Architecture
Chicago Prototype Fire Station
In 2000 the architectural firm of Guajardo and Associates secured the commission for a prototype fire station for the city of Chicago. Karl was asked to study the massing, structure and exterior materials for city approval and then followed through with construction documents. Architect of Record: Guajardo and Associates
Abu Dhabi Golf Course Hotel
GREC Architects inherited this ‘bird winged theme’ of a schematic design for the Abu Dhabi Golf Course Hotel in UAE. Karl assisted in studying the massing, worked through construction documents and helped manage the project onsite in Abu Dhabi. Architect of Record: GREC Architects Client: TDIC (Tourism Development and Investment Company, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Alexander The Great Project
An ambitious project, a monumental, mountain stone carving in northern Greece of a portrait of Alexander the Great inspired by Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse carving in South Dakota. The carving is the idea of sculptor Andy Papadopoulis, a former student. I was retained as an architect to provide schematic design and conceptual renderings for a visitor’s center, museum and artist residences. For a somewhat cynical and mildy humorous take on this endeavor check out the Chicago Reader’s interview of Andy and myself. Andy later installed some smaller sculptures in the city of Asprovolta and I was hired by American developers and the local Greek government to study/render schematic designs for beachfront development.
Piazza Drawings
These computer generated drawings reflect my fascination with Italian baroque architecture, piazzas, plazas, amphitheaters and the monumental scale of the work of architects such as Boullee. The buildings of Borromini, the Spanish Steps, the Piazza Navonna, Greek amphitheaters and the Piazza del Campo of Sienna are the biggest influences on my concept of space.
