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Saint Francis Dam Memorial
This memorial commemorates the deaths of the 400+ people who died in the catastrophic Saint Francis Dam collapse in 1928 near Santa Clarita, CA - still one of the worst natural disasters in California’s history.
The ruin-like monument reconstructs a partial footprint of the original dam, using rubble from the collapse as as aggregate in the new form. At 20’ tall, it is 1/10th the height of the dam, and meant to index the size of the original dam while relating to a more human scale. Since the site of the disaster was never sufficiently remediated, the landscape design would expand the riparian environment, bifurcating the existing arroyo to create a seasonal island for the main grounds of the memorial.
2021
Soft Structure
Exhibition Design
Submission for the AIA 2x8 Domum exhibition, showcasing exemplary student work architecture & design institutions around California. The project consists of two “soft” columns, holding up light boxes displaying the work. The columns struggle to hold the boxes, causing slumping and deformations.
2019, Collaboration with Cody Miner