first year fall portfolio
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final portfolio for my first quarter of architecture schoolTRANSCRIPT
Will i a mZ i l l i c h
Design St
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Sept
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201
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Will knew that his ideal career would involve some form of design and construction and, with his interest in sustainable buildings, he felt that Architecture would allow him to have a profession that he loved. He is currently pur-suing a Masters in Architecture and hopes to receive minors in Sustainability and Landscape Architecture. Looking for a career that involves interdisciplinary collaboration he hopes to work at a firm that appreciates his creativity and team working skills. He looks forward to someday when he will be able to do work that influences people to lead better lives.
Born in Durango, Colorado Will Zillich grew up immersed in the rural, small town atmosphere where he was constantly connected with nature. Being in southwest Colorado, He was exposed to many different cultures and learned about the importance of sustainability and conservation. Always wanting to travel to new places and explore the world, Will has been fascinated with learning about exotic environments and foreign cultures. Even from early childhood he had always loved to build and create.
With interests in art, engineering, sustainability, space and architecture he enjoyed learning. He attended Durango High School where he took many classes that focused on design, engineering, science and art. During his entire high school career he was involved with the Durango Aerospace Design Team. This competitive team worked together to fully design a large orbiting space settlement. Being exceptional semi-finalists in the International Space Settlement Design Competi-tion the team was invited by NASA to compete at the world finals each year, where they were grouped with teams throughout the world including ones from India, Australia, Uruguay, Japan, England and the UK. Will’s team was able to collaborate on an international level with their designs and won the world competition 3 out of 4 years.
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Hometown: Durango, ColoradoHigh School: Durango High SchoolCal Poly Major: Architecture
Clubs: Durango Aerospace Design Team
2006 to 2010Speech and Debate Team
2008-09Engineers Without Borders- Cal Poly Chapter- India Team- 2010
Interests: Architecture, Engineering, Art, Sustainabil-ity, World Traveling and Space Exploration
Skills: work with Revit, Maya, Adobe CS5, Sketch Up
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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The essence of drawing is the line exploring space. ~ Andy Goldsworthy.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Throughout the quarter we did many sketches and
water colors. There were many new techniques and
mediums that we experimented with each of which
I enjoyed. I had not had much experience with quick
sketching or painting with watercolor before this
quarter so it was interesting to see the possibilities
of each. My drawing skill has grown immensely over
the course of this class and there is more improve-
ment to be made but at least now I am no longer
reluctant to start a sketch.
ZProfessor Jim Bagnall helped host a series of draw-ing and watercolor workshops. These Breakfast Club sketching workshops each focused on different aspects of drawing and have been a fun way to draw with other people.
The workshops have defiantly helped refine my draw-ing techniques and by the end of the year I hope to have greatly improved my abilities.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
ZThe real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.-Marcel Proust
The beginning of fall quarter started with improving
our ability to “see.” The professors taught us the
fundamental elements that made up composition.
We learned about the 5 design principals; Contrast,
Harmony, Order, Balance, and Unity, that lead to
beautiful composition. By learning these principals
I was able to see the world through “new” eyes and
found even simple scenes full of composition.
We used this new sight to find and photograph
composition throughout San Luis Obispo. This as-
signment was enjoyable because it brought us away
from campus and had us exploring around the town.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely. -William Osler
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Our first exploration into the Adobe Creative Suite
used the Illustrator Program. As a continuation
from the photography assignment we took two of
the pictures and explored the “space between.”
Using Illustrator we drew lines that connected and
continued patterns found in each picture. The “in-
terpolated Voids” produced from each picture cre-
ated a third composition in the Intervening space.
From the Interpolated voids our class created a
3-dimensonal cube that combined details from
the larger composition. The stack of the classes
combined cubes provides endless inspiration for
creative ways of stacking them either as walls,
towers, or other random arrangements.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
Imagining Space
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
COMPOSITION
IN
WIRE
PLASTER
WOOD
SHADOW
SPACE
B E G I N N I N G
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The wire models were the first formal exploration in
3-dimensions. We took the kinds of curves shown in
the book Elements of Design and created multiple
wire forms. After exploring the composition of the wire
we evaluated the relationship of the base and played
with its proportions. I really enjoyed the wire models
because the material was so responsive and allowed for
endless creativity.
Lines have many uses in design. They can be used as the axis of solid forms, to describe planes or volumes, and to delineate. - Rowena Reed Kostellow
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The next series of projects were all part of the Un-
identified Formal Objects segment. These models
were based on elements found in previous assign-
ments and continued to evolve throughout the
course of the project. Each model was completed
with various steps of refinement, from quick card-
board sketch models to a finished basswood model.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The first iteration in the series produced two models
that drew their form from the compositions found in
the interpolated voids. I was able to find many areas
in the 2-dimensional piece that conveyed a sense of
tangible dimension.
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The second iteration of the Unidentified Formal Ob-
jects project got its form from the collision between
the soft round shapes of the first model and the hard
rectilinear shapes of the second.
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
This second model, dubbed “Big Bang” by my
Professor, was painted grey in order to remove all
characteristics except the sense of shape.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The key is not to see the shadows in the light,But to look for the light among the shadows. - Unknown
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
As the third iteration in the design process the form
of this model came entirely from the shadow of the
second. This third model had very little similarity with
any of the previous ones but keeps most of the distin-
guishable elements.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The final basswood model of the Unidentified For-
mal Objects drew in many new techniques for model
making. Building this model was my first experience
with basswood and I was surprised at how easy it
was to cut and bend.
Even through all the different iterations and evolu-
tions that the models took you can still see some of
the design elements from that were from the origi-
nal Interpolated void. It was interesting to watch as
the design process caused each model to evolve.
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Thirty spokes meet in the hub,but the empty space between themis the essence of the wheel.Pots are formed from clay,but the empty space between itis the essence of the pot.Walls with windows and doors form the house,but the empty space within itis the essence of the house.- ‘The Uses of Not’, Lao Tse
Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The pilaster was interesting to work with because
it changed between different states the farther
in I carved. On the surface it was dry and brittle
but deeper towards the center it was still wet and
slightly malleable. This made the use of a variety
of tools necessary as some worked best on the dry
plaster while others worked better with the softer
wet plaster.
As the previous models had been explorations
using positive space, the Plaster Voids assignment
explored the properties of negative space. Using
the plaster also made us think about the different
medium and introduced the idea of materiality. Be-
cause of the old wooden shingles that we used as
pouring molds the plaster captured the texture and
color of the wood. This difference in appearance
made an interesting contrast with the pure smooth
white of the plaster that was exposed through the
carving of negative space.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The Joinery Projects were an interesting exploration into
the properties of wood and metal. The project familiar-
ized us with the CAED support shop and was a great
introduction to the future possibilities of using different
materials and machines.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Our trip to Harford pier yielded many fascinating
pictures and was a great insight into the complex
yet simply built structure. My team consisted of 7
people, Camilo Vargas, Max Wisotsky, myself, Diana
Rodriguez, Lauren Schultz, Stephanie Thompson,
and David Wachtel. It was interesting to survey the
pier because we needed to get detailed measure-
ments of every surface in our section, some of
which were in very unconventional areas.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site sketches
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Using the measurements that we got on-site at the
pier our first large assignment was to create a 1/4
scale draft of a detailed elevation or section. From
the elevation each person had to create a large
axonometric projection that used details from 3
different views. The first drawing of the projection
was challenging because our section of the pier
was large enough that it would not fit one sheet of
paper. In order to draw the entire projection I had to
draw it in four different sections and create a seam-
less splice between them.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
The first model that we built of Harford pier was 1/4
scale and showed every existing building. Building
this model really showed the attention to detail
that each team member had. The making of the
under structure was interesting because I had to
completely rebuild it after another team member
neglected to do any measuring. I was impressed at
how well the entire model came together once our
section was finished
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Even though most of Harford pier was built of wood
there were many different surfaces each with a
unique texture. We took a sample rubbing of ten
of these different textures which we used in both a
textural composition and a charcoal expansion. At
the pier as I was making rubbings of different tex-
tures I noticed the variety of surfaces and materials
that composed the pier. It intrigued me how I was
able to translate the 3D texture into a 2D image.
The rubbing assignment made me think more about
the texture and tactile sense of particular materials.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
IMAGING SPACE
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
From the first as-built model we had to expand on the idea of space. Each group member created something new that enhanced the “space” of the pier. Even though each piece was different we all put an emphasis on “flow” and kept a continuous curve throughout our entire section. My contribu-tion was the roof and the bridge. The shape of which combined the effect that the under structure had with the shape of the surrounding hills and the motion of the water under the pier.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
Creating the final model of the roof out of basswood proved to be quite an engineering challenge. First I had to create 5 identical strips of basswood and curve them in the desired shape. For this I cut out a bending jig in the wood shop which I used to form 3 strips of bass-wood that were glued together. In order to place each basswood beam on the curved frame I made a mat of tape which I placed each piece on. Once each piece was precisely placed I lifted the mat and glued the entire sheet onto the curved frame. The entire process was very tedious but once the glue was dry and I sanded the edges I was impressed and proud at what I had made.
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
Imagining Space
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
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Bio Résumé - Early Drawings
- Sketching/ watercolors
1-Seeing
-Interpolated voids
2-New Dimensions
- Wire Models
-Unidentified Forms
Iteration 1
Interpolated form
Shadows
3rd iteration
Basswood Model
- Plaster Voids
- Joinery Projects
3-Harford Pier - On site pictures
- Drafting as-built
- Model as-built
- Expanding textures
Imagining Space
- Sketch model
- Iteration 2
Final basswood model
Final projection
For the final drafting assignment we were able to choose which section of the pier we wanted to draw. Because I had done the majority of the work on the stairs, bridge and the en-tire roof I felt that I should draft those three pieces. This decision left me with an enormous drawing that took quite a while to finish. It was difficult figuring out how to draw all the curves in projection but after a multitude of measurements and the creation of three dif-ferent types of drawing jigs, the drawing itself became much easier. The level of detail on each section really made it stand out from my other versions of the pier. This drawing is one that I am very proud of and it taught me about the benefits of using good drafting techniques and having the right tools.
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Final Portfolio for
ARCH-0131 Beginning Design Lab Fall 2010Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Morning Studio with Professor Jim BagnallCoordinating Professors: Michael Lucas, Keith Wiley, Brent Freeby, JoAnn Moore
Studio 206 class:Isabel Alabed, Zach Bache, Elsa Brown, Daniel Cabunoc, Ryan Craney, Daniel DiGiusto, Alexander Fisher, Braelyn Hamill, Brian Hohl, Mike Johnson, Kelsey
Kwasnica, Kyle Landau, Ariana Martin, Mandy Pederson, Delbin Sanchez, Stefan Schwartz, Paige Siebold, Julien Stockwell, Makai Sutherland, Morgan Tucker, Camilo Vargas, Max Wisotsky, Will Zillich