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L E T T E R O F I N T E N T

The different stories and moments I have experienced in my

life have taught me and led me along all the paths I have

taken. Since I was a kid, my mind has always gravitated

toward something artistic; I was interested in paintings,

designs, drawings, etc. These are the talents and interests I

have developed throughout my entire life, which told me even

at a very young age -- thanks to little Lego pieces and those

cardboard pieces I made myself to construct different structures

-- that my passion was to design and create structures that

no one had ever created before. I have worked hard to fulfill

my dream, excelling in art classes, making computer designs,

playing with Lego pieces, creating my own designs, and

more. When I look at a building, any building, I see more than

what others see, if they notice the building at all. I see the

design, the structure, and how well it serves its purpose. I see

how light is utilized -- or isn’t -- and how the building could

be better. My mind is always preoccupied with thoughts like

these, because this truly is my passion. For this reason, I want

to be an architect. I want to be given the opportunities this

program presents: to continue my dream by attaining a strong

and thorough foundation for a career as an architect, and

show the world how my passion for, and aptitude in, design

and problem solving will distinguish me as the best in the field.

With this goal in mind, I present to you my portfolio, composed

of works past and present, which give physical evidence of my

skill, attention to detail, and zeal for structure and design, in

hopes of entering UNM’s Architecture Program.

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Faced with a tribe that lives in the mountains under a near constant shower of rain, we were given the task of creating a device that was portable to all places, which could withstand a lot of rain, and that was constructed only of natural materials, such as leaves, sticks, stems, etc.

My creation was a coat that covers all of your back and head, and can be adjusted at the waist. Not only does it serve as a coat, but if it is laid down, it can also be a tent.

Materials: Leaves, branches, stick and stems.

Dimensions: 4”x3”x10”

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H A N G I N G S T R U C T U R E

For this project I created a hanging structure composed of two levels connected by a spiral design. This piece has many different designs and shapes which combine into a single structure. This structure completes all of the project objectives: to create a hanging piece of one material, different shapes, and multiple levels.

Materials: Paper and staples.

Dimensions: 20”x18”x52.5”


A R C H I T E C T

Steven Holl designed the Casino Knokke, and in this assignment I was supposed to recreate a part of any building or design by an architect of my choice. I chose Steven Holl and his casino because I am amazed at the ingenuity of the building. Not only is it modern, but the jutting corners and interrupted shapes exemplify an architect who has pushed the bounds of typical designs to make something unique and extraordinary. I tried to replicate exactly his work in the Belgium city of Knokke.

Materials: Paper.


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P O R T F O L I O

These pictures are some of the drawings I made in my Architecture 101 class, and that I included in my portfolio. The bottom left picture shows the four different shading techniques you can apply to a drawing. The bottom right picture shows other drawing I made in class; this is a drawing of the Casino

Knokke I mentioned before.

Material: Paper and pencils.

Dimensions: 8.5”x11”

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How does one make the intangible, tangible? This was my task. Each casting represents something untouchable. The world, fragile as glass, is being broken. People use guns, like the one on the right, to war over ideas, the light bulb, and power, usually comprised of money and land -- the pennies and the flat casting. Few people truly stand for peace today, as only one lone figure, the gun without the tip, stands for peace in my project. While my instructions were only to explore making open space, something intangible, tangible, I was driven to go further than the space inside a bottle. What resulted was the world as I see it today.

Materials: Plaster, glass and coins.


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D N A D O U B L E H E L I X

For this assignment I was supposed to create a structure that represented dynamism and that was constructed

using one single material.

What I did was a structure similar to the DNA double helix, because it, in a way, represents dynamism and gives the feeling as if it was moving. This effect is preceived because of all the straws in different positions and also the way they all connect to

make a single design.

Materials: Straws.


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A R T V E N D I N G M A C H I N E

It was in my 3D class that I had my first group project, which was basically creating something that was suitable for the place in which it was going to be located, and which we couldn’t buy any materials to make it.

My group consisted of three people. We created this vending machine and placed it in front of a real Pepsi vending machine. The purpose of this project was to make a mirror image of the Pepsi vending machine, but ours was selling more of what people in the art building would need. This is why we tried to make an exact replica of the Pepsi vending machine, with the same dimensions and color using cardboard, but with different product options on each. As you can see, we sell pencils, paints, cameras, etc. We did not include immaterial things as ideas, time, love, etc.

Materials: Cardboard and spray paint.


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T H E M I R R O R M A N

Most of the time, people think art can only be found in a museum, and is only for aesthetical pleasure. My assignment was to break this misconception by making a piece of

art that had a function.

As you can see, my piece is a whole body extension that goes on top of your head, your wrists and your feet. What you can do with this device, is that you can look at what is going on behind you, to any side of you, and below or above you. In a way you have the power of seeing what is happening around you, without you

moving your head.

Materials: Cardboard, paint, mirrors and rope.



C H I L E

After learning how to use rendering techniques, I took a chile and drew its four different views. I also cut it in half and drew the interior of it. At the bottom of the page I drew the gray scale I use in my drawings.

Materials: White Strathmore 80# and pencils.

Dimensions: 18”x24”

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M E TA M O R P H O S I S

Using a symmetrical tool we were supposed to draw a metamorphosis

from a tool to an insect.

My tool was tongs, and I transformed them into a fly. There are six stages from the tongs to the fly, and in the middle one, I created an insect with

a tool-ish look.




H A N D

This was one of my first drawings in Architecture 104. It is a drawing of my left hand holding a marker.

Materials: Paper and pencils.


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C H A I R

Another of my early works; this is a drawing of a chair using perspective.

Materials: Paper and pencils.



P E R S P E C T I V E

Our assignment was to choose a place in the architecture building and draw a free hand perspective.



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C O L L A G E

Using the same place I drew my free hand perspective, my assignment was to draw this perspective as exact as I could and then use magazines cuts to make a collage, still representing the site as precisely as possible, keeping reflection,

shadows, light, and details in mind.

Materials: Magazine cuts and paper.



T H E E L I T E B O X

I was to create a place using a box, a large wall, a small wall, a base, and fenestration, with specific measurements given for each. The process involved a lot of studying models, and finally the idea of a bar came to me. The ultimate result was a bar for upper class society. Each line and angle of the building is extremely precise. The design entices patrons, because windows and openings into other rooms are just big enough to pique curiosity and temptation, but small enough to retain a certain mystique.

Materials: Basswood

Dimensions: 5.5”x15.5”x7.5”

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P L A N S A N D P E R S P E C T I V E S

In these two pages you will find three floor plans, three short sections, three long sections, and two perspectives of my project “The Elite Box.”



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I S O M E T R I C S H A D O W S

Using the rendering technique, the assignment was to create an isometric drawing of our project and apply 45-degree shadows to it.



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S T I L L L I F E PA I N T I N G

Materials: Oleo, paint brushes and canvas.


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G U A C A M AYA ( M A C A W )

To represent the macaw’s feathers I use a spatula to create a 3D texture.



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G U A C A M AYA S

In this painting I used the same technique I used in the other bird painting to create a 3D texture.



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L A S N E G R I TA S

In this painting I am representing the typical girls who sell fruits on the streets in Colombia.



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OT H E L I G H T H O U S E

To represent the texture the rocks give to this image I used a technique that involves the use of a spatula. I also used the spatula to represent the splatter of water near the rocks.



C O N T A C T I N F O

N A M E

John Jairo Zamudio

M A I L I N G A D D R E S S

Calle 5ta B1 #36-40

Hotel San Fernando Real. Cali, Colombia

P H O N E

572 5567597 (Cali, Colombia)

E M A I L

[email protected]

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