Claire RothsteinPortfolio | Undergraduate Work

Table Of Contentsurban Development..............4-5

Architecture Theory............6-7

Form & Function................8-9

Structure & Detail.............10-11

Black & White Photography......12-14

3 Dimensional design...........15

Digital Photography............16-17

Drawings & Paintings...........18-23

Curriculum Vitae...............24-25

POD Housing Development

56 Acres in the Lehigh Valley combining various residential and commercial building types to create an environment focused on the term ‘community’ through sustainable living.

Sustainability through commnity dynamic...

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An attempt to blend the suburban desires of a car and single-family home with environmentally conscious living, PODs were designed in an interlocking mesh. The POD concept is a unit of 6 row houses with the front of the homes facing a shared garden area, recycling center, and bike path; while the garage door is on the back, towards the street.

Spring 2009

POD Housing Development

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Solitude & FortificationA free-form shape was created by imprinting a random object into a 3x3 clay block to then conduct two-dimensional studies of line and shadow created by the block.

A more theoretical approach...

Movement and mechanism was then added to design a second study.

A three-dimensional extrusion of those same lines was designed.

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Fall 2008

Finally, the last model was built by hand, at an increased scale of 1 inch equaling 1 foot, resulting in a fully functioning, moving structure.

Thirdly, developmental drawing was used to design a structure/machine ideal for a solitary and independent existence.

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Spring 2008

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Calder MuseumMuseum to house the works of the sculptor, Alexander Calder.

5 galleries for the 5 segments of his career as an artist.

A Cabin In The WoodsSpring 2009

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Designed as an artists’ solitary sanctuary.

Hand-made, stained, bass wood model.

Fall 2008

Learning through history...

Group Project with Carey Moran

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Ganvié Dwelling Study

Study of the cultural signifigance and structural design of the pile dwellings on Lake Nokwé; the southern coast of Ganvié, Benin.

Fall 2008 Spring 2009

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Structurally detailed design of a three - story row house.

Section model built to represent the construction detail

Row House

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Black & White Photography

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B&W Photography Cont.

Nightmare Birds

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Spring 2007

Pop-Up of a little girl’s nightmare of birds

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Digital Photography

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Drawings & Paintings

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Compressed charcoal, drawing ink, marker.

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Graphite crayon, drawing ink, pen, marker.

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Vine charcoal, colored pencil, graphite crayon, pastel.

Vine charcoal, colored pencil, graphite crayon, pastel.

Compressed charcoal, conte crayon, pastel.

Drawing ink, marker.

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Pastel, colored pencil, watercolor, vine charcoal, oil, acrylic.

Education

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; May 2009 B.A. Architecture

Field Study Participant, Lehigh In Paris; Paris, France; Summer 2008 •StudiedtheurbandevelopmentofParisfromtheendofTheFrenchRevolutiontopresentday. •TraveledParisanditssurroundingareastoconductfieldresearchofarchitecturaldesignthroughsketches. •PerfectedmyfluencyinFrenchbyleadingfourteennon-French-speakingstudentsaroundParisforsixweeks.

2246CaliforniaStreet•SanFrancisco,California•94115csr204@gmail.com 415-350-2585

Experience

Intern, Siccardi & Associates, Montevideo, Uruguay, September 2009 - December 2009 •ArchitectureInternshipmovingthroughoutthevariousdepatmentsofthefirm. •Workinginaspanish-speakingenvironment.

Honored Participant, Art & Architecture Juried Art Show, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, Spring 2009 •SubmittedamodelofaOne-Room-Cabinthatwasselectedtobedisplayedinashow.

Honored Participant, Vagina Monologues Art Show, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, Spring 2009 •Threefiguresketcheswerechosentobeondisplayduringtheshow,TheVaginaMonologues. •Oneofthesketcheswassoldtosanattendeeoftheshow.

Graphic Designer, Product Design Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, January 2007 – May 2008 •Hiredbytwoseparateproductdesigngroupstocreatepostersandmarketingpresentationstopresenttotheprivate companies funding their projects. •Won“Best-Poster-Design-Award”foroneofthegroups.

Creative Director, Epitome Yearbook, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, June 2007 – May 2008 •Designedlayoutsforeverysectionwhileleadingmeetingsforthosesections5timesaweek. •Finaldecisionmakeronthephotosenteredintotheyearbook. •2ndtotheEditor-In-Chief;masterdesigneronthecover.

Curriculum Vitae

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Experience cont.

Photography Editor, Epitome Yearbook, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, September 2004 – May 2007 •AwardedtopEditorfortheacademicyear2006-2007.

Intern, Monsoon Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, January 2007 – December 2007 •Workedopeningexhibitnightsbyhelpingcustomersanswerquestionsandmakepurchases. •Redesignedthestructureofthedatabasesystemsothatitismoreeasilyaccessibleandfunctional. •Wrotepressreleasesandmailingsfortheupcomingexhibits.

Skills

Computer:MicrosoftOffice,AdobePhotoshop,Illustrator,InDesign,andFlash,Java,C++,HTML,RevitArchitecture2009, AutoCAD 2009, ArchiCAD, Google SketchUp. Representational:Sketching,Drawing,Painting,Photography,Drafting,ModelMaking,Woodworking.Language: Fluency in French, Conversational Spanish and Portuguese, Literacy in Hebrew.

Activities

“BALANCE”ArtandArchitectureClub(positionheld:Co-FundraisingChair),Women’sClubRugby(positionheld:SocialChair),Lehigh University Emergency Medical Support, Various Intramural Sports.

Travel Experience

Canada,Mexico,Honduras,Belize,France,England,Wales,Spain,Italy,Switzerland,VaticanCity,Germany,Hungary,Austria,Tunisia,Egypt, Israel, China, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bahamas, Turkey, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia

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