FINAL Portfolio Undergrad San Antonio College

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LEARNING TO SEE IS THE ESSENCE IN GAINING THE SKILL

TO REALIZE THE WORLD WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL EYE.

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FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE HARP ARE IMPLEMENTED IN THIS PROJECT TO CREATE A

THREE DIMENSIONAL ABSTRACTED FORM. THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ITS STRINGS POSIT IONED

PERPENDICULAR TO THE SOUND BOARD. THERE IS A MOVEMENT OF THE SOUNDS WAVE

EXISTS IN THE STRINGS AS THEY FLOW IN THE AIR. THE CHARACTERIST IC OF THE VARIOUS

CHORDS THESE STRINGS HOLD ARE SHOWN AS STEPS AS THE BEHOLDER TRAVELS UP FROM

LOWER TO HIGH PITCH SOUNDS OF THE HARP.

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LEM WERE ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHICAL PAT-

TERN WHERE THE SENSE OF MOVEMENT SIGNIFIED A

FORM OF GRADATION.

A S I S S T R U C T U R E , S O I S S P A C E

THE MAIN JOINT OF THE KANGAROO IS ITS LEGS AND IS BALANCED

WITH ITS THIRD LEG, ITS TAIL. IN EXAMINEING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE

JOINT MOVES IN THEIR LEGS, I FOUND HOW IT WORKED TOGETHER AS

A WHOLE, A SPACE WAS REALIZED THAT EMBODIES THESE CHARAC-

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THIS PROJECT ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR (RE)ACTIVATING THE WEST-

SIDE CREEKS OF SAN ANTONIO, SPECIFICALLY MARTINEZ CREEK AT

W WOODLAWN AVENUE. INTEGRATING LIFE, NATURE AND THIS ART

THROUGH INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNING A CONTAINER CAPA-

BLE OF INSPIRING CHOREOGRAPHY OF MOVEMENTS.

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A NEW DEVELOPMENT TO INTEGRATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRANFORM THE WAY PEO-

PLE INTERACT ON A DAILY BASIS IS APPROACHING. THE PROJECT WAS REALIZED TO AD-

DRESS THE PEDESTRIANS COMING FROM THE AMTRAK RAIL, THE STREET CAR AND OTHER

MODES OF TRANSPORTATION BY CONFIGURING A MIX-USE PROGRAM OF COMMERCIAL,

RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL; THEREFORE, COLLABORATING IDEAS WITH TWO OTHER PRO-

JECTS AND REACTING TO THEM.

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THE SITE IS LOCATED ON MAIN ST. AND LOCUST . THIS PROJECT ACTS AS A LINK TO AR-

CHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING BY JOINING SPACES TOGETHER BOTH LATERALLY AND

HORIZONTALLY. SPACES ARE LINKED TOGETHER WITH VOIDS TO CONNECT THE PRO-

GRAM . THE PROGRAM IS DISPERSED IN A HIERARCHICAL ORDER.

FLOOR 1

LIBRARY , LECTURE HALL

FLOOR 2

ENGINEERING CLASSES

AND OFFICES

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FRESHMAN STUDIO &

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Taliesin West

Downtown phoenix

Burton Barr Library

we were able to experience an important

aspect of the profession we seek and

observe architecture that we had not

had the privilege of seeing. We would

like to inform the student body of what

we gained from our time in forum and ex-

press our appreciation to student life.

“every great architect is

-necessarily- a great poet.

He must be a great original

interpreter of his time, his day,

his age.”

-Frank lloyd wright

Building a Sustainable City: Forty-two SolarWings (solar collectors) have been installed in the north

parking lot of the libary, creating 84 shaded parking spaces capable of providing 148.05kW of pow-

er for the library. The City of Phoenix received funding from an Energy Efficiency Conservation Block

Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the $1.3 million project.

THE BURTON BARR LIBRARY

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

www.solarwing.com

san antonio has 300+

days of sunwe could generate over

255 kwh of electricty! This is enough electricty to

power 160 homes!

93,720 square feet of

parking in front of the

moody learning center

this equates to 284 parking

spots

this would save the

college over 5400

kwh a year. the

project would pay

for its self in 10

years!

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I M PA C T I N G | N G | S A N A N T O N I O C O L L E G E Our experience at Phoenix revealed a

more responsible built environment which is the

inspiration behind this proposal. After studying

what is being done at the parking lots for Bur-

ton Barr Library in Phoenix, AZ we would like

to determine what the benefits would be if San

Antonio College installed solar panels above

parking spaces around campus, creating shade

for students and faculty and collecting energy

from the sun.

San Antonio College has vast areas

of surface parking. We believe that just like the

Burton library parking, we can make surface

parking at San Antonio College more conscious

of the world around it. This small step could

be the first of many where San Antonio College

can be a role model to the rest of the communi-

ty by energizing these parking lots and collect-

ing solar energy.

With the enormous amount of sunshine

we see in a year, we can harness the energy in

a more efficient way. We can bring life to the

space and make the experience from car to class

a more delightful one.

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This project is displayed at the Student Learning

Center at San Antonio College. It was a group

project to express our appreciation to Student

Life, where we informed the student body of what

we have gained from our time at AIAS Forum in

Phoenix, Arizona. Each board measures 24”x 72”.

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This project was PLACED FIRST OF 49 ENTERYS IN

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

COMPETITION. The jurors for this project were

academic professionals, Lannis Kirkland, associ-

ate dean of architecture program at University

of Houston, Department chair of architecture

program at University of Texas at San Antonio,

Dr. Vincent Canizaro, PH.D., and Juana Salazar,

adjunct/ lecturer professor at University of Texas

at San Antonio and graduate from Harvard Uni-

versity. Honoured projects were exhibited at the

Pearl Brewery where the AIA- San Antonio offi ce is

located.

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