m.Arch candidate

undergraduate portfolio

Joshua Gerber

Joshua Gerber gerber.jl@gmail.com 973.902.1681

Work ExperienceCancer Care, Inc., New York, NY (2009 - Present)

Operations Coordinator

Coordinates general office administration, supervised directly by COO. Duties include interdepartmental project assistance, creation of complex archival filing system, tracking and responsibility over corporate liability and insurance policies, implementing new telecommunications system, creation of company-wide budgeting template, and general coordination with accounting and human resources departments.

Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY (2007 - 2009)

Operations Assistant

Coordinated functions of Operations department in addition to serving as personal assistant to the COO. Duties included monitoring, tracking and analyzing museum attendance, creating, monitoring and tracking a complex organizational budget, coordinating purchases, payments, expense reimbursements and chargeback to other departments, overseeing shipping and receiving, coordinating monthly all- staff meetings and general departmental project management and correspondence.

SmithMaran Architects (Winter 2007)

Architectural Photographer and Office Assistant

Visited project sites and took photographs intended for future firm promotions. Assisted in office maintenance and bookkeeping.

EducationColby College, Waterville, MaineB.A. Art, French StudiesMay 2007Cum Laude

New York University SCPS, New York, NYCertificate in AutoCAD ProficiencyApril 2009

Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MAHarvard Career Discovery ProgramAugust 2006

Additional SkillsComputer: Windows XP, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, InDesign, LightRoom, AutoCAD

Foreign Languages: Fluent in French, Certified by University of Paris IV - La Sorbonne

Table of Contents

Photography

Sketches

Harvard Career Discovery 2006

Linoleum Block Prints

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Featured: WNYC’s Weekly Street Shot contestAugust 17 - 23, 2009

Title: Chairs, 2009

Medium: Digital Photograph

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Photography

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Title: Vélo, 2006

Medium: 35mm Print

Location: Paris, France

Title: Gobelins, 2006

Medium: 35mm Print

Location: Paris, France

Title: Villa Savoye, 2006

Medium: 35mm Print

Location: Poissy, France

Purpose:Photographs were taken as part of anundergraduate course in photography, during year abroad in Paris, France.

Assignment was to document various views of the city and its environs, while avoiding conventional tourist destinations and subject matter.

Photography

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Title: Windmill, 2007

Medium: 35mm Print

Location: Skowhegan, ME

Title: Overlook, 2008

Medium: Digital Photograph

Location: Hudson, NY

Purpose:Photographs were taken for pleasure, as part of exploration of rural america - both in the area surrounding colby college, as well as locations close to my hometown of Montclair, NJ.

Photography

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Project: Architectural Photography, 2007-2009

Medium: Digital Photographs

Location: Various Locations, Planet Earth

Purpose:Photographs are part of ongoing interest in capturing architectural sctuctures and the visual impact of their respective details.

The photographs were taken during vacations, year abroad, and excursions in my neighborhood of Harlem, NY.

Pont du Gard, FranceCanterbury Cathedral, England

Leeds Castle, England

Astor Row, Harlem

Photography

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Title: Grass is Greener, 2008

Medium: Printed Book, self-published

Location: Faroe Islands, Denmark

GRASS IS GREENERPhotographs from the End of the World

Joshua Gerber

Purpose:Excerpt from book published on blurb.com, of travel photography. Photographs were taken during one-week visit to Faroe Islands.

Photography

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Light Meter:Affixed 1/16” thick plastic piece to allow less light into meter. Forces automated camera exposure to compensate for faster modern film.

Lens:Affixed 2-stop neutral density filter to front of lens, darkening photographs to compensate for faster modern film.

Project: SX-70 and Modifications, 2007-2009

Medium: Polaroid 600 Film

Location: Various Locations, USA

Purpose:In the summer of 2007 I purchased a used Polaroid SX-70 Land camera with the intention of modifying specific components to allow it to use modern Polaroid film.

After several attempts with a variety of different filters and clear plastics, I finally arrived at this combination of adjustments, making the camera fully operational.

Title: Grass is Greener, 2008

Medium: Printed Book, self-published

Photography

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Project: Sketches of Israel, 2009

Medium: Ink on Paper

Location: Various Locations, Israel

Caesarea Aqueduct

Palace Ruins, Mount Masada Synagogue Ruins, Mount MasadaPurpose:Sketches are from Birthright-Israel trip in January, 2009. In addition to taking photographs, I chose to document textures, plans, and other ruins by hand, as part of my attempt to better understand the nature of life in the Middle East.

Sketches

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Purpose:Sketches are from trip to Sicily in 2007. Although my primary medium was photography, I also decided to document certain objects and buildings in free-hand drawing.

Project: Sketches of Sicily, 2007

Medium: Ink on Paper

Location: Various Locations, Italy

Duomo Monument, Catania

Cathedral Tower, Catania

Church Facade, Piazza Armerina

Amphitheater Backdrop, Taormina

Sketches

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Project: Re-Designing the Carpenter Center, 2007

Location: Harvard University, USA

PROBLEM:The Carpenter Center at Harvard University is a multimedia arts lab designed by LeCorbusier. Completed in 1964, it instantly created controversy by contrasting so starkly with the surrounding Richardsonian architecture.

In addition to aesthetic criticism, the building suffers from questionable navigation design, with winding concrete walkways that seem to meander aimlessly through the buildings grounds.

Our task as students at Career Discovery was to create a theme around three additions or modifications. The spaces were required to be three different sizes, and accomodate three different needs: 1) Personal Lab/Worksapce - 1 person

2) Classroom - 8 - 12 persons

3) Auditorium Space - 75 - 100 persons

RESOLUTION: HARVARD CULINARY SCHOOLMy plan was to implement a curriculum designed to allow students to pursue courses in culinary arts, allowing greater use of the Carpenter Center’s outdoor environment.

Such a curriculum, while not traditionally associated with visual arts, nonetheless remains within the scope of the carpenter center’s purpose of providing myriad styles of workspaces, for students with visual acumen.

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Carpenter Center Plan (provided by Career Discovery)

Career Discovery

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Grill: Personal Lab (1 Person)

Designed for a single person to practice curriculum activities, the personal grill takes advantage of planted outdoor space surrounding the carpenter center.

Shaded by an oak tree, the hearth fits neatly underneath the span of the branches, allowing smoke out and natural light in.

Location:Southwest corner, highest concentration of trees

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Supports:Inconspicuously placed supports allow more natural light into cooking space.

The pit:The grill pit is adequately equipped with state-of-the art grilling equipment. An open space that takes advantage of shared resources, the pit is separated from the rest of the outdoor environment in being set below ground, but preserves the sense of being in nature.

BBQ PIT: Classroom (8 - 12 Persons)

Designed to accomodate a single small class, this pit contains four 2-grill stations - enough room for solo or group exercises.

there is a prep counter with sinks, that is easily accessible from all stations. In the back of the pit is storage space for non-perishable items, and cooking tools.

Finally, the roof is designed so that classes can be held despite inclement weather. Layering created by interlocking plexiglass panels allows water to drain sideways away from the grills. The plexiglass resists weather damage, while allowing natural sunlight to enter the classroom. The ability to teach cooking outdoors, regardless of weather, is essential to the success of the culinary program.

Roof:Layered roofing takes advantage of natural environment, enhancing outdoor experiece consistent with traditional grill-work coditions.

Location:Northwest Corner, maximizes ramp accessibility

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Water Feature:Rainfall collects naturally in the proposed glass walled-in area, also eliminating an unsightly aspect to the carpenter center’s layout.

Location:South end of pavillion, access to ramp and indoor gallery

Career Discovery

Kitchen ARENA: Auditorium (75-100 Persons)

Designed to fit an audience, the kitchen arena would accomodate up to 100 specatators, who could participate as supporters of specific students in a head-to-head showcase of skills acquired through the culinary school’s rigorous curriculum.

Two cooking stations occupy the main space, each equipped with fan-ventilation above the stove area. This would allow smoke to escape the arena without disturbing the contestants or the audience.

In addition, the arena takes advantage of a natural rain-fall water feature. A glass wall adorns the rear section of the stands, allowing rainfall to enter the feature through the poor drainage system inherent in the building’s design.

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Project: Printmaking, 2007

Medium: Linoleum Block Print

Studio: Introduction to Printmaking, Colby College

Title: The Diner, 2007

Title: Classic Rock, 2007

Assignment:Create two-dimensional space using black ink and one other color of student’s choice.

Assignment:Create two-dimensional space with objects drawn in both black-line and white-line. Dividing line was chosen by professor.

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Title: The Gothic, 2007

Title: Classic Rock, 2007

Prints

Assignment:Create black-line image using print-making “visual language” learned over course of semester.