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Higher Education facilities for Student Affairs, Advanced Data Management, Architecture and Urban Design graduate studies, and workforce developmentTRANSCRIPT
selected projects
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COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY
Corporate College East
Cuyahoga Community College
Warrensville Heights, OH
2005
100,000sf
$30m
Declarative $30m campus and
building dedicated to work-force
training & executive education.
Charged to create strong brand for
nascent program on Cleveland’s
corporate outerbelt. Soaring
limestone-clad “light cannons”
capture northern light then project
light at night to perform as 70mph
branding from adjacent freeway.
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north entry façade at civic drum
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view of civic drum (wrapped in red pampas grass) + executive bar entry
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south façade + entry, parking
main lobby – 1st floor
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design development rendering
super conference room – 1st floor
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digital concourse – 2nd floor café – 2nd floor
digital concourse – 2nd floor
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A TALE OF TWO BUILDINGS
SIMMONS HALL
for
STUDENT AFFAIRS
2004
campus plan
COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
2002
THE UNIVERSITY
of AKRON
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Located on a significant intersection near
the center of campus, the building frames
both a new campus green and acts as a
gateway to the University.
Two large masonry masses, interwoven with a
sweeping form of glass curtain-wall, have a
commanding presence over the intersection.
In keeping with the directives of the master
plan, the building encourages pedestrian
flow through the building’s atrium .
COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
University of Akron 2002
$16m
The College of Arts & Sciences was the first
project designed and built following the
completion of the Sasaki/URS campus master
plan, “Landscape for Learning” in 1998.
It was conceived in academic vernacular to
create a strong archetype for the large
amount of work to follow.
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college ave elevation / west entry
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rear courtyard amphitheater
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View of winter garden towards main entry
View of winter garden towards rear entry
Conceptual sketch
SIMMONS HALL for STUDENT
AFFAIRS
2004
94k sf
$12m
A one-stop-shop for Student
Services that include Admissions
and Financial Aid, a large civic hall
faces toward the center of
campus and accommodates 85%
of all students visitation. A 300’
running mural by Fabian
Marcaccio, beginning on the
building’s exterior, runs through the
main building spine and resolves
within the large civic hall.
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 south elevation / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry
design development rendering
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry
design development rendering
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 forge street entry
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 (customer service center) + entry
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 Concourse 1st floor
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 Concourse 1st floor / Fabian Marcaccio public art installation
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004
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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 small lecture hall 1st floor
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JOSHI RESEARCH CENTER for ADVANCED DATA MANAGEMENT
Wright Center of Innovation
Wright State University
Open 2006
50,000sf
$10m
The Joshi Research Center is the result of a
groundbreaking public/private partnership
established to foster market-driven science as
an engine for regional economic
development.
Centered around advanced data
management, resident scholars from
academia and private industry work with team
of graduate students in dedicated labs and
are supported by cutting edge technologies.
As an addition to the Russ College of
Engineering, a large and somewhat hulking 4-
story brick structure, the Joshi Center strives for
an open and welcoming embrace to the
exterior; a clear gesture toward the
partnerships that founded the program.
At the south façade, a sloped sidewalk to the
right leads down to the academic entry and
the main campus green. Likewise, a sloped
walk to the left lead upward to the corporate
lobby of the Wright Center of Innovation where
an immersive, 3-d laboratory is on full display.
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)
initial concept rendering
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2004
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)
design development rendering
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
corporate research lobby
initial concept rendering
student classroom lobby
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
corporate research lobby
initial concept rendering Floor plans
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
corporate research lobby
initial concept rendering
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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006
immersive visualization lab
immersive visualization lab
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