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To engage a work culture that is interested in conceptual designs that captivate the imagination. To join a dynamic studio that emphasizes on environmental awareness. To create a workspace that will generate continual growth and advancement.
Rhode Island School of Design. Providence / September 08 - June 11Bachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor of ArchitectureFlorida International University. Miami, Florida / September 05 - April 08Core Curriculum Miami Dade College. Miami, Florida / September 05 - April 08Architecture Design1 thru 4
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M / 786.239.1322 - E/ [email protected] - W/ d-diaz.com
ArquitectonicaGEO / June 09 - August 09Miami, FloridaFurze + Bard & Associates / June 10 - August 10Hollywood, Florida
Member of the Society of Architecture / 05 - 08Miami Dade College. Miami, FloridaHabitat for Humanity / June 08 - August 08South Miami Project. Miami, Florida
Computer Aid Design / AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Revit, Sketch upAdobe / Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop, Indesign, After Effect.Profi cient hand maker / Models, Prints, Drafting, Drawing
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English / NativeSpanish / Intermediate – comprehension and oral
Thesis: Impressions In-between
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Wayuu Cultural Center
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Miami’s Museum of Freedom
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The casting of memories as imprints of past events is the conception, concept, conceit, proposition and. method of my thesis studies. These castings are the impressions of encapsulated stories based on remembrance and daydreams of the realm of the in-between; of the imagination. The process of making imprints leads to an understanding of the parameters that arrange a building: its construction, and its dialogue with the ground. The memories and stories of my thesis project man-ifest themselves in apartment housing. The apart-ment complex proposes a shared experience, derived from the representation of the domestic home, depicted in fragments of story habitation. Similar to how past events leave impressions on the mind, these memories in turn imprint them-selves in the architecture of the apartment housing.
Thesis: Impressions In-between
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…He was not asleep. His eyes were open rest-ing their focus on the blinds which were slightly cracked allowing light from a street lamp outside to fi lter in. The vertical strips of the warm light were tinting the white wall opposite grayish yellow with intervals of branches from a sway-ing tree. He lowly shifted his glance from the window to its shadow opposite and then straight up again toward the ceiling. He shifted his body to his side andfaced the darkest corner rearranging his pillow below his head. With a big sigh of sorrow, he jumped out of his bed tossing the covers aside and walked with no determination to the living room. He lingers walking around the space and then settles on the sofa. He fi nds comfort sitting there with postures of carelessness and expres-sion of wonder. Silent he sat there staring at the refl ecting of the moon light on the interior walls. Slowly he searches the room and stops his head facing the kitchen. After a moment of him staring at the cabinets doors, He props himself up by the side arms of the sofa and headed to one of the doors. He open one of the cabinet doors, pulled out a bottle of Old Crow, a glass and poured himself a glass full. With a sip, he heads back to the sofa to continue staring at the moonlight on the walls. As he was fi nishing his drink, he places it on thetable and headed to the bedroom again to fi nd some sleep..
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The act of building is in constant fl ux; continuously being interpreted and redefi ned. The Wayuu live (waft) in a world of opposites which we would like to solidify (to weave). Our path (warp) will be constructed as we merge the abstract(rituals) with the concrete(infrastructure). Thesis statement:Using weaving as metaphor, the waft is the Wa-yuu and the warp is their habitat and natural en-vironment. I believe patterns can be discovered within both the mundane and spiritual Wayuu rituals which. The patterns potentially create liv-ing environments where activities such as com-munication, trade, and community intertwine to form a communal center. Using the roads as the base and a proposed community center as the apex, both new innovation and traditional restoration interlace to create a narrative of both past and future. My project is a cultural center consisting of an internet lounge, conference room, workshops and a central plaza that ties the market area to-getherwith performance space. Thus, the plaza is a multifunctional able to serve as a gather-ing place for festivals, performances, and food stands.
Wayuu Cultural Center
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1. Internet Louge2. Market/ plaza3. Audiance Seats 4. Water pond5. Workshop6. conferance room7. water closet8. Library
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This project is about pain, suffering, oppres-sion, and consequently the search for freedom. These ideas manifested themselves in the shape and stucture of the museum. The location for this memorial is on the Bass Museum block, where the old library used to be. I wanted to repre-sent what the search for freedom signifi es for those of Cuban Heritage. Many people have perished in the water not so far away from the site, approximately 300 meters from Miami Beach. I feel that there is a need to express the Cuban story of struggle for freedom along side this jewel of South Miami Beach.
Miami’s Museum of Freedom
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