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Greg Baker1

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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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

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(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

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