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Video Post 10 | 10

Please see the attached web address to watch the on-line video capture of my work. This is a reflection of my brainstorming and studies up to the ending of the second term.

Thesis Midterm Final (Third Pass)

Taking what I had learned from my previous two iterations, I took a step back to the drawing board to assess where I had essentially gone wrong. It took me quite a while to come to grips with the notion that I might end up with a long “bar” of a building as my final […]

Second Pass

For my second iteration I completely embraced the Zidell masterplan and proceeded to let it play a key role in building organization and massing. With the intention of creating a more welcoming approach/entry I decided to have the main atrium just off the intersecting street. The entire first floor became public exhibit/event space or retail […]

First Pass

Taking into account some of the implications of the masterplan, I dove straight into re-purposing the existing structure. There were a couple of ideas for the school element that have stuck with me throughout the term: The idea of the “Learning Street” which connects all areas of learning activity and in this case would serve as the […]

Zidell Yards

The remaining Zidell property covers a large portion of the South Waterfront between the Collaborative Life Sciences Building and the Center for Health and Healing adjacent to the Portland Aerial Tram.           The Zidell masterplan envisions a lively South Waterfront community  with a multitude of different program usages and a welcome […]

Final Review… for this term.

On Wednesday we had the opportunity to receive feedback on our schematic site and building designs. In trying to integrate some of the feedback from the previous pin-ups, some ideas were strengthened, while others were pruned back. Site Design We … Continue reading

Midterm Pin-up

Site design For this midterm Dave and I debuted our attempts at urban planning for our site at 92nd and Harold. We conceived of this scheme as a way to connect the bike path and multi-modal commuter traffic to quieter … Continue reading

reviews and feedback 9 | 10

This blog post is to summarize everything that happened in my progress this term. We had two midterm reviews and one final review. A recap of what was shown and what feedback was given at each session will be presented below:   1. Midterm 1 – I gave a presentation of my thesis topic and […]

Design update – VIDEO – and next steps

Lents Sustainable Food Center Project Update from Dave Bisers on Vimeo.

Hi, I’m glad to be putting up this blog post; it represents finishing the first half of my 2 term thesis studio. Please click on the links to see the site development for the 92nd and Harold site that Jared Barak and I […]

Midterm Review Postmortem

On February 22nd our thesis studio had a midterm review that took a look at both our site planning and building development. Jared Barak and I proposed a site plan that was focused on a central plaza on 92nd Avenue that would be a new home for the farmer’s market that was bounded to the […]

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