ALDO J IMENEZ FEL IPEa rc h i te c t u re | l a n d s c a p e | u r b a n p la n n i n g

I have s t ud ied my Mas te r ’ s degre e in Archi tec tu re in the Po ly technic Univers i t y of Va lencia (UPV ) . Thanks to the Promoe Scho la rship I had the oppor tuni t y of s t udy inng my fi f t h year in t he Univers i t y of Ok lahoma (OU) , in t he Uni ted Sta tes , tak ing courses f rom the Bache lo r in Archi tec tu re and the Mas te r in Landsca-pe Archi tec tu re .

When I imag ine my fu tu re , I se e myse l f fight ing fo r a bet te r env ironmen ta l and u rban qua li t y fo r peop le , enr i ching the ir exper ience in c i t i e s and towns , p romo-t ing publi c t ranspor ta t ion , embe lli shing the sma ll bac -kyards , re s to r ing an ecosys tem damaged by u rban specula t ion , etc . I t r ul y be lieve bo th a rchi tec tu re and landscape archi tec tu re have the power to achieve a ll of t hese things and more .

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Thi s i s a p ro jec t su r rounded by the ruin s of a mi -ll enary cas t le . Archi tec tu re and landscape work together to o rganize the s i te t ry ing to respec t t he monument and the Med i te r ranean a tmosphere as much as pos s ib le . Outdo or space , su rpr i se , na tu re and promenade are the es sen t ia l concept s .

The ex i s t ing vegeta t ion i s conserved and new na t i ve species a re added enr i ching the exper ience of t he v i -s i to rs . Di ffe ren t co lo rs , sme ll s and tex tu res con t r ibu te to crea te the per fec t set t ing to enjoy the p lace and i t s magni fi cen t v iews .

HOSTEL IN THE CASTLESagunto, Spain (F ina l Degree Pro jec t - 2012)

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The archi tec tu re , t rad i t i ona ll y cons t ruc ted , focuses on the re la t ionship betwe en the indo or and ou tdo or spaces . Landscape enhances thi s t rans i t i on improv ing peop le ’ s exper ience th rough the pro jec t .

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HOSTEL IN THE CASTLESagunto, Spain (F ina l Degree Pro jec t - 2012)

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HOSTEL IN THE CASTLESagunto, Spain (F ina l Degree Pro jec t - 2012)

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Dur ing my exchange program in the Univers i t y of Ok lahoma , I had the oppor tuni t y to be par t of t he Urban Des ign Stud io Team ( second year s t ud io in t he mas te r in landscape archi tec tu re ) . We deve loped a pro jec t co llabora t ing w i th the communi ty of Sapulpa .

Me et ings w i th the ci t izens and the ci t y ha ll , t horough research and s i te ana ly s i s a llowed us to iden t i f y the communi ty ’ s ma in oppor tuni t i e s . The resul t was a repor t fill ed w i th des ign so lu t ions . My focus was the deve lopment of a bi ke - shar ing network tha t would improve the qua li t y of t he en t ire u rban env ironmen t .

UNDERSTANDING SAPULPASapulpa OK, Un i ted States (Landscape Master ’s S tud io - 2011)

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The sy s tem i s composed by fou r ma in and some secondary t ra il s fo r pedes -t r ians and cycli s t s and a network of bi ke - shar ing po in t s where peop le can ren t bi kes . The t ra il s r un th rough the who le c i t y connec t ing foca l po in t s and enhancing the qua li t y of t he u rban spaces .

UNDERSTANDING SAPULPASapulpa OK, Un i ted States (Landscape Master ’s S tud io - 2011)

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A vas t p rogram in a vas t s i te . Offi ces , shops , facili -t i e s , hous ing , ho te l , park ing and publi c space are mi -xed in thi s p ro jec t loca ted in a foca l a rea in the ci t y of Va lencia . The u ses a re mi xed and in te rconnec ted in the towers and a long the ground and basement flo ors , crea t ing a d iverse and ac t i ve communi ty .

The pro jec t cons i s t s in fou r high towers ( f rom 20 to 30 flo ors ) w i th a ver t i ca l cour tyard in the midd le and hor izon ta l openings tha t a llow light ing and ven t ila -t i on . The towers a re connec ted th rough the basement leve l by the commercia l a rea , t he aud i to r i um and the park ing garage . On the ground flo or , g re en areas a llow spor t s fi e ld s , p laygrounds , an ou t s ide thea ter and vegeta t ion . A p leasan t env ironmen t .

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTValenc ia , Spain (UPV 4th-year Stud io - 2010)

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MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTValenc ia , Spain (UPV 4th-year Stud io - 2010)

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The s i te in t he nor th of Tul sa i s an ac t i ve and flow ing p lace of t he ci t y . The pro jec t includes shopp ing , a communi ty cen te r , spor t facili t i e s , a communi ty gar -den and gre en spaces .

The d i ffe ren t build ings of t he new communi ty comp lex mas te r p lan are ar ranged to crea te open spaces in betwe en covered by the gre en ro of tha t emerges f rom the hill .

The a im of t he pro jec t i s to t rans fo rm the s i te in a ma in socia l foca l po in t t ha t encourages peop le to ga ther , in te rac t , share , and re la te to na tu re .

NORTH TULSA MASTER PLANTulsa OK, Un i ted States (OU Arch i tec tu re Stud io - 2010)

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NORTH TULSA MASTER PLANTulsa OK, Un i ted States (OU Arch i tec tu re Stud io - 2010)

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The s i te i s l oca ted in the hi s to r i ca l d i s t r i c t of Va len -cia , near the Ci ty ha ll , t he Cen t ra l Market and the Cathedra l . The pro jec t i s des igned to add a new publi c p laza in o rder to increase the open space in the midd le of a dense env ironmen t .

A thin build ing accommodates the flex ib le hous ing and the hanged boxes d i sp lays the publi c p rogram . Bo th par t s a re in te rconnec ted and offe r the ne igh -bors fl ex ib le spaces tha t a llow socia l in te rac t ion . Par t of t he s i te i s g i ven to the ci t y becoming a new u rban space fo r the c i t izens .

TEMPORARY HOUSINGValenc ia , Spain (UPV 3rd-year Stud io - 2009)

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TEMPORARY HOUSINGValenc ia , Spain (UPV 3rd-year Stud io - 2009)

Moreover , t he houses a re flex ib le . There are th re e d i ffe ren t t ypo log ies fo r d i ffe ren t famili e s : s ing le peop le , coup les and bigger famili e s . The uni t s a re flex ib le a long the years , a llow ing the inhabi tan t s to move f rom one apar tmen t to ano ther o r to s tay fo r a speci fi c per iod of t ime . The same famil y can move f rom a sma ll apar tmen t to a bigger one when the ir neces s i t i e s change . The flex ibili t y of t he space i s achieved by light wardrobes tha t can be moved in o rder to obta in d i ffe ren t spa t ia l configu ra t ions . The resul t i s a g rea t fl ex ibili t y and adaptabili t y to the u sers and the ir ne eds .

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Thi s i s a regenera t ion pro jec t of an indus t r ia l a rea in the ou t sk ir t s of t he ci t y . The des ign i s a comp lete renewa l p roces s tha t mi xes some of the ex i s t ing clean indus t r ie s w i th hous ing , se rv i ces and facili t i e s .

H ie rarchy in the u rban spaces and s t re et s i s f un -damenta l in t he pro jec t , f rom ma in avenues in t he per imeter to sma ll pedes t r ian s t re et s in s ide the quar -te rs . The u ses a re mi xed and the facili t i e s and open spaces d i s semina ted th roughou t t he s i te . Tre es and vegeta t ion a re es sen t ia l fo r t he u rban qua li t y .

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTValenc ia , Spain (UPV 3rd-yearUrban P lann ing Stud io - 2009)

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GRAPHIC SK ILLS

REPRESENTAT ION SKILLSDrawing and photography

In add i t ion to the CAD drawing , render ing and mo-de ling sk ill s , I am highly in te res ted in pho tography and f re e -hand drawing . I have deve loped severa l pho tography pro jec t s concerning a w ide range of top ic s , s uch as , v io lence , landscape and u rban li fe .

Drawing in my sketch bo oks i s a way of cap tu r ing the word around me . Drawings of my t r ip s , l ec tu re no tes , t hought s and des ign ideas fo r my pro jec t s a re mi xed in these bo oks .

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REPRESENTAT ION SKILLSDrawing and photography

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