Due to the expansion of the Poetry Foundation, a new appetite for poetry is sweeping the nation. There has been a massive increase in demand for Poetry magazine, which has prompted the Foundation to consider expanding its operations. This idea is now becoming a reality as the Foundation has, only months ago, attracted another benefactor whose love of poetry compelled them to donate a massive sum. The funds came with the following requirements: they are to be used to build a cultural center for the Poetry Foundation in the donor’s hometown of Riverside, CA, and the design is to be generated by the current second-year architectural studio at California Baptist University! (Everything in this paragraph may or may not be true.)
Part 1 Empirical Analysis
Site Analysis [Researched, observed, and documented the project site conditions.. The analysis includes a set of images and diagrams which describe my understanding of the project site and its context.
Precedent Analysis [Gathered images of my precedents and created an original digital diagram which illustrates the aspect of the work that I identified as relevant.]
Program Analysis [Scale Study: Organized the shapes according to my understanding of the program. Programmatic Relationship Study: Produced a diagram showing the relationships between all programmatic elements. Programmatic Experience Study: Sourced Images of the experience(s) I envision for the primary spaces in the program.]
Part 2 Sensory Representation
Part 3 Workflows
For each of the three workflows, I produced a physical model at a scale of
1” = 30’, a collage or series of images, a diagrammatic plan, and a diagrammatic section.]
