This Portfolio gives insight into design and concept as a first year architecture student in the Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama.

1. Architectureand
Design
Alex Q. Jones Fall Semester 2017

3. Table of Contents
1 Collage Design
5 Letterform Abstraction
7 3 - Space Composition
17 Kiosk Concept
21 Sketches

4. Collage Design
The assignment was to
use assigned photographs
to create a presentation
collage to show at
least eight architectonic
elements. Students were
then asked to develop an
architectural model of their
collage on an 10x10 in
base using primarily foam
core, wood modeling sticks
and chipboard.
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5. 2Paper Collage Design

6. 3
Final Model ( Chipboard,
Wooden Sticks, Solid Packing
Foam, Foam Core, Yellow Trace
Paper, and Black Metal Mesh)

7. 4

8. Letterform
Abstraction
Each student was assigned to
create a graphic figure ground
design with the letters of his
or her first and last name.
The letters were placed within
six inch squares, one letter
per square. The squares could
be placed in any orientation
of the paper. Each student
could choose to select from
Calisto MT, Arial Unicode, and
Bauhaus 93 as their lettering
font. The drawing utinsel
assign was a fade recistant
0.2mm black pen on vellum.
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9. 6Figure Ground Ink on Vellum

10. 3 Space
Composition
Each student was assigned to
create a 3 - space volumetric
form which a 160 cube
interlocked with a 120 cube
to create a 80 cube out of
foam core. After developing
the over all building form,
each student was asked to
replace sections of the foam
building form and replace
them with elements from the
given kit of parts. While doing
this, circulation had to be
taken into account in terms
of defining a 40 landing for
the entry way.
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11. Each student was assigned to determine path through the
building in addition.
Secondly, a term was assigned for each student to
incorporate into the final design of their model including
the building and landscape on the building site. I was
assign datum.
Thirdly, presentation requirements included drawings of the
Floor Plans, Front and Side Elevations and a longitudinal
and Lateral Building Sections with people and a 45 Degree
Plan oblique drawn to 1/4" = 1'- 0". Also a Site Plan
drawn to 1" = 10'- 0".
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12. 9
Preliminary Site Plan and Conceptual drawings

13. 10
Preliminary Sketches, Site Plans,
and Conceptual Drawings

14. 11 Final Presentation Board (Graphite on Vellum)

15. 12Final Presentation Board (Graphite on Vellum)

16. Final Presentation Board (Graphite on Vellum)13

17. 14
Final Model (Chipboard, White Museum
Board, Wooden Sticks, Yellow Trace Paper,
and Foam Core)

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Final Model (Chipboard, White Museum
Board, Wooden Sticks, Yellow Trace Paper,
and Foam Core)

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20. 17
Informational
Kiosk
Within groups of three to
four, students developed
design charettes for a
informational kiosk on
the campus of Tuskegee
University. The structure
was to be primarily
constructed of recycled
plastic bottles.

21. 18Preliminary Concept Sketches

22. 19 Final Presentation Board

23. 20Final Presentation Board

24. Sketches
Five Sketches were
assigned each week. The
Sketches were categorized
into traced drawings,
drawings from printed
images and field drawings.
Sketches were evaluated
on technique and use of
shade and shadow.
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