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e how the organism works was a big question: thinking thoroughly how it disperses within a it is an “it”. Where does it come from, a thistle as a generator. The energy comes from t etics to model the mixture of mechanics with a living tissue as part of an animal; if a st

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with touch. Through a two-way osmosis, the Keeper releases nano particles into the organis be constantly acquiring. In return the Keeper collects both a DNA sample and a steady stre est to the seed within. Layers of DNA are fused in thin films of mother of pearl [twice as are formed in a sac of sea water. Surrounding the sac of water is the malleable body of t ironment.

, the Keeper cannot simply exist without a consequence upon its context. Like Cerebrus, th ator operates on a nano-scale by accelerating evolution. It does so by injecting a mutatio

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asic environments, born out of the concept of hierarchy. This urroundings, a DNA database [remember Peter Postlethwaite in would be the lab assistant of Carl Linnaeus or Ernst Haeckel. es it have a method of defense, feeding or survival. Within its al skills of a shark would take precedence over that of a seal. now a Keeper. It becomes the guardian of life itself, storing

sm as a tracking device, this link serving to transmit new eam of data referencing the organism’s fight for survival. s strong as any high tech ceramic]. A product of self-assembly, the Keeper, shedding and appropriating the various forms found

he two headed guardian of Hades, the Keeper communicates with on within an organism’s DNA, thus constantly altering the

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an environment, how it collects surfaces [shedding, suction the seed. Will the seed bring forth an animal or a hybrid? tarfish could regenerate a bionic arm instead of skin and

The Bartlett School of the Built Environment London UK Fall 2008

As an initial disclaimer directed to the reader, upon reading this thesi definitions you might have about architecture. Instead, allow the ideas value to what we consider architecture. A re-definition whose boundaries the realm of the built environment.

Contrary to the surrounding architecture, this new application is not ab architecture of designing a future environment for an existing country b of this project the imaginary scenario is defined as a hybrid of actual factors serve to generate architecture. As the scenario unfolds, so does urbanism) and of the new architecture. Bolivia will be exposed as a site experiencing are filtered in order to achieve insight into the actual si problematic then develops a solution; whereupon a seamless integration b itself is then established. An almost organic synthesis produces a posit one finds in most common cities.

bout focusing on isolated minutia; it is the by means of an imaginary scenario. Within the scope and fictional elements, when juxtaposed these s the development of the country (vis-a-vis- its e containing a problematic. The problems Bolivia is ituation. When combined with a possible future, the between the production of resources and the urbanism tive outcome instead of the parasitical relationship

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is book, please leave behind any normative and musings found within these pages to incite new s are uncompromising yet not at all restricted to

Professor Jonathan Massey Syracuse New York Spring 2007

This new Architecture is the reanimation of dormant global responsibilities tha a country. A third or even second world country, desperate for improvement, has without compromising its own economic or political independence. Could archite liberate a nation from its own impasse? Imagine architecture applied to the pre near future. Dissolution, loss, loyalty, autonomy and exploitation, all which s global trends, now are the ingredients for this new Architecture phenomenon. T widen the scope of the discipline. Here is architecture committed to the bigger tunnel vision of faint-hearted improvements. Architecture by definition has bec providing solutions at a human scale.

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at occur at the scale of s few options for growth ecture be retooled to ediction of a country's serve to identify current This thesis is an attempt to r picture, released from the come stunted with its ties to

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SkiBox pr oje c t . Co r d i l l e r a d e Ch il e . So u t h A m e ri ca

After returning to Chile from London I sought an internship in a similarly fast-paced environment. Santiago, the nation’s capital was the ideal place to immerse myself in the budding modernist Architecture. Modernism arrived late and has created an interesting after effect within Architecture schools. I worked with a young firm, del Rio + Nunez. The Skibox was one of three projects I worked on. The other two were CAD work for private houses in the south of Chile and another house in Santiago. I expressed interest in learning a 3D modeling program and they gave me this house to model. I learned the program inside-out in two weeks and spent the last two refining the materials and rendering images for client presentation.The Skibox is a weekend retreat for a small family.

The entry is from above and elevates the volume of the house to an object within the landscape. The bridge is the sole connector and delicate details like the glass entry room or the wide living room window seat connect the inside with the serene landscape. The experiece was rewarding as it provided an opportunity to both work as part of a team and to produce real-world results.

The Battersea Power Station has been in a constant state of limbo for 30 years now. The cost to demolish has skyrocketed and due to the gas pipes nearby it is virtually impossible to dynamite without catastrophe ensuing. There have been proposals and ideas, none realized or even started. This conundrum questions our idea of Ruins in our society. The idea of Assisted Aging came about from interest in Performative Architecture. This Aging process unfolds over time.

Begun at the time of abandonment, steps are set in place for the rapid decay of the monument. Water pipes run erosive water from the Thames. Poplars, Kudzu vine, English Ivy are chosen for their quick grasp on red brick and for their abilities to grow and take over with speed. The eventual decay will leave the skeleton of steel and mountains of brick and vegetation. This

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Ruins.

An abandoned Power Station.

What to do?

Professor Nicholas Boyarsky London UK Spring 2007

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brick and vegetation is then outsourced to nearby farms as fertilizer. In its peak the Power Station can host migrating birds, butterflies in the summer or small animals during the winter.

The Power Station sits amidst a great tract of land. This land is reclaimed and serves the community while points in the wall allow for observation of the ruin over time. Depending on the level of erosion the wall moves back to allow for falling debris.

Professor Nicholas Boyarsky London UK Spring 2007

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A R o om Wi t hi n S p i t t a l fi e l d s

One of the first projects during the London semester was to construct "furniture" for a room in East London. The site I chose was behind Fashion St, in Banglatown.

As the site was currently empty and in the midst of construction I required furniture that was impermanent. I devised a system of scaffolding that the community iteself could construct, use and later dismantle. The idea was that the scaffolding would commence when a site was first set to be demolished, the scaffolding would grow as the current site would diminish. When new construction began, the scaffolding would slowly disappear.

Professor Nicholas Boyarsky London UK Spring 2007

These sketches served as a record of key concepts found in the architecture. It was our task to discern the best method of representation for each concept.

For example: a faรงade study was best suited for two similarly faced churches in Hampstead Heath, or a section axonometric for an intricate column volume.

Su r vey of Br i t i s h Ar c hi t e c t u r e :fi e l d s k e tc he s

This survey class was a field-based seminar course in which I had the opportunity to examine first hand buildings in London and in surrounding cities.

Professor Jeremy Melvin London, UK Spring 2007

Santa Maria Novella Il Duomo

R is in g Abov e Fi r e nz e

The semester in Florence brought about a magical year into experimental Architecture. The city as an Urban fabric is incredibly interesting; composed of the Old Roman city and the "fat� city of new suburbs. The urbanism has gelled by means of contraction and expansion. Always keeping these two concepts in mind I created a series of devices that would alter the perception of the city.

Rising above sidewalks and windows, the system of ramps and viewing pads offers a connective corridor between the back of the Uffizi Galleria and the opposite side of Florence, the Oltrarno district.

Oltrarno is where the Artists and Musicians live due to the Gentrification occuring in the main city as a result of tourism. The ramp system is also meant to resolve the exit to the Uffizi and to create a new bridge that would mark the final Roman wall boundary of the old city. The bridge is shifted to slow the occupant and shift the focus from simply walking across the river but the the surrounding buildings and back to the Ponte Vecchio.

Professor Robert Petrie Florence Italy Fall 2006

Galleria Degli Uffizi

R itu al in Le Co r b us i e r ’s t h r e e V i l l as

In Professor Rosa's class we analyzed ritual within architecture. I chose to study LeCorbusier's Villas; Villa Savoye, Villa Garches and the Villa LaRoche. Each of the Villas exhibited a ritual of movement between planes or surfaces. The task was to exhibit said ritual within a box. For me it was important for the box to unfold as one played with it, eliciting a ritual of discovery. As one "discovers" the box, key concepts are unveiled. LeCorbusier's key elements of piloti, free plan, roof garden, flexible walls and strip windows are diagrammatic planes that when locked into the volume of the box, indicate their use. Further inside the box is a cerulean blue, cast resin box. This box holds metal plates with each villa's façade making them interchangeable, pointing out LeCorbusier's idea of universality. I explored new materials, using cast resin and lasercut acrylic sheets.

Professor Richard Rosa Syracuse New York Spring 2006

I initially sought to combine aspects of the suburbs with those of a typical city apartment. I proposed a diverse environment that mixed a small town idea into the urban setting. This design was further enhanced by Syracuse University School of Architecture's move from the main campus to downtown Syracuse.

Three target occupants were devised through observations of a budding downtown community: the single artist, a couple and the starter family. Each apartment type has a garden included in the design.

A mini community inside a larger urban setting is formed when the private apartments are combined with the public space.

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H o u s in g Ma m a s h - Up

During the Fall semester the studio was assigned a housing project in Downtown Syracuse, NY. Once a thriving Industrial town, Syracuse is now relegated to being one of New York's Rust Belt cities, where suburbs have absconded with much of the population.

The design for a housing complex was a continuation of the Paul Klee Seeing Eye project.

Professor Arthur Macdonald Syracuse New York Fall 2005

Paul Klee's method was a system of viewing that flattened and recorded three dimensional space simultaneously. The site was downtown Syracuse, NY. Through sketches I developed a similar method of distortion. The drawing and later painting are created by combining street faรงades, sections through the city and plan view.

Acrylic on canvas (4'x3').

D o wn town S y r a c us e S e e i n g E y e

Fall of 2005 brought a new studio and a new method for viewing our immediate surroundings. Using Paul Klee and his Seeing Eye theory, our task was to warp our view point, literally.

Professor Arthur Macdonald Syracuse New York Fall 2005