Four cylindrical pillars surround a pedestal with basic geometric shapes arranged in a particular fashion. The shapes that make up the pedestal are a triangle, cube, and another cylinder taller than the rest, all of which is seated on two large base…
The Santa Monica City Hall was built as part of a larger project set in place by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) during the depression era placed by president Franklin Roosevelt. It was created as a means of the first national…
Located in the bustling city of Santa Monica, CA, at 18ft high, the concrete statue of Saint Monica provides us with an expressionless woman who shows her emotion by crossing her hands over her chest and closing her eyes. Her elegantly straight hair…
Jacques Derrida was a 20th century French philosophy whose often times controversial views on the forward movement of society are said (in conjunction with the erecting of Parc de la Villette) to be the…
The Art Department was constructed in hopes of becoming a modern, efficient atmosphere to study art. The youthful patio was put in place to motivate and inspire students and artists alike. This building was not only created to motivate those in its…
The Art Department Quad acts as the Art and Art History department’s primary location for learning and connecting students to art. The structure’s orthogonal open-air layout efficiently allows for students to take inspiration from the enclosed nature…
The project, “Lady in the Clouds”, displays a woman reaching towards a gargantuan, simplified, globe-esque sphere. The earth-like structure presents as a candid and simplified wired globe comparable to a large display in a solar system exhibit. The…
The Bergamot Station is an artistic space with many art galleries. Bergamot takes up 3 blocks: Michigan Ave, Cloverfield Blvd and Olympic Blvd. Five buildings totaling approximately 62,000 square feet of building space. Abstract design made of steel…
A wooden hut elevated by five feet of wooden beams. The entirety of it, including the supporting beams, is painted with six big stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet from top to bottom respectively. Located on the beach at the end…
In the center of a ring of ashy colored foliage and bright yellow wildflowers is what appears to be an odd tree. However, it is actually a cartoon-like rendition of a mushroom cloud made entirely of jumbled, oversized grey chain link wound together.…