1. ALI GENS
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agens@g.risd.edu + www.ali-gens.com
2 College St. Box #462 / Providence, RI 02903

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Architecture ?
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Modeling
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Digital graphics
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Digital drafting
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Rendering
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Hand drafting
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Drafting
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3. ARCH Modeling
" Chipboard model of a inter-
vention along the ancient via
Suburana in Rome. The project
necessitated public, private,
historical, residential, religious,
mercantile (permanent and
temporary) and transportation
considerations. The uniform
chipboard material was utilized to
emphasis the landscape nature
of the proposal.
$ Material study on the transparency and color of wood for
providing light but not sight.
basswood + chipboard + plexiglass

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Detail model for a rain screen addition to an
existing building in Providence, RI. The interven-
tion proposed: better light by opening apertures
and by redesigning the fire escape, better
electrical wiring that was easy to upkeep through
removable panels, more floor space, and better
insulation. (Designed and built with a group).
wood + basswood + insulation + varnish + spray
paint

5. ARCH Digital graphics
Mapping investigation
of a proposal that would
redirect urban flows. Each
color path represents a dif-
ferent type of inhabitant.
AutoCad 3D " Illustrator
" Photoshop

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! Diagrammatic axon of the circulation path and
complex program of a community knowledge bank.
$ Conceptual axon depicting moments where
circulation (soft space) intersect with program (hard
PROGRAMMABLE
space) to create a hybrid condition conductive to
interdisciplinary efforts.
AutoCad 3D " Illustrator " Photoshop
GATHERING
RECORDING
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTER LAB
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PRINTSHOP / BINDERY
LIBRARY
METAL SHOP
WOOD SHOP
WELCOME / KITCHEN
LOADING DOCK
PERFORMANCE
MARKET

7. ARCH Digital drafting
# Plans drafted in AutoCad and edited with acrylic + pen

8. 06
! Site plan for an energy efficient campus proposal for Nantucket
Island School of Design and Art.
CLASSROOMS LIBRARY STORAGE SPACES
AutoCad + Illustrator
CIRCULATION PERFORMANCE SPACE RESIDENCES
PERFORMANCE SEATING OFFICE SPACES
RA KHENGAR
ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEXITY
RA KHENGAR
OCCUPATIONAL COMPLEXITY
ALI GENS
# Plans + sections + experiential studies of the Indian step well Ra Khengar. The intent of the project was to depict the ancient and orna-
mental with a tool that is distinctly new and precise as means of pushing the medium.
AutoCad + Illustrator

9. ARCH Rendering
Rhino renderings for a housing unit that explored the transition
from sleep (horizontal) to urban (vertical) through six different
spheres of living (sleep, wash, play, work, eat, social).
" Material + floor plate + circulation diagrams
? Material study
$ Light / time studies

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RA KHENGAR : VIEW STUDY : A. GENS : DIGITAL REPRESENTATION : FINAL ASSIGNMENT
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! Renderings of Ra Khengar
to express the unique effect on
view the water in the well would
have on its inhabitants.
Rhino + Illustrator

11. ARCH Hand drafting
# Conceptual plan + axon depicting the urban intervention of
# Axon of floor plates, limited site context and void spaces intended a community knowledge bank being mirrored in the building’s
for hybrid use between program and circulation. spatial organization
pencil + pen + marker lead + pen + marker

12. 10
# Drafted plans of a proposed urban
housing complex that slowly shifted off
of the city grid as it gained floors.
# Axon + perspective + elevations of Mies van der
Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion.
! Exploded axon of the Barcelona Pavilion.

13. ARCH Drawing
# Walking transect of Matera, Italy in pencil
# Travel Sketches of Rome and Naples in pencil + marker

14. 12
# Scientific illustration investigating river morphology. # Pencil Drawings of a proposed urban high-rise that conceptu-
ally resolved multi-use necessities by adopting logic inherent to
ink + gouache + acrylic + pencil river morphology.