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_1_ the child is mine2001ink on euripides5” x 7”

_2_ morning expedition for federico villaluna2003mixed media 2’ x 10’

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_4_ untitled(s)2007wax and oil on canvas 16” x 20”

_3_ map k2005plaster and colored pencil 5” x 7”

_5_ found object: coffee sleevethe sleeve/patent # 5,826,786

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_6_ grid overlay + shape reveal = identifica-tion of production template/dna/geometry

[cu]mulus promenade the highline, nyc: 2009

the [cu]mulus promenade began with an in-vestigation of the geometric rules inher-ent in the utilitarian nature of coffee sleeves: insultation + protection. having identified several areas along the highline that are devoid of shade and subject to extreme sun exposure, the primary function of the [cu]mulus promenade is to insulate + protect visitors from the heat [while still allowing the elements, such as wind, rain and snow to pass through].

the skeletal form of the promenade takes its cue from the most organic examples of shade along the highline: clouds. [cu]mulus clouds, specifically, were investigated for the potential of their ‘puffy’ appear-ance and ‘noticeable vertical develop-ment’. it is for this reason that the [cu]mulus promenade provides its visitors with varied ‘spatial’ chambers and a ‘secondary plane’, rising off of the highline, to walk through.

lastly, the skin of the promenade was in-spired by the shadows cast by a few loom-ing buildings along the highline [in this instance, the standard hotel between 12th-14th street]. the [cu]mulus promenade is an aggregate of straight-edge timber which produces hard-line shadows, aids in the screening of sun exposure and thereby plays on the theme of sun protection factors [spf 8-100]

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_7_highline prohibitions:“maintain south to north trajectory”photo collage + diagram

_8_data point modelcollapsible shade depot: draft 1basswood

_9_data point modelcollapsible shade depot: draft 1abasswood

_10_, _11_, _12_site study:hard shadow(s) cast by the standard hotel [w 13th - W 14th]pencil on vellum

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_13_cloud iterations: form studies skeleton/skin identificationbasswood

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_16_(cu) promenade: shadow1/16 scale

_14_(cu) promenade: skeleton1/16 scale

_17_(cu) promenade:site proposal for the highline w 13th - W 14th

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