Elias M. Agia Architectural Portfolio
CUBE
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Analysis of spatial operations taken from Philadelphia's 30th Street Station and following principles of geometric framework, planes, and volumes. First experience utilizing the act of iterative making to define primary, secondary, and tertiary systems, first separately, then combined.
Tools Utilized:
- Hand model building
- Hand drafting
FALL TERM Instructors: Jacklynn Niemiec, Jason Austin, Erik Sundquist
PIER
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continuation of cube experiential drawing, working with relief models, serial sections, and interpolation to create a realistic and inhabitable pier in the first project requiring a human scale. Inspiration taken from the Race Street Pier.
Tools Utilized:
- Hand model building
- Hand drafting
WINTER TERM Instructors: Jacklynn Niemiec, Jason Austin
FOLLY
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Installation following design principles taken from study of architectural quilts/constructing analogue surfaces from the wall project and utilizing this to create a component which is standardized and used to create a folly, to enhance the natural landscape, while remaining functional to a certain degree.
Tools Utilized:
- Hand model building
- Hand drafting
- Photoshop
WALL
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Studio competition investigating the potential of a wall to act as a physical, social, ecological, or phenomenal mediator within the built environment. Also includes the introduction of a formal program to develop both the narrative and tectonic of the wall system. My concept involves a series of pipes acting as a physical divider, art installation, and greywater recycling system, combining functionality with design.
Tools Utilized:
- Hand model building
- Hand drafting
BOATHOUSE
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Design proposal for a new boathouse located along the Schuylkill River; will act as the physical joing between land and water. Must react to and accommodate a series of program and square footage requirements. Overall design a result of an architectural joint study, taken from commonplace joints throughout the city of philadelphia.
Tools Utilized:
- Laser cutter
- Hand drafting
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- AutoCAD
OBSERVATORY
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Urban observatory that accommodates a space for observation, a space for studying/archiving/recording, and a space for resting; must be multi-leveled, have a clear circulation, and be composed of interior and exterior spaces.
Tools Utilized:
- Laser cutter
- Hand drafting
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
SPRING TERM Instructors: Jacklynn Niemiec, Jason Austin
