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ARCHITECTURE ANA av VESHO B.Arch Candidate Pra Ins tute School of Architecture Pratt Institute 2015-2020

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ANA VESHO Assoc. AIA 7333 Grand Avenue, 3A, Flushing NY 11378

(646) 724-9599

vesho.ana@gmail.com

EDUCATION 2015-2020 Pratt Institute Bachelor of Architecture, B.Arch Construction Management Minor, CM

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EXPERIENCE Summer + Winter 2019 Project Design Assistant - Capital Planning Weill Cornell Medicine, NY Worked under Senior Project Manager on updating interior design schemes for the Weill Greenberg building and off-campus medical practices downtown.

Attended meetings on various project stages.

Accompanied PM in day-to-day site visits.

September 2017-Present Form and Tech Lab Monitor Pratt Institute, NY

Worked on the DANY bathroom renovation project ADA compliance. Assisted project manager in current projects with NYCHA and NYSERDA.

SKILLS AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch Up, Microsoft Office, REVIT, ProjectLibre,Lasercutting, 3D Printing, Hand sketching, Printmaking, Photography

CERTIFICATIONS Associate AIA- May 2020 LEED GA - in process CMIT - in process

Assist students in preparing files for lasercutters.

Work with the manager and Graduate Assistants to ensure proper usage of lab facilitites. Provide general maintenance for the lab and online schedule.

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June 2016 + June 2017 Pre-College Mentor Pratt Institute, NY

Nominated for the Michael Hollander Drawing Excellence Award, Pratt Institute 2015

Lead students to museums and off-campus activities. Worked closely with students and tutors during homework space to ensure timely completion of assignements.

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Summer 2016 Architectural Internship Milestone Architecture PLLC, NY

US Permanent Resident Pratt Rome Study Abroad Program Spring’19

William R. Hearst Scholarship Recipient LinkedIn

Portfolio

01 Degree Project Future Publics

02 Strapsteel Pavillion

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Speculative Organ for the UN

Dormitory for St. Francis College

05 Civic Vortex La Spina Pratt in Rome ‘19

Professor: Cathryn Dwyre Evan Tribus

Professor: Duks Koshitz Che-Wei Wang

Professor: Deborah Gans

Professor: Donald Cromley

Professor: Guillermo Banchini Marina Kavalirek

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* Weill Cornell Medicine Capital Planning

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Professional Experience*

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* Project in collabora on with Canan Gisela Sevim C

Tabula ErraƟca: The Meadowlands* Subver ng the Pictoresque

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FUTURE PUBLICS: DEGREE PROJECT

Mill Creek Point Park, Meadowlands, NJ Professor: Cathryn Dwyre + Evan Tribus Fig. 1.1

This thesis aims to explore the didac c poten al of public space in the context of Meadowlands, NJ in order to s mulate and complicate simple no ons of leisure.

Extrac on

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The “Tabula Rasa” condi on of sweeping renewal and imposi on situates the individual in a field of possibili es. The modernist concept of an open horizontal plane prescribes the iden ty of public space as a datum providing regularity and con nuity where leisurely occupa on can happen.

Can a landfill challenge public space by providing grounds for explora on? And if so, what are its didac c quali es?

We plan on using a methodology derived by the geologic phenomenon of the Glacial Erra c. As described by Jane Hu on, they are boulders that have been picked up and displaced by means of glaciers. Their composi on dis nguishes them from the surrounding landscape and as a result, they have been an object of awe and mystery.

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Through kit-bashing, “Tabula Erra ca” aims to transform the Meadowlands by bringing those events to new heights and introducing a circula on system reminiscent of a quest for lost treasures. We intend the visitor to pursue a value-based inves ga on of public space that is challenging and adventurous.

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Like the erra cs, the junk in the Meadowlands forms its own palimpsest of narra ves. Notably, the remains of Penn Sta on were once there and so was (it is believed) the body of Jimmy Hoffa.

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Fig. 1.5 The Meadowlands, New Jersey in rela on to Manha an

Mill Creek Point Park, The Meadowlands NJ

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“ Objects generate social effects not just in their preserva on and persistence, but in their destruc on and disposal. “ Caitlin DeSilvey Observed Decay: Telling Stories with Mutable Things

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RepresentaĆ&#x;onal Site Models Medium: Resin, clay, organic material, basswood

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1. Radio Tower 2. Invasive 2 Phragmites 3. First Layer 4. Second Layer 5. Old Tires 6. Oyster Shells 7. Jimmy Hoffa’s body 8. Telephone 9. Lost Coins 10. Penn Sta on 4 Column 11. Mercury

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Mill Creek Point Park exis ng condi on indica ng low and high des, ecologies and the urban fabric.

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Our site strategy is to an cipate changes that will happen in the field in a me-based process.

In predic ng the future, we are recrea ng landscape elements that were once important to the site such as Snake Hill, and altering present condi ons such as the water flow.

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Oblique Sec on showing the dispay of an ar ficial Atlan c White Cedar that represents this tree’s absance from the site

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The second interven on “New Snake Hill� aims to bring a the object in the field and capture its interac on with the ecologies on the site.

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Render view of the aqueous exhibi on accessible by canoe.

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Render view showing viewer’s interac on with the Penn Sta on fragment that has been elevated to its original height by means of scaffolding.

“ Almost any age seems civilized except that in which I live.”

John Betjeman

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Our goals are to curate the past while using it as a didac c tool and guide to discover the landscape, thus connec ng people to wildlife and ecologies of the site. The program encourages users to get immersed in the outdoor ac vi es such as canoeing, hiking and birdwatching alongside with an outdoor museum experience. It acts as a cultural reserve precinct. The aqueous exhibit provides a be er understa ng of the site and its history.

By introducing features such as “New Snake Hill”, “Oxbow Lake”, “Cedar Planter” and “Nes ng Cone”, we aim to a ract users by offering a variety of op ons to guide them in their own journey through the site.

By having the objects expose design quali es such as “rough”, “rus ng metal” and weathered materials, we want to communicate the changing nature of the site; from natural, to industrial, to post-industrial.

The user can choose its preferred mean of naviga ng the site; biking, hiking or canoe. Each user’s experience would thus vary depending on their choice. The “Cedar Planter” and “New Snake Hill” can only be accessed by canoe and the “Nes ng Cone” has a dedicated entrance to the pedestrians and bikers.

In the “Nes ng Cone” we are proposing a medita on space.

We believe that disturbed sites such as the Meadowlands, that are surrounded by bustling, polluted developments have the poten al to give users a different perspec ve on reality by being in proximity with plants and wildlife.

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What guided our research in the fall was the glacial erra c.

They are rock forma ons naturally extracted and deposited in the landscape by means of glaciers. As noted by Jane Hu on, they become symbols of our social nature. Our goal is to make our “design objects” behave similarly to the erra cs. We want to tell the story of change and public space by displaying monuments to public space in fragments, helped by scaffolding, singular but in groups.

To conclude, the complexity of the site as a result of human ac vity, has blossomed into a hybrid of cultural post-industrial swamp that has remained off-limits. Our proposal would turn that around by making it a rac ve and curious to explore the landscape and a part of history of its civiliza on by introducing “design objects” that behave similarly to the erra cs and take advantage of the site’s landscape features by enhancing them.

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Detail sec on indica ng the interac on of the public with an ar ficial White Atlan c Cedar tree meant to invoke the past.

“ I am convinced that the future is lost somewhere in the dumps of the non-historical past. �

Robert Smithson: A tour of the monuments of Passaic, New Jersey

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02 * Class-wide collabora ve project

Strapsteel Pavilion * PraĆŠ InsĆ&#x;tute, New York Professor: Duks Koshitz + Che-Wei Wang This project explores the possibility of con-

A er various inves ga ons, we arrived at a

struc ng a self-suppor ng pavillion made out

proposal which was asymmetrical and rela-

of strapsteel; a rela vely cheap material, and relied largely on manual tools.

The final proposal is made out of 246 compo-

By u lizing the proper es of ac ve bending

nents and took 2 weeks to build and assem-

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The challenge was to work as a team to deliver the project.

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Process Models showing the proper es of the ac ve bending surfaces

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SpeculaƟve Organ for the United NaƟons 724 First Avenue, New York Professor: Deborah Gans This project is a cri que of the United Na ons as an

The new building will house a new specula ve organ:

organiza on and as representa ve of an architec-

repea ng units containing facili es for reporters and

tural style. Its modernism stands in contrast to the

journalists as the only checks and balances. Each

Manha an office building; a reminder that interna-

unit is composed of an auditorium, press briefing

onal diplomacy belongs to a different realm. But there has been an increasing concern about sprawl-

Evoking Russian Construc vism, the building stands

ing bureacracy that is impeding the organiza on to

in contrast to the Modernist Secretariat.

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rooms and offices dedicated to think tanks.

My proposal discusses the complex rela onship between UN and the press.

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Press Conference Room

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Dormitory for St. Francis College * Brooklyn, New York Professor: Donald Cromley The challenge for this project was the existence of a

This project u lized the stair as an architectural el-

landmarked building on the NW side of the site. This

ement represen ng connec on and socializing. By

object has to be integrated with the new building.

encouraging students to take the stair to get to know

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varying from 10,5’-12’ while the new building is to

The building is composed of two Ls which form a

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To consolidate this differnece, we propose a stair that

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wraps around and surrounds the whole buidling.

rotated 45 degrees in order to capture more light.

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05 Pratt in Rome

Civic Vortex: La Spina La Spina, Rome Professor: Guillermo Banchini This project is situated in Via del Conciliazione; a 20th century intervenion by Mussolini which aimed to erase part of city’s medieval fabric. At the heart of the Eternal City, this complex axis has been reduced to a tourist destination while its medieval episodic moments have been replaced by the automobile. This project aims to bring part of this memory back while preserving its current configuration.

I am proposing a connection to the Tiber River through a 20-feet depression in the landscape. This condition would provide an accending experience for the pilgrims and tourists alike. It also reduces pedestrian traffic by providing many paths that culminate to St.Peter’s Cathedral.

The project is developed strictly undergound while respecting the autonomy of each building and proposing an alternate use of the typical Roman courtyard.

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Urban Sketches

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