LINDSEY BRICENO lbriceno88@gmail.com 318.230.1462

“When The Intellectual Realm, The Realm Of Ideas, Is In Balance With Experiential Realm, The Realm Of Phenomena, Form Is Animated With Meaning. In This Balance, Architecture Has Both Intellectual And Physical Intensity, With The Potential To Touch Mind, Eye, And Soul.”

- Steven Holl

This I believe: architecture should be an experience of emotion and senses. I think architecture is an emotional experience because as we design we always think about how a space is going to make a person feel. There is a relationship to how a space feels to how someone experiences it. I believe that as we design its more than making a building look cool but how the inside designs the outside. There are certain relationships we make ourselves to architecture and how we remember the experiences in them. This is the social aspect of design and the role that it plays in people’s lives. There is a way that we can change a person’s life with architecture but not how it stands out on a block but maybe how it fits in. That to me is what makes this career a path of importance and rarity because its takes a sense of involvement into people lives to truly appreciate the craft that evokes these emotions. The relevance to care in designing is a main focus of mine and I want to make a difference in the way people experi-ence buildings and admire them. There is a story behind everything we design and a certain amount of emotional instinct that allows us to create something that cares about the person as much as we hope the people will care about it in return. This is the influence and personal involvement that separates good work from great work within my understanding because a space that has the right to be experience but forgotten is not evoking the right emotions and senses to be remembered and talked about. The dialogue of description is what makes the emotional, physical, and sensorial qualities of the building come to life. Ultimately, architecture is about experience of senses, visually, through sound, touching, hearing. This common link is in every piece of archi-tecture, good and bad, descriptively that is what we talk about when we revisit them. I want to feel what the designer was think-ing when they made choices of materiality, lighting, views, noise, everything that went into it, those are the decisions that make a building. There is a certain respect that the knowledge of architecture can give to other architects and their work, but there is an even bigger respect when someone who has no idea the language of a building can really understand the dynamics that we try and instill. The sensorial interconnection within this is linked to our emotions towards them as well. The recognition of how a building makes us feel is not anything an architect can predict but an evident sense of knowing is how we relate emotions and senses to the buildings we create.

design philosophy

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conceptin this bath house nature is treated as a sectional relationship & the qualities that make it unique are separated & experienced individually through the senses. at the end of the pavilion everything is experienced together to show the connection back to each other & how each impacts the other.

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1building as sectional sense experience

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sight is obstructed, the sound of the water is amplified

2slight sight, the sense of touch is

amplified because lack of other senses to get around

3 the sense of sight is active but the sense of sound is

now muffled to enhance sight

4the ultimate where the sectioned experiences come

together to create the whole sensual experience

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lake claiborne state park

man-made lake in ruston, louisiana where nature trails & mountain biking are preva-lent activities but areas to enjoy the lake are lacking

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constructionthe construction of the bathing house was

meant to blend into the natural surroundings & to draw attention to the senses. by keeping the elements of the pavilion simple the experi-ence becomes stripped away and the intention

to focus on nature becomes superior.

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The International Longshoreman’s Association

past present

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dedicated to making sure that the history of the docks & the men that work them, is preserved & kept alive, as well as keeping the

current docks running & up to date. The International Long-shoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 65,000 long-

shoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada.

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creating a timelinethe connections to the past, present, & future longshore-man through the circulation patterns & the views it sets up, allows the visitor to understand the timeline of the ILA & the importance these longshoreman had on the building of the city around it. the patterns of circulation are designed to capture points in vision that can be refer-enced back to a point in time.

PASTwhere the ship building & dock

loading was the business of the city

PRESENTthe cross point between what

the longshoreman helped create & where the industry is

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FUTUREmanhattan skyline industry

shifts to across the river to tall buildings

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visual linkagethe strong linear design of the ILA headquarters was meant to pay tribute to the elongated Brooklyn navy yard as well as to keep with the language of the water to the building so that every view point was a linkage to the harbour and river that made both New York and Brooklyn the large booming cities that they are today.

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outdoor gallery program analysisthe program was divided into 3 major groups and

with the ILA needing an office as well as a museum to highlight the history, there is also a large annex for conventions and union meetings that were crucial to

keeping the Longshoreman’s name active and alive.

annex ila office museum

bridge connection linear datum view

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team members20 students 6 months $44,000 budgetRuston, Louisiana

lindsey briceno.billy burks.mary chatherine brown.kyle culver.sara offutt.daniel clark.britney wilson.jennifer risley.jordan brown.nick brown. jaymes hanus.leah broadway.scott dill.richard christian.angelica rodriguez. brandon watson.dj foy.victoria christenson.chad reeves.ward bryant

professorsrobert brooks.kevin stevens

habitech 2010 is an organization committed to the design of a new standard of economical & affordable housing. this housing combines modu-

lar building systems. prefabricated construction methods, & an environ-mentally responsible approach. as aspiring architects, we wish to benefit a

family, habitat for humanity, & ourselves with our effort to create a flexible & sustainable home.

vernacular designwith keeping with the Louisiana Vernacular the house was

designed on the long narrow site with a ‘shot-gun’ style that allows for visual connection from the front to the back and the programmatic elements then spreading off of that native datum

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responsibilities within the project:HVAC design & installationon site daily construction activitiesdesigning, fabricating & installing the ‘ribbon’ paneling systemconstruction drawingsclient consultations

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process through the construction process we, the students, were guided by

our professors as to make sure the construction process was as genuine & insightful but also as hands-off as possible as to allow us to

truly experience the ideas of a design-build project . From week to week the process of constructed this 1,500 sq. ft. house was

completely in the students hands & through the learning curve that comes with this type of project we were able to develop & exceed in

the construction & design aspect of the project.

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concepta linking element that connects the ‘core’ visually. through the use of the same material the ribbon allows the user to notice the transition from shelving to lighting panel & than back to shelving again.

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‘core’ the core is the element in the house where all the mechanical & plumb-ing where located as to localize piping and make construction more sensible

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constructionthe ribbon paneling system was constructed

off site in a warehouse using a CNC router for the large ceiling pieces & a hand router for the

smaller shelving pieces. the pieces were then assembled on site to make sure the pieces were

cohesive & sturdy. every piece was different with the shelving pieces being drilled directly

into the blocking while the ceiling panels were suspended from 2x4s to allow for the ambient

light to show through the acrylic inserts.

insulation

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1x4 backing

2x6 blocking

acrylic inserts

detail of ribbon shelving

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innovative & traditional communication technologies were used to test the advantages & problems with

visual communication

global studio initiative Global Studio was a collaborative effort designed to explore the global aspect of Architecture that is becoming more prevalent in our profession. Students from the University of Kansas located in Beijing, Paris, & Lawrence, Kansas, all developed a program & schematic design with the desire to be a catalyst on how communication across the world can be interpreted & used to better Architecture & also to explore ideas of Architecture through technology. This program was an exper-imental challenge to the students, the programs that are familiar, and also to the instruments that are common for design communication, all with the hopes that the idea of GLOBAL architecture

could be explored.

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beijing, china

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paris, france

Beijing team exchanged site information only through talking about it to the other teams

Sketches and ideas develop independently and then brought together to discuss shared ideas

Final iterations developed by breaking apart tasks across the 3 locations & brought back together for final review

Collaborative Design Process

Beijing axis locationthe neighborhoods, or hutongs, that

surround the chosen site were a integral part of the design develop-ment for this project, a traditional

hutong site was used to incorporate the existing cultures that have been

created by the people of Beijing

responsibilities within the projectthroughout the project I & another student developed the program for this project

as well as the responsibility of modeling & presenting to the other teams.

level 1

site situated just left of the Beijing axis

buildings surrounding the site that are part of an old temple

Beijing axis that runs through the Forbidden City & through the significant landmarks that make up Beijing’s history

courtyard in front of the site where members of the local hutong com-munity gathered

drum tower

bell tower

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program1 cafe 2 exhibition space 3 dorms 4 hutong house 5 bathrooms 6 market 7 pin-up space 8 studio 9 outdoor exhibition space

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Greenspace above Cafeis a roof garden right off

of the studio and pro-vides a lookout for the

students visiting with a view onto traditional

Beijing

Roof Structurepatterned with opacities

based on the programmatic elements allows for varying

degrees of light as well as patterning of shadows

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LianYuGang China DevelopmentThe East China International Commodity Trade Center Business Hotel and Convention Hall and Product Market are part of a large development in Lian Yu Gang, China with a wide variety of programmatic elements including Convention Center & Expo & also a market that is meant to draw the consumer through the center interior gardens while linking them through bridges and large atriums. The Hotel wand Convention Center are at the adjoining lot and are representative to the dynamic architecture that both Aedas and China are known for. Designed after elements from nature, the development pays homage to them through their facades and spacial quality always in recognition to the quality that the Chinese people give to nature and the importance of it in everyone’s life. site

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conceptnatural elements surround the site in luanyugang & so the building concept was designed from elements in nature. the ideas of inward looking were the driving

concept behind the design of broken rocks that are jagged on the interior but smooth and clean on the outside as well as open and full of glazing to also allow

those views to be into the buildings as well as out of them

International Trade Center & MarketThe program developed for these Product Markets was to be warehouse like buildings that have a open, free-flow feeling to the circulation as well as the kiosks inside. They are all surroundings large center atriums that flood the space with light and acts as a gathering space inside the buildings. There is also a bridge connection from each of the buildings to the other allowing for visual connections to be established both vertically and hori-zontally. Each building’s program depicts the goods sold inside of it, from Electronics, Food, & Clothes, the varying items allow for the consumer to take the paths to different experiences & pushes the consumer to experi-ence each building.

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I started on this project developing the elevations on all eight buildings, modeling the mullions and working with the materials that made up the facades. I also did the finishing images for the Schematic Design booklet.

responsibilities within the projectI started on this project right before Final Schematic Design Submittals and became part of the final design work with the elevations, through the glazing and materials and also helped bring the drawings up to date and presentation quality in order to secure the bid and design initiative.

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diagramsthe site diagrams show circulation both vehicular, and bike, as well as the circulation paths in case of fire, landscaping is also

shown because the landscape through the pathways were critical to the development and visualization of the concept

behind the buildings.

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conceptThe International Hotel & Convention Center is taken from the natural elements

that surround the site in Lianyugang, China. the sandwich of rock beds that are along the river create layers of sediment and cracks creating a staggered affect which

is implemented in the design of the Hotel. the Zinc panel facade are layered in a continuous motion throughout the building never breaking apart or separating but

instead keeping a visual connection throughout the building.

International Buisness Hotel The program for the International Hotel was designed to service the Convention Expo adjacent to the property & also houses its own large Conference Centers and Ballroom for gatherings. Luxury hotel rooms are encased within the ribbon facade & also boasts a large Presentational suite at the top of the Hotel with views connecting the residents back to the river and driving concept. There is also a bridge that links it to the Expo and outdoor terrace area with pool and bar.

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responsibilities within the projectAs a part of the team for designing & modeling this Business Hotel I worked with my team to develop the Zinc ribbon facade that envelopes the large glazed floors. I modeled & designed the ribbon facade through several iterations & critiques by both my team members and client’s input. We developed the skin designed to compliment the Convention Center and to play homage to the natural surroundings of layered rock and ground work that surrounds the site. I also devel-oped the landscape plan fro the Convention Center and did the finished elevation drawings for the submittal set while continually participating in team critiques & discussions on the overall design of the facade.

conceptthe continuous nature of the zinc facade was to show unity through the entire building and for it never to break but instead wrap the large glass facade and sandwich them in between the zinc floors. the main ribbon part around the Hotel is split into two parts allowing them to shift in and out from each other allowing glazing and openings to reveal themselves.

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diagramsthe site diagrams show the circulation paths throughout both the international business hotel

as well as the neighboring Convention Expo Hall, there are also fire paths shown for emer-gency vehicles & evacuation. Zoning for parking & vehicular access are important to the

movement around the site & how your experience the building

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