonics of space respond to these paths, and a visual, as well as a physical, exchange occurs between city and others.
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SEAN MCGuIRE Faculty Advisor: Kentaro Tsubaki
Chaotic Territoriality
Mediating Spatial Conflict In Barrio Bravo, Mexico City The open-air tianguis, or street markets, of Tepito have defined its cultural identity since its Aztec beginnings. Conflict with government officials, commonplace since the arrival of the Spaniards, has accelerated with the initiation of gentrification schemes in the bordering historic district, with property being seized under the guise of preventing drug trafficking. Many vendors and locals realize the imminent threat to the integrity of their community, and seek to preempt the destruction of their traditional ways. The increasing willingness of local vendors to seize space in the public domain, and seek a new system of organization that balances private (vendor) and public (circulatory) space. This unique system of informal economic ingenuity must be preserved yet modified to mitigate inevitable spatial conflict. The emergent properties of this economic system, coupled with its continuously variable systems of self-organization, has the potential to influence an architecture defined by informality, instead of imposing upon it. Through exploration of self-organized behavior, interactive aggregation and kinetic systems, the proposal derives localized found conditions as a defining parameter of its design methodology. While past government backed proposals have focused upon aggressive relocation strategies to contrived concrete-cast vendor stalls in barren plazas, this proposal will emphasize the necessity of creating relational nodes of commerce situated within the streets.
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IAN O’CAIN Faculty Advisor: Judith Kinnard
Downtown Now
New public space for a reactivated city Downtown has long stood as the center of life in the American city. However, over the course of the 20th century, they faced a steady decline in terms of use. They were reduced to the center of business in the city as the center of life shifted outwards with the patterns of urban sprawl. This thesis seeks to examine the way in which the imbalance of program created by zoning and urban sprawl is corrected in city centers. It attempts to edit the 9 to 5 condition that urban centers face today and transform them into 24/7 communities of activity and social interaction. Using New Orleans as a testing ground, the project is sited on an existing surface parking lot in the Central Business District. The main focus of the investigation is the interaction between building and context and building and occupant. The mixed-use program comprised of residential, office, and retail space is separated into public and private functions and organized around a public courtyard. While the public spaces remain highly transparent to allow for visual connections between the courtyard and the street, the private spaces are lifted off the ground. The public space is read upwards through the vertical circulation which highlights the overlap of program and connects visitors to an elevated roof park.
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PYRAMID WELLNESS INSTITUTE critics Emilie Taylor Sam Richards Abigail Feldman
students Steven Baker, Victoria Bryant, Jose Cotto, Katherine Delacey, Hunter Duplantier, Gage Edwards, Rena Foster, Em-
This community design build studio studied the issues sur-
During the studio’s semester state funding for mental health
rounding mental illness in New Orleans through the lens of
care was slashed, Pyramid was left scrambling for the re-
a specific project, the Pyramid Resources Wellness Institute
sources to continue serving the community, and the design
(PRWI). Located in Mid City, PRWI provides treatment
build project site was moved. In response to these changes
services for persons in the greater New Orleans area who
a team of students also worked with Pyramid Wellness on
are homeless, have mental illness diagnosis or co-occurring
a graphic advocacy campaign to spread the word about
substance use. Pyramid provides housing assistance and
the prevalence of mental illness, the effects of the budget
intensive individualized support services under the direction
cuts, and the resources that do exist for those in need.
of a treatment team consisting of psychiatrists, psycholo-
The graphic advocacy took the form of advertisements in
gist, clinical staff, nurses, support professionals, case man-
the local street exchange paper, a website, and a series of
agers, and others as needed.
postcards, stickers, and magnets to spread the message and
ily Green, Charlotte Hutton,
The studio team worked with the staff and residents of
Baha Javadi, Whitney Jordan,
Pyramid to design their common outdoor space into an
Leslie Katz, Michael Kirschner,
area that can adapt to the multiple needs of the residents; a
Sarah Knapp, Jacob Mc-
space that can accommodate group meetings, outdoor din-
Gregor, Kevin Michniok,
ing, conflict resolution, activity area, and provides a calming
Danielle Musselman, Alison
outdoor space for the clients and staff of the facility. Stu-
Rodberg, Risa Schoenfeld,
dents designed a durable and adaptive series of benches,
Guan Wang, Grant Whittaker,
tables, planters, and bbq which are used for eating, therapy,
William Zink
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URBANbuild 08 LASALLE critic Byron Mouton
co-teachers Tom Holloman (fall) Matt Decotiis (spring)
To date, Tulane School of Architecture’s URBANbuild pro-
nomic activities, such as farmers markets and local events
gram has enjoyed success while focusing on the design and
directed by neighborhood occupants. While the individual
construction of homes by student groups. In the eighth year
units were placed as a collective whole, they are mobile
of the program, the focus shifted to a larger scale. Harmony
architectural elements that allow for an interactive change
Neighborhood Development provided a site along La Salle
in the use of the site and also allow for future deployment
corridor for the program’s research. At the heart of Central
into the community.
City, La Salle Street has historically been a vital commercial corridor. During the design phase of URBANbuild in fall
students
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2012, students developed proposals to revitalize this area
Harmony Neighborhood
with the establishment of a mixed-use commercial center
Deshotels, Victor Du Peloux, Gage Edwards, Lauren Evans,
Development
that acts as an amenity for Harmony Oaks residents. The
Matthew Fishman, Drew Hauck, Elizabeth Kovacevic, James
realization of the project was intended to be phased. Har-
Lacroix, Yuegi (Jazzy) Li, Melissa Longano, Daniel McDon-
mony, therefore, has the opportunity to expand the project
ald, Naveed Namaky, John Nelson, William Nemitoff, Tayson
incrementally as desired. Phase one construction involved
Ng, Dennis Palmadessa, Julien Remond, Kyle Ryan, Aaron
the implementation of micro-business pods for the site, also
Schenker, Katherine Schuff, Nora Schwaller, Alexander
known as “Community Place Makers.” The realization of the
Shporer, Matthew Skoda, Rolan Solinski, Joshua Ungar,
overall design, because of its scale, needed to be construct-
Lucas Velle
ed in stages. URBANbuild students spent the spring of 2013 constructing the ‘Place Makers’. They are grouped and sited on La Salle Avenue, and are programed to support eco-
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critic Doug Harmon Sam Richards
students Sarah Cumming, Michelle Finan, Elisha Grossman, Annelise Haskell, Kristen Korndoerfer, Beau LaCroix, Katlyn Leach, Gregory Mathieu, William Nemitoff, Devin Reynolds, Kyle Ryan, Fan Xiong
studio located on the West Bank of New Orleans. The site, run by Parkway Partners gardener Tony Lee, provides a hub of learning for local youth and veterans involving complementary activities of food education and production. The team of 12 students and 2 faculty members engaged the community in the design process, and innovation in materials, assembly, and detailing was emphasized. The project includes a shade structure that collects rainwater which is used to feed a constructed wetland filled with fish and indigenous plants. The site also houses raised beds, tool storage, and ground cover strategies to support Mr. Lee’s aim for a community resource and teaching space. The design team devised a strategy for fabricating the project components at the Tulane Shop and moved those compo-
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nents to the remote project location in one day. This project
Tony Lee, Parkway Partners
was done through the Tulane City Center’s Engage-Design-
Community Gardener
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LoNDoN AVENUE CANAL REDESIGN AND DILLARD UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS/INFRASTRUCTURE This studio explored the transformation of the London
critic John Klingman
student Robert Mosby
Avenue Canal from a concrete drainage channel into a wet canal as an urban amenity. Continuous public access and provision for crossing the canal were designed so that the canal is a locus of activity rather than a barrier. The site focused on the Dillard University campus and the expansion of the University into a landlocked city-owned site of bottomland forest on the other side of the canal. Through an ecosystem restoration project, including enhanced water management, this site parcel could become a campus arboretum. A pavilion for study/teaching of environmental issues and student housing were the architectural design components. Other programs serving the needs of the university and community were also proposed. The buildings established a strong presence with water, and the campus was redesigned as a hydrophilic environment, incorporating fountains, ponds and wetlands for water storage, creating an oasis within the city. The work of the studio may be viewed at www.dutchdialogues.com.
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ROBERT MOSBY NEW ORLEANS CULINARY ARTS COLLEGE Critic: Doug Harmon
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ATCS4200_Spring 2012: Final Project The purpose of this New Orleans Culinary Institute project is to bring the New Orleans community to the area. OC Haley Boulevard is undergoing a revitalization to bring the street and surrounding area back to life or the way that it used to be. By creating a center that recognizes not only the need for culinary cultivation in New Orleans’ students, but in the New Orleans community as well the steps toward fixing the OC Haley Boulevard are a little closer to the goal. This project should attract students and community alike to learn about the culinary arts, to use indoor facilities and the garden. By displaying plants in planter boxes on the building’s facade, it acts as signage to what the structure is, invites people to enter, and helps the environment and climate of the building. Greenery adorns the facade to allow students immediate access to the goods that they need to cook. Operable windows allow for quick gardening of vegetables and greens that will be used in the culinary school. The plants also act as a mediator for the building environment by providing shade for diffused light to enter the building, and fresher air when the operable windows are open. The facade is a teaching tool for the students, and example for the community. KATLYN LEACH_5-3-2012
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The concrete planter boxes hang from a nonstructural column and beam system that attaches to the structural system on the interior of the building. Students can access the planter boxes through operable windows that move both up and down for easier reach. The second and third floors show teaching kitchens while the first is the restaurant.
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Several different types of plants that grow well in New Orleans can be planted in these beds. The beds are different depths to allow for many different types of herbs or vegetables to grow. They would not only be a teaching tool but promote cleaniless and clean air, and diffuse natural light that comes through the operable windows.
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G | Calvin Gallion, Critic: Michael Crosby
C | Jill Thompson, Critic: Seth Welty
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DESIGN URBANISM Biloxi, Mississippi critic
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student A | Guan Wang B | Jack Waterman
course description Fall 2011 Design Urbanism students continued a collaborative community outreach design effort begun by Spring semester students in Biloxi, MS. Consulting with Mayor AJ Holloway and other public of-
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waterfront site in East Biloxi known as Point Cadet. Long neglected, the site represents the last green
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A. Program diagrams (L to R) - Housing, Entertainment, Mixed Use (Commercial + Residential), Recreational. B. User Gradient - Darker areas indicate more adult use, while lighter areas indicate family or recreational use.
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ADVANCED DIGITAL FABRICATION critic David Merlin
student Ian O’Cain
course description ADGM 6200 Advanced Digital Fabrication was a survey of digital fabrication processes, both additive and subtractive, and explored fabrication and assembly at the building material scale. Through a series of three exercises, students designed and fabricated connection details, relief surface panels, and synthesized joinery and ornament to create a cultural object. The goal was to gain a better understanding of the qualitative and quantitative properties of typical building materials to inform future design thinking and open a dialogue about the role of the architect in fabrication and construction. Culture Cube, the third final project, used the ideas developed by Farshid Moussavi in the Function of Ornament to understand the roll of ornament in the built environment. Students translated methods of cultural connection at the architectural scale to the scale of an object to demonstrate how physical objects can transcend form to become “forces that shape society as material.”
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We considered the work of modern and contemporary art-
handy in fact it is practically an extension of the hand. But is
ists, photographers, and architects who draw as a founda-
digital technology a crutch to the creative process? Are dig-
tion for inquiry; the conversation broadened and students
ital tools so integrated into our daily lives that we take them
used these works as a point of departure to develop their
for granted? Have our eyes been dulled by the convenience
own creative modes of representation.
A | Stuart Hurt
and the sheer abundance of the pixelated image? Are there
B | Victoria Bryant
limits to digital technology that influence how we observe
C | Ann Ascherman
and understand the built world? Is digital always the right
D | Kaci Taylor
answer? By combining both digital and analog methods,
E | Michelle Carroll
students explored sketching/drawing from observation,
F | Jeremy Maloney
watercolor painting, still photography using film cameras,
G | William Zink
and mixed media The physical act of sketching, drawing,
H | Nick Sackos
painting, collaging and handling film required students to
I | Jared Morganstein
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PREPARING FOR ROME This course covered a number of topics related to Study
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Abroad in Rome. Intended to prepare students who will
The course met once per week and was comprised of
study in Rome in Fall 2013 to gain the most from this
lectures, film screenings, discussions, project reviews, and
extraordinary experience, the course selectively engaged
on-site drawing.
critics Wendy Redfield Giovanna Galfione-Cox
issues of Rome’s cultural history and urban form, method-
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Pedagogical Objectives to become aware of primary architectural, social, cultural, and environmental issues at play in the contemporary Roman context •
to read and effectively represent various aspects of Rome’s urban form and distinct neighborhoods through analytical mapping •
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PRESERVATION STUDIO: Historic Structure Report and Planning Considerations for the Rehabilitation and Expansion of Richardson Memorial Hall critic
course description
John Stubbs
students A | Carter Quina B | Scott Heath C | Elizabeth Simpson
Studio I: Building Preservation concentrated on document-
The Historic Structure Report and Planning Considerations
ing, analyzing and planning for the preservation of indi-
for the Rehabilitation and Expansion of Richardson Memo-
vidual historic buildings as a basis for understanding
rial Hall at Tulane involved the whole class working for
the technical, theoretical and procedural aspects of archi-
seven weeks on a detailed report for the School of Architec-
tectural preservation practice. The course included intensive
ture’s building in anticipation of its planned rehabilitation.
study of selected buildings in the New Orleans area where
Produced with the guidance of several Preservation and
students worked both as independent researchers and
Architecture program faculty members it is expected that
in teams producing architectural preservation projects to
this study will help inform and enhance the planned reha-
professional standards. The studio examined the differences
bilitation of Tulane’s School of Architecture building.
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This studio focused on new construction in residential Faubourg Marigny along the industrial riverfront. Students were assigned a block and were given the task of designing
students
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A | Drew Hauck graduate
structure. All projects utilized the HDLC guidelines and were
B | John Coyle undergraduate
under the 50 foot height limit.
C | Bahareh Javadi graduate
John Coyle designed a layered structure to house the Marigny Community Center, equipped with a practical parking garage, residential units, a rooftop park, and a landscaped path through the building, among other spaces. His creativity produced a practical and aesthetically pleasing space that capitalizes on every available space and transforms an industrial corridor into a walkable, usable space. THE MARIGNY REFRAMING
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Drew Hauck’s adaptive reuse design was named “Riverfront Roast” with respect to its current use as the Standard Coffee warehouse. As a mixed-use commercial, residential, and entertainment venue, the design incorporates the residential functions of the Marigny, encourages foot traffic and provides living spaces with a unique courtyard. Bahareh Javadi’s proposal for a linear park and follies on N. Peters provides a well-lit transit stop, public access to river views framed by the structure, and celebrates the industrial nature of the immediate surrounding area.
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Will Bradshaw
This course used case studies of real projects to explore concepts of sustainable real estate development and to
students Brennan Fournerat Sarah Hargrove LaQuanda Smith
deepen students understanding of how actual projects get done. The principal building blocks of the course were readings related to the case study topics, case studies themselves which had associated problem sets, and guest lectures from project developers and their partners. Each case study was intended to highlight an area of critical importance to the development process and provide a deep-dive in that space.
However, each project also touched on all the other aspects of the development process because we were using real projects as the models, inclusive of the major aspects of the development process which included: • Entitlements • Finance • Design and Construction • Marketing • Property Management/operations We touched on all of these areas through the lens of sustainability, building a clearer picture of what it means to be a real estate developer in this space.
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The Firehouse: An Urban Rehab Development at 4877 Laurel
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Introduction
self-contained residential world. It’s a place where late 19th
The Firehouse on Laurel is the inaugural endeavor of the
century homes are scrupulously maintained and small scale
newly formed FHS Development team, comprised of 3 re-
restaurants and shops reinforce the feeling that you are
cent Tulane MSRED grads. With a focus on creating vibrant
visiting a village, not a city. The median sale price for homes
community spaces through urban infill and historic renova-
in the subject’s 70115 area code, according to Trulia, from
tions, the Firehouse project will restore a community cen-
June 2012 to August 2012 was $370,000 based on 102 sales.
terpiece to its former glory in the form of a neighborhood
Compared to one year ago, the median sale price increased
café and 3 residential units. The Total Development Cost for
10.1% or $27,100, and the number of sales increased 14.6%.
the project is $1,047,914 based on an acquisition price of
There are currently 103 resale and new home sales including
$255,000. The property is being sold through public auction
62 homes in pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages
on May 17, 2013 with a starting price of $190,000. We have
of the foreclosure process. The average list price for single
structured our financials to allow us to pay up to $270,000
family residential in this area is currently around $437,589.
for the building, with an expectation that actual purchase price will be considerably lower.
Zoning
In addition to the developer equity put into the deal by FHS
The purpose of the district is to maintain a residential
Development (10% hard cash, 10% deferred fee), we are
environment while permitting a variety of dwelling types.
looking to secure project financing through traditional debt
Population density is maintained in the high-medium range,
(56% LTV) and Federal and State Historic Tax Credits. The
while buildings are permitted to rise to seventy-five feet.
project is expected to yield an average After Tax Cash on
Larger buildings are permitted to contain certain necessary
Cash ROE of 11.7% and an IRR after sale in year ten of 17.1%.
commercial uses for the convenience of tenants. Although
Building Overview and Current Conditions The building consists of a two-story vacant former fire station building built in 1910. It contains 3,779± square feet including a 546± square stable in the rear. It is located within the Uptown National Historic District, in which the period of significance applies to building built prior to 1935.
a variance would need to be accepted in order to open a café on the first level, the official appraisal document for the property suggests community oriented commercial uses as a fitting rehabilitation focus of the property. A café would be an added value for the neighborhood and we anticipate that the variance would have full neighborhood support.
The renovation of the fire station would be eligible for Fed-
Our Vision
eral and State Historic Tax Credits. The fire station has been
Our vision for the renovation of the Laurel fire station is
vacant since Hurricane Katrina. The property was further
to pay homage to its history as a community staple. We
damaged by Hurricane Isaac from wind and water intrusion.
envision a café on the first level that takes full advantage
The building is a combination of masonry and wood frame
of the existing fire station design. Capitalizing on the heavy
two-story on a reinforced concrete slab. The roof frame is
morning, afternoon and evening traffic of Wisner Park, we
wood. Roof cover is approximately 50% intact. The building
plan to partner with an established New Orleans restauntuer
is basically open span on the first level. The second level is
that will open a “Grab-and-go”, healthy and quick dining
accessed via a wood stairwell that will need to be replaced.
alternative for dog owners, park goers and neighborhood
The windows have been boarded. The roof, gutters, and
residents. The café will have an indoor/outdoor dining area
eaves are in poor condition. The plaster walls and ceilings
that extends into the side alley once used for parking the
are no longer intact. The building requires total renovation.
Fire Engine 37. By creating a space that is an extension of
Surrounding Neighborhood The West Riverside neighborhood of New Orleans is a sub-
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The subject property is zoned RM-2, Multi-Family District.
the park and the neighborhood, we hope to encourage the rebuilding and revitalization of the area.
district of the Uptown/Carrollton, its boundaries as defined
Upstairs will be two one bedroom apartments at 750±
by the City Planning Commission are: Magazine Street to
square feet a piece. Both will ample windows and space,
the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, the Mississippi
these apartments will rent for around $1200 a month. In the
River to the south and Webster Street to the west. Most of
rear of the building is the original stable structure. This will
this area has been considered part of Uptown New Orleans
be repurposed into a 550 square foot efficiency apartment
throughout its history. The Uptown District, beginning up-
with a private entrance off of Laurel. This will rent for close
river at the Garden District and stretching to Broadway, is a
to $950 a month.
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From May 16th to July 10th, thirteen Tulane architecture
The BASE facilities occupy a former factory building in the
students, together with twenty students from various uni-
urban village of Caochangdi, located at the 5th ringroad of
versities in the U.S., participated in a study abroad program
Beijing, between the airport and the Forbidden City. The
initiated and conducted by BASE Beijing (Robert Mangu-
village is part of a thriving arts district in Beijing, home to
rian, Mary-Ann Ray, David Gregor), assisted by professor
many artists and galleries, but also to farmers, squatters,
of practice Irene Keil (coordinator) and assistant professor
students and taxi drivers.
Tiffany Lin from Tulane University. Chinese students from the Beijing University of Technology assisted with research, provided translations and helped conduct interviews during the field work in urban and rural villages.
During their time in Caochangdi, the students looked at the relationships between rural villages and cities, in this case Beijing, and analyzed the problems created by issues of mass migration and speculative development. In addition,
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independent projects explored the culture of making in the
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villages where students collaborated with local residents
Matt DeCotiis graduates
and artisans. At the end, all projects were printed in book form; the original works, and the books were displayed in a final exhibit open to the public at BASE.
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ACKNoWLEdGEMENtS Many thanks to Dean Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA for his support of the School and commitment to revive the reVIEW. This book would not have been possible without the guidance and tireless efforts of Jill Stoll, Associate Dean of Students at the School of Architecture. She collected, photographed, and edited all of the student work for this publication. Leigh Wilkerson has been the driving force in the School’s graphic identity for five years now. We all owe her a debt of gratitude for the way she has worked to communicate and celebrate the remarkable trajectory of the School through her own design talent and dedication.
CrEdItS DEAN Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA Favrot Professor EDITORS Jill Stoll, Associate Dean of Students Daisy Dodge, MArch I, TSA’15 DESIGNER Leigh Wilkerson, 10½ Studios
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