B.Arch First Semester Thesis Presentations Spring 2021

Thesis Faculty: Philip Ra and Mini Chu

 

 

May 5

Wednesday 5:00-8:00pm PDT

 

Yang (Qiyang) Xu

Unveiling Forgotten Identities:

Investigating migration problems in Chinese architecture and culture

 

Andrew Deans

Second Chance Center:

Redefining equitable foundations for the socially displaced

 

Jae Seok Jeong

Tomorrow’s Urban Heritage:

Rediscovering ecological strategies for sustainable city environments

 

 

 May 6

Thursday 5:00-8:00pm PDT

 

Cristopher Staedler

Adaptive Aquatecture:

Transforming Monterey’s waterfront architecture to engage rising sea levels

Kadia Bah

Cultural Mutilation:

Reclaiming the livelihood of FMG victims

 

 

Michael Short

Retreat to Nature:

Finding refuge and healing through the balance of nature and architecture

 

B.Arch Final Thesis Presentations Spring 2021

Thesis Faculty: Philip Ra and Mini Chu

 

 

 May 7

Friday 5:30-8:30pm PDT

 

Keaton Merhish

A Planned Accident:

Designing for chance by rationalizing chaos through architecture

Ramona Gakuba

Steeped in Stigma:

Reimagining healing in the Rwandan community experiencing intergenerational trauma

 

Kim Sran

Architectonic Indigeneity:

Healing for women victims with design rooted in the Red River of the North

 

 

 May 8

Saturday 9:00-1:00pm PDT

Daniel Lee

Sign-Up Sheet:

Investigating the sacred and political through architectures of autonomous citizenry

 

Juke Jose

Individualism to Kapwa:

Redefining the meaning of home for the migrant communities of San Francisco through shared being

 

Brett Greene

Love Your Neighbor:

Rebuilding a dignified sanctuary for the homeless community in post-pandemic Nashville

 

Luka Radovic

Networking Identities:

Breaking the limitations of traditional marketplaces in Montenegro

 

All presentations will be via Zoom.

Zoom links can be provided by emailing architecture@academyart.edu