A Drawing Machine
For this assignment, we were tasked to create a machine that would move from direct influences in its environment, and by attaching different drawing mediums we systematically created a drawing […]
Drawing Wind and Sounds
For the Spring 2015 quarter at Cal Poly Pomona, we had the opportunity to learn about the Owens Lake in our studio class. To dive in, we attempted a series […]
The Spirit of Language
Computer programming was something I had always wanted to grasp more upon. Every design must have a verbal and visual language, and computer programming seems to be one of the ways […]
Unfolding the Narrative
Writing our project narrative was probably the most exciting part in our design. We had to really sit down and think about what the project is about and how it […]
Parametrics: Opportunities and Challenges
History shows that there is a consistent reaction (by some), against new technology. This subset of people often believe that the new technology represents some type of negative shift in […]
A picture says 1,000 words
As a former science teacher, we had an instructional model called the 5E model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate. This is “Problem-based learning” at it’s best…
Direction for my career
After having been exposed to this controversial issue and beautiful place (Owens Valley), I think I know now which direction I would like my career to take. I want to […]
Design inspired by Owens Valley
In an effort to correct a historical wrong that began with European colonization, I have designed and created a cultural-historical site dedicated to the Native Paiute Indians of the Owens […]
Cougar Crossing Typologies
Designing highway crossings to accommodate cougar passage through the Owens Valley fall under two typologies: highway bridge underpass and large box culvert. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Cougars prefer less open […]
Sorrow and Despair
Sorrow and Despair marks the land with poetically driven patterns on the lake bed of Owens Lake inspired by the Paiutes’ resources of the past. These patterns pay homage to […]
Eidetic Photo montage
In the final presentation we had to incorporate an eidetic photo montage. I tried to include the experiences that I felt from the lake. It was full of contrasting points […]
The Barren Lake: Final Project
As we did all the research for Owens Lake it came down to do tillage for the final design. This is what my partner and I decided to implement […]
Meeting with Paiute Elder Harry Williams
One of the most interesting parts of the trip to Owens Valley was our meeting with members of the Paiute Native Americans of the Owens Valley. Harry Williams, who is […]
Designing With Scripts
One of the biggest challenges for me during this course was designing through parametrics. One of the biggest issues I had was simply trying to get the program to work […]
Owens Lake Field Trip
During the fourth week of school we got to visit Owens Lake, the lake was really big, so vast and mostly empty and really flat. The things that came out […]
Clay Models
These are clay models that were part of an assignment that was supposed to be conceptual models to see what kind of patterns could be used on Owens Lake. These […]
Plastilina Models
The next step on our design process was creating clay models, representing topography and using almost those lines that we manage to get from our drawings from the sound and […]
Field Trip to Owens Lake
In week 4 of this quarter we traveled to Owens Lake around three hours away from Cal Poly Pomona. This was our site for our class and to be honest […]
Drawing Machine
Creating drawings from sound and wind was the first step on our design process. The next step was to create a machine that would mimic our handmade drawings, try to […]
Parametric Exploration
While utilizing parametric algorithms to create patterns on the landscape would have never occurred to me as a way to approach making land forms, this quarter has been a valuable […]
Aqueduct Futures 
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