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	<title>mia design</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>EXHIBITIONS</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:36 +0000</pubDate>

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		<title>BLACK/FASHION: COLOR AND CULTURE</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:41 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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	Black/Fashion: Color and CultureIn collaboration with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, fashion curation by theo tysongraduate studio &#124; first year fall ‘25
Worked with a fashion curator from the Boston MFA, theo tyson, and designed a Black/Fashion: Color Culture exhibition space in the Linde Family gallery in the museum. &#38;nbsp;Throughout the semester, I explored the breadth and depth of black as a color and Blackness as a kaleidoscopic identity contextualized through fashion and visual arts, both historically and contemporarily. We were entrusted to ideate a design solution following her curatorial statement into 6 distinct sections: Good Mourning, Good Evening, Texture, Protest Dress, Kaleidoscope, and Afrofuturism. My project statement is inspired by the term "Sunday Best," which is a phrase used by Black Americans during times of oppression and marginalization as an expression of freedom during Church services, when they would dress themselves in their finest clothes.&#38;nbsp;

	
&#60;img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b2cfb4c3c0a07dda1e81ab45da1690d9467d3b79e88cff38931d39ed410f140/1766452281738-52ffaafa-8762-4933-8ea8-4020b98d9d86_1.jpg" data-mid="244176381" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/0b2cfb4c3c0a07dda1e81ab45da1690d9467d3b79e88cff38931d39ed410f140/1766452281738-52ffaafa-8762-4933-8ea8-4020b98d9d86_1.jpg" /&#62;

	Process

&#60;img width="8021" height="4500" width_o="8021" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b23e6da0c011bff3f88f65b535fbd27a54190c0c4068aa12411412463c32ddba/grid.png" data-mid="244176383" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b23e6da0c011bff3f88f65b535fbd27a54190c0c4068aa12411412463c32ddba/grid.png" /&#62;“The grid” is a design guide to break the space symbolically and physically. Breaking the black as a monolith to redefining it as Black as a culture. 

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Renders
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Render of the entrance leading into Good Mourning and Good Evening.

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Render of the Kaleidoscope section.

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Final Presentation Wall
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&#38;gt;Link to Black/Fashion Bible&#38;lt;In a society where Black people are denied individualism and faced with oppression, dressing up in “Sunday Best” to Church was and continues to be a symbolic practice of self-expression. Therefore, this catalogue serves as a “Fashion Bible” containing all the objects within the exhibition.
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		<title>15 RULES TO REBUILDING THE WORLD</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/15-RULES-TO-REBUILDING-THE-WORLD</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:45 +0000</pubDate>

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15 Rules for Rebuilding the World
graduate seminar &#124; first year fall ‘25

Architect Christoper Alexander released in 2004, written over the course of three decades, The Nature of Order: An Essay on Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. The four-volume set outlines the properties that Alexander believes underlie beauty in art, nature, and architecture. This exhibit will be the abridged 3D version of his manifesto. Quilts are a medium of design that can depict beliefs, commemorate, and educate the public on human rights violations, as well as represent groups and oppressed peoples. By placing quilts and equality quilts, it creates a dialogue between the two types of pieces within the same medium, showing its range.

Entrance Render
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Panel Composition and Drawings
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Renders
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Model
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		<title>DESIGN ICONS 1900-2020</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/DESIGN-ICONS-1900-2020</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:51 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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Design Icons 1900-2020The Art of Sitting

graduate seminar &#124; first year fall ‘25
The Art of Sitting takes the gaze from the chairs as objects and focuses on the array of individuals who occupy them-loungers, perchers, thinkers, and nappers alike. A chair’s composition is shown through its design and style, but its true artistry is present when in contact with human form. The exhibition celebrates the sitter as an impromptu player in this duet, transforming an object of design into a vehicle for labor, repose, argument, or escape. After all, a chair without a body is not a chair at all; it is the human who gives it purpose. To say “to sit” in Chinese is Zuò. The character is represented here as it plays into this statement of focusing the sitter as a focal point of a chair’s design. Reiterating the character to transform into a human.


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Model
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	Process Sketches
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The light acts as a participatory element within the exhibition. As the viewer sits on the benches, the light reflects the visitor’s shadow onto the chair on display. Mimicking the effect of the visitor sitting on the chair.&#38;nbsp;
Renders
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		<title>SEE/SAW</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/SEE-SAW</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:58 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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	See/Saw


Mia Larkin, Madeline Thomas, and Emma Davis
graduate summer semester &#124; summer ‘25This final project draws inspiration from Allan Wexler’s Wall: I Want to Be Architecture, a quietly radical work that seamlessly blends construction logic with sculptural intent and spatial play. 


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A see-saw, by definition, is a long plank fixed on a fulcrum, with seats on each end for the user to swing up and push down alternately. In its very essence, it requires two people on opposite ends of the same plank for the see-saw to move. There is an interdependent relationship between the two users. By constructing a wall with a see-saw in the middle, the wall takes on a new, disrupted meaning. Walls usually connote the idea of keeping something or someone “in”, and “The Other’ out.

	&#60;img width="570" height="426" width_o="570" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8ed78094311d97a6ef995aa71fc49def45e91ea8574db14805f5d72122f66f0/IMG_0259.JPG" data-mid="244176456" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/570/i/c8ed78094311d97a6ef995aa71fc49def45e91ea8574db14805f5d72122f66f0/IMG_0259.JPG" /&#62;
	&#60;img width="570" height="426" width_o="570" height_o="426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02272ee8c9ff27f14ceaf65213ced35ed3329949e7de30320cd911016a897284/IMG_0260.JPG" data-mid="244176457" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/570/i/02272ee8c9ff27f14ceaf65213ced35ed3329949e7de30320cd911016a897284/IMG_0260.JPG" /&#62;
By the insertion of the see-saw, the wall is now disrupted by a unifying object. See-saws necessitate the idea of trust, co-existence, interdependence, and cooperation&#38;nbsp;to lift off the ground. By adding opacity to the “window between” users, each user is forced to inherently trust the other, possibly a stranger. The user can “see” barely over the window barrier, seeing vaguely that there is a person on the other side, but not knowing who. It is only when both users trust each other and lift off the ground that they can rise above the opaque part of the window and see the opposite through the transparent portion of the window, now having “saw” the opposite side.


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&#38;gt;Video Link to See/Saw&#38;lt;</description>
		
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		<title>EXTERIORS</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/EXTERIORS</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:06 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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		<title>EXPERIENCE</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/EXPERIENCE</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:38 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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		<title>BIKE SHOP</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/BIKE-SHOP</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:08 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

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	Balance
“Unity in Opposites”
studio 4 &#124; senior fall fall ‘24This design studio is synthesizing the lessons learned in prerequisite studios. Integrating previous studio concepts, we are asked to develop and execute a design process that will culminate in a design solution for a small facility located in Regent Square, specifically Frick Park.


Render
&#60;img width="1967" height="1274" width_o="1967" height_o="1274" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fefe59b2e9ecc04c8f434b75be73424b30351ff75c40fdce4344c3c863cc43e6/studio-4-render.png" data-mid="244176498" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fefe59b2e9ecc04c8f434b75be73424b30351ff75c40fdce4344c3c863cc43e6/studio-4-render.png" /&#62;

	
SITE ANALYSIS

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Frick Park’s location is adjacent to a neighborhood. While observing the site, I noticed the grid pattern that makes up the vehicle passage, but the curviness of the marked bike paths and the site being engulfed by nature stood out to me. The site itself had rigid elements, like the Clay Frick Tennis Courts fencing and a small building off to the side. These differences drove me to use balance as the main driver for my form and led me to discover other opposites to decide the design.
BALANCE
 Balance in design is not only visual or spatial but also experimental. A bike shop is meant to balance industrial elements with organic, tactile materials; nature could balance areas of activity with quiet spaces. The structure is experimental; you are meant to try and fail. Experimental design involves merging nature with structure and creating flexible, adaptable spaces that invite exploration, relaxation, and interaction. Creating a fluid balance between organic growth and architectural intervention, encouraging active participation from visitors in defining the space themselves.
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Positive v. NegativePositive space is defined as structural beings arranged in a pattern, the void being negative space. This aids the circulation and sense of openness and flow.


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Group v. Individual
Promoting users a seamless between social and private moments, the flexibility of spaces accommodates the fluctuating number of people throughout the day. 


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Nature v. Structure
Nature itself is organic and follows fluid forms. This duality manifests by blending open, green spaces with carefully structured forms. Taking inspiration from the Northern Oak leaf around the site, it is juxtaposed with rigidity from the nearby neighborhood street grid pattern.


	&#60;img width="2266" height="1589" width_o="2266" height_o="1589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b6539ef56aecc1041c740925a44407309cc790065f61d731c520238e631e36f/ppp.png" data-mid="244176504" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b6539ef56aecc1041c740925a44407309cc790065f61d731c520238e631e36f/ppp.png" /&#62;Static v. Motion
Bikes are inherently about motion, designing that incorporates movements in form and function. Curved lines in the structure represent motion of bikes. Static functions slow down and make points of interest on the site for the users as repair stations.


FORM

	
&#60;img width="2333" height="1561" width_o="2333" height_o="1561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2a78d58754fe1738a15a9e34df487ba180bc13a12f91e27e4baa8e958210b22/Untitled-2.png" data-mid="244176508" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2a78d58754fe1738a15a9e34df487ba180bc13a12f91e27e4baa8e958210b22/Untitled-2.png" /&#62;
To get my form, I took a foam block and sliced it into eight long rectangles. Then I arranged them into V’s and symmetrically stacked them. Following, I took the 2D form and traced straight edges and the concaves of the shape to get my floor plan. Finally, I extruded the floor plan to create my walls.
MATERIALS&#60;img width="1624" height="1046" width_o="1624" height_o="1046" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b6b3ae02df597a12b6accb2635e7a80fc8c506aeec360992c45dcd5ef7d4be4/material.png" data-mid="244176514" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b6b3ae02df597a12b6accb2635e7a80fc8c506aeec360992c45dcd5ef7d4be4/material.png" /&#62;
I took inspiration from the site itself, like the oakwood from the trees and the colors from the clay courts.


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North Elevation
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South Elevation


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East Elevation
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Repair Space Interior Rendering
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Reception Space Interior Rendering


Construction Documents
	&#60;img width="2251" height="1588" width_o="2251" height_o="1588" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fdf2292679aee23ad0f5b19276ef6a8a61facc19c3717daeb49e7a1c223e075/floor-cd.png" data-mid="244176510" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fdf2292679aee23ad0f5b19276ef6a8a61facc19c3717daeb49e7a1c223e075/floor-cd.png" /&#62;
Floor Plan
	
&#60;img width="3418" height="2350" width_o="3418" height_o="2350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9bebcd5b99844d50ee188b0651a9e08102d2975ed965b4a72bb1fa75ca21135/rcp-cd.png" data-mid="244176523" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9bebcd5b99844d50ee188b0651a9e08102d2975ed965b4a72bb1fa75ca21135/rcp-cd.png" /&#62;
Reflected Ceiling Plan

	&#60;img width="2383" height="1628" width_o="2383" height_o="1628" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fc1b522d4f7f6a91f5f92ac770639fc80065beb55165d6ab64931c8e572fb8b/roof-cd.png" data-mid="244176511" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fc1b522d4f7f6a91f5f92ac770639fc80065beb55165d6ab64931c8e572fb8b/roof-cd.png" /&#62;
Roof Plan
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Site Plan


	&#60;img width="2309" height="1596" width_o="2309" height_o="1596" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b9d7378a08f29666e001b013946b7743cd798f0074979387a3e91e93f568e7f/elevation-1-cd.png" data-mid="244176519" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b9d7378a08f29666e001b013946b7743cd798f0074979387a3e91e93f568e7f/elevation-1-cd.png" /&#62;North and South Elevation

	&#60;img width="2419" height="1555" width_o="2419" height_o="1555" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bfc5344f82c216b710f20028c8745aa09bb919f2804ffcaecdee8cb605b22d9/elevation-2-cd.png" data-mid="244176509" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bfc5344f82c216b710f20028c8745aa09bb919f2804ffcaecdee8cb605b22d9/elevation-2-cd.png" /&#62;
East and West Elevation

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Wall Sections
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Wall Details

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		<title>SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY HOUSING</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/SUSTAINABLE-COMMUNITY-HOUSING</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:15 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://mialarkin.com/SUSTAINABLE-COMMUNITY-HOUSING</guid>

		<description>
	Sustainable Community Housing
“Interlocking Diversty”Partner: Shaista Rahim


studio 3 &#124; junior spring ‘24Focusing on Pittsburgh's ever-growing diverse population, we must address the limited housing available for these communities. We plan to convert an existing parking lot in the Oakland area into sustainable housing for graduate students and the immigrant population.


&#60;img width="2592" height="1728" width_o="2592" height_o="1728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0d44685729e7e5159a6dae350880803cc0b1b95b72648dd556412e13261adc/IMG_5276.JPG" data-mid="244176542" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0d44685729e7e5159a6dae350880803cc0b1b95b72648dd556412e13261adc/IMG_5276.JPG" /&#62;Aerial view of the site
	
	
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	&#60;img width="1950" height="1020" width_o="1950" height_o="1020" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4f295b07197ff59972f107f0ed3c349f14be981709f0645e1c2675ea0dcceac/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.24.36PM.png" data-mid="244176561" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4f295b07197ff59972f107f0ed3c349f14be981709f0645e1c2675ea0dcceac/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.24.36PM.png" /&#62;
	&#60;img width="1940" height="1244" width_o="1940" height_o="1244" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd8d75b48ea932a6404ee54a3ca471e45ff58048638ce650852b6ca60fba64e2/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.24.47PM.png" data-mid="244176562" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd8d75b48ea932a6404ee54a3ca471e45ff58048638ce650852b6ca60fba64e2/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.24.47PM.png" /&#62;

Process
&#60;img width="1942" height="1256" width_o="1942" height_o="1256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cb702d4bef51a4aa54dab9f3c83c4a3ad1286bb4d729456d45ef44423cabe7b/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.17.58PM.png" data-mid="244176553" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cb702d4bef51a4aa54dab9f3c83c4a3ad1286bb4d729456d45ef44423cabe7b/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.17.58PM.png" /&#62;
First, we investigated the land ownership near our site to determine the needs, such as green space and the types of buildings trying to fulfill a need that is missing in the area. Therefore, in our final design, we wanted a big green space for the Oakland community.
	&#60;img width="1932" height="1254" width_o="1932" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9db73a11365cbfd8a882dda8d1b1b7154205de9f68c0a988be6f8c48bd539ae/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.21.51PM.png" data-mid="244176556" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9db73a11365cbfd8a882dda8d1b1b7154205de9f68c0a988be6f8c48bd539ae/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.21.51PM.png" /&#62;
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The goal of our site is to foster a community of people from various walks of life. Pittsburgh, known for its three rivers that converge downtown and in the Oakland area, is where these communities have chosen to settle. The rivers meet at "The Point" downtown, each flowing toward a common destination. Similarly, our site attracts and brings together people from different backgrounds to Sennott.


&#60;img width="3446" height="418" width_o="3446" height_o="418" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a97cfe533889c27d37f9316eba441a475173d8b468af4b4cf225f1016ff2dc6e/process.png" data-mid="244176551" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a97cfe533889c27d37f9316eba441a475173d8b468af4b4cf225f1016ff2dc6e/process.png" /&#62;
&#38;nbsp;Floor PlansWith intentional landscaping, we create spaces that encourage interaction among neighbors and the community. The apartment units themselves are unique to each resident. Each unit is a two-story home that offers a sense of individuality, with each façade designed to be distinct from the neighboring one. The pathways weave through the site, zigzagging and intersecting, ultimately leading people to a shared destination.


&#60;img width="1950" height="1260" width_o="1950" height_o="1260" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/065192a1da5d945db0f4cec227262862c00c17399e500624ad60ccdcdd6b2f12/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.20.13PM.png" data-mid="244176554" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/065192a1da5d945db0f4cec227262862c00c17399e500624ad60ccdcdd6b2f12/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.20.13PM.png" /&#62;
	&#60;img width="1940" height="1254" width_o="1940" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bcff649200e4baa7bf1106135bdecaedfb3d8524e9ab2e72806f6619c1ad2ad/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.22.41PM.png" data-mid="244176558" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bcff649200e4baa7bf1106135bdecaedfb3d8524e9ab2e72806f6619c1ad2ad/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.22.41PM.png" /&#62;
	&#60;img width="1946" height="1258" width_o="1946" height_o="1258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3309d2bc9906f8c03d029dbabe8941e63781e6f3a2827f0e130be9b7809bc89/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.22.52PM.png" data-mid="244176559" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3309d2bc9906f8c03d029dbabe8941e63781e6f3a2827f0e130be9b7809bc89/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.22.52PM.png" /&#62;


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		<title>MUSEUM OF _____</title>
				
		<link>https://mialarkin.com/MUSEUM-OF-_____</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:16:23 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>mia design</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://mialarkin.com/MUSEUM-OF-_____</guid>

		<description>
	A Museum of ____“Museum of Unearthing”&#38;nbsp;
studio 2 &#124; junior fall ‘23
Located at the intersection of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Susquehanna Rivers. Pittsburgh’s location and history were a catalyst of the rapid expansion and industrialization of steel, glass, and coal. Calling for skilled workers to mass-produce these materials within the city from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. &#38;nbsp;This Museum uncovers these industries in a comprehensive museum space.


&#60;img width="902" height="1352" width_o="902" height_o="1352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb97a09b7df9eac993dbda4c1ef51a3c294b09aaac0332e80a02463100514f90/Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-1.03.09-AM.jpeg" data-mid="244176568" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/902/i/cb97a09b7df9eac993dbda4c1ef51a3c294b09aaac0332e80a02463100514f90/Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-1.03.09-AM.jpeg" /&#62;
Aerial View of the site

&#60;img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc6cf1f3d1f4014c9c4a65e4e18c559a7c975370c8fe97be392064e215f73562/IMG_0332.jpeg" data-mid="244176566" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc6cf1f3d1f4014c9c4a65e4e18c559a7c975370c8fe97be392064e215f73562/IMG_0332.jpeg" /&#62;ProcessThe site sits in the strip district in Pittsburgh, PA, more specifically, sits between the 31st Street Bridge and Railroad St. Currently sitting on the site is Pittsburgh Public Works, a sanitation facility. Working with a Pittsburgh company Riverlife and tasked to rework their proposal of what will sit on the site. The theme of the project was “Museum of ___” and the museum will consist of commercial development, outdoor recreation facilities, pedestrian access from the bridge, a public park, and a dock.

 &#60;img width="868" height="712" width_o="868" height_o="712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d59b6f5c91b27097ad92adbb37247c97abea4b1860e1e3257402a325b4e722d3/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-2.21.38PM.jpeg" data-mid="244176572" border="0" data-scale="34" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/868/i/d59b6f5c91b27097ad92adbb37247c97abea4b1860e1e3257402a325b4e722d3/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-2.21.38PM.jpeg" /&#62;&#60;img width="1252" height="802" width_o="1252" height_o="802" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5d616b4c33c7ad97f9e35aa24dbd41f6f6cabe4a0d5c2076c9703e8ebddb257/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-2.22.12PM.jpeg" data-mid="244176573" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5d616b4c33c7ad97f9e35aa24dbd41f6f6cabe4a0d5c2076c9703e8ebddb257/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-2.22.12PM.jpeg" /&#62;
Riverlife’s proposal for the site
DiagramsTasked to craft a narrative for our site and sticking to that narrative, I chose the word meandering to base my design. Taking inspiration of Pittsburgh’s infrastructure, focusing on the Fort Pitt Tunnel. Capturing the experience of exiting the tunnel and experiencing the release of the exit and being in awe of the sight of downtown Pittsburgh’s skyline. Replicating that experience of the exit on my site. The word meandering, allowed the museum visitors to have their own autonomy walking around my site. Therefore, layering allows for more exploration, rather than having all buildings on one plane. Different buildings and the arrangement on my site is meant to replicate the exit of the Pitt Tunnel. 


&#60;img width="2732" height="1768" width_o="2732" height_o="1768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18e104b09c1d1e99e6935af06176fa1caae66f806bea940ef6e5c9df23ceaa80/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.37.32PM.png" data-mid="244176580" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18e104b09c1d1e99e6935af06176fa1caae66f806bea940ef6e5c9df23ceaa80/Screenshot-2025-01-16-at-7.37.32PM.png" /&#62;Brick plays a central role in shaping the materiality of my building, driven by its "urge" to form an arch. This diagram emphasizes the humanization of the brick-making process. Highlighting the importance between it crafted origin and its aspirations. Focusing on the transformation from raw material to a structural and expressive element, the diagram celebrates the process as a product of human invention and architectural ambition.


Floor Plans
	
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	&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#60;img width="876" height="1180" width_o="876" height_o="1180" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce148ac9a232aad851db3941ae0a982423d4aecdf2a87b0f95c32f2ae4fd0cde/Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-1.12.46-AM.jpeg" data-mid="244176571" border="0" data-scale="74" data-rotation="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/876/i/ce148ac9a232aad851db3941ae0a982423d4aecdf2a87b0f95c32f2ae4fd0cde/Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-1.12.46-AM.jpeg" /&#62;
	

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