Selected Works

Emily Wright

Master of Architecture Candidate 2013School of the Art Institute of Chicago ewrigh3@saic.edu(937) 213.3133

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We then narrowed down our studies, focusing on what specifi cally surrounded our allyway. We formed 5 ty-pologies: retail, industrial, infrastructure, single family residential, and apartment residential. We expanded these typologies by creat-ing small plan diagrams of how each typy could possi-bly be orientated within the space. Finally, we mapped the alley to gain a better understanding of the envi-ronment, culture and po-tential needs present there.

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With dozens of small plots of gardens, the site will encompass many sustainable strategies. Some of the gardens will grow native plants, while others will be wetlands. Each plot will be separated by trails made of permeable pavers leading beneath to an irrigation system. This irrigation system will not only aesthetically support my subtle space separation theme, but collect storm and grey water which can be used to water the gardens when dry and increased flood control when excessive rain supplies the site. The wetlands as well as irriga-tion system will help reduce pollution and enhance water quality. The garden plots near the cafe/multipurpose space will also be perfect areas for on-site compost piles, thus eliminating the amount of waste leaving the site, while enhance the soil for the gardens and grass.

The Northeast edge of the building, as well as the arcade acts as a vestibule, therefore by conditioning the air in a buffer space between the entrances from outside to inside, insulates the interior and pre-vents cooling/heat loss during the hot/cold seasons. Furthermore, being situated on the Northeast edge, addressing winter winds from that direction.

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Building extension through landscape. To incorporate the landscape surround this development, by extend-ing the already existing grid lines, the park to the right be-comes a fi eld of tarraced land creating dynamite spaces.

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In Ascoli Piceno, we were mixed with Italian architecture students and divided into groups of six. We were to design an exhibition space to display the previous years boards and models. The winning groups project wouldbe built in a market in Ancona. Our proposal consisted of using materials one could fi nd throughout a marketplace: string, colored water bottles, and plastic crates. We proposed stringing the quarter fi lled colored waterbottles above the underneath market, drawing the market shoppers up to the exhibition space in the mezzanine. There the crates would line the railing, displaying the models and boards of the exhibition. Our groups project was chosen to be built in Ancona.

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This studio was designed for the tenth install-ment of the Publi_city series of collaborative projects. It proposed the intervention of con-temporary art to revitalize public space. Mixedteams of Italian, American, and Turkish students resulted in an installation in the Mercato delle Erbe, the early 20th century public market in historic Ancona. MarketingArt 2 provided uswith the opportunity to realize one proposed solutions to accommodate a temporary exhibi-tion of student design projects for the city. Ohio State and Ascoli Piceno students crafted the in-terior design project selected by a local jury with support from the City of Ancona and Gagliardi-ni, srl. The installation received media cover-age and was published in the journal, Progetti.

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The rst diagram notates the movement of the dancers throughout the eld. A screen-shot taken every 5 seconds, and the position of the dancers is marked.

The second diagram notates the shoulder alignments of each dancer through each frame.

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This project was coordinated with world-renowned choreographer William Forsythes piece, One Flat Thing, reproduced. While Forsythes piece moved from performance to abstraction, this project moved from abstraction to performance.

To afford a range of approaches, three phases were addressed: research, outlining tactics of engagement and deploying particular techniques for executing these tactics; development, translating research into specifi c installation proposals and channeling them into group efforts; and fabrication, culminating in the construction of the project.

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Step 1: Cut out cube sides and cuts with CNC milling machine.

Step 2: Separate sides into cube groups and spray paint the interior sides.

Step 3: Glue and sand.

Step 4: Repeat previous steps until all three sizes of cubes are complete.

Step 5: Arrange cubes into different composures based on the density and different sizes of each cube and the whole.

Step 6: Ultimately, compose one large square cube of the individuals.

Step 1: Cut out cube sides and cuts with CNC milling machine.

Step 2: Separate sides into cube groups and spray paint the interior sides.

Step 3: Glue and sand.

Step 4: Repeat previoussteps until all three sizes of cubes are complete.

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Step 6: Ultimately, compose one large square cube of the individuals.

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Emily Wright

Master of Architecture Candidate 2013School of the Art Institute of Chicago ewrigh3@saic.edu(937) 213.3133