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_ CHRIS SANFORDCURRICULUM VITAE
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Education and Honors
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USABachelor of Architecture, Magna Cum Laude May 20113.8 Cumulative GPA ▫ 3.9 Major GPA
SkillsSoftwareExpert: Rhinoceros (Grasshopper, T-Splines, Maxwell), Zbrush, Revit, Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign)Intermediate: Autocad, Catia, Python Scripting
FabricationDigital Fabrication: ABS and Powder-based 3D printers, Laser Cutters, 3 and 5-axis CNC millsConstruction: Experienced in the use and maintenance of wood and metal working equipment.
Work Experience
Belzberg Architects Architectural Designer
Santa Monica, CA, USA June 2011 - March 2015
Worked primarily as the lead designer of a multimedia installation in the School of Global Affairs at OccidentalCollege.Designprocessincludedformalstudiesinmilledwood,fiberglass,formedresin,andformed glass. Responsible for coordination with structural designers and production of drawings and digital models for the fabrication of complex 3-dimensional forms in glass. Also served as the project manager for the renovation and expansion of a 6000 square foot home, and worked on the design team for several other residential and institutional projects.
Noon - Film Los Angeles, CA, USASet Designer Summer 2010
Designedandproducedthedigitalsetmodelsfora12minutepromotionaltrailerforthesciencefictionfilmNoon.Thescripthassincebeenpurchased.
Warren Techentin Architecture Los Angeles, CA, USAIntern Summer 2009, Spring 2010
Worked on the design and presentation of a competition entry for the Museum of Polish History in Warsaw. Prepared construction documents and assisted in the permitting of several homes in the Los Angeles area.
DeStefano and Partners Los Angeles, CA, USAIntern December 2008, Summer 2008
Participated in design development and construction documentation of several large scale mixed-use projects. Prepared media for client presentations including drawings, renderings and animations. Worked closely with the firms principal in the design development and presentation of an international competition entry.
USC School of Architecture Los Angeles, CA, USA Teaching Assistant Spring 2009 - Spring 2011
Served as a student teacher in both introductory design studios and visual communication classes over the course of several semesters, as well as a week-long workshop intended to teach Grasshopper to working prof-
essionals. Led class sessions of about 15 students several times a week which focused on basic design and presentation skills, ranging from hand sketching to the use of parametric design software.
USC School of Architecture Los Angeles, CA, USAShop / Fabrication Lab Assistant Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Worked as a student assistant in both the USC Architecture shop and digital fabrication lab. Operated and maintained a wide variety of wood and metal working machinery, as well as laser cutters, powder and ABS 3d printers, and a large 3-axis CNC mill.
_ LOS FELIZ COMMUNITY HUBACADEMIC
SERVING AS A SORT OF ‘CITY HALL’ AT THE MICRO-COMMUNITY SCALE, THIS HUB IS INTENDED TO HOUSE
BOTH CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROGRAMS FOR THE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS FELIZ. BOTH
SPATIALLY AND TECTONICALLY IT STROVE TO ACHIEVE AN OPENNESS AND UNIQUE CHARACTER INDICATIVE
OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVED.
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_ FURNITURE DESIGNACADEMIC
BOTH OF THESE FURNITURE OBJECTS WERE INTENDED TO EXPLORE THE
COMPLEX GEOMETRIC EFFECTS ONE COULD ACHIEVE THROUGH THE
SIMPLE OPERATION OF ‘TWISTING’.THE FIRST, A SIDE TABLE, CREATES
THE ILLUSION OF VARIED CUR-VATURES THROUGH THE USE OF
STRICTLY LINEAR ELEMENTS. GOING ONE STEP FURTHER, THE ADJACENT LAMP USES THIS PHENOMENON TO
DYNAMICALLY MITIGATE AND FILTER LIGHT. PARAMETRIC MODELING
WAS USED AS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION
PROCESS IN BOTH CASES.
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_ ENDOTERRA ACADEMIC
THIS PROJECTS PROGRAM PROPOSED THE PRIVATE EXPANSION OF A CONSERVATIVE AND HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL THINK TANK INTO
A PROMINENT PUBLIC PARK. THE CHALLENGE THEN BECAME SERVING A FUNDAMENTAL NEED FOR PRIVACY, WHILE ENABLING
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTELLECTUAL TRANSPARENCY TO DE-VELOP THROUGH ADJACENCY AND PUBLIC INTERACTION. THE PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED AS A SERIES OF SECTIONAL STUDIES
AND ARMATURES, WITH EACH SPACE IN THE PRIVATE INSTITUTION SERVING AS A MECHANISM FOR PUBLIC INSIGHT AND INPUT.
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_CONCEPTUAL SECTIONS
_FOUND PATTERN, NATURAL ARMATURES
_3-DIMENSIONAL TRANSLATION
_FINAL DEVELOPMENT; ADAPTIVE ENCLOSURE
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_FINAL SITE ARRANGEMENT
_AUDITORIUM
_SITE SECTION
_CLASSROOM
_ENTRY FOYER03.2
_ (RE)GENERATIVE URBANISMACADEMIC
THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF MY UNDERGRADUATE THESIS RESEARCH. IT PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF ABANDON-
MENT AND URBAN BLIGHT IN DETROIT, A ONCE CRITICAL MANUFAC-TURING CITY THAT HAS SEEN STEADY AND DRAMATIC POPULATION
DECLINE FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS. THE PROJECT BEGINS BY PROPOSING A DIGITALLY MANUFACTURED AND HYPER EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF AGRICUL-
TURE HOUSED WITHIN ARTICULATED MATS. THESE OBJECTS ADAPTIVELY OCCUPY ABANDONED SPACE AS IT EXPANDS WITHIN THE CITY; BOTH INCUBATING PLANT LIFE AND ACTIVATING THE LAND AROUND THEM.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEY ARE ABLE TO SERVE AS A FORM OF TRANSPORTA-TION INFRASTRUCTURE, ONE WHICH CAN DEVELOP ORGANICALLY AND
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CARTESIAN URBAN GRID. SIMILARLY MODULAR MANUFACTURING TOWERS DEVELOP ALONGSIDE THIS AGRICULTURAL NETWORK, EACH GROWING TO SERVE THE INCREASINGLY AGRARIAN
LAND AROUND IT. THE FOOTPRINT OF THESE OBJECTS IS MINIMAL, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO SELF-PROPOGATE ALONG THE NEW NETWORK BY
REPRODUCING THEIR OWN MODULAR COMPONENTS.
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_AGRICULTRAL MATS AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLES. EACH MAT RESPONDS KINETICALLY TO THE VEHICLE ABOVE, AUTOMATING CRITICAL FUNCTIONS WITHIN IT.
_PROJECTED URBAN PLAN
_CURRENT LEVELS OF ABANDONMENT
_EROSION OF URBAN GRID
_DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL NODE
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_ NOON
MY FIRST EXCERSIZE IN SET DESIGN, THIS PROJECT INVOLVED THE CONCEPTION OF A FUTURISTIC IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINT. THE
STRUCTURE ITSELF WAS DESIGNED TO IMPRESS A SENSE OF STRUCTURAL SOPHISTICATION AND EVEN ELEGANCE, WHILE SIMULTANE-
OUSLY PRODUCING AN AUTHORITARIAN AND RELENTLESS BACKDROP FOR THE SCENE.
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_ KHAWAJA RESIDENCE BELZBERG ARCHITECTS
RECENTLY COMPLETED, THIS PROJECT INVOLVED THE FULL RENOVATION AND EX-PANSION OF A 4000 SQUARE FOOT HOME
IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. HOPING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPECTACULAR NATURAL
SURROUNDINGS, THE CLIENT REQUESTED THAT TWO DOUBLE-HEIGHT ADDITIONS BE
DESIGNED FOR THE HOUSE. AS THE PROJECT MANAGER, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DESIGN, PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE RESIDENCE, AND FOUND IT TO BE AN INVALUABLE INSIGHT INTO GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND DE-
SIGN METHODOLOGIES.
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_ CITY OF HOPE MUSEUM BELZBERG ARCHITECTS
THIS SMALL MUSEUM IS THE FOCAL POINT OF A CAMPUS RENOVATION AT CITY OF HOPE, A LARGE AND STORIED CANCER RESEARCH HOSPITAL OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES. DESIGNED TO CONNECT DISJOINTED AXES WITHIN THE CAMPUS, ITS PRIMARY FEATURE IS A PAIR OF SCULPTURAL CONCRETE WALLS SURROUNDING AN OLD-GROWTH OAK TREE. MY
ROLE WITHIN THE PROJECT TEAM INCLUDED CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE COORDINATION OF PROFILE TEMPLATES REQUIRED IN THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF THE FEATURE WALLS.
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1_EXISTING DISCONNECT IN PRIMARY CIRCULATION
2_DIRECT CONNECTION 3_CREATION OF AN ORBITAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM WITH MUSEUM AT ITS CENTER
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_ ‘DIGITAL CROSSROADS’ MEDIA WALL BELZBERG ARCHITECTS
RESIDING IN THE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS AT A LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY, THE ‘DIGITAL CROSSROADS’ IS A SCULPTURAL INSTAL-
LATION WHICH EMPHASIZES GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY THROUGH INTERACTIVE MEDIA. AS THE LEAD DESIGNER I GUIDED THE PROJ-ECT THROUGH A VARIETY OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN ITERATIONS,
FINALLY CULMINATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMED LAMINATED GLASS SYSTEM. IN EACH PHASE OF ITS CONCEPTION, COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND DIGITAL FABRICATION WERE
CRITICAL TOOLS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT.
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SCHEME 1 _ MOLDED FIBERGLASS WITH INTEGRATED TRANSLUCENT MONITORS
_PATTERN STUDY
SCHEME 2 _ FORMED AND ETCHED RESIN PANELS, MONITORS HOUSED BEHIND
_FULL SCALE MOCK-UP
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INTERLAYER PATTERN_A UNIQUE GRAPHIC IS PRINTED DIRECTLY ONTO THE PVB LAMINATE FOR EACH PANEL, CREATING A DEEP AND INTEGRATED APPEARANCE.
FORMED GLASS MOLDS_EACH PANEL FORM IS MILLED OUT OF MEDIUM DENSITY FOAM. SHEET METAL IS THEN APPLIED TO THE OPERATIVE SURFACE AND 2 PANES OF GLASS ARE SLUMPED DIRECTLY ONTO IT. THE CORRE-SPONDING GRAPHIC INTERLAYER IS THEN SEALED BETWEEN THESE PANES IN AN AUTOCLAVE.
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_ BARRINGTON RESIDENCE STAIR BELZBERG ARCHITECTS
SERVING AS THE VISUAL AND SPACIAL FOCAL POINT OF A HOME IN THE BRENTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES, THIS
STAIR WAS DESIGNED TO VISUALLY EVOKE THE RADIAL MOVE-MENT OF THE STRUCTURE IT OCCUPIES. USING BOTH DIGITAL
FABRICATION METHODS AND INTRICATE HAND FINISH WORK, IT REPRESENTS AN INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND CRAFTS-
MANSHIP.
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