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3766 Foster Ave. Baldwin Park, California 91706

April 13, 1988

Mexican / American

wilson74diaz@aol.com

626-712-1718

Language:English / Spanish

Woodbury University7500 North Glenoaks BoulevardBurbank, CA 91504

Undergraduate/Bachelor of Arch/Architecture

Sierra Vista High School3600 Frazier StBaldwin Park, CA 91706

High School Diploma

ModelingProgramAutoCADRhinoceros3Ds MaxGoogle SketchUp

Adobe SuitePhotoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat

Microsoft OfficeWord,Excel, Powerpoint

Sketching & Hand Drafting

Toolsin any hand tool and power tool

Grand Critique Winnerstudent choice, 2010

ACSA Steel Competitionsecond place, in national competition

AIAS:Woodbury Chapterproject manager: 2009-present

Solo Art Exhibitionat the Bike Oven

Teachers AssistantGraduate Students Building 1 class

GenslerSanta Monica CA.Date of Emplyment: Summer 2010Position: InternshipWorking in the REMU department to produce the necessary work.

Pirona Design GroupOrange County CA.2006-2008Position: Part-timeWorking in a small group to create home home and retail additions and projects

Woodbury WoodshopBurbank CA.2007- PresentPosition: Staff MemberTo be helpful with any question regarding wood or metal work

Grand Critique Exhibition of selected work at Woodbury University

1. Is ornament a crime? Should form follow function? What is the role of beauty in the production of architecture?

I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies- Le Corbusier

Definitely yes, well, maybe. Form does follow function but it also follows a lot of other things. Architecture should be seen as the experience that one gets from the space, the sum total of sensory experiences that architecture provides—the experiences you get is it warm, is it cold, is there light, is it dark, is it small or big, is it rough or smooth, crowded or empty? When people value form over function we hazard to produce bubbles into which we plug programs and spaces. Think of Rem Koolhaas’s Zeebrugge Terminal project. When Form overpowers function architects create skins that are meant to be seen and not experienced.Conversely when we value function over form we tend to produce architecture that coldly neglects the personality of community and identity politics. My individuality is represented in the symbol of the mariachi:

that represents myself as an Hispanic student engaging in my community of fellow students.Latinos can design as well as develop a humor in response to challenges of marginalization in the larger profession where we are underrepresented. More Latino faculty would help with this.Should the idea of making something look cool or pretty be the only reason for creating architecture? Without the practicality of function, architecture becomes a blob that squeezes in its program. With too much emphasis on function it becomes a blob that squeezes out culture.

Architecture is the thoughtful making of space- Louis Kahn

I selected this quote because it begins to describe my own theoretical interests, that architecture is more about making space than producing the money shot.

2. Is the book dead? Is the drawing dead? Is the analogue dead?

I take a personal interest in hand drafting because it allows me to picture the space because it requires you to think about every single line that you are committing to paper. I enjoy the physical and sensual quality of drawing by handWhen the computer begins to generate the drawing instead of the design, combined with the speed in which the computer generates forms, technology begins to devalue what a drawing could be or what it used to be. The legacy of the avant-garde leaves us longing for a time in which techniques seemed to be more imaginative and experimental, and the process of making architecture was tied to these drawing processes. Photo constructions and collages such as

Archigram’s walking city or Super Studio’s continuous monument still provoke discus-sion today and were produced by such simple means and technique. Today’s architecture risks being remembered as complexity for complexity’s sake, or arbitrarily intuitive and lacking any concep-tual position.Today’s architecture is really just about the final rendering. There is no real concept in a design and if there is no pushing of any boundaries. Our curriculum should be pushing more of these boundaries.One of my best experiences engaging with hands on drawing and making occurredduring a design village competition were we were actually able to construct our design-from a simple sketch to a 3d model to a one-to-one mock up of the project. Students are able to learn so much through building models in studio, by doodling sketches while bored in your other lecture classes, or saving the doodles for your free time and actually listening to your professors. The best tool that an architect possesses is the hands and is displayed by what they make; but in today’s world the ego often replaces the good work. Being able to step away from your project, see it in a different view, getting a different opinion from your peers always helps to create something better. Believing that architecture is dead might be something a bit extreme because there is still real architects that believe in the simple principles that were first set. They follow the same process and use the same technique although at times it is obvious that in the real world hand drafting would almost be an impossible task to do for construction documents. But the sketches, the drafting tools, your mayline, as well as the computer, are the tools that keep architecture alive.

Design ObjectiveGrand Critique Speech

Woodbury University

3. Does architectural education encour-age hero worship? Is there anything wrong with this? Who are your heroes?Technology has increased the speed of architecture. In today’s climate a best project is always one that integrates people in the design process and that demonstrates design passion. Good design requires an architect to forget about his or her ego and participate in collaborative activity. Too often, architectural education follows the model set by Frank Gherry in which forms are created, to loosely house program. Some people tend to believe that they are the best at what they do, even in a group project, that they do all the work. The steps that they have taken have been the same steps we all have in the curriculum. We all work together, work the same hours, and stress over the same projects. There is a difference between being confident and cocky. At school the hero worship person is pushed and exposed because of their on personality or because of what faculty says to them. The act of architects thinking they are the closest thing to god, the creators of the world. There is no reason to be like that, it is always best to be humble, keep control, let your work do all the talking for you. In the past four years that I have been here I have been able to learn the most from my professors but also the rest of the students. A simple talk at 2 in the morning regarding your project can clear up your thoughts. Through the experience of these past years I have learned a lot but not only in architec-ture but in carpentry, screen printing, digital fabrication, drawing techniques. Etc.

4. Which architect’s book is currently on your desk.Through past experiences and until now in my thesis year I have figured out that I too

am developing my own theory-- or instruc-tions for future architects that I follow:that architecture begins and ends with commu-nity. My process of staring with the basics of sketching, research, and model making, encourages me to produce work, to develop a rationality that drives me forward toward final presentation. Even in the stack of books that I have purchased throughout the years you can see a similarity between them. Mostly all dealing with what I believe is a more hand on approach to the process of your architectural proposal. Anything from Lebbeus Woods, Peter Eisenman, LTL Architects, Zaha Hadid, Neil Denari, just to name a few. These interests have been accumulating to become a driver for my thesis project.

5. Should we be producing theses or degree projects?Now in 5th year a question that I began to ask around and see the response of what people say has been that of “are we coming into our 5th year students ready to create and work on a theses project or just to make a degree project?” 5th year should be a project that celebrates your entire experi-ence not only for your studio classes, but your theory, your electives, and your work experience. You should be able to come to the class with a problem, an issue and an architecture that you would like to propose a solution with. Faculty no matter who it may be should be able to help you with any question, should help lead you to a strong thesis project.

6. Do the modes of production in studio eclipse the methods of inquiry? Today’s curriculum tends to conceal your investigation process, just to be able to have a good looking final that you should be able

to put in your portfolio. When it comes to a final presentation or a mid-term a stronger project will be one that shows your entire process of production because it will help explain what you have investigated. As a student showing my process would be best because, the person that would critique my project would have a better understanding of the work. Students tend to get questioned on their work process but are not able to show it because it was required to only bring the final boards and final model so that the presentation looks good to the outside critics. IN short, we are too product oriented, and not concerned enough with process.

7. What is the key to your success at Woodbury? The survival of an architecture student. If I were to have to build of a first aid kit towards what future architecture students should follow, and look at, I would begin with a saying my dad always tells me. “Mantiene tus pies sobre la tierra”- meaning “Keep your feet on the ground”- never try to fly off,

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Vic Liptak Karni Hadidian/ Oscar Corletto

Trash is usually underestimated and unappreciated for the value that it truly contains. The re-imagination of trash can drastically change the way people view certain lifestyles; such as the homeless.

Our small habitat has taken all the negative connotations of trash and redefined it spatially with the emer-gence of a generous environment. Our habitat is a modular unit which expands to create a shift in levels, which implies a difference in space. The walls in the structure contain qualities of transfor-mation. The east wall contains crates which open in different directions, revealing a playful nature in its aesthetic qualities. The lower half of the west wall unfolds to become a porch to watch the sunset. The north-ern wall opens vertically in opposite directions in a welcoming gesture. The southern wall is segmented into four panels which have been arrayed to allow cross ventilation and the penetra-tion of natural sunlight. This manipula-tion in the panels also relieves what might have been a monotonous box.

The joinery of the frame is carefully crafted so that all the pieces fit within each other to provide more structural support.

Project in Process of ConstructionGenerously supported by a Maxine Frankel Award

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North elevation showing project closed and the opening capabilities that it has when it will be in use

window vents open for air circulation

half-door opens toreveal outdoor sitting area

North-East corner where sitting area is opened up,as well as the main entrance to the home is revealed

South-West corner reveals soda crates used as operable windows and a series of panel-material samples is created as an art piece

plan showing project closed and the opening capabilities that it has when it will be in use

extension of primary structure usedto make room for living conditions

panels open for air circulation

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

Purchased MaterialTwo: 4’x8’: 1/8” masonite boardsOne:10’: 1” galvanized steel pipeSixteen: 5/8 x 5” steel eye hooksFour: 5/8 x 3” lag bolts and nuts

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Didactic Shift3B: Structure / System

Gerard Smulevich Liliana Gonzalez

Second Place, ACSA steel competition

Being the second largest school district in the United States, LAUSD calls for new-age schools that could adapt to constant change in student enroll-ment numbers. The design brings forth new ways of using steel in order to build an operable school that could grow or decrease in size as needed throughout the years.

From 1990 to 2002 the enrollment in schools k-12 increased from 625,461 to 746,831; an increase of 83 percent. As of January 2009, house values in the San Fernando Valley have plummeted from $500,000 in 2006, to a median price of $265,142, allowing for a 13 percent increase in single-family units for the city of Pacoima. These decreasing house value have caused an increase of children in the area, and by 2019 the school enroll-ment is expected to go from 400 students to 520. This increase will require the school to increase by adding 9 more classrooms.

The school is designed with a central core that contains all programs that do not call for a major change in size, and mobile classrooms that slide onto both sides of the façade. These prefabricated class units are designed to slide in on a rail system, which allows for the amount of classrooms to increase or decrease along with the enrollment change. The class units are also designed so that two or more could come together and become community spaces during after school hours. Unfortunately the need for a school with the ability to grow calls for more land, but with the use of steel construction this design takes advantage of the air space rather than land space. The school spans over a 100 foot water channel, surrounded by an entanglement of freeways. The use of steel construction is the perfect solution in a time when land is expensive and scarcer than ever, as well as permitting for a design that responds to the cycle of a school.

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Parti diagram showing how the middle program is stationary as classrooms are

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ROLLERCOASTER characteristics introduce MOBILITY to the cycle of the school

building ADAPTS to change in student enrollment

2005Students: 400

Classrooms: 18

2010Students: 525

Classrooms: 27

bulding ADAPTS to changes in the student enrollment

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steel structure WRAPS the fixed program between the SHIFTING UNITS

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2 slide-in units allow for FLEXIBILITY for the after school community programs

RAIL SYSTEM allows for classrooms to JOIN togetherSliding two classrooms together allow for them

to become COMMUNITY CENTERS during after school hours

double skin glass and louver facade REDUCESENERGY CONSUMPTION by 65% and cut CO2 emission by 50%

big box incubator 4B: Urbanism

Paulette Singley/Jeanine Centuori

Mom & Pop shops will begin to rise

Individual/personal thinking will rise and entrepreneurship will increase

Volumes of corporate stores will be re-used as open public spaces for the city

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Housing as well as mom & pop shops will decrease to make more space for standard corporations

Corporate stores would close downbecause of a decrease in sales giving oportunities to entrepreneursIncubators are introduced to give way to new smaller businesses production

Portion of un-used Parking spaces are to be used as open public space

Empty corporation volumes used as open spaces needed by the consumer

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Corporate production from generic big box stores increases because the economy of a consumer has increased making it that the buyer demans for more production. Consumer parking will rise as the growth of the shopper increases, needing to have vertical parking structures on site to not use all floor square footage on site. Given that the consumer is shopping more an increase in volume of all corporations will be needed to occupy all the people.

Economic struggles decrease the consumers wallet size. Prices being how they are in corporate production companies, buyers will begin to look for cheaper prices and not the name brands. Entrepreneurs will be introduced to incubator businesses giving the opportunity for new businesses to see for trial and error on there production. Incubators being much smaller in volume will give foot print for new open public spaces that will be used by the city.

Corporate big box stores decrease in value due to consumers looking for more of the individual mom and pop shops. Needing more space, all the consumers coming to the are will require more parking, so portions of the volume of the big corporations are to be torn down to give way to more parking. That same volume that is torn down can also be used as space for public spaces like parks, nursery, skate parks all for the community.

A perfect timing for small businesses to begin to increase in value by attracting there products to the consumer. Big box stores will be closed down because of business but the volume will be re-used for open public spaces, split into smaller volumes giving way for individuals to begin a business. Public spaces will begin to break into the volumes, so new indoor spaces are designed to still use the volumes as a program so that nothing is to be torn down.

Big box retail in Granada Hills has taken over the spaces that should be used as opportunities for entrepreneurs that want to begin their own business in the intersection of Balboa and San Fernando Mission. Mom and Pop shops will be influenced to start their business at the inter-section to give life to this part of the city. This will bring forward different kinds of people, and culture that will want to buy and sell a diverse list of merchandise. This mix use intersection will give way for people to have the opportunity for living, working and having fun in the same area.

The creation of a smaller city within the city of Granada Hills will be the start of a larger scale suggestion. As the intersection begins to grow because more entrepreneurs want a space to work, or if more living or public spaces are needed the infrastructure constructed will have a cycle that will follow as time goes. The scheme for the city is to close down the big box program but still use all of its structure. By closing down the big box, great opportunities appear for people who are interested in beginning their own small business. The frame structure of the intersection will give the option as the years pass for attachment of more programs if needed.

To initiate this program, a guerilla act was deployed onto the site. I took it upon myself to be the first entrepreneur to try to sell my own merchandise in the site. The sale of monkey t-shirts began as an opportunity to also investigate small installation architecture. The design and build of a business incubator that will be carried in back of a truck and that it will be deployed in any parking spot to initiate the start of a business showed how the proposal will begin to make this empty parking lot an animated city with a diverse group of people.

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Extension: 25 years

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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one

Guerilla Act

who: Oscar Corletto, Wilson Diazwhat: construct my own business incubatorwhen: Wednesday, March 17, 2010where: In the corporate Intersection, east parking lot in back of Trader Joes in Granada Hillswhy: Trying to deploy a new business stand for entrepreneurs that want to begin business. -What this will show is that more businesses will want to begin to grow in the area because of the corporate consumer that is around. In these incubators I want to leave the the opportunity of there being no specific products that will be sold so anyone can come to the incubator and start their business with any product.how: The design of the incubator will be composed in 2 main pieces that will attach to each other, these pieces will be transportated to the site in a car. Guerilla Act Concept

Guerilla Act Deployment

Art Exhibition at the Bike Oven

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Cinoho 4A: Comprehensive Design

Nick Roberts Roger Anaya & Diana Tran

CirculationProgram Pushing program to create changes in levels for plaza spaces below program.

Triangular spaces are formed, which become ideal for theater seating.

Circulation goes underneath theater seating and cuts through program.

Circulation corridor wrapping around the exterior allows for visual interaction

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Cinoho-Cinematech is an integrated system driven project, located in North Hollywood. Systems integrated into the project dealt with sun, wind, and rain control both naturally and with technology. Cinoho brought forward the challenge of an environmentally friendly design that would also attract the surrounding community. The site itself was a great location with the red line station being across the street and local businesses surrounding the area, the theory of this intersection being the place to go for entertainment was perfect.

Cinoho is structured with a fifteen foot primary grid system, which is then divided with a five foot grid secondary system. Environmentaldisabilities were solved in the overall direction of the volume and the skin system that primarily is what gives life to the project. The lighting, the wind, the sun were all controlled in openings throughout the surface that after a couple of studies were integrated for a better quantity of solutions towards the issues. The roof itself works with peaks and valleys as a rain collection system that is collected into a cistern. An integration of systems is incorporation to a project that helps its life span and the amount of work that has to go into keeping up with the project is reduced.

The project also gave us the opportunity to begin to run the project as an office. The idea of integration, both in project components but also in personal professions gave us a point of view into what it takes in a design-build project. The different hats were given the architect, the engineer, and the environmentalist, we all began to control our own part of the project which began to make the project flow a lot better and smoother.

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PRIMARY STEEL FRAME STRUCTURE SECONDARY STEEL FRAME STRUCTURE

SKIN SYSTEM/ SUN CONTROL GLASS/POLYGAL MATERIAL

CIRCULATIONFLOORS

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AIR VENTILATIONOPERABLE PERFORATED ALUMINUM PANELS ON SOUTH FACADE

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TO COINSIST WITH PRIMARY, SECONDARY STRUCTURE IS SPACED OUT EVERY 5 FEET PRESSURIZED RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM

CONSISTING OF A 15 X 15 GRID SYSTEM VERTICAL CIRCULATIONHORIZONTAL CIRCULATION FLOOR COOLING SYSTEM

PITCH OF ROOF LEADS TO ONE POINTON THE PROJECT THEN WATER IS COLLECTED

COLLECTED ON TO A CISTERN

DOUBLE SKIN FACADE USED AS CHIMNEY FOR COOLING INTERIORTHE DOUBLE SKIN FACADE IS ALSO EXTENDED TO BE USED AS CIRCULATION

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SUN ACCESS FROM ROOF TOPALLOW FOR LIGHT TO PENETRATE THROUGH THE BUILDING

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An integrated project might begin asa challenge but ends in satisfaction

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Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.-Mies Van Der Rohe

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Duplex3A: Housing

Louis Molina

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The Duplex House is an oriented design dealing with environment issues. The shape of the house, the location of the trees and the materials are all used to control how the sun and wind affect the house. By following the logic of how things will affect the house, the design began to piece together. The oak trees are used and left in their position because during the summer they shade and cover the house from the sun. Concrete is used for heat gain during winter that will extract from the surface to keep the house at a good temperature. Wood and glass will be used as materials that will help with the natural systems that will help keep the house cool. Cross ventilation in the house helps wind travel through the house. When seen in plan the house is shaped to relate to the summer and winter sunrise & sunset. The angles of the house relate to the location of the trees and the angles the sun will be at.

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12 Plex, apartments3A: Housing

Louis Molina

Walking in San Fernando Valley, a void of community spirit was expressed. Businesses and homes around the site gave me the idea that the project required a program that will bring people together. This place will consist of mom and pop stores (that are owned by community families), public plazas, and entertainment for the community. The units are self power generators, that through the use of solar power panels, wind towers, cross ventilation and ligh wells help give live to this twelve-plex. The use of the smart- beam as the primary structure also helps with the green movement that the projet is trying to communicate to the community. The primary structure consist of 90% recycled material, the front facade is made with the use of recycled wood. Made from salvaged boards or trees that have been re milled into a product sustainable for this project.

Beginning to study how program will be held inside the division of structure

Final model back side showing the entrance for the cars and the residents.

Front side of 12 plex seeing the facadeand the control it has over the sun.

Process one: giving the idea of division between the fins of structure also helping with the sun and wind control for

the units and the people living there.

Now the fins are designed to begin to hold program (circulation), the also become wind towers, structure to

place solar panels, and light wells

Studying the final design and structure, mixing in a front facade to control light for the residents

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interior balcony area inside one of the units steel-beams detail connections inside the unit looking out sliding windows

Business/Plaza area shows how the community will come together

Solar Umbrella 3A: Housing

Louis Molina

But even considering all of Solar Umbrella’s individual sustainable features, none can compete with the simple fact that the architects’ comprehensive, ho-listic approach to the design raises the whole well above the sum of its parts.

-Pugh + Scarpa Architects

Ink on Mylar

Furniture StudiesAdvanced Object Making

Joshua Coggeshall

Recently I received a questionnaire in which was the question, "Which is more important beauty or function?" I should make a choice between keeping my head or my heart?-Charles Eames

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction

King size bed, made for my-self

Rietveld Case Study Chair Replica

Bent Plywood Chair Design

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still

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OPUS 13 is a newly formed art collaborative whose main focus is urban art and related endeavors. Individual artists come together and simultaneously work on the same project, often overlapping each other’s work. The nature of this process, which is well documented in the creation of some types of music, allows for spon-taneity and juxtapositions that provide a fresh and fluid direction.

Due to the nature of the collaborative process, alternative media is also a key ingredient to the work of OPUS 13. Traditional artist’s tools have proven to be inadequate, thus we work on alter-native media such as skateboard decks, surfboards and are venturing into the realm of public art. This is a direct influence from the city, which is created from various authors and is in a constant state of flux.

East Los SurfingOpus 13

Surfing Company

Walker Arts Center (case study)Materials & Methods

Nick Roberts Manny Sanchez / Rudy Moralez

Herzog & de Meuron One-to-One mock-up Connection Detail

Side view of finished productView before metal facade is attachedShowing how primary frame is connected to secondary frame

CBTL flagship storeGensler Office

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Member of a group that would develop drawings, 3d models, final design ideas, renders, and photoshop work

interior view showing CBTL concept of merchandise layout

Coffee Bean & Tea LeafGensler Office

exterior view of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in New York

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Collection of work at Woodbury

The one who cuts and shares, at the end has the best pieceEl que parte y comparte, se queda con la mejor parte