A selection of Sal’s favorite sketches, renderings, collaborations, and models from his time at City College of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. 2012 to 2015.
Graphite and Marker on Paper | 24in. x 30in. x .5in. | 2015 | Instructor - Michael Meredith
The New Acropolis is a 22nd Century rehab center for urbanites on the fringes of urban life. Applicants who come to this facility confront their conditions head-on, and wear special outfits that colorfully display their emotions at any given time. These color-coded suits become a kind of graphic language for the overall facility, and extend even to the facade itself. Pink represents an applicant’s negative energies, blue depicts positive energies, and purple is any feeling in between. This allows applicants to cope with their afflictions and build a network with other outsiders roaming about The New Acropolis.
The steel-frame braced structure is organized in strongly linear fashion, floating above the site which once housed great steel factories of the past, and working with the last remnants of that past, namely the massive ore walls which remain.
Applicants to The New Acropolis are assigned either single or multi-occupancy living units, which borrow from recognizable domestic elements like gabled rooftops and chimney stacks in a reworked way. Linear exterior facades offer a direct foil to the softer, more organic interior spaces of each unit. Studies show that curvature affects the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex, which in itself affects human emotion. The soft interiors of each dwelling utilize this cognitive function as a therapeutic measure. Lastly, beds, countertops, chairs, and other furnishings add adaptability and customization to each space by springing up from floors below.
The New Acropolis was Sal's final architectural studio project at the City College of New York.
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Mixed Media | 8in. x 10in. | 2013 | Instructor - Martin Stigsgaard | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Mixed Media Callage | 17in. x 8in. x .2in. | 2014 | Instructor - Brian Healy
Inspired by the great works of Lebbeus Woods, this piece is the first in a series of semester-long layered studies that explored the formal aspects of a carefully designed circulation space amidst the last natural landscape on Manhattan Island.
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Mixed Media | 2012 - 2014 | Instructors - Brad Horn & Elisabetta Terragni
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Mixed Media | 30in. x 40in. x 5in. | 2014 | Instructor - Brian Healy
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Mixed Media | 30in. x 40in. x 5in. | 2014 | Instructor - Brian Healy
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Digital Media | 20in. x 20in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
Digital Media | 20in. x 20in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Digital Media | 11in. x 17in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Digital Media | 11in. x 17in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Graphite and Marker on Paper | 18in. x 24in. x .5in. | 2015 | Instructor - Michael Meredith
Ink and Graphite on Paper | 18in. x 24in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Digital and Traditional Media on Paper | 18in. x 24in. x .05in. | 2013 | Instructor - Elisabetta Terragni
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Mixed Media | 12in. x 28in. x 9in. | 2013 | Instructor - Elisabetta Terragni
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Mixed Media | 2012 - 2014 | Instructors - Various | Collaborators - Various
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Digital Media | 8in. x 10in. | 2013 | Instructor - Martin Stigsgaard | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Basswood & Chipboard | 36in. x 20in. x 48in. | 2013 | Instructor - Martin Stigsgaard | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Ink on Paper | 8in. x 10in. | 2013 | Instructor - Martin Stigsgaard | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Ink on Paper | 8in. x 10in. | 2013 | Instructor - Martin Stigsgaard | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Digital Media | 11in. x 17in. | 2014 | Collaborator - Milagros Zingoni
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Foam-Core Study Model | 10in. x 14in. | 2013 | Instructors - Peter Gisolfi & Julio Salcedo-Fernandez | Collaborators - Anina Gerchick & Kasia Wilusz
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Concept Drawing | 10in. x 14in. | 2013 | Instructors - Peter Gisolfi & Julio Salcedo-Fernandez | Collaborators - Anina Gerchick & Kasia Wilusz
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Basswood | 18in. x 18in. x 18in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Basswood and Trace Paper | 20in. x 20in. x 20in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn
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Basswood & Gypsum Board | 14in. x 24in. | 2012 | Instructor - Brad Horn | Collaborator - Nicholas Friedmann
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Ink on Paper | 11in. x 17in. | 2014 | Instructor - Sean Weiss
Completed during the "Survey of World Architecture IV" course at City College of New York's Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture.
The overall sketchbook was voted the top-spot in the first-annual "Spitzer History Notebook Sketchbook Competition" in the Spring of 2014, and has since been archived at the SSA Library.
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A selection of Sal’s favorite projects and collaborations from his time at Arizona State University’s Herberger Insititute for Design and the Arts. 2006 to 2010.
Mixed Media | 8.5ft. x 20ft. | 2009 | Instructor - Milagros Zingoni | Collaborators - Allen Avery, Eduardo Santamaria, and Krysta Walker
The Chameleon Playhouse was a temporary installation designed to be a transformative tool for learning, as opposed to simply one of observation for the children. Located on Arizona State University’s main campus, the playhouse was not assigned a fixed shape, giving the children liberty to come up with their own master plan, so to speak. These interpretive concepts of learning by playing were inspired from such initial case studies as Aldo Van Eyck’s playgrounds in Amsterdam. The playhouse incorporated donated materials courtesy of local companies, including all of the stretched canvas and HDPE pieces.
Mixed Media Animation | 2009 | Instructor - Renata Hejduk | Collaborators - Rayanna Eckhardt and Cortney Prudente
The concept driving this animation focused on the idea of architecture being used for the common good - a visual depiction of Public Architecture's philosophy as a firm.
The cans represented recycled materials used by the firm, while the hands represented the 1% of human interaction of pro-bono work that went into their projects.
The end result of the two elements working together was what created architecture for the public.
Ink and Cardstock | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Course - Looking, Thinking, Sketching | Instructor - Victor J. Irizarry
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Ink and Cardstock | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Course - Looking, Thinking, Sketching | Instructor - Victor J. Irizarry
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Ink and Cardstock | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Course - Looking, Thinking, Sketching | Instructor - Victor J. Irizarry
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Ink and Cardstock | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Course - Looking, Thinking, Sketching | Instructor - Victor J. Irizarry
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Mixed Media | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Instructors - Max Underwood & Michael Dobry | Collaborator - Ken Harker
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Mixed Media | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Instructors - Max Underwood & Michael Dobry | Collaborator - Ken Harker
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Mixed Media | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2009 | Instructors - Max Underwood & Michael Dobry | Collaborator - Ken Harker
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Ink on Paper | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2010 | Instructor - Ken McCown
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Mixed Media on Paper | 8.5in. x 11in. | 2010 | Instructor - Ken McCown
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Mixed Media | 6in. x 24in. | 2010 | Instructor - Ken McCown
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Charcoal on Arches Paper | 12in. x 24in. | 2006 | Instructor - Patrick Riddle
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Micron Pen on Mylar | 18in. x 24in. | 2006 | Instructor - Patrick Riddle
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