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TODD JOSEPH GRACI STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO

ARC 606 PORTFOLIOSPRING 2011

The bus shelter is a “nexus,“ a place of connection for people, objects and information. Such places are integral to the life of communitites because they bring people into face to face contact, transmit ideas and maintain continuity.1

As communities around the world, including UB, seek to increase utilization of public transportation, the bus shelter has increased in importance as a part of the public realm.2

This is a proposal for a transportation hub located on UB’s North Campus and a system of bus shelters located on UB’s South Campus.

1,2 University at Buffalo, Department of Architecture, Inclusive Design Studio, Edward Steinfeld, Fall 2011

Memorialization is an interesting architectural opportunity for several reasons. First, memorializing is a “function” that has existed throughout human history, possibly predating the construction of dwellings. Second, the typologies of memorials and tombs are highly varied, swayed by religious paradigms, technological limitations, and environmental factors. Third, at its foundation, memorialization is an attempt to express ephemeral concepts in physical form, a spatial and material construct of the unknown. Memorials and tombs are not for the dead, but for the living. Lastly, memorials deal with the foundational aspects of architecture: gravity and material, light and form, ground and sky.1

Chicago is home to a varied population of faiths. It is also a city of tourists of all different faiths. Thus, this proposal acts as a civic structure for tourists while at the same time supplies a place for memorial and meditation for those of any faith.

This proposal challenges the private burial, making it public by combining it with civic programs; a scientific research space and a museum space.

1 University at Buffalo, Department of Architecture, Inclusive Design Studio, Korydon Smith, Spring 2011

SITEPLAN (CITY GRID AND MAIN ROUTES)

WIND DIRECTION AND INTENSITY

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PROGRAM INTERACTION

SCIENTIFIC HISTORIC

MEMORIAL

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PROGRAM STUDY

MEMORIAL SPACE SCIENTIFIC SPACE HISTORIC SPACE SHARED SPACE MIXED SPACE

PLAN A

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PLAN B PLAN C PLAN D

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PROGRAM FREQUENCY

PROGRAM FREQENCY COMPARISON

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EAST ELEVATION

TODD JOSEPH GRACI STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALOARC 606 PORTFOLIOSPRING 2011