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We did it!

Congratulations to all of the Project Pipeline 2015 students - all your hard work was really impressive. Though the program is over, I will continue to be a resource for you if you ever have questions about architecture, school, college, or life in general - always feel free to reach out. You can find me via email at christinemoserdesign@gmail.com, or on Instagram: @cmoserdesign

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Large-scale models are going up, and looking great.

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Gesture models look great on the treme site model! The McGehee Project Pipeline ladies are stepping up their game

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Hi girls! Remember the cathedral in Barcelona I posted about earlier? I visited over the holidays, and took some pictures of the inside with a wide-angle lens. Pretty spectacular, no?

To remind you, it's called the Sagrada Familia, and was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi. It's still in construction and is expected to be completed in 2026. 

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The Barcelona cathedral known as the Sagrada Familia (Church of the Sacred/Holy Family) was initially designed by architect Antoni Gaudi and started construction in 1882. Construction progressed slowly because it was funded by private donations, and interrupted by the Spanish Civil war. Gaudi died at age 73 with less than a quarter of the basilica completed. It is still in construction today. The above video uses computers to show what the finished basilica will look like. 

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Here are some examples of what you can do with Sketchup, once you get proficient with the program. You can show site topography and layout, building details, an interior layouts, including cutting sections in building models. 

This website provides some short tutorial videos to teach some of these (and other) techniques: http://www.sketchup.com/learn/videos. Some of you have picked up this program really fast, so this is a great way to learn even more. I'm excited to see what you can do with it!

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Inspiration Post!

Hello Project Pipeline ladies - I'll start posting inspiration posts for you all randomly as I find things I like or think are cool. They'll be mostly architecture and design related, but not necessarily directly related to your projects or neighborhoods.

This is a building by one of my favorite architects, Peter Zumthor, from my native country of Switzerland. The Therme Vals is a spa building in the alpine town of Graubunden, built over thermal springs. Read more about it here: http://www.archdaily.com/13358/the-therme-vals/

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In the 1960s, elevated Interstate 10 (I-10) was built directly over Claiborne Avenue, a thriving commercial strip in the neighborhoods of Tulane/Gravier, Tremé/Lafitte and the 7th Ward. In 1966, the oak trees that lined the avenue were destroyed or, in some cases, transplanted to other parts of the city and were replaced by concrete columns to support the highway. Some 500 homes, businesses and other buildings were removed to make room for the new highway. As a result of the highway construction, Tremé —one of the first free African- American communities, and once one of the wealthiest — was left physically divided and socially marred.

http://www.infrastructureusa.org/freeways-without-futures/

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Claiborne bridge bounds the north end of the Treme neighborhood.

Claiborne Bridge

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Entrance to Louis Armstrong Park at night. Look up the significance of Congo Square. What was here before the park? What and who got displaced? How did this affect the larger neighborhood?

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Team PCDSsquared

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Use and density maps of Treme

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New Orleans Architecture from the Notarial Archives