Developing a Thesis Project : Granada Spain

I will be graduating from college in June 2014 and for my architectural thesis project I have decided to site my project in Granada Spain. I have taken a request for proposals [rfp] for a Alzheimer's Center competition. The location for this project is in a munincipality of Granada called Armilla which is situated 7-10 minutes away from the city center by car.  Google Map of Area Upon visiting Armilla in Granada, Spain; one of the things...

Categories: architecture, cityscape, days, density, exploration of mass, gra, granada, guggenheim, sagrada familia, spain, sun, thesis, time, watercolors, work

Mapping Barcelona

"Life can change in a split second and it is because of that, that architecture changed in a day" I traveled to Barcelona and stayed for four days. During these four days I took different "hikes" through different areas of the city. As I did my daily hike, I would add to this drawing the experience and surrounding condition of these spaces. This drawing became a composite of these four days and my hikes through the city. Through  line, color...

Categories: acrylic, Antonio Gaudi, architecture, Barcelona, change, cities, cityscape, days, form, light, pastels, sagrada familia, space, spain, spray paint, sun, time, watercolors, work

Mapping Barcelona - Day Two : Antonio Gaudi's Casa Batlo

Casa Batlo by Antonio Gaudi was constructed between 1904 and 1906. It is a part of the Catalonian Modernist period, a historical denomination of an architectural movement that focuses on the use of detailed artistic ceramic, glass work and sculptural  elements. This architectural style is exemplified in Casa Batlo with the great attention to artistic detail. The house is located at 42, Paseo de Gracia, in Barcelona. It is in the district of...

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