architect — designer — art director
architect — designer — art director
music + architecture
music + architecture
translating musical notation into architectonic space
through a thesis project structured like a song, with
intro, verse, bridge, and chorus/coda. Sole researcher
and designer developing original translation methods
informed by Xenakis, Cardew, Schenker, Holl, and Martin,
generating sound-based compositions from
footsteps, water, and rocks,
and producing abstract architectural drawings
and moving-image studies.
translating musical notation into architectonic space
through a thesis project structured like a song, with
intro, verse, bridge, and chorus/coda. Sole researcher
and designer developing original translation methods
informed by Xenakis, Cardew, Schenker, Holl, and Martin,
generating sound-based compositions from
footsteps, water, and rocks,
and producing abstract architectural drawings
and moving-image studies.
architecture portfolio [university]
architecture portfolio [university]
six years of architectural studio work across
thesis research, commercial and residential design,
urban development, literature-driven spatial studies,
structural modeling, and on-site sketching abroad.
Nine projects spanning Boise, Moscow, Portland, and Rome
focused on abstract concept development, experimental form-finding,
and translating research into spatial experience.
six years of architectural studio work across
thesis research, commercial and residential design,
urban development, literature-driven spatial studies,
structural modeling, and on-site sketching abroad.
Nine projects spanning Boise, Moscow, Portland, and Rome
focused on abstract concept development, experimental form-finding,
and translating research into spatial experience.
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