CARRIE LIundergraduate architecture portfolio 2015

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ARCHITECTURE TO ME: At five years old, I told my parents that I would become an “inventor” when I grew up.

When my grandma kept losing her medicine case, I designed a keychain mechanism to help her keep track of it. When my sister needed a space to organize her school items, I designed a bookshelf-desk, with specific delineated spaces for pencils, textbooks, and paper.

Architecture is a field that searches for solu-tions to design problems every day. Through architecture, I have been able make some of my wildest “inventions” come to life. Though I didn’t fully understand it at the time, when I said that I wanted to be an “inventor,” I was actually telling my parents that someday I hoped to become an architect.

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biomorphism

film archive + urban continuity

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DESIGN CHALLENGE: Research a subject in the natural world and translate aspects of the organism into a functional design.

This project explores the insulation patterning and wing geom-etries of a snowy owl. The owl has four layers of feathers that grow thicker as they get closer to the body of the animal. In my translation from research studies into a functional seating area, I preserved the notions of movement and insulation, creating a dynamic seating area that would mold to the bodies of people sitting in various different positions.

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BIOMORPHISMUniversity of Pennsylvania Core Studio II | Instructor: Halee BouchehrianFall 2014 | Tools: Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, MDF wood

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DESIGN CHALLENGE: Integrate the medium of film (via creation of a film archive) into a bustling, historic site at Boston’s Union Square.

In order to activate and engage with the site, the concept of my project focused on the creation of a central hub, wrapped on all sides by a structure that would itself blend into the surrounding environment. The structure highlights site elevation (by gradually building in height, to peak at corresponding points in the natural topography), and color (by matching hues on either side of the site via overhead walkways across the central courtyard).

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FILM ARCHIVE + URBAN CONTINUITYHarvard GSD Career Discovery | Instructors: Taraneh Meshkani & James YamadaSummer 2014 | Tools Used: Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Chipboard, PVC, balsa wood

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BODY MOTIONUniversity of Pennsylvania Core Studio III | Instructor: Halee BouchehrianSpring 2015 | Tools Used: Digital Image, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino03

DESIGN CHALLENGE: Analyze, track, and map the body in a specialized series of movements.

My study centered around the butterfly stroke in competitve swimming. In particular, my visual map aimed to track the hands, arms, and feet through a swimmer’s full range of motion as the stroke is being performed.

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