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an introduction to my perceptions - Chad Smith
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at the originthe world is a question
through repetition of routinewe lose the ability to see
HOW DO I AWAKEN PEOPLE FROM THIS STATE OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS?
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ALL PAGES : an introduction to my thoughts and perceptions
Acknowledgements to Brent Hillenbrand and Harry Rosenbaum
2 Must capture a single moment
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human con-scious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
1 Must be universally primitive
4 Must set up a questioning of oneself and sur-roundings
5 Must create or imply a space of refuge
Architecture:
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human conscious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
2 Must capture a single moment
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human con-scious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
1 Must be universally primitive
4 Must set up a questioning of oneself and sur-roundings
5 Must create or imply a space of refuge
Architecture:
2 Must capture a single moment
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human con-scious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
1 Must be universally primitive
4 Must set up a questioning of oneself and sur-roundings
5 Must create or imply a space of refuge
Architecture:
2 Must capture a single moment
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human con-scious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
1 Must be universally primitive
4 Must set up a questioning of oneself and sur-roundings
5 Must create or imply a space of refuge
Architecture:
2 Must capture a single moment
3 Must, through a reveal of origin, liberate the human con-scious from its state of the everyday monotony and restore validity and meaning to the routine
1 Must be universally primitive
4 Must set up a questioning of oneself and sur-roundings
5 Must create or imply a space of refuge
Architecture:
PlanVirginia Tech Campussuperimposed onAerial View of Siena, Italy
PROMPT: to provide a New Center for the School of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech Programs include - Gallery - Conference Rooms - Studio Space - Plaza
The lack of SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION and SPATIAL DISTINCTION drove the New Center for Architecture and Urban Studies located on Virginia Tech’s campus. As in comparison to Siena’s Plaza Del Campo, the current plaza situated on top of the school of architecture, is in desperate need of revival.
PlanVirginia Tech Campussuperimposed onAerial View of Siena, Italy
PROPOSEDDENSITY WITHIN SPACE
EXISTINGSPACE WITING DENSITY
PROPOSEDInserting a “forest” into the Burchard Plazato create a dense and dinstict environment
CONCEPT
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Plan - Aerial View
1. Elevated Walkway2. Studio Exibition3. Guest Artist Exibition4. Individual Exibition5. Indoor Lounge6. Cafe7. Restrooms
Elevated Walkway
Gallery
Plaza
Spaceframe
Conference
Exploded Axonometric
5’ 10’ 25 50’ 100’
Elevation
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Section B
A TRANSFORMABLE SPACE
CHANGES IN RESULT TO
PROGRAMUSERTIME
A STOP
IN THE EXPERIENTIAL
SENSE OF PLACE
AN AWAKENING
OF THE CONSCIOUS
Sketch 1 - PerspectiveProject - Secondary SchoolLocation - Morbio Inferiore, ItalyArchitect - Mario Botta
Sketch 2 - PerspectiveProject - Private VillaLocation - Riva San Vitale, SwitzerlandArchitect - Mario Botta
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Sketch 3 - Plan / ElevationProject - La Plaza Del CampoLocation - Siena, Italy
Sketch 4 - Section / PerspectiveProject - University of Berlin LibraryLocation - Berlin, GermanyArchitect - Norman Foster
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Sketch 5 - PlanProject - Notre Dame du HautLocation - Ronchamp, FranceArchitect - Le Corbusier
Sketch 4 - PerspectiveProject - Notre Dame du HautLocation - Ronchamp, FranceArchitect - Le Corbusier
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Sketch 7 - PerspectiveProject - BaptisteroLocation - Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Sketch 8 - PerspectiveProject - University of Zurich Law LibraryLocation - Zurich, SwitzerlandArchitect - Santiago Calatrava
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Sketch 9 - PerspectiveProject - Private VillaLocation - Mill Run, PennsylvaniaArchitect - Frank Lloyd Wright
Sketch 10 - PerspectiveProject - Laurentian Library StairLocation - Florence, ItalyArchitect - Michelangelo
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ISOLATE
OBSERVE
REALIZE
