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Contents uRbAn PLAnnIngPITTsbuRgh, PAOne Of the last undevelOped lOts Of the pittsburgh Cultural distriCt is prOgrammed with COmmerCial, retail, and residential.

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cITy RevITALIzATIOnbROwnsvILLe, PA

an abandOned tOwn is given new life thrOugh strOng master planning and an inCOrpOratiOn Of new prOgram.

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bkyLn bRIDge MuseuMbROOkLyn, ny

thrOugh the use Of CustOm Cmu a museum is Created tO COmmemOrate the brOOklyn bridge as well as COnneCt tO the adjaCent park.

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evenTARIuMROMe, ITALy

an unplanned and unused 35 aCre site is given purpOse with an event arena, museum, and publiC plaza.

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hOuse FOR A PAInTeRsTATe cOLLege, PA

a landsCape painter is given a new hOme immersed in the fOrest tO inspire his wOrk every day Of the year.

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DesIgn buILD

COmputer-aided designs are turned intO hands-On, physiCal full-sCale mOdeling thrOugh the use Of the wOOd shOp.

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AFFORDAbLe hOusIngsTATe cOLLege, PA

thrOugh the reuse Of abandOned barns, an affOrdable hOuse is Created that COnneCts tO the regiOns Cultural histOry.

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vIsITORs cenTeRPITTsbuRgh, PA

an eduCatiOnal and hands-On visitOrs Center is built as an iCOn fOr alCOsan wastewater treatment faCility.

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hAnD DRAwIng

multiple mediums and disCiplines are explOred at different sCales and styles tO Create One-Of-a-kind hand drawings.

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Currently, Pittsburgh does not have a lot of downtown residential options. With our site being in a prime location, with great views across the river of PNC Park and Heinz Field, a cohesive, organic, and amenity-filled site is needed to encourage people to move to the city.

The proposal includes varying commercial space - retail, dining, and amenities for the residential aspect of the site - with public and private terraced green roofs accessed by each aspect of the site.

The incorporation of horizontal programs, through these extending terraces, creates vertical interconnection to encourage meetings and interaction throughout the site. The terraces also function to unify the site as a whole in order to blend old and new infrastructure. While the overall building shapes are rigid and organized in form and relate to the surrounding city context, the outdoor space is more lively and freeform, giving you the ability to explore the site on all levels.

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Currently, Romes Galoppatoio is unplanned and unused. A clear site organization strategy is necessary to give the large, unzoned park purpose. Through careful consideration of the surrounding city context as well as similar precedent study the site has been transformed into a destination.

The blending of architecture and landscape is utilized to create enclosure and further define the space yet keep the organic feel of the site. Furthermore the use of green roofs is not only sustainable, but will also give users the ability to access the site at multiple levels.

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One way the State College Community Land Trust can incorporate both affordability and sustainability into the project is through the reuse of materials. By reusing abandoned barns in the immediate area, a sustainable duplex can easily be achieved while still involving the community in the process.

Recycling barns connects to Pennsylvanias agricultural history, and creates a rich interior living space under a budget. The structure of the barn was transformed to fit the scale of the house, while other materials were used for cladding and landscaping.

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s T A T e c O L L e g e , PAHeavy Timber Beams(10 x 10)

Heavy Timber Columns(10 x 10)

Nominal Stud Wall(2 x 6)

Timber Cross Bracing(6 x 6)

Nominal Floor Joists(2 x 10)

SIPS Infill Panels

Aluminum Curtain WallMullions (3 x 7)

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The abandoned town located 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA is in desperate need of revival. Its rich history and close proximity provides the perfect vacation town for those trying to relax out of the city. A fully developed retail and hotel program will attract a crowd and revitalize the town.

The entire downtown area needs to be unified through a single, strong formal move. The operational strip not only guides visitors from the creek to the river, but it also creates new spatial relationships between the existing buildings and modern infrastructure.

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The steeply sloped and forested site in State College, PA is perfect for an extension of the indoor program to the outdoors. The widespread deck allows the client - a landscape painter - to be close to his subject, while the curved roof allows for privacy from the street, but it also guides your view out to the beautiful scenery. The columns, while not structural, are completely aesthetic and further connect the house to the surrounding rural landscape.

The houses layout allows the painters clients to freely enter the public studio, but also allows for private bedrooms in the back of the home.

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The educational visitors center is located at the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority in Pittsburgh, PA. ALCOSAN processes up to 250 million gallons of water daily and their goal for this project was to educate the public about water usage.

The driving force behind the design of the visitors center was the concept of erosion. This erosion can be seen in the carved out plan of the building, the eroded rivers edge, the central water retention basin, and in the sloping of the building sections towards the river. The building was also shaped by specific views out from each wing of the building. The architecture utilizes sustainable strategies, such as clerestory windows and thermal mass to be environmentally friendly.

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The main focus of the NCMA competition is to create a building using primarily CMUs for the structure of the building. The creation of a custom CMU block that functions as a planter box and filters light allowed for the design of a ribbon wall.

As the central feature of the museum, this broken ribbon wall extends the full height of the museum and brings nature and light into the hard, synthetic building to create a dynamic environment. The unique location of the Brooklyn Bridge Museum allows the building to have unobstructed views of the river in front and an urban context behind.

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The Center for Sustainability is located in the northeast region of Penn States campus. Located on site is the MorningStar Solar Home, the HyRES Laboratory, a greenhouse, community gardens, a garden house, and the Sustainability Leadership Center.

The water tower is to serve the community gardens and uses completely reclaimed materials. The tower also features a tank that can be lowered to the ground and raised back into position.

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This project focused on a flat-pack design of a wine rack that utilized the CNC routing machine.

The concept was to create a zippering effect of the wine bottles and to create a light-weight, transparent piece. The zippered wine bottles create movement in the piece to elevate the look of the cost-effective MDF material.

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The first step of the process was to create a wood frame to support the cladding. The concept was to contrast the lightness of the structure with the heavy metal exterior - the polar opposite of what you would assume architecture to be. The wood and metal elements also contrast in color and reflectivity.

All of these concepts play up the visual interest, was enhanced through recessing and projecting the pieces to create different shadows.

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The purpose of the Ufizzi drawing is to show how multiple drawings can be combined into one through proper formatting, drawing techniques, and the use of line weights. The plan of the Ufizzi by Giorgio Vasari is in the background of the drawing while in the foreground there is a prominent section cut of the building that transforms into a perspective. These three drawings are necessary to fully understand the buildings composition and organization. The hierarchy division of the facade is visible and is further enhanced by the section cut. The window details are seen through the perspective, and the buildings complexity can be seen in the plan.

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The intention of this project was to show the complexity of le Corbusiers Villa Stein through the use of shade and shadow on the buildings elevation. The breakdown of the step-by-step process clearly displays the effects of each process on the final outcome of the composition.

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