NY/DC

HQ2WP
A second home for Amazon in
Willets Point, Queens, NY.
Adede Amenyah // Silver Spring, MD // Columbia GSAPP

Willets Point in Queens, locked between Citi Field to

the West and Flushing to the East, is a site that is
significant for development in a number of ways. It
has direct access to two international airports, the
Long Island Rail Road, the 7 subway line, as well as
the NYC Greenway. It also offers 2 million square feet
capable of meeting the specifications for Amazon’s
RFP for a second 8.1 million square foot headquarters.
The site, however, faces the constant threat of sea
level rise and the challenges of having a toxic past. As
such, the proposal for this project is for a network of
Work space
remediation corridors that work together to organize
Industrial

Circulation
the field of work spaces while cleaning up the site.
Gardens

Low Intensity
Remediation Zone

Stormwater
Corridor

Meadows

Wetlands

Flushing Bay

඙ඖඉඞඏ඘කඍඋඑ඘එගඉගඑ඗ඖ
47” per year

ඛඝකඎඉඋඍකඝඖ඗ඎඎ
Parking Lot Area: 500,000 ft² (12 acres)
Volume of rainfall: 15 million gallons / yr
# Acres of wetland required : 45

඙ගඡ඗ඎඟඉගඍකඕඉඖඉඏඍඌ
4 million gallons / yr (12 acres)

උඉගගඉඑඔඛ
Emergent plants

උ඗඗ඖගඉඑඔ ඌඝඋඓඟඍඍඌ
Submersive plant Free floating on surface ඉඋකඍ඗ඎඟඍගඔඉඖඌ
of water ඎ඗඗ගඌඍඍ඘
ඐ඗ඔඌඛඏඉඔඔ඗ඖඛ
඗ඎඛඝකඎඉඋඍඟඉගඍක

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A) Steel Box-Section Members
B) Stability Bracing
C) Topology Optimization +
3D Printing
Ajinkya Lokhande // Mumbai, India // Georgia Tech (PhD)

A) Improved characterization of the resistance of steel box-section members

Research objectives:

1) Conceptual and theoretical development and improvement of methods for characterization of the resistance of
welded steel box-section members;
2) Evaluation of the performance of these methods using data generated from parametric studies performed using
finite element test simulations and compiled from existing experimental tests.

Additionally, a method for calculating the compressive resistance of longitudinally stiffened plates was derived using
an orthotropic plate idealization (considering the contributions from the longitudinal bending stiffness, transverse
bending stiffness, and torsional stiffness of a plate), and was expressed as an intuitive and easy-to-use column on
elastic foundation model.

Research impact:
1) Recommendations based on this research have led to updates to AASHTO Section 6.
2) Recommendations based on this research will be proposed for updates to AISC 360.

B) Stability bracing C) Topology optimization and 3D printing

In this research, the stability bracing behavior

of beams and beam-columns was investigated,
and recommendations were made for
improvements to AISC 360 Appendix 6. This
research involved the use of refined finite
element analysis test simulation methods
to determine the load-deflection and limit
load response of beams and beam-columns,
and their bracing systems, considering the
influence of initial geometric imperfections,
residual stress effects, and spread of plasticity.

Research impact:
Recommendations based on this research have
led to updates to Appendix 6 of AISC 360-16.
Design for Diplomacy
The United States Embassy in
Milan Italy
Ziqi Chen // Xi’an, China // University of Virginia

CONSULAR HALL/CONSULAR OFFICE

This project rethinks the image that an embassy
GLAZING FACADE DETAIL
building should present to the world: hospitality
1 concrete coated I-steel column
and generosity. The most important feature of the
2 I-steel beam
3 duct site is an old villa that sits in front of it, which
4 insulation
5 steel decking 1 is decided to be reserved and would work as the
6 concrete
7 radiant floor system beginning of the spatial sequence. The project adopts
8 finish layer
9 stainless steel panel
10 mullion system
2

the space organizing techniques of Villa Lante, in

11 double pane glass
which the traveling route follows a clear axis and ƞȞȻ
8 10
11

rhythmized by landscape elements like fountain, pool

10

7
11 and grand stairs. By manipulating the outdoor space,
2 6 9
3
4
5
4
circulations of staff and visitors are separated
9

without being fortified.

OFFICE EXISTING VILLA HEIGHT

STAFF CONSULAR VISITOR

OFFICE

1 poly-carbonate panel
2 skylight 7

3 reflective aluminum panel

6
4 concrete slab
10
5 insulation 5 9
6 steel decking 4

7 green roof
2 3
8 diffuser channel 8

9 concrete beam 1
10 duct
11 concrete column

01 5 10 20m

11

01 5 10 20m
Veil House

Fino Fan // China // School of the Art Institute of Chicago

150°
23 0’
28

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7 .4

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0”
E

1880m

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51
3°
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1820m
Leicester:
Minority/Majority

Takuma Johnson // Nashville, TN // Cornell University

This project contends that existing cities have not readily adapted to the effects of immigration, and that
extant urban organizations and embedded cultural ethoses can be questioned as vestiges of a former
past that is no longer mediated in the contemporary city in the same way. This thesis investigates how
architecture can be leveraged to renegotiate a city’s social and political paradigms to better reflect a city of
diverse peoples, without losing, rejecting, or displacing the city’s idiosyncratic idea of place and identity.
Un|Wall The Border:
How can we create a
productive border?
Trey Thomas // Gettysburg, PA // Brown + RISD

The pilgrimage path meanders along the topography

through a dissolved urban fabric before arriving
at the architectural intervention: the chapel. The
program of the chapel is simple. It serves as a
spiritual procession guided by light and form, allowing
the inhabitant to focus on their spiritual self. The
procession starts above ground, diving deep into the
earth – disorienting one’s positionality to the border
wall – then returning the inhabitant to the path with
the agency of either continuing their inner spiritual
journey, or returning to the local context.
Structural Parametric Design

Kelsey Lange // Des Moines, Iowa // Stanford & Columbia

TREE DANCER

MOUNTAIN

EAGLE

BIG TOE

FORM FINDING

Various yoga poses inspired rough forms for study in a

two-week charrette to design a cantilevered structure
off a cliff edge. The forms were refined by modeling the
VOLUMETRIC FORCE FLOW in Millipede.

Yoga is a physical meditative practice that connects the

body and the mind. The eagle pose is about both physical
and spiritual balance, which is represented structurally in
the cantilevered design that allows the yogi to carefully
work their way to the top of the intertwined limbs. The
structure embodies the strength, flexibility, and focus of
the poses practiced on its terrace.

RENDERING SECTION
Games in the Sky:
Can we build a tower to host the
entire Olympic Games?
Yike Qin // Shanxi, China // University of California, Berkeley

Site and Planned

Location of Tower

This project proposed a high-density stadium tower

for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
3D topology optimization was used to transcend
traditional practicality-centered structural
optimization goals and incorporate architectural
considerations into the design. It challenges
conventional methods of ordering space with
respect to grid lines by producing a synergy
between optimized structures and programmatic
spaces. An iterative process is also possible for
better material layout and ǰȖǗƄȖþƼƼþɉƞĢ demand.
Via Parliament
Catalan Parliament in Barcelona

Mengdi Rao // Guangzhou, China // M.Arch, University of Virginia

A Celebration of Shipbuilding

Wenda Shen // China // RISD

WINTER AUTUMN

THE ISLAND OF BEYOND

A CELEBRATION OF SHIPBUILDING

Wenda Shen Entry to Factories Below

Instructor: Silvia Acosta

Advanced Studio, 2017 Fall

Shipyard with Dry Docks and Workshops Plugged into the Workable Structures Field of Linear Passages Attached to Series of Workshops Stroll Inbetween

High Tide Low Tide

Ariel View of the Island Ground Level Lower Level Stadium Canals for Fishermen Seafood Market Rotating Walls as Movable Barrier and for Noise Cancellation with View of Stadium Below Semi-underground Factory with Pedestrian Bridges Crossing Above

Labouratory

Smithery
Sm
Smithery Pump
Pu
Pump Steam

Gas

Saw
Sa
aw Mi
Mill
Mill

I
Iron
Ir

Open Workspace for Assembly & Loading Area

SUMMER THE VORTEX SPRING

SStadium
dium
Centrall Elevators
vators

Office
ic Offi
Off
Offic
Office
ff

Food
o

Docume
Documents
u Books Components
C mponents Materials Tools
ools Artifacts

Warehouse Underwater Connected to the Top of the Island Through a Hollowed Cave A Casade of Stairs Revolving Into the Bottom of the Ocean that Captures light and Gathers Circulation Entry of the Museum of Shipbuilding into the Gallery where Models of Ships Rushing Downwards

Warehouse Bank Bank

2nd Level Plan

3rd Level & Above

1st Level Plan

Towards Material-informed
Tectonics

Yen-Ju (Timothy) Tai // Taiwan // MIT Media Lab + Cornell

material
This thesis introduces, demonstrates, and implements a unified computational design framework property M1 , M2 , ... , Mn
Mi = {mia , mib , ... , miz }

for material distribution modeling that enables the production of geometrically complex, materially
heterogeneous, and functionally graded objects across scales, media, and platforms. Receiving user-
computational

defined performance mappings as input, the workflow generates and evaluates instructions for conceptualization
/ objective q1 , q2 , ... , qn
environment
materialization
/ object

designated fabrication systems, informed by the extrinsic constraints presented by the hardware and the
intrinsic characteristics embedded in the materials utilized. As a proof of concept to the generalizable
fabrication

approach, three novel design-to-fabrication processes within the framework are introduced with material system f1 , f2 , ... , fn

and materialization precedents and implemented through computational and robotic platforms: implicit
modeling for the fabrication of photopolymers, trajectory optimizing for the fabrication of water-based process 1
p1 = ( q1 , M1 , f1 )

material, and toolpath planning for the fabrication of fiber-based material. Titled Material-informed
Tectonics, the framework extends the domain of parametric design processes from geometry to material, process 2
conceptualization p2 = ( q2 , M2 , f2 ) materialization

expands the potential application of volumetric material modeling techniques beyond high resolution / objective q1 , q2 , ... , qn / object

multi-material 3D printing systems, and bridges between the virtual and the physical by integrating

...
material information into the tectonic relationship between manufactured objects and manufacturing process n
pn = ( q n , M n , f n )

methods; thereby outlining an approach towards a synthesis of material properties, computational

design, digital fabrication, and the environment. generation and evaluation

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0 1 (initial geometric rep.)
E,F,T = tetrahedralize(V)
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c = …‡–”‘‹†ሺ–ሻǡ’‫א‬Թ3
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d = pointLineClosestDistance(
c, fc1, fc2, fc3, fc4

(implicit rep.) 0 1 (optional mesh rep.) (optional mesh rep.) (implicit rep.) 0 1 a. 41,072 polygons b. 106,152 polygons c. 106,152 polygons d. 1,520,280 polygons
X ; distance field distance isosurface, t = 0.30 isosurface, t = 0.60 X ; distance field distance isosurface, t = 0.80 tetrahedralization STL file size, 2.1 mb bevel vertices and edges STL file size, 8.4 mb laplacian smoothing STL file size, 8.4 mb catmull-clark subdivision STL file size, 152 mb (photograph by Joao Costa)

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(a) triangulated mesh (b) aligned quadrangular mesh 0 1 0 1
t = ((vi1 , ej1), … ,(vik , ejk)) (1) S ; map (2) V ; dither (5) Eq ; quadrangulation (7) t ; tour average angle = 21.3146° (0.4737) average angle = 18.5389° (0.4120) hierholzer avg. angle = 1.31298
traversal sequence traversal sequence angle (radians)

V = dither(S)

Et = triangulate(V)

Ea = align(Et , F)

Eq = quadrangulate(Ea , F)

Ed = dual(Eq)

t = eulerTour(Ed)

(d) unaligned quadrangular mesh close-up of (b) compared to (a)

(3) Et ; triangulation (4) Ea ; alignment (6) Ed ; dual average angle = 22.2691° (0.4949) 13.0226% improvement heuristic, hierholzer avg. angle = 0.27464

mapping _ distance mapping _ radiation mapping _ rain meshing _ delaunay triangulation remeshing _ quad-dominant remeshing _ 4-8 subdivision remeshing _ dual graph traversal of each panel as a single polyline _ t = 0.125 t = 0.375 t = 0.625 t = 0.875

(photograph by Joao Costa)

(photograph by Paula Aguilera and Jonathan Williams)

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F ={f1 , … , fm}, fi‫א‬ൈൈ
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gi =(Vi, Ei, Fi), Vi‫ك‬ǡi‫ك‬ǡ i‫ ك‬ Sds ; map, density Sdf ; map, deform V ; dither toolpath end graph with threshold t = 0.2 t = 0.2, elevation
density deformation traversal sequence

V =dither(Sds, Sdf)
gi =triangulate(Vi)
G ={g1 , … , gL}, L = no. of layers
tour =( )
foreach (gi‫
א‬ሻǣ
gi =(Sdf (Vi), Ei, Fi)
gi =removeFaces(Sds , gi , t),
t = threshold
tour = join(CPP(gi , vs), tour)
vs =ve
tour =((vi1 , eji), ... , (vik , ejik))
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Sounding Ground
How will sounds of historical remnants affect
our feelings through architectural intervention?

Hao Wang // Yancheng, China // University of Virginia

This is a new design for Emancipation Park in

Charlottesville, VA. The site is developed as a new
surface above the existing site, with access to
bothȻǗũ the lower park levels along Market Street.
Walking along Market Street, the site lies behind
an open cloister-like facade with a main entrance
leading to programs, an entrance/exit to the park,
and a preserved treeƜoriented rest area. This new
opening stretches up gentle slopes, which
responds to topography and the site’s surrounding
buildings.
Establishment of the
Second Ground
Westlake Fire Station
Raoyang Yang // Guangzhou, China // UCLA
Co-Campus
Co-Operate // Co-Work // Co-Live

Laura Sciarrino // Buffalo, New York // Clemson University

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BOAT LAUNCH

BATTERY +
CONVERTER

STORMWATER CISTERN

400’ DEEP
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Not So Skin Deep
Vernacularism in XL

Ziwei Song// Chongqing, China // Harvard GSD

Vernacularism in XL typical plan in between space view to cityscape

courtyard typology spatial well layering residential program typical family module

typical devloper tower plan traditional vernacular plan vernacularism in XL plan roof profile gable wall garden wall

The thesis proposal reconsiders the typical developer project in China

and explores the capacity of vernacular image to make effective space
in relationship to sequence, perception, exposure and events. The
project’s test site is in Chongqing, a very typical second tier city in China
proliferating with developer projects. These developers are building
XL projects either as “decorated sheds” that use vernacular roofȞ as
toppers to superficially communicate the culture and completely pursue
efficiency, or as “ducks” which wrap the whole building in cultural icons
and distort the program to fit its iconic form. This thesis therefore
turns to the vernacular cultural roots where developers borrow those
cultural icons. It experiments with the capacity of vernacular image
to choreograph and make space, replacing the skin deep “decorated
shed” and the “duck” modes of the global developer today. It brings the
vernacular sensibility of spatial richness to re-approach developer tower
scale.
Micro-Blur

Yunhwan Jung // Seoul, Korea // University of Pennsylvania

Blurring the typical idea of housing was the main purpose

of this project. The building’s facade and the breaking of
grid-lines on each level played unique roles in achieving
this. Shifting the facades and merging other units
generated the final form. All the facades are located
differently and merged with others in order to subvert the
typical look of a housing project in New York City. This
shifting and merging also helped to break the grid-lines
of each levels. However, when the units merged together,
they created a different form for the building, providing
opportunities for other functional programs. Lastly, small
apertures from the side facade let in more natural light to
corner units since the most critical problem of the micro
housing is not getting enough natural light.

Airplane Cabin Structure

Aging Copper

Sheating Drainage Mat

Steel Plate

Interior Wall Finishes

Gypsum Board

Floor Finish
Figurative Theater

Bo Zou // China // University of Michigan

SF/LA
Earthquake Resilience of
Hospital Systems

Abhinav Bindal // Delhi, India // Stanford University

Building Population Injury Distribution

Damage Distribution
Part 1: Using Machine
Learning to predict
distribution of injured
people

Part 2:
Use
Optimization
Algorithms
to generate
Protocols for
Hospitals

Earthquake ShakeMap
Scenario

Hospital Hospital
Damage Operability

Figure: Framework for Earthquake Resilience of Hospitals

Part 1: Prediction of Injuries

• Scenario: M8.8 Earthquake in Lima, Peru
• Using Machine Learning to predict injury
distribution given ground shaking and
population distribution
• Ground Truth is 1000 realizations obtained
from full scale probabilistic modelling
• Random 80/20 split between training and
testing examples out of 1000 examples
• Result: MSEtrain = 6.99 and MSEtest = 6.43
(a) (b) (c)
Figure: (a) Injury Distribution from probabilistic modelling (b) Injury distribution
prediction using Neural Network (c) Mean Square Error of all the test cases

Part 2: Optimized Hospital Protocols

• Protocols are instructions for:
• Non-operational Hospitals to send its
patients to operational hospitals Operational
• Operational Hospitals to know how many Hospitals
Non-operational
patients to expect Hospitals
• Objective: Minimize the Maximum Treatment Receiving
Patients
Time (Travel time + Operation time) Sending Patients
• Maximum Treatment time:
• Baseline: 2387 hours (100 days)
• Optimized: 1407 hours (59 days) (a) Non-operational Hospital (b) Operational Hospital
Figure: Realization of Hospital Protocols

Acknowledgements: Jacqueline Li, Mariya Markhvida, Luis Ceferino

Sequential Decision Process
for the Design of Resilient
and Sustainable Buildings

Jaskanwal Chhabra // Kotkapura // Penn State / IIT Kanpur

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS CAN BE USED IN A SEQUENCE TO REALIZE EFFICIENCY IN DESIGN DECISION MAKING

Fig. 1. Set based concurrent engineering. Three decision Fig. 2. Sequential reduction of tradespace as models of increasing fidelity Fig. 3. Illustration of a bounding model. The bounding model
makers are illustrated within design space for a typical are applied. Each successive modeling effort Mj helps to reduce the size of returns an interval containing the true value of decision criterion
design problem. consideration set at the expense of additional computational resources. and can be helpful to eliminate poor designs.

CHOOSING OPTIMAL STRUCTURAL DESIGNS BASED ON STRUCTURAL WEIGHT AND SEISMIC DRIFT

Fig. 4. The goal of the design is to select member section sizes that minimizing
structural weight and target drift of the frame. The figure illustrates: (a) the lateral
force distribution on a structural frame, and (b) construction of bounds on the
target drift that facilitate identification of non-dominated design alternatives.

Fig. 5. An example modeling policy to obtain final choice set of building designs
whereby the initial set of 6,396 designs is systematically and efficiently reduced to
11. Full evaluation with M3: 2.92 hrs whereas sequential policy time: 0.95 hrs.

Spent 68% less computational time using

the models in sequence

CHOOSING OPTIMAL STRUCTURAL DESIGNS BASED ON STRUCTURAL WEIGHT AND LIFE-CYCLE LOSSES

Decision making un-

der uncertainty

Fig. 6. Global Warming Potential due to seismic hazard

following repair actions. The goal is to identify non- Fig.7. Comparing design alternatives by comparing bounds on the expected values of decision criterion and risk of
dominated design alternatives minimizing structural weight underachievement. Bounds are calculated on the basis of : (a) 500 realizations, and (b) 10,000 Monte Carlo realizations.
and environmental impacts.

Spent 94% less computational time

using the models in sequence
Fig. 8. A modeling sequence to efficiently explore the design space using
sequential decision process with probabilistic decision criterion.
River Park
Affordable Housing

Jose Ignacio Comparini La Roche // Santiago, Chile // University of Arizona

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In a city with increasing rent costs and difficult living

solutions, this project aimed at repurposing a old
warehouse in the middle of of a industrial zone of Los
Angeles into affordable housing. With a large existing
structure in place balancing an efficient layout with
access to daylighting was the biggest challenge. The
existing building opened up with a large exterior
atrium though its center and exposed the existing
structure to mantain the buildings identity. Compact
unit layouts were designed to maximise the buildings
efficiency.
Redevelopment of
Barangay 105, Manila

Eleanor Siow // Winnipeg, Canada // UC Berkeley

Existing Conditions

Radial Road 10

Aerial View: Barangay 105, Manila, Philippines

1 story warehouses
2 story warehouses

Proposed Design

330,000m2 15,000
site area estimated population

22 126
buildings units per building
(11m x 76m) (4.6m x 3m)

7 yrs $12.5M
construction time total capital cost

WATER TANKS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

SHEAR WALL DESIGN
Boundary Reinforcement 6-16M 2-16M 14-16M
Middle Reinforcement 2-16M 2-16M 6-16M

An informal settlement in Manila, Barangay 105 contains deteriorating housing units and lacks adequate stormwater
and sanitation infrastructure, amplifying the danger of earthquakes and frequent typhoons. Specific to structural
engineering, the goal is to design disaster resistant housing to improve resident safety. The proposed design consists
of four-story residential buildngs. The design includes a ground floor with communal space and local business space,
and three residential floors with shared washroom facilities. The primary lateral system to resist seismic and high wind
loads is reinforced CMU shear walls, a common solution in developing countries ultimately creating an efficient design.
Water Pollution Control Facility

Diandian Li // Chongqing, China

Washington University in St. Louis / Northeastern University

Envisioned as a new interpretation

of the term of “ground”, the project,
the water pollution control facility
is proposed to contain not only the
physical layers such as infrastructure,
flood plainconditions, and water, but
also organizes and supports a range
of fixed and changing activities in the
city. Reutilizing the abandoned ex-
isting MacArthur Bridge as the main
entry, people would be able to experi-
ence the panorama view of St. Louis
water front, public recreation facilities,
and the process of water treatment
top of the bridge down to the elevated
landscape. The existing levee wall is
replaced by the elevated undulating
landscape which encourages more
public amenities along the river as
well as allows water to participate in
the project when it floods.
Form-finding through
topology optimization

Jacqueline Li // Shanghai, China // Stanford University

While Gaudí’s structural inspirations for the

Sagrada Família came from observations
of nature and physical models, topology
optimization provides a new way of experimenting
with structural form. Using boundary and loading
conditions that represent the main aisle vault, a
density-based topology optimization algorithm
generates an optimal form that is strikingly
similar to its century-old counterpart.

Topology optimization not only is a powerful

tool to aid the design of architectural forms,
but also can be applied to problems involving
fluid mechanics, energy distribution, and
transportation, opening the doors to integrated Catenary model of the Sagrada Família (Wikipedia) The main aisle vault under construction (ArchDaily)

design on the scale of buildings and cities.

Find density, x, of each cell, which minimizes

the compliance (softness) of the total system,
Pinnacle point load
T
min. c(x) = F U(x) Distributed floor load

x
s.t. v(x) = x T vȱȬȱŸȱǂȱŖ
0ȱǂȱxȱǂȱ1 Design domain
subdivided into cells

subject to the constraints that the total volume of the cells is

less than or equal to the value, v,
and each cell density, x, takes on Support

a value between 0 and 1.

Governing equations of the optimization algorithm Schematic of boundary and loading Design domain as modelled in the
conditions topology optimization program

Iterations of the topology optimization process and comparison of final form with section drawing of the main aisle vault.

(ArchDaily)
Acknowledgements: Prof. Paulino (GATech). Code for this analysis uses PolyTop by Talischi, Paulino, Pereira and Menezes (2012).
Stubborn Duck
How could Venturi’s Duck and Decorated Shed be
reinterpreted as a metaphor for possible conditions of
poché, allowing the envelope to facilitate both low and
high fidelity relationships between content and context?

Dan Lu // Jiangmen, China // SCI-Arc

This thesis is interested in reinterpreting Venturi’s

Duck and Decorated Shed as a metaphor to
understand and produce various conditions of poche.
By superimposing “duck” and “shed”, theses diagrams
demonstrate the possibility of poche - it creates
discontinuous reading between interior and exterior;
envelope is no longer performing as a thin shell but
an incubator of multiple layers of space. It oscillates
between being a skinny monolithic and monolithic
skin.

The project is a mixed-use building of hotel, residential

and museum located on the LACMA campus. Instead
of competing with the existing icons on the site
such as the new LACMA by Peter Zumthor and the
Academy of Motion and Science by Renso Piano, the
building is oscillating between being muted and iconic
by creating conjunction and disjunction between
content and context. It is a self-embedded icon –
stubborn ducks inhabiting within a ducky shed.

Hotel, residential and office space are distributed

along the outer layer while museum space is located
within the inner objects. The void in between behaves
as the evidence and byproduct of the dynamic
between these two – are they in collusion, contrast or
conflict with one another?

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The Pearl Necklace -
Transforming E’ling Urban Fabric

Chenghao Lyu // Chengdu, China // MAUD, Harvard GSD

Block As Intersection Block As Destination

Strategies

01. Improving the quality of the plazas 02. Introducing Active Frontages (Functionalities)

03. Scaling down towers for more sunlight 04. Increasing accessibility and connectivity

Entrance - Before Entrance - After Plaza - Before Plaza - After

Managing Resilient Urban
Growth in the Colombian
Caribbean Coast
Wenhao Wu // Hunan, China // MCP. University of Pennsylvania p.04
MACHINE FOR healing
Elaine Suh // San Jose, CA // CaIifornia Polytechnic State University, SLO

LOW-INCOME OUTPATIENTS

Location: Mission District, San Francisco

This proposal for the UCSF Medical Center starts

with the desire to achieve a sort of “machine purity”
— in that a dialogue is created between function
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— an active cycle in which contributors can co- “HINGE” & CORRIDOR
exist and collectively work together to promote and RESEARCHER 1 BEDROOM
improve a system of healing. Design decisions are RESEARCHER 2 BEDROOM

intended to support the idea of healing & ultimately OUTPATIENT STUDIO

advance the way we view health and healthcare. OUTPATIENT 2 BEDROOM OPT. 1
OUTPATIENT 2 BEDROOM OPT. 2

DESIGN SOLUTIONS:
1. Building mostly open to and facing South to maximize winter sun exposure.
2. All open spaces (public & private) are South-facing.
3. Sunny but wind-protected central courtyard for residents and researchers.
4. Garage located where there is access to winds to allow for insulation.
5. Custom modular cladding system also designed to prevent overheating and glare.

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U-GARDEN
Elaine Suh // San Jose, CA // California Polytechnic State University, SLO

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

FOR THE YOUTH, BY THE YOUTH
U-Garden is a proposal for a mixed-use residential
building for formerly homeless & disabled students.
In the form of a large-scale garden, the building acts
to nurture its residents and visitors, and encourages
them to take part in the gardening process throughout
the building. Conveniently located between a
community college, a busy retail zone, and a high
school, U-Garden is the perfect place for students
to grow and thrive. The central garden is split up
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of the building facade. U-Garden provides the prime
opportunity for underprivileged people seeking to
transition into greater endeavors.
Design Partners: Paolo Pelagio, Marilia sa Ribeiro
Structural Engr. Partners: Nick Pajak, Mason Han

Location: Westwood Park, San Francisco

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South Gate High School
A study of how implied movement
affects visitors in built space

Ian Crouch // Seattle, WA // BArch Cal Poly SLO

Render // Gym Quad

Main Circulation

Program: Gym
Program: Auditorium
Program: Humanities Classroom
Program: Stem Classroom
Program: Admin + Cafeteria

Berm: Security & Acoustic Separation

Grade Lowers: Maintain height limit

set by adjacent bldg’s height

Diagram // Students experience the inherent potential energy of the leaning form

Rendering // Typ. Classroom

Exploded Axon // Site Forces + Program Transverse Section // Typ. Classroom

South Gate High School
A study of how implied movement
affects visitors in built space

Ian Crouch // Seattle, WA // BArch Cal Poly SLO

RENDER //
GYM QUAD

RENDER //
TYP. CLASS

SECTION //
TYP. CLASS

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@the_new_house
An Online-Offline Manifesto

Ana Hernandez + Domenica Velasco // Monterrey, Mexico // Syracuse

Architect Academic / Theoretician / Critic Combination

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@the_new_house
An Online-Offline Manifesto

Ana Hernandez + Domenica Velasco // Monterrey, Mexico // Syracuse

House as a machine for living

The house made

by the machine
U.X.O. Land
Reclaimation of mine-infested terrains through laboratory
programs // thesis 2018

Daniel Lee // Cupertino, California // University of Southern California

This project proposes a series of laboratories located

along the Vietnam War-era Ho Chi Minh Trail and the
nearby Mekong River Basin. These laboratories utilize
the effects of a mine-infested site by selectively
demining and phasing the process with a system of
branching through nodal points.

With the progression of demining, the de-escalating

of security leads to phases of programs. It aims to
effect
U.X.O. Land
Reclaimation of mine-infested terrains through laboratory
programs // thesis 2018

Daniel Lee // Cupertino, California // University of Southern California

Cityshore
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Jamie Lee // Seoul // Harvard GSD

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Cityshore
: a proposal for a mixed-use
tower

Jamie Lee // Seoul // Harvard GSD

This project proposes an

alternative to the exhausted
typology of the skyscraper in
which its formal expression
predominates the design .
ONE-BEDROOM UNIT
97.3m²
DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING/LIBRARY Instead, form becomes a
variable to be discovered in
relation to its exterior context,
to its content, and to the
material.

The project site is located near

Hudson Yards, at the border
where the metropolitan meets
TWO-BEDROOM UNIT
133.5m²
nature. The duality of city
DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING/DINING/LIBRARY

and nature converging at the

site drives the materialization
of the idea into the physical.
Residential, office, and
commercial programs
provide opportunities to
unconventionalize the typical,
to discover the magic of the
everyday.
THREE-BEDROOM UNIT
220.5m²
DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING/SECOND LIVING/DINING/LIBRARY
Unboxing the Shadow Box
“Unboxing the Shadow Box” is a provocation to abandon conventions
towards the value of certain sites of urban ruin and the associated
typical architectural intervention of reconstruction or demolition.

Ana Sawyer Morris // Washington // Syracuse University

Artifact 1 - 100% Artifact 2 - 100% Artifact 3 - 100% Artifact 4 - 100%

Displacement sequence Theatre A & B

The privileging of form as the denotation of space and the aim of
preservation is challenged and with it the lack of value associated
with the smallest scale qualities of material omitted through the
conventions of valuing form. Fragments from a derelict theatre were
captured and their qualities altered to produce an excessive degree
of resolution. This act of estrangement transforms the familiar, and
so with it produces recognition that the “real” (as the embodiment of
constructed and inhabited space) is a construct to be questioned and
pressed to transform.

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Bangkok Grand Ole Opry
and Conservatory
Poap Panusittikorn // Bangkok // Cal Poly + GSD
The Bangkok Grand Ole Opry and Con-
servatory is a music venue in Bangkok’s
Chinatown, a place trapped geograph-
ically and philosophically between two
untenable tracks—simultaneously the
ground zero for the city’s modernization
and home to the city’s most enduring
community.
The site is no stranger to competing vi-
sions—over the years, inscribed upon the
architectural fabric of the city, one can
begin to discern the different visions of
its many authors. First, the European pe-
rimeter block which defines the order of
the city, then the internal order of court-
yards, and finally, the opportunistic build
up in between. All of which results in a
dense collage of spaces where no one
building is unable to fully assert itself.
As such, given the dialectical nature
of the site and program, the project’s
desire is for a synthesis of opposition
which does not mediate the new and old
but subsumes the two in a new whole. To
simultaneously adopt and recast the ex-
isting built logic of the site and program,
such that the familiar becomes new and
plain becomes perverse. Through this
bricoloage of found logic stitched to-
gether by circulation unbounded by the
building shell, an entirely novel, yet rig-
orous sequence of space and experience
can be found embedded within familiar
forms. The building complex as such is
then simultaneously modern and histor-
icist in nature.
Atalanti’s System:
In Good Times and in Bad
*Honorable Mention (International Competition – 2015) // International Union of Architects (UIA) in Dalian, China

Ioanna Tatli // Serres, Greece

Georgios Kontominas // Ioannina, Greece
UC Berkeley // Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Atalanti_existing condition
Atalanti’s System:
In Good Times and in Bad
*Honorable Mention (International Competition – 2015) // International Union of Architects (UIA) in Dalian, China

Ioanna Tatli // Serres, Greece

Georgios Kontominas // Ioannina, Greece
UC Berkeley // Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Atalant’s System_The Protocol

Alternative Uses (dance_music, photography, fashion, gastronomy) Exploded axonometric diagrams of the proposed alternative uses

Containers’ movement mechanism_specific position

Atalanti’s System:
In Good Times and in Bad
*Honorable Mention (International Competition – 2015) // International Union of Architects (UIA) in Dalian, China

Ioanna Tatli // Serres, Greece

Georgios Kontominas // Ioannina, Greece
UC Berkeley // Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Longitudinal Section (Scale 1:200)

Axonometric Section
Atalanti’s System:
In Good Times and in Bad
*Honorable Mention (International Competition – 2015) // International Union of Architects (UIA) in Dalian, China

Ioanna Tatli // Serres, Greece

Georgios Kontominas // Ioannina, Greece
UC Berkeley // Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The final outcome of the system was to provide the

flexibility for endless possibilities regarding the
uses, according to the needs and circumstances that
drive them. These uses could potentially be anything:
from a cultural event or an educational/experiential
workshop to an emergency shelter (pandemics,
physical catastrophes, shelter for refugees).
Atalanti’s System:
In Good Times and in Bad
*Honorable Mention (International Competition – 2015) // International Union of Architects (UIA) in Dalian, China

Ioanna Tatli // Serres, Greece

Georgios Kontominas // Ioannina, Greece
UC Berkeley // Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Chicago
AN ARCHITECTURE OF
COMPLEXITY:
THE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT

NATHAN JORDAN // NEW ORLEANS LA. // B.S. ARCH & M. ARCH LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Aquatic Communities

Rachel McCown // Lincoln, Nebraska // B.ARCH University of Nebraska

+20’ - 0” +20’ - 0”

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space, a large amount of
storage space is designed
into the corner below the
Views
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entrance.
panels in certain places are
vacant and glazing takes its
place. To access the Wet Wall Bathroom Bedroom
windows for full Utilities run up this side of
transparency, the interior the core to service the
layer of polycarbonate can showers and toilets on the
be slid to the side on a track second floor.
system.

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amenities such as LED
lights to guide the user and
create a contemporary
version of the porch light, a
Polystyrene mail slot, sliding door for
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opimal space, bicycle
house the utilities for the storage, and the main port
walkways as well as two for utilites to enter the
feet of polystyrene foam for
Built-in Storage
dwelling.
floatation. Polystyrene The kitchen space is
Cavities molded out of the condensed to fit in the
base house the polystyrene program of the core. For
foam to assist in buoyancy structural support as well as
of the structure. Hallway storage space, a corner
supporting column is
placed.

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ARCH 410, Fa l l 2017

Rachel McCown and Megan Peterson

There is a severe lack of housing in California’s major coastal

communi ti es.I n these areas, communi ty resi stance to housi ng,
environmental policies, lack of fiscal incentives, and limited land,
hinder development. The high demand drives up cost and pushes
the mid to low income population out of the city. The city of San
Francisco has propelled the problem fur ther ; in 2015, it was recorded
that the city had built over double the housing needed for their
high income population, leaving the mid to low income population
wi th a severe l ack of housi ng. The shorel i ne wi th the exi sti ng pi ers
i s an extremel y under used asset whi ch i s an oppor tuni ty we have
chosen to take advantage of wi th our desi gn.

The potential impact of this investigation could foster a dialogue

around possible solutions for the housing crisis of San Francisco and
cultivate speculation on what a dwelling means in a co ntemporary
society. The design will focus on systems of mass customization
for varying user types and prefabricated design with the intention
of building system and material recyclability.

This design project was meant to be a projective exploration of what

could be in a contemporary society; A society where overpopulation
and r i si ng water l evel s are a concer n on the macro scal e. A soci ety
where design for the betterment of living condition of ten does
not cater to the middle and low income at the micro scale. This
design is not something that could be built tomorrow, but we hope
that through this idea we might foster a dialogue around possible
solutions for the housing crisis of San Francisco, and cultivate
speculation on what a dwelling might mean in a contemporary
soci ety.
Circle World

Fengqian Chen // Beijing, China // MAUD, GSD, Harvard

Omishima, Japan, Toyo Ito Studio

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Farm to Table
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imagines a new scale of curative agricultural promise
through precision farming. Based on micro-mineral
mapping, Computerized Outland Wayfarers operate
“on demand” to re-mind the terrain, processing
neural-natural territories via a network of digital
requests from doctors and pharmacists. They tend
genetically coaxed crops (cyclotides) into specific
pharmaceutically valuable plants to end-run both the
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Hyperhook - A better and
cleaner way to travel

Michael Hua // Taichung, Taiwan // University of Pennsyl-

With the site in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Hyper-Hook

proposes a new transportation system that engages with
issues of environmental impact, traffic congestion, and
technology innovation. Combining the highly efficient,
futuristic hyperloop with traditional biking track
system, the juxtaposition of users and transportation
types creates a complex and vibrant system that alters
our perceptions of time, space, and urban lifestyle. The
relationship between two contrasting systems were
developed through a series of analogue model using

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3. Platform and Concourse
4. Bike Path to Platform
5. Bike Storage
6. Commercial Tower
7. Hyperloop
Denver Center for the Arts:
Gather + Engadge + Instruct

Jessie Jacobe // Chicago, Illinois // University of Kansas

Corner of Santa Fe and 7th Street

Art challenges conventional thought. Art is a product of the thinkers whoexist on the fringes, pushing on the
Facing South on Santa Fe Street
walls of the boxes we live in while breaking new ground. Our building harnesses the curiosity of these minds and
broadcasts it for all to hear. Plato’s republic exempted artists from its “utopia” out of fear. A concern of what an
idea could create. Yes, art can subvert convention, but in times like these, where funding for the arts has been cut
across the nation; communities need a strong relationship with its artists. Art is an outlet for progressive thought
to counteract the slow changing ways of our humanity, which traditionally resists change. Our art center stands as
another guardian for our culture and a pioneer for the future. A way finder. To serve its civic duty, our building will
implement various techniques to achieve its intentions: Providing an honest exposition, open to all, that will inspire
the curiosity, self-awareness, and wonder our exhibiting artist felt when starred back in the eyes of culture.

Our approach resides on the human scale, which includes the accommodation of high pedestrian circulation
around its footprint with the addition of more public space. A vision for a courtyard/”shortcut” across our site
creates an open invitation for people to meander into a creative atmosphere, stumbling into an invitation for
spectacle. Along with the personal experience, the design of the building will slip into its contextual urban fabric,
relating to its Santa Fe’s art walk with materiality and color. Make no mistake. Nestling into the community
does not mean it will be adopting the current standard of building methods. Our structure champions a honest
ideal, representing form and substance in its essential state. We believe that to express the process, craft, and
full unobstructed messages of the displayed art, the building must do the same. With a permanent collection,
comprised of works from Jose Jacobe and a temporary rotating exhibit defined by forward thinking artists, the
building will be directly influenced by its own furnishings. Aesthetically taking on the patterns and textures of its
acquired works. The handling of the structure, materiality, and detailing will also be exposed and available for
all to see. The museum will not be a polished trophy shelf, but a rough, active, constantly in motion, changing
expression. Just like its collection.

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Essence of Elements:
Materials, Tectonics, Structures

Jong Nyoung Park // Seoul, Korea // Illinois Institute of Technology

The Cross Arch Chair is composed

with two arches, which are sliced
from timber and laminated together
to create a single, flowing piece of
furniture with the minimum number
of structural elements. Its form
derives from material studies and a
series of prototypes, and the refined
linear profile is resulted from pushing
material to its structural limits.
Offering the lightness and comfort
of a traditional wooden armchair,
the upper arch supports as back and
armrests, whilst the lower wishbone
works as legs. The two elements are
connected by channel joints, which
let two major moments fixed into a
point.
Tiara Design For 2014 China
3D Print Fashion Show,
Wuhan

Kevin(Xuechuan) Qin // Tianjin China // UPENN

PUZZLE RING

BLACK SWAN
CROWN OF FLOWER

Flatfish had a symmetrical and balanced body with one eye lying on each side of the head in the
earliest stage of evolution, just like common fishes. But as the environment changed, flatfish
gradually metamorphosed, with the eye on one side of the head slowly “moving” to the other
side, where a new symmetrical and equilibrium state was finally achieved. As the first work of this
portfolio, it illustrates how an individual keeps pursuing new equilibrium through metamorphosing,
twisting, and arraying.

At the beginning of the design, I made a 3-D scanning to the model’s head and introduced Maya,
this meant that the entire design process was carried out directly based on the human body’s
real scale. The process of the monomer design, and the monomer copy arrangement, was like
the flower opening process, each monomer was like a petal, and each petal in the flowering
process, was constantly repeating the process of stretching from the center to the surroundings.
The process of transformation emphasized the adaptation, variation and remodeling of crown’s
geometry and head.
STITCHING CLOUDS -2
HOW CAN WE USE THE RIVER AS A THREAD
TO STITCH THE DISCONNECTED URBAN ENERGY OF CHICAGO?

Minsung Kim // Seoul, South Korea // Illinois Institute of Technology, B.ARCH

CONCEPT : STITCHING CLOUDS CLOUD UNDER THE CLOUDS

WATER+MESH FACADE RIVER FLOWS IN YOU SITE PLAN

DANCING ON THE SKY EARLY MORNING RUN

GOLDEN HORIZON
A Nightclub for Berlin:
Exploration of Confined
Contextual Orientation

Dylan King // Avon, Indiana // The University of Texas at Austin

This project examines the role of architecture in the creation of a new

venue to inhabit the adjacent site of an existing techno club known as
Berghain. Through examination of inner and outer surfaces, volumes
of enclosure, context and surroundings, building envelope assemblages
versus interior scenarios, as well as geometrical determinations on site
- this proposal creates a confined, compounded condition of orientation,
experience and discovery.

A variety of distinctive interior spaces generate specific conditions that

allow users to develop progressively complex mental maps of the venue
over time. Each person’s map differs, calling upon contextual clues with-
in the architecture that create a constantly evolving understanding of
the space. Under these conditions, the social culture of the Berlin tech-
no scene retains its autonomous characteristics while leaving behind the
anonymity of architectural qualities in traditional repurposed venues.
‘Fresh New Cap’
a new capping strategy for
Barranquillan water channels

Seth Kopka // Chicago // University of Michigan

Fresh New Cap is an Architectural proposal aimed to rethink current capping

strategies for large water channels—commonly known as Arroyos—that run
throughout the Colombian city of Barranquilla. The city of Barranquilla, established
in 1813, was built along a steep topography that sloped towards the Magdalena
River. During the wet seasons, the overabundance of concrete surfaces, coupled
with the steep slope of the natural topography, leads to sever and, in some cases,
deadly flash flooding. What Fresh New Cap aims to do is draw attention to current
methods and trends used to ‘cap’ an Arroyo, and make claim that by spending a
small portion of infrastructural budget in areas that suffer from blight, crime, and
poverty, the city can begin to celebrate the Arroyo and infill the ‘forgotten space’
above the water channel with architecture that connects citizens and creates
community.
 STITCHING CLOUDS -1
HOW CAN WE USE THE RIVER AS A THREAD
TO STITCH THE DISCONNECTED URBAN ENERGY OF CHICAGO?

Somin Lee // Seoul, South Korea // Illinois Institute of Technology, B.ARCH

L O C AT E D AT T H E E N D P O I N T O F V A L L E Y
ENCLOSED BY SURROUNDING HIGH-RISES
THE POINT WHERE THE VIEW OPEN OUT

PHYSICAL PERCEPTION

C U LT U R E & I N S T IT U T I O N
LOW PRESENCE
P E O P L E P E R C E I V E O N LY L A K E S H O R E D R I V E

COMMERCE

URBAN PERCEPTION TOPOLOGY

ENERGY

LOCATION

PSYCHOLOGICAL PERCEPTION
ENERGY HOLLOWING

CHICAGO ENERGY DISTRIBUTION MAP URBAN PERCEPTION MAP

TRANSPORTATION PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION OPEN SPACE CONNECTION

PERFORMANCE + CAFETERIA

W AT E R FA L L G A R D E N + E X H I B I T I O N

G R E E N C O R R I D O R + H O T S P R I N G + F LY I N G Y O G A

EDGE CONNECTION CULTURAL CONNECTION URBAN CATALYST

FILTERING As the project site is located at the nexus of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, it sits at the “gateway” to the city of Chi-
VAPOR FIELD cago, in close proximity to many natural elements such as green strips and water edges. When we look at the connectivity
of the site in urban scale, the site appears depressed and blocked like a “bottleneck point”, even though it has enormous
potential to the city. There are significant nodes in Chicago and each of them has a unique force that attracts differnet de-
mographics. We conceptualize the force of this attraction as a neighborhoods “urban energy attraction”. Energy hollowings
happen on the location in between nodes because the surrounding nodes deprive them of their “urban energy attraction”.
VAPOR FIELD

OXYGENATION RADIANT FACADE Our design concept is called the “Stitching Clouds”. It is meant to invoke clouds flowing within and between the layers of
WATER COLLECTOR
mountains. In this context, the skyscrapers of Chicago act as our mountains and “Stitching Clouds” could connect these
isolated mountains and fill the vacant valley. The cloud has a strong horizontality that breaks the conventional vertical
grain, which will change the facade of the city to make it more dynamic. By increasing the connectedness of commercial
and residential spaces, it will provide a new possibility for regeneration activity along the waterfront.
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O2

WATER OXYGENATION
WATER CIRCULATION

IS IT WINTER YET? MID-DAY SWIM

CULTURAL CONNECTOR
An experimental form of
contextuality that emerges from
found shapes and textures.

Megan Mohney // Cleveland, OH // M. Arch University of Michigan

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This project studies the perception of architecture

at the scales of the urban profile and the intimate
texture. Positioned in Detroit, context and historical
preservation typically takes 2 forms: first, past
industrial areas are fetishized as urban wastelands, and
second, commercial main-streets are gentrified erasing
its population and history. I propose a third, more
optimistic option, in which the history and context of
one Detroit neighborhood is collected and regenerated
– digitalized, enlarged, distorted, and amplified.
Second Hand Future

William Pellacani // Austin, TX // University of Michigan

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architecture’s capacity to curate in an era defined by excess. Second
lift Hand Future embraces the proliferation of material items as a component
control room

of space making in architecture, recognizing that large quantities of

security cameras

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‘things’ divide and organize space just as much as walls and floors do.
While individual objects remain identifiable and obtainable, the designed
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ceiling height
20’ A.F.F

interior space of the antique shop is simultaneously influenced by the

10” flourescent 10” flourescent

amalgamation of multiple objects with regards to scalar variations and

Reflected Ceiling Plan
scale: 1’ = 1/16”
the panoramic composition of the whole. The resulting spaces produce
an architecture that is both loosely defined and highly specific; an
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architecture that is both obedient and mischievous in the organization of
its elements.
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max. preservation
(climate controlled)

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liquidation
repair

(everything must go)

street vendor

street vendor

permanent store
(busts)
maintenance
rotating roadshows

permanent store
(assortments)
auction headquarters
showcase
permanent store
(knick knacks)

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(china)
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scale: 1’ = 1/16”
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“BOXNESS”
-City of Ryde Civic Center
THE ATCHITECT LIKES ABSTRACT DESIGN CONCEPTS AND EXPLIC-
IT GEOMETRY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ARCHITECT FREQUENTLY
USES METAPHOR TO COMMUNICATE WITH “THE OTHER” (THE OTH-
ER ARCHITECTS, THE CLIENTS, THE PUBLIC, ETC). THE METAPHOR
OF THE BOX IS ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR ONES: THE STACKED
BOXES, THE BENDED BOXES, THE PIXELATED BOX, THE UNFOLDED
BOX, AND SO ON. IT IS A DIRECT WAY TO EXPLAIN A BUILDING POS-
SESSING A CUBICAL MASS AND A CONVENIENT WAY TO RELATE
ARCHITECTURE TO A COMMON AUDIENCE’S DAILY EXPERIENCE.

Ke Quan // Zhengzhou, China // University of Southern California

FARMING CAVES

Sari Khaiyat // Saudi Arabia // Illinois Institute of Technology

The Farming Caves design language has two primary elements:

The funnels, and the Façade slopes. The funnels have different
roles such as water collection, natural lighting, structure
and vertical circulation. Their sizes and apertures define the
surrounding programs. For example, the transparent glass funnels
are surrounded by office spaces to allow natural lighting.

The exterior facade will act as a wall/floor slab that allows the
growth of vegetation and filtration of water. Through the twisted
slopes, the building reveals the interior spaces in certain moments,
while acting as ramps for pedestrian circulation in others.
LOOP3:
A New, Millennial Urbanism

Denis Serdyukov // Moscow, Russia // IIT

This antithesis to the typical Chicago urban fabric

proposes an urbanism focused on social and
ecological sustainability. A series of public paths
through the site branch into - and meander through -
a series of day lit, open air, semi-conditioned terraces
within each building, bringing a sense of community
and neighborhood even to those living high above
street level. On the exterior the facade creates a
texture of light, wood, and warmth that playfully
varies in accordance to internal program, catering to
needs such as light, view, and privacy.
Covert City

Suzie Shang // Hangzhou, China // School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Underground is our second city.

In Chicago, a city known for its “make no little plans,”

many constructions underground serve the hidden
transportation of goods, wastes, electricity, water,
vehicles, and people, leaving the civic above ground
unscathed and oblivious. Embracing this service
layer as an essential part of the contemporary
metropolis spatially and culturally, this thesis reveals
potentialities of underground caverns, and explores
their unique social flow.
Unheimlich Torpedo
...The philosopher Graham Harman stated in the Quadruple object: “Most philosophies either undermine an object by
stating that the object is not as important as the smaller pieces that form it, thus removing the larger aggregate from reality...
Or, they take the counter position and “overmine” the object by stating that the object is only a construction of the human
perceptual or cognitive faculties and thus has no reality of its own outside of human consideration.”1...

...Unheimlich, was first referred by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud...the ambivalence...“what is heimlich thus comes
to be unheimlich.”... I propose...“Unheimlich” has potential to be new living objects...one side, from distance, the building is
captured as unfamiliar, estranged and not belonging to urban housing. On another side, once captured from inside,
it reveals its the secondary feature, homelike, familiar and domestic...

University of Pennsylvania, M.ARCH

Shicheng Shen / Hangzhou, China / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S. ARCH

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Shape humanity’s relationship
to the cosmos
“It is by means of the powerful yet peaceful force of his
sensitivity that man will inhabit space.”

Shuya Xu // Kunming, China // University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Cosmorama
United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Dimensions of Citizenship,

Of Oil and Ice Neck of the Moon

Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj, Jacques Rougerie Competition
Haptic Instabilities

Tyler Suomala // Jackson, MI // Princeton University

In an attempt to reconnect architecture and body

given today’s distracted subject, Haptic Instabilities
borrows the sensory homunculus from neuroscientific
studies and places it within the historical lineage
of idealized architectural bodies. This investigation
sets out to generate an architecture based on a
haptic notion of the body opposed to the geometric,
proportional, and compositional understandings of
Vitruvius (Vitruvian Man) and Le Corbusier (Modulor
Man). Through a concerted focus on hands and feet, a
sequence of experiences manipulated and calibrated
via the vestibular system enables variations within
normal and familiar details to resonate with the entire
body. In this particular case, handrail constructions
respond to various unstable floor and stair conditions.
AEROCITY: Interactive
Urban Airport, Terminal
Typology of the Future

Sidian Tu // Guangzhou, China // Rice University

Exploring the process of
abstracting a figure in the
particular context
Master of School of Art Institute of Chicago
ViVi Li // Beijing // Master Bachelor of Art Design of Beijing Jiaotong University

Left / METABOLISM, 2017

Oil and pastel on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Right / A MAN WITH BIG SMILE, 2018
Oil on canvas, 22 x 30 inches

Bottom / HER, 2018

Shanghai, China. / 148 sq m
Fabric, sand, polyester resin, pigment, cotton, wire, button, spotlight, dry ice.

A immersive space design for fashion exhibition in China. Inspired by the

process of the birth of life by The Mother, the exhibition space, acts as “soft
space”, which is aimed at bringing people back to the original experience of the
beganning of life and the feeling of embracing from the womb.
REINCARNATION
A Research of Meditation
Space Based on Buddhism

Hengzhi Ye // Hefei, China // UCLA M.Arch I

MICROVILLAGES /
CURATEDINUNDATION
ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE
The building is only a part of the equation when it comes to sustainable
design. The landscape around that building is equally, if not more, import-
ant than the building itself. Making sure that the hydrological performance
of natural watersheds is preserved, soil erosion is prevented, and pollution
is minimized or mediated is crucial for the health of communities, cities,
natural environments, and the planet. But there is so much more to it than
that—in every aspect of architectural design, there is nuance that takes
a trained eye to spot. This nuance is shared in built, natural, and synthet-
ic environments with each scape needing different approaches to solving
specific problems. Solutions to these problems are no longer as simple as
Paul Bamson // Abuja, Nigeria // University of Tennessee, B.ARCH ‘16 | MLA ‘18
STREET VIEW
UNIT SHIFTING
The units are shifted in order to orient the
building for best views and solar exposure.
MICRO UNIT HOUSING
The units provide balance between small
space, utility, and comfortability .
adding more green space or placing a solar panel on a roof. Instead,
they require a complex combination of multiple disciplines, re-
search, and exploration. Architecture and Landscape Architecture
are two sides of the same coin, and I believe that designers of the
future should be versed in both. The lines between built and natu-
ral landscapes are blurring and the design profession is evolving at
an alarming rate. I intend to be able to contribute to a much wider
range of project types than I would be able to if trained only as an
architect. Below are two projects in architecture and landscape
architecture at deal with environmentally responsive design.
SUMMER2015–FALL2016
LOCATION Nashville, TN
COLLABORATORS Kion Swaney BAMBOO FARMLAND
Nashville, Tennessee is now the “It” city with 80 new people
moving to it every day. The growth rate is increasing density
A
in downtown which is the urban heart of a largely suburban WETLANDS
metropolitan area. With density increasing, a fleet of new
challenges arises from the need for better mass transit WOODY WETLANDS
to the demand for more affordable living spaces. Much of
Nashville’s current affordable housing is located in the subur-
ban neighborhoods surrounding downtown. This distance
increases travel time to and from work and often leads to PICKWICK DAM
increased congestion during rush hours. If more people lived VIEWING DECK
and worked in closer proximity, less people would have to rely
on the automobile which would in turn free up traffic flow and
improve the living conditions of all Nashville residents.
In terms of housing, Micro Units provide a unique combina-
tion of affordability, utility, and density. The Gulch, a booming
mixed use/ residential development in Downtown Nashville, RICE FARMING FIELDS
is ripe for micro unit residential housing as many of the
existing apartments and condominiums are higher end for a
more premium price. Smaller units that are well designed to
have all of the normal amenities are far more potential to be
affordable as there is less floor area to charge. This project AQUACULTURAL LAND
aims to add an additional 300 units to the Gulch which will
N
drive business and innovation in the area due to increased
density.
A
In terms of design, the units will be prefabricated and mod-
ular with the ability to be interchanged either on owners HEADQUARTERS
request, for general maintenance, or even relocation. Instead RIPARIAN BUFFER
of the wasteful traditions of design construction and demo-
lition, modular micro unit design has the potential to be far
more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
SITE MASTER PLAN
FLOODING RELATIONSHIPS
FALL2016
LOCATION Savannah, TN
PROFESSORS Brad Collett | Phil Enquist, FAIA, SOM Partner
In the 21st Century, the TN Valley will no longer be afraid of,
and will even welcome, flooding as an economic and ecolog-
ical driver by embracing strategies of wetland remediation
and the dynamic hydrologic processes and patterns of the
river and river system.
The Tennessee River has been heavily modified by the TVA in
order to accomplish an extensive amount of goals that range
from energy generation, to flooding control, and even to
disease control. Although these modifications have allowed
for economic and urban development along the Southeast, it
has greatly affected the wetlands in the TN valley with a loss
of 59%.
The 59% loss of wetland area has heavily effected biodiver-
sity in the TN Valley which is considered to be the Amazon of
the South. Bringing back wetland development along the TN
River will not only drive ecological remediation but will also
open up economic development through agronomic, aqua-
cultural, and flood friendly agricultural practices. These are
done through a series of wetland typologies that can handle
the varying conditions of the TN River.
FLOODING LEVELS
NORMAL
CURRENT
FLOODING
NORMAL
MODIFIED
FLOODING
NORMAL
CURRENT
FLOODING
NORMAL
MODIFIED
FLOODING
RHINO TO REVIT WORKFLOW | RAPID PROTOTYPING CUT AND FILL STRATEGIES FOR CREATING NEW WETLANDS
I believe that having a wide skill set is vital for a productive
workflow. This project utilizes the parametric capabilities of Rhino
and Grasshopper with the intelligence of BIM in Revit to create a
dynamic composition of mixed use residential units and retail.
EXPLORING THE POSITIVE
ENVIRONMENT

Shuyi Guo // Dalian, China // Rhode Island School of Design

Chicago Metropolis High Rise

Juyong Park // South Korea // Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago continues to build at a rapid pace, densifying

within the Loop and expanding West and South of the
Loop with intense development increasingly as one of
Metropolis cities. Suburban corporate headquarters
regularly relocate to downtown Chicago as employees
demand the enhanced lifestyles of an urban core. To
bring better life with spaces, investments must turn
good spaces that everyone can get benefits, and the city
can offer better space. The project is about 750 SF and
60 feet wide space that allows for flexible good space for
a wide variety of other uses such as multiple used office
spaces, maker spaces, and educational spaces.

Radiant Concrete ͸dz ‹”‡”‘‘ϔ‹‰ Fire Proofed X

Metal Decking Dropped ceiling I-Beam Spandrels Fractal Fin Mullion
Floor Slab Air Gab Bracing

Mullion Fins System

Fins create not only dynamic facade iterations, but also provide shading from the natural lighting. The basic patterns of
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Evolved Spatial Logic of
Hutong for Preserving
Beijing in a New Era
Master of Architecture of Cornell University
Yang Zhao // Shanxi, China // Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning of Tianjin University

Spatial Essence of Hutong Rule Sets — Courtyard Configuration

Sense of Territory Rule Sets — Group Configuration Rule Sets — Multi-layer Circulation

The demolition of Hutong (the original urban fabric of Beijing)

did not stop until recently when the new master plan of Beijing
2030 was released. However, a certain level of porosity was
formed with the insertion of inappropriate new buildings, which
are about to reach their construction maturity.

My thesis is to reinvent how we are able to use these future

available lands to continue the spatial logic of Hutong, but also
evolve it to accommodate all kinds of public activities and living
spaces for future generations.
from FORCE to FORM
- rethinking Philadelphia airport
Starting out as 3-D force diagram, the project combines the structural aesthetic with architectural exploration. The new method
of form-finding leads to the most concise, resolved, otherwise challenging megastructure. By varying the slope of the cylinder and
branching of the peripheral, the structure naturally morphs into circulation space and platforms with different heights. Then the bifur-
cating combination of the modules results in atrium spaces and high points with clear overlook into the gates. The height change of
the spaces also guides the flow of passengers.

Kay Zhou // Beijing, China // Carleton College/University of Pennsylvania

Foam Diagram
1

Step 1 Exploring the mushroom shape

Step 2 Adding the roof (enclosure)

Step 3 Aggregation of models

1 Roof (enclosure) Force Diagram

2 Mushroom Force Diagram

3 Whole Force Diagram

4 Aggregation Force Diagram

Departure

Arrival

Departure CAR PARK SHOP CHECK IN CUSTOM SHOPPING CENTER TERMINALS

Arrival Entrance LUGGAGE CLAIM CUSTOM SHOPPING CENTER TERMINALS

London
(RE)Think The Industrial
Corridors

Adrien Logeay // Brussels, Belgium // School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Economies are changing, needs are evolving, as the outdated

industrial corridors continue to fracture Chicago’s urban
fabric, thousands of square feet of abandoned infrastructures
lie dormant and underutilized.
How can post- industrial corridors, like the Pilsen Corridor,
reinvigorate these wastelands with natural processes that
promote growth and new micro economies?
Shifting from linear economies to a circular economy,
Chicago can revitalize and reweave its fractured territories
together enhancing the river and repairing the industrial
railroads as an articulated wellness spine for the city’s future
Map of Chicago’s Freight Railroads System and Demolition Permit
development.

North Branch Was te ex change Terminal

entra Loop Was te e xc ange Termina

Bed ord Wast e exchange Termina

Sout ern Wast e exc ange Termina

2049 2076 2100

(RE)Think The Industrial
Corridors

Adrien Logeay // Brussels, Belgium // School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Managment
Construction Training Contractor
Workshops
Jobs Opportunities Handbook
Abandoned
Freight
Tuesday, April 21s
st, 2024 Railroads

Community Land Trust

Non-Profit Outdoor (RE)Use Market
“Friends of Pilsen”
Indoor (RE)Use Market
Burlington Rail Market

Material Shops

Low-Cost Housing Tu
uesday, November 14th, 2018

Urban Farming
Pedestrian Bridge

WikiHouse is an open
source CNC based type of
housing construction. Very
+B Local
Contractor

low-cost ans easy to build,

+C
Experimentation perfect for that scenario. (RE)Purposed Materials

Construction Fisk Landmark District

Thursday, January 25tth, 2021 Site

Sensibilation Stack Studio, Duplex. Reglementation

Taxe Incentive Program Owner
Demonstration Make Time for Dismantlement Landmark Rehabilittion
Elder Studio

Decontruction Funds
Site
Monday, Septem
mber 4th, 2018

Staircase Balcony.
Family 3 Bed
(RE)Build Housing (RE)Use Market
Administration

Re-Shaped WIki. Courtyard. Waste Materials

Permit Introduction Agreement Demolition

+A
High Density Low Density

On Site Open Land

Formations

Former Burlington Trail

Switch House No 2
1959 Turbine-Generator
Monday, July 17th, 2020
Maintenance Building

+A
1903 Power House

COMED Site Open Land

Fisk Museum
River Front
Universities ARCH 6220
External Low-Cost Housing Studio Saturday , May 12th, 2018
Partnership

Public Plaza
+C
River Front (RE)Vitalization
+B
Sunday, March 14th, 2020

Materials
available
on site
(RE)Purposed Materials

Taxe Incentive
Thursday, De
ecem
mber 21st, 2012

(RE)Use Market (RE)Think Lab

$
Revenue
Generated
by the Market

Wednesday,, February 2nd, 2020

Capital
Stack

Funds

Non-Profit “Friends of Pilsen” Industrial Market Burlington Trail. Urban Farm

+A +
Creation of the “Fisk
Landmark District”, A
testimony to the local

+
history of Industry in
the Pilsen Community. Reactivation of the
historic former coa belt
used at the time of the
NRG, new owner of Fisk generation Plant. A
the Fisk Generation usefull and still working
Plant agreed to lease infrastructure that will
carry the re-used
for the use of Friends
materials to the
of Pilsen the Fisk site
processing chamber.

+
for the next 25 years.

+ The former site use by

COMED is partially
trabsfomed into a
Creation of the Non park, allowing the
profit Association landscape to blend in
“Friends of Pilsen” to from the urban fabric

+B
oversee the global to the river edge.

+
strategy and
coordination of the
project.

River Front Plaza Fisk Museum Pedestrian Bridge Low-Cost

Low Cost Housing

First phase is to create

a physical connection
between the open land
on the other side of the
river and the Fisk Site

As a first step to
In order to reconnect
the enclaved open land
that will host the new
neighborhood, we
+ + The New Pilsen
recreate a local redevelop the river affordable village gets
economy and enhance edge as a public plazza bigger and bigger as

+
a new growth, the that wil link the old the number of
Industrial Market is Pilsen to the new residents raises.
created, (RE)Using Pilsen.
construction and
demolition waste
materials from the
Two close Transfer
stations.
+
+
+CC
+ As a Testimony to the
industrial history of the
site and an homage to
the older resident, in
the 25 year transition
period, we opren the
former Fisk plant to the
public as a museum.
Building the Contemporary
City. London - Vauxhall,
Nine Elms & Battersea
Martina Concordia // Verona, Italy // University of Padua

What does urban regeneration mean?

Why not analyse it at the extreme? A research focused
on the strategy and the management of the biggest
urban regeneration project now ongoing in Europe.
Building the Contemporary
City. London - Vauxhall,
Nine Elms & Battersea
Martina Concordia // Verona, Italy // University of Padua
House of Ambiguity
Constructing Fictional Space

Danielle Fountain // UK // Leicester School of Architecture

The House of Ambiguity is a project which explores the use of the fictional
narrative within the design process. Mark Z. Danielewski’s The House of
Leaves, a novel which uses a multitude of textual and syntactic devices, is
taken as a focal point. While there are several interlinked plots within the
book, the central story revolves around a family and their unusual house. A
house which reveals vast chasms and labyrinthian corridors within its walls.
House of Ambiguity
Constructing Fictional Space

Danielle Fountain // UK // Leicester School of Architecture

The narrative is taken as an initial design brief, and its various irrational
and ambiguous descriptions of space form the foundation for a physical
representation. Beginning with a typical 18th century Virginian house, the
design undergoes a series of transformations to include the emergent spaces and
constraints of the narrative. These transformations are informed by typical
architectural considerations in geometry, scale, lighting, and materiality, as
well as studies in disorientation and the evocation of mystery. The ambiguous
nature of interpreting a novel is yet visible in the architecture through themes
of permeability and interstitial space.

The final transformation is an uncanny domestic space which blurs and

spreads into grander underground rooms, emphasising the significance of
atmosphere within the typolog y of the house.
PAPIRøEN.
A new island for
Copenhagen_
Silvio Landi // Florence // University of Florence

The aim of the project is to revitalize the island of Papiroen by

adding new functions to the existing ones; such as: commercial,
offices, student apartments, library and museum in addition at
the actual streetfood market.
The design is the final result of a careful study of the viability and
the needs of the area. There has been also a careful study on the
heights and the solar incidence.

As for the heights, at each vertex a quota was assigned, derived

from the average of the buildings behind it; so as to increase
the perspective and accompany the eye, giving the building a
captivating shape but that is hidden between the sloping roofs
of Copenhagen. Also wanting to focus the attention of people on
the operaen, on the pedestrian axis that cuts the building in two
the height has been kept to a minimum, so as to create a sort of
framework, where in the center there is the incredible cantilever
roof of the work.

It was very difficult to reconcile all these functions in one

building. To achieve this, the needs of each function were
analyzed, identifying the factors in common. This is why we have
functions such as street food, commercial, offices in the
building on the left. And in the right building, museum, library
with access to the student houses on the upper floors. The idea
was to privilege students by giving them the chance to work in
the library or museum without necessarily leaving the building.
PAPIRøEN.
A new island for
Copenhagen_
Silvio Landi // Florence // University of Florence
City Factory

Filippo Lorenzi // Rome, Italy // University of Rome Tor Vergata

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02

03

Underneath any material form lies a dialectical consideration

with its definite disappearance, its in-materiality, its
destruction, its ultimate erasure. Demolition is attractive
because it recalls the ephimeral act of being. The combination
of subtractions, new interventions and transformations make
the old Penicillin Factory a complex palimpsest for living,
working and leisure. Permeable to the public and connected
to the city, it aims to uncover and enhance the spaces of the
former factory with the richness of the surrounding nature.
City Factory

Filippo Lorenzi // Rome, Italy // University of Rome Tor Vergata

02

01 03

01 Residential Typology 02 Art Centre 03 Experimentarium

Anamorphic [Angio]Genesis
- Thirdspace

Sidra Mushtaq // Cork, Ireland // University College Cork

‘Anamorphic [Angio]Gensis’ creates an urban landscape on Pireous Harbour

articulated by multiplicity. The new public field created by the harbour describes a new way in which
Athens may suture together transgressive multiple fields typically considered incomparable or incom-
patible. It technologically, architecturally and medically explores new multiplicities of elements. The
intention, in the case of siting, is to help restore Pireous Harbour, the once anchor defence point is now
critically framed as a celebration of a new urban field, it is an efficient invitiation to enter a space of ex-
traordinary openiness, a place of critical exchange where the [architect] imagination can be expanded
to encompass a multiplicity of perspectives that have heretofore been considered by the epistemolog-
ical referees to be incompatible, uncombinable. ( Soja, 1966) A transdiscriplinary school
of reconstructive surgeory and architecture material school is proposed in a terminal facility to allow
for both an educational research facility as well as a publicness to the programme. Entangled within
this field is the exchange of multiple different subject position ( Athenians, Stranger, Surgeon, Archi-
tect and public), socio- culturally recontextualising the harbor within the city through the symbiotic
relationships between the different subject position. Within this configuration, the surgeon reveals the
grotesque facet to their profession, as well as show casing skills that are transferable to the architect.
New materials are tested for use of both the programmes of surgery and architecture, which thus
opens up new fields of programmatic experiementation.

Through an engagement with the urban context of Athens in the fieldwork studies, the observations
of the stranger figure in public spaces outlines the social inequalities within Athens.
This fieldwork highlights the ‘stranger’ figure referring to the refugee and recognizes that the refugee
(Stranger) is an overlooked presence in Athens. Paired with mythological fieldwork framing the Cary-
atid female figure as the bearer of this current anxiety of Athens.

Broadly speaking my thesis is framed around the tenets of cultural difference, deconstruction
to destabilize binary assumptions, refusal of dominance, that operates simultaneously as both and
neither of the binary terms. It is in the emergence of the interstice – the overlap and displacement
of demains of difference as mentioned by Homi Bhaba that the “intersubjective and collective experi-
ence of nationness, community interest, or cultural value are negotiated.”( Bhaba, 2004) I apply these
notions to my field work, the thesis reflects my own subject position as an Architect, The aim is
to create a more open attitude towards people, where boundaries are blurred between “us” and
“them”. The concept of “third spacing” is used in my studies as a method of opening up this
new critical field between the body and the urban space, this will enable people to understand how they
actively produce space empowering them as critical observers.
Anamorphic [Angio]Genesis
- Thirdspace

Sidra Mushtaq // Cork, Ireland // University College Cork

BAMBOO
From Stem to Fibre

Sukriye Robinson // Kent // The Bartlett School of Architeture UCL

BAMBOO
From Stem to Fibre

Sukriye Robinson // Kent // The Bartlett School of Architeture UCL

Rich in material research, the project focuses on fabrication

techniques for discrete architecture. Exploring both modular
and bespoke design, robotic fabrication is utilised for an
innovative take on bamboo fiber. Various tests were carried
out and constructed, including a successful re-design of the
bamboo joint.
Belem Four Dances

Henry Schofield // London // Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Belem Four Dances

Henry Schofield // London // Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Four Countries, Four Dances, One City.

A new context for Belem, a district in the west of Lisbon where carnival and
theatrical dance attempts to celebrate the city’s rich Lusophone heritage.

The site reconfigures a portion the Targus river embankment and creates a
procession of pavilion spaces. Each pavillion speaks of the national dances
of four of Lisbon’s most present former migrant colony countries: Brazil,
Angola, Mozambique and Portugal.
Experimental Living
“the idiosyncratic way of living”

Christos Sevastides // Nicosia, Cyprus // BA Architecture Part I

“Experimental Living” is a combination of workshop spaces, studios,

places of performance, gallery and housing; all located in the heart of East
London.

My proposal is to provide a housing/ study/ exhibit/ party

establishments where unique and extravagant people from all around the world
can be able to explore their artistic identities.

Inspired by the life and behaviour of the New York Club Kids, The
Bauhaus Students and the Andy Warhol superstars I wanted to bring people
which only study in the creative fields to be able to be situated and coexist in the
same proximities which will allow inventivity and innovation to thrive.
Experimental Living
“the idiosyncratic way of living”

Christos Sevastides // Nicosia, Cyprus // BA Architecture Part I