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completed Master of Architecture degree at the California College of the Arts
completed Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture at UC Berkeley
returned to UC Berkeley and continued working at PPI
hired by Porfolio Property Investors in Oakland
born in Chicago
raised in the south suburb of Flossmoor
chose architecture as a career because of the potential to help people have a better life through the design of their habitat
attended the University of California at Berkeley, with summer internships in information technology
attended Laney College in Oakland, with an internship in engineering
These four projects represent my journey to nd ways to improve the quality of life for the
urban human. This can be accomplished by improving the health of society through the
provision of benecial spatial qualities in cities. I aim to design urban habitats.
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Selected Works 2004 - 20112 Tondi Tower
6 Street Connection
16 Bridging the Sky-Cycle
24 Oakland Art Museum
Greg Baker
(510) 847-53041023 57th St.
Oakland, CA 94608
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A diagrid structure and asymmetrical
elevator cores support a tower of tondo
views through conic voids. Two oors
are left open for outside air and wind
to alleviate heat and force. I learned a
rendering program called Maxwell, and
built a seven-foot-tall model both byhand and using a laser cutter.
Tondi Towerinstructor: Andrew Kudless
organization: CCA
Rapid Prototyping Advanced Studio
Spring 2011
The students have to
negotiate space with
each other across a small
section of the rst water-
front park project in Hong
Kong. People coming
by boat or bus can view
other buildings through the
towers voids that also serve
as ventilation, program, and
circulation.
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Parameterization of a lobby wall in a New York cancer center by Lewis, Tsurumaki, Lewis leads to ataxonomy revealing the spatial potential of voids in many types of volumes.
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LASKIE STREET
MISSIONSTREET
NINTHSTREET
Special care was taken to respect the
faades of the welfare ofce and the
lm school. The main circulation occurs
along Mission Street, where the parking
and retail alley continues through to
Ninth Street.
Street Connectioninstructors: Sarah Willmer, Roddy Creedon
organization: UC Berkeley
Architecture 100B
Spring 2009
Bounded by a welfare ofce on Mission Street and
a lm school on Ninth Street, the site had a unique
urban fabric featuring many alleys. A neighboring
building to the east is residential and has plantsgrowing around the outdoor re stair.
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PLANSECTION
The automatic door is studied as a system
of conveyance. A shift in horizon from the
world to the store is mediated by a motion
detector with a half cone-shape range.
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Bridging the Sky-Cycleinstructors: Alex Salazar, Kristen Sidell
organization: UC Berkeley
Architecture 100A
Summer 2008
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The building negotiates the existing lagoon and
freeway by oating over the service road, with
structure supported by freeway. The ramp all ows
program to cycle from public above to private. Thestairway allows access to the observation area.
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I analyzed the ight patterns of birds near Crissy Fields, a proposed
observation station for atmospheric research. The core of the
program interfaces with a pedestrian bridge at the conuence of
paths between observation stations.
An overlay of the section cut over an early sketch
is a representation method I would like to revisit.
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The museum uses a simple material palette of wood and stained,
reinforced concrete. The circulation meanders in two direction, one
narrow path and one wide, ending in the compass gallery and hidden
gallery. Various sized galleries break the street grid and offer parents
the opportunity to bring their young children to the art museum. Its
small size, accessibility, and plentiful seating accommodate the
elderly and disabled. Clerestory lighting is controlled by the ratio ofthe wall depth to the shallow opening beneath the roof.
Oakland Art Museuminstructor: Lawrence Leong
organization: Laney College
Architectural/Engineering Technology 45
Spring 2004
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ARCHITECTURE
TECH
NOLOGY
MUSI
CART
LANGUA
GE
(510) 847-5304
[email protected] GREGORY S. BAKER254 29TH ST. APT. 3
OAKLAND, CA 94611
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
SKILLS
WORK EXPERIENCE
LIFE DRAWING
MUSIC COMPOSITION, PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTION
RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY BERKELEY INTERNSHIP & ENGLISH PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ARCHITECTURE
Graduation Date:
MAY 2012
Graduation Date:
MAY 2009
HAND DRAWING AUTOCAD 2012 REVIT 2011 (+Ecotect)
ADOBE CS 4 3DS MAX 2011 RHINO 4 (+Grasshopper .8)
MICROSOFT OFFICE WEB DESIGN IT ADMINISTRATION
MAX/MSP 5 CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE & SPANISH
PORTFOLIO PROPERTY INVESTORS, LTD.
Technology & Marketing Internship
Drafted color space plans using Photoshop for use in brochures
published in Illustrator; administered server & computer network;
designed & maintained website using Dreamweaver
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Building Education Internship
Supervised construction work; revised mechanical drawings using
AutoCAD 2000; repaired HVAC actuator dampers
OWP&P ARCHITECTS, INC.
Information Technology Internship
Developed hardware inventory using Access; assisted in server &
terminal maintenance; answered & responded to IT help calls
OAKLAND, CA
End Date:
JULY 2010
Start Date:
OCTOBER 2005
HAYWARD, CA
End Date:
AUGUST 2004
Start Date:
JUNE 2003
CHICAGO, IL
End Date:
AUGUST 2001
Start Date:
JUNE 2001
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
End Date:
ONGOING
Start Date:
OCTOBER 2011
EXISTING CONDITIONS DRAFTING
Building Surveyor Internship
Drafted as-built plans by taking measurements & using AutoCAD;
automated drafting processes using AutoCAD sheet set template;
researched competing rms; maintained company blog