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RMIT Architecture

RMIT Architecture

The campus of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia is a microcosm of the city’s exuberant architectural tectonics. The school’s facilities

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Towards an Urban Architecture

Towards an Urban Architecture

Over the past few years, I spent a lot of time backpacking across Europe by train (my favourite method of

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What I Learned at Architecture School

What I Learned at Architecture School

I attended university at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, Illinois (USA). This institution was founded by Mies

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SANAA’S Rolex Centre

SANAA’S Rolex Centre

I recently made a pilgrimage to visit SANAA’s incredible Rolex Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland- and in all my travels, it was by

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Superlight Chair Synthesis

Superlight Chair Synthesis

Here’s a first-year project in architecture school at the Illinois Institute of Technology: to mimic the qualities of a designer

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Hand Drafting at IIT

Hand Drafting at IIT

Check out this 100+ hour hand drafted section perspective I did as part of the Illinois Institute of Technology’s historical

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IIT Open House 2012

IIT Open House 2012

The annual Illinois Institute of Technology Open House exhibition of student work at the Mies van der Rohe designed Crown

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Vertical Park School

Vertical Park School

This school takes advantage of an disjointed sectional site condition by connecting the two sides with a new public landscape.

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Classroom Facade Study

Classroom Facade Study

Facade study for my latest studio project: Cityscape Facade Option 1:  Clear Facade w/ coloured accents  Cityscape Facade Option 2: 

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Lecture: Anthony Wood at IIT

Lecture: Anthony Wood at IIT

I recently attended Anthony Wood‘s lecture in Crown Hall (IIT) on 28 March. He spoke about how tall buildings should

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Vertical Park School Project Development

Vertical Park School Project Development

Starting to refine the project for the final push after midterm reviews last week, based on a lot of great

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Implausible Futures

Implausible Futures

Karel Teige inspired speculative semi-implausible collage studies done as part of the site investigation process for the MEGASHELTER Studio project at the

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Vertical Park School Project Midterm Review

Vertical Park School Project Midterm Review

This public school in Chicago is divided into two parts: a public landscape connector, and a raised private classroom block. 

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Permeable Plaza + Canopy Courtyard

Permeable Plaza + Canopy Courtyard

Combining community programs and a youth hostel, PERMEABLE PLAZA + CANOPY COURTYARD creates a new public space within the dense

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Megashelter Studio Final

Megashelter Studio Final

some more MEGASHELTER stuff from the studio final three ten-minute renderings (including rendering and photoshop time): a conceptual view of

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Megashelter Studio Sketches

Megashelter Studio Sketches

Ongoing Advanced Architecture Studio Project at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL USA. Above: Walk-through animation showing the project.

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Sustainable Bricks Studio with Studio Gang

Sustainable Bricks Studio with Studio Gang

As part of an interdisciplinary programme at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2009, we collaborated with Studio Gang to

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