ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO WUT YEE HTWE
EDUCATION 2013- 2016
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California, USA Bachelor of Architecture
GPA- 3.5
2010- 2013
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Associate Degree of Architecture
GPA- 4.0
2008-2010
Hua Qiao University, Xia Men, China 2 years Archiecture
GPA-3.3
(anticipate)
EXPERIENCE 2015- Present
Sale Assistant in Flexform, San Francisco, USA Produce CAD drawings, Edit website, Greet with customers, Answer phones, Provide fabric samples, Prepare for presentations
2014 (3 weeks)
AXIS Architecture, San Francisco, USA Data entry, Administrative works
2015- 2016
Web + Media Assstant of Architecture Division, California College of the Arts, USA Handle students’ records in vault server, Data entry
2013- 2015
Vice President of Youth Society for Education, non-profit organization, USA Gather sponsors from private business‘ owners, Manage a team of 9 officers, Organize events and activities, Help in designing logos, banners, posters, website and building
2010-2013
Building Designer Assistant, Myanmar Solve design problems, Learn the process of construction, Analyze site, Meet with engineers and clients, Estimate budget, Produce construction drawings
GROUP PROJECTS 2016
SWITCH - Niles Canyon Railway Museum Site visit, Produce construction drawings set, Meet with consultants, Analyze the building codes and ADA requirements, Cooperate with my partner.
2015
Creative Architecture Machine Design and make 3D printing machine, Cooperate with a team of 13, Research materials, Use Adruino and Firefly to get G-code
2014
Design Charette Competition Project (winner of 2014 Design Charette) Manage the schedule and materials, Establish a level of analysis, Coordinate with team members, Make decisions, Improve self awareness, Build relationships with a team of 10 members.
2013
Work House Project (display in CCA library) Build the sectional model of Work House, Principal role - manage time, materials and a team of 3.
PROJECTS
ALONG WITH THE LANDSCAPE
ADVENTURE
COMMUNITY INTEGRATOR
SWITCH
CONCRETE 3D MACHINE
DESIGN CHARETTE
AUNG ZAY YA LIBRARY
WORK HOUSE
ALONG THE LANDSCAPE Recreation- Research- Culture Center San Francisco l California
Spring 2014 l California College of the Arts l Studio 2 l Jason Anderson, Eric Bloom, Lian Eoyang
PROJECT DESCRIPTION With the use of the geometric shape of the infinity , the building itself provides a continuous path in a public open space. With two different inner courtyards: the marsh and small gardens, people can sense the outside atmosphere even when they are inside the building. Circulating around the building, people can enjoy the marsh and at the same time, they can enjoy the activities inside the program spaces. If they are in the program spaces, they can see the panoramic view of the presidio. In that way, the building provides the horizontal program arrangement which gives clear linear organization, vertical hierarchy of program spaces and diagonal relationships. Meanwhile, it creates the active public space with the combination of 24 hour accessible routes and daytime accessible routes.
ESTABLISHING SITE: PRESIDIO
MASON ST
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
OFFICE AREA CIVIC AREA
ACTIVITIES AREA NO PREDESTRIAN AREA
MARINA BLVD
MASON ST
ONE WAY
TWO WAY
SITE PLAN
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Green Ro
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Walkway- Green Roof
Cultural
Walkway- Green Roof
Walkway- Green Roof
Visitors can circulate through different paths: coming down from the top of the slope, going up from the bottom of the slope and the middle pathway, which connects directly to the library. Since, the circulation is the same as the infinity sign, visitors are forced to go around all the program spaces by experiencing outside atmosphere.
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GREEN ROOF TERRACE Resear ch Facil
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Library
CONCRETE GLASS PATHWAY Amenities Entrance
SECTION A-A Entrance
A
Loading Dock
Gift Shops
Marsh
Offices
Lab/ Lab Support
Automatic Data
Kitchen Storage
Painting Room
B
A
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION C-C
SECTION B-B
B
Library
Marsh
Marsh
C
Workshop
Gathering Space
C
Yoga
Cafe
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
Visitors can sense the outside atmosphere even when they are inside the building. Circulating around the building, people also can enjoy the marsh and the activities inside the program spaces at the same time. If they are in the program spaces, they can see the panoramic view of the presidio. In that way, the building provides the horizontal program arrangement which gives clear linear organization, vertical hierarchy of program spaces and diagonal relationships.
ADVENTURE Hotel New York l New York
Fall 2014 l California College of the Arts l Studio 3 l Thomas Ryan, Alda Black
MAPPING: THE SPACES SHAPED BY THE HIGH LINE AND THE BUILDINGS
SHAPING THE CENTRAL ATRIUM CORE, PLAY AREA SWIMMING POOL
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AQUARIUM
WATERFALL
Dividing the main play area, the central core into three sections as swimming pool, aquarium and the waterfall, the hotel will be full of different spatial events and it will become active in both day and night. In that way, more people will come in and enjoy open public spaces which is directly connected to the High Line Level.
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Ground
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W 21st Street
High Line
Interactions between Outside and Inside
New Buildings Buildings across the High Line
W 20th Street
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4
Hudson River
W 19th Street
11th Ave
2
10th Ave
3
W 18th Street 1
Spaces pass through High Line
Difference Moments Along the High Line
SITE PLAN
THE SLEEPING PLOT & CIRCULATION ARE ATTACHED TO THE STRUCTURE
CONNECT THE CIRCULATION & THE AQUARIUM
CONNECT THE HOTEL ROOMS & CIRCULATION
CONNECT THE WATER LINE WITH HOTEL ROOMS
WATER SYSTEM FLOW WITHIN THE STRUCTURE
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1. Rain Water Collector 2. Filter + Treatment with salt water 3. Water In 4. Waste Filter + Water Out 5. Recycle Water In 6. Oxygen Pump
1. Water Tank
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2. Flow to the earth (underground) 3. Equabalance the temperature of water 4. Temperature control water flow 5. Warm up/ Cool down the sleeping plots 3
1. Primary Diaphragm 2. Secondary Diaphragm
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The Geothermal water system is treated in the underground and it is used for all four seasons in New York, and water is running through the whole structure of the building including the one which is holding the aquarium and swimming pool. All the structure and trusses are exposed to outside the show the community that how water is essential and treated in different ways.
FAMILY BED ROOM
Sleeping Plot
Circulation
DOUBLE BED ROOM
Circulation
Sleeping Plot
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEPING AREA AND AQUARIUM
SINGLE BED ROOM
The whole building is connecting the hotel rooms and the circulation path by using bridge system. There is no actual floor plates running through each floor. Only the back of the building, which is the center circulation area has floor plates. The rest are intertwined with individual sleeping plots and the bridge.
Roof Top Bar
Rain Collector
DN
DN
ROOF TOP FLOOR PLAN
UP
SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE
OUTDOOR AQUARIUM EXPERIENCE
UP
SINGLE ROOM FLOOR PLAN
UP
UP
UP
UP
UP
HIGH LINE LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
Entrance
Storage
UP
UP
UP UP
Reception
Office
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
COMMUNITY INTEGRATOR Affordable Housing in Mission District San Francisco l California
Spring 2015 l California College of the Arts l Studio 4 l Kristen Sidell, Randolph Ruiz
Mission Street
Julia Street
BIKUBEN STUDENT HOUSING STRATEGY L-SHAPE ROTATION (Solid Vs Void)
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SITE PLAN
The strategy of Community Integrator is arranging the living units in an L -shape like the study of Bikuben student housing and then rotating the shape to create double and triple height spaces. The solid spaces become living units and the void spaces become the shared communal area: kitchen, living rooms and dinning rooms.
COMMUNITY INTEGRATOR STRATEGY L-SHAPE ROTATION(Solid Vs Void)
ZONING STRATEGY
ARIPA JUNTOS SPACE
FUNCTION SPACES
RESIDENTIAL FLOORS
STUDENT ZONE
WORKERS ZONE
FAMILY ZONE
LIVING UNITS
KITCHEN, LIVING AND DINING
COMMUNAL SPACES
Targeting students, workers, and families, the quality of the spaces are different according to the user group. The design strategy is to define private-public and semi-private areas based on three different zones. The collective, private, and community spaces also give a rule of division of the interior functions, where the living is located and why. The student living units are dwelled facing Mission Street and the family living units are dwelled in the back, which is facing the Julian street. The courtyard are also divided into three different zones. Work and study for student zones, Gym and sporty for worker zones, and day care for family zones.
Getting vertical view angle, looking down the courtyard
Getting more privacy between each room
VIEW FROM ROOF TOP TO DIFFERENT COMMUNAL SPACES
VIEW FROM MISSION STREET
Getting horizontal wider view angle, looking out to the Mission Street and Julia Street.
During the summer, the residents can use the folding shutter as sun shade.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SIXTH FLOOR PLAN
MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
15’
13’
15’
10’
STUDENT UNIT TYPE
15’
15’
WORKER UNIT TYPE FOR (COUPLE)
12’
30’
FAMILY UNIT TYPE
WORKER UNIT TYPE FOR SINGLE
JULIAN ELEVATION
85’ - 0”
85’ - 0”
75’ - 0”
75’ - 0”
65’ - 0”
65’ - 0”
55’ - 0”
55’ - 0”
45’ - 0”
45’ - 0”
35’ - 0”
35’ - 0”
25’ - 0”
25’ - 0”
15’ - 0”
15’ - 0”
SECTION A-A
AUNG ZAY YA LIBRARY Elementary School Library Aung Zay Ya Village l Bago I Myanmar
2015 l Youth Society For Education l Non Profit Organization
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B
C
25’- 0” 20’-0” 6’-0”
7’-0” B
7’-0”
Summer
B
5’- 0”
1
5’-0”
A
5’- 0”
10’-0”
A
5’- 0”
2
A
5’- 0”
35’- 0” 10’-0”
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5’- 0”
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UP
5’- 0”
10’-0”
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4
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5’- 0”
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FLOOR PLAN
The orientation of the building avoids the noon and evening sunlight, which can heat up the room in both hot and cold seasons. The good ventilation system is created by having high ceiling, which allows warm air to rise by convection and escape to the outside and forces cold air to infiltrate through open doors and windows.
The proposal aims to give a shelter which has to be environmentally friendly. The building consists of two main architectural components: the elevated foundation, and the clerestory roof design. The foundation is designed by elevating three feet above from the ground to prevent from flooding in rainy season. The clerestory roof design provides diffuse sunlight to the interior by reflecting off the sloped ceiling without the harsh glare in the morning. The project uses local and sustainable materials including brick, concrete, wood and handmade bamboo weave sheets for ceiling. Bamboo sheets function as both sound and heat insulation so in the rainy season, the users can focus more on their studies and in the hot season it controls the room temperature.
4 2’- 0”
3 5’- 0”
5’- 0”
2 5’- 0”
5’- 0”
1 5’- 0”
5’- 0”
A
B
2’- 0”
TOP OF ROOF 21’-0”
TOP PLATE 15’-0”
B
B
BALCONY 6’-0”
FIN FLOOR 3’-0”
SECTION
NORTH ELEVATION
Serpentine Concrete 3D Printer Creative Architecture Machine San Francisco l California
Fall 2015 l California College of the Arts l Robotic Studio l Jason Kelly Johnson, Michael Shiloh
TEAMWORK TAKES THE LEAD
SOFTWARE TEAM
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1. DESIGN PATTERN
2. CALCULATE THE VOLUME
3. GET G-CODE (COOL TERM)
Communicate MATERIAL TEAM
1. WEIGH RAW MATERIALS
2. MIX ALL DRY MATERIAL
HARDWARE TEAM
3. MIX POWDER WITH LIQUID AND FIBER
1. CHECK ALL THE PARTS
2. ASSEMBLE THE PARTS
3. ATTACH IT TO THE GANTRY
THE END EFFECTOR The role of the end effector involves the ability to manipulate the material by controlling the flow rate and the extrusion diameter based on the nozzle component being used. Based on the study of Archimede’s screw principle, the auger is used to move material. The speed of the auger is so essential in printing because slower speed would generally allow for thicker beads of material to be laid down.
STEPPER MOTOR WITH 1:27 GEARBOX
MOTOR ASSEMBLY
FUNNEL COOLING FAN
PROTOTYPE 1
PROTOTYPE 2
PROTOTYPE 3 AUGER
ALUMINUM EXTRUSION
NOZZLE DESIGNS
ABS PIPE
EXTENDED NOZZLE 1.5CM
FLAT NOZZLE 1.75CM
FLAT NOZZLE WITH INTEGRATED BRACKET 1.75CM
TRI NOZZLE WITH INTEGRATED BRACKET 1CM
NOZZLE
A.A.H ADAPTIVE AGGREGATE HABITAT
PROJECT PROPOSAL A.A.H have a base design that is capable of adapting to many different situations, for example, size of families, materials being used, and also the weather at site. They are being produced by a printer that is capable of using local materials to make structures which come in handy as different places have different types of traditional construction materials. Also the machine is capable of increasing in size which allows for larger aggregates to be produced in one go.
FAMILY
AGGREGATION 1
COUPLE
SINGLE
AGGREGRATION 2
INSULATION MATERIAL
300cm
NATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
500
cm cm
WALL DETAIL
PLAN
PRINT ON GANTRY
SECTION
300
PRINTING MATERIAL
COLORED POLYMER CONCRETE
WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT 2140 G
CEMENT/SAND MIX 6403 G
PLASTER 1072 G
CONCRETE COLOR 30 G
POLYPAVEMENT 350 G
NYLON FIBER 6G
WATER 2000 G
40 L
PRINTING PROCESS
PRINTING BOTTOM PART
USE SAND AS SUPPORT MATERIALS
FINISH PRINTING THE DOME PART
VACUUMING SUPPORT MATERIAL - SAND
SWITCH Niles Canyon Railway Museum Fremont I California
Spring 2016 l California College of the Arts l IBD studio l Randolph Ruiz, Lourdes Garcia
BRIEF
Currently the Niles Canyon Railway runs locomotives from Niles Canyon, a sub district in Fremont, California to Sunol. The track that it runs on is a heritage railway that was rebuilt by volunteers over time. The site for the proposed railway museume is located North of the wye switch that is adjacent to the active tracks that currently both freight and passenger trains use. The goal of the museum is to be able to exhibit 3 locomotives as well as support special exhibits focused around the history and trains.
PROPOSAL
Inspired by the track switch, we designed the building as an abstraction of the track switch to generate the formal language. Then further utilized the idea of the switch by designing the circulation so as to create and people. The structure of the building is comprised a network of trusses, which allows for a long spans of open space, which is necessity for train shelters. As the building bifurcates and turns towards the south we employ the use of generously sized light monitors, often found in roundhouses, to naturally light the building on the north and south side to allow for light to filter into the space.
Building footprint 52,500 sqft
Parking area 45,000 sqft
3 cars
Open Space 52,500 sqft
3 cars
Total: 150,000 sqft
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Vallejo Way
10 cars
Henderson Ct
Miss
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Amount of Trees required
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Residentials 10’
Screen Type: Trees Residentials
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Openings Max: 8” 30% of the wall
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Max Height: 75’
Max Height: 75’
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Set Back: 30’
Set Back: 10’
Set Back: 15’
3 Fire truck adjacent to Mission Blvd
Set Back: 25’
Max Height: 75’
Max Height: 75’
CL
Max Height: 75’
2 Adjacent to track
1 Adjacent to residential
Set Back: 50’
3 Adjacent to Mission Blvd
2 Fire truck beside track
Max Height: 75’
1 Car parking on residential side
Set Back: 30’
SITE STRATEGY
SMALL HILL (SUSTAINABILITY) Collect rainwater for gardening and other uses, such as for restrooms.
Rain Water
Soil Filtration Building
PARKING (ACCESS) Vallejo Blvd is the main accessible route for vehicles.
ENTRANCE (CONNECTION) Connect the building program and site by recycling the infrastructure elements, rail tracks as pavement. It is elevated up between two small filtration gardens.
Water Tank
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER Provide not only indoor train exhibition spaces, but also outdoor spaces for viewing moving trains on the Niles Railroad. The space can be used for picnic, children playground, and hangout area.
Building
Pump
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Non-Public Public Support Non-Exhibit Prgoram Support Prgoram 3,520 SF 2,040 SF
Public Gallery Prgoram
Public Large Exhibit Prgoram
Circulation
Outdoor Area
3,440 SF
30,000 SF
11,700 SF
7,700 SF
PROGRAM RESPONSE Gallery 1
Parking
Entry
Gallery 2
Storage Loading Offices MEP
Large Exhibition Hall
Giftshop
Classrooms
Auditorium
Children Area
Cafe
Outdoor Space Exit
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
Parking Gallery 1 Gallery 2
Entry Large Exhibition Hall Giftshop
Auditorium
Classrooms Children Area
Cafe Exit
Outdoor Space
Storage Loading Offices MEP
The procession through the building is primarily driven by the large exhibition space. As patrons move through the exhibit, they will be presented with the option of going to the galleries on the the second and third floor of the museum. Once patrons approach the south side of the museum they will be passing through the concrete fins that also elevate a ramp that lead to the auditorium and classrooms. Patrons can also continue on the main level and they will eventually be lead to the Gift Shop and CafĂŠ where they can then exit to the outdoor space on the south side of the site.
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
First Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan Public Large Exhibit Prgoram Public Gallery Prgoram Non-Public Support Prgoram Public Non- Exhibit Support Prgoram Circulation
Basement Plan
Second Floor Plan
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
A-1 Locomotive Display Area
E-1 Loading
C-1 Ticket Purchase Area
E-2 Isolation
C-2 Entry Lobby
E-7 Security
C-3 Restrooms
E-8 Exhibit Storage
C-4 Gift Shop
E-9 Retail Storage
C-5 Cafe
E-10 Trash Room
C-2
E-8 A-1 C-4
E-2
C-3
E-1
E-10 E-9
C-1 C-5
0’
15’ 5’
65’ 35’
E-7
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
B-2 Temporary Exhibit Gallery C-6 Auditorium D-1 Offices D-3 Classrooms D-4 Conference rooms
B-2 D-4
D-4
C-6 D-1
D-3 D-3
0’
15’ 5’
65’ 35’
D-1
STRUCTURE SYSTEM Purlins
Rafters Primary Truss Secondary Truss
Third Floor Structure
Second Floor Structure Structure for Suspended Floor
Lateral Support Columns Vertical Support Columns
Overall Structure System
Concrete fins
ENVELOPE SYSTEM Standing Seam Roof Panels
Clerestory with integral operable fenestration
Corten Steel Sheets
Transparent Vision Glass
Concrete Walls
Concrete Slab
1. Operable fenestration is deployed to allow the large exhibition space to be passively ventilated throughout the majority of the year.
2. Large fans are used to help circulate the air evenly throughout the building.
3. In situations where the building needs to be cooled or warmed with the HVAC system the windows are closed to increase the efficiency of the system. The air circulation strategy is displacement cooling.
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4. The long span space is supported with a deep truss system. The trusses are then supported laterally with a trusses at each end to allow us to reduce the amount of columns that touch the ground.
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5. Steel tubing to suspend the second floor plate from the main truss structure. By doing so, the 2nd floor doesn’t need to have columns touch the ground level.
6. Corten Steel Screens used on the North, West and South sides of the building. Used as a sun shading device to reduce the amount of direct sun coming into the space
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South roof 50’ - 0” North roof 30’ - 0” Second Floor 12’ - 0” First Floor 0’ - 0” Below Grade -8’ - 3”
Section 1-1
Detail 2
Detail 1
Section 2-2
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Wall Detail 1
Wall Detail 2
1. Rigid Foam Insulation 2. Standing Seam Metal Roof 3. Metal Deck 4. Lowered Ceiling Structure 5. Corten Steel Screen 6. Insulated Glass Unit 7. Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Rain-screen 8. Aluminum C-Clip 9. Screen fixing bracket 10. Steel pour stop with integral fixing bracket 11. Fiberglass sheathing 12. Concrete with integral metal decking 13. Lowered Ceiling Panels 14. Clere-story Vision Glass 15. Metal Cladding
DESIGN CHARRETTE Group Project I Inflation Project San Francisco I California College of the Arts
2014 l Soft Environments: Architecture Division Warm-Up Charrette
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Soft Environments charrette is a short, but intense sprint and prepares students for the marathon-like term ahead. It is also a Warm-Up charrette to examine inhabitable inflatable structures made with semitransparent plastic. There were 16 teams total and all the structures needed to designed the entrance, the pathway and the exit. Our Design strategy is providing the different size of spaces for people to experience the scale changes from the entrance to the exit.
GOAL Our goal is very simple that we all need to finish, or complete designing and building the inhabitable inflatable structure by using semitransparent plastic and tape within three days. The challenge of the competition is how to make the decision really quick and effective and build the structure up without having any failures.
WORK HOUSE Group Project I Model Making Los Angeles I West Hollywood l California
Fall 2013 l California College of the Arts l Material & Methods l David Maynard
SELECTED SECTION
SKETCHES & RENDERING 2009 - 2012
HUA QIAO UNIVERSITY l CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
Practicing One Point Perspective
Practicing Two Point Perspective
Medium: Size: Year:
Medium: Size: Year:
Ink drawing 8” x 8.5” 2010
Pencil drawing 11” x 8.5” 2011
Doric Order: Black and White Tones
Expansion of Piranesi Drawing
Palace of Fine Arts
Medium: Size: Year:
Medium: Size: Year:
Medium: Size: Year:
Graphite Pencils drawing 18” x 24” 2012
Color Pencils drawing 20” x 15” 2012
Color pencils drawing on Color Paper 15” x 24” 2012
In Class Practice:Drawing within 3 minutes
Rendering Elevation Medium: Size: Year:
Medium: Size: Year:
Marker and Ink 8” x 8.5” 2010
Watercolor painting 24” x 18” 2011
Rendering Section
Rendering Perspective
Medium: Size: Year:
Medium: Size: Year:
Chalk and Color pencils 24” x 18” 2011
Watercolor and Ink 36” x 24” 2009
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