https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/sketchbook daily 0.75 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859342702-H0G54PVWK6BFHVDW0OBR/1.JPG sketchbook - youth hostel plakias graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859342702-H0G54PVWK6BFHVDW0OBR/1.JPG sketchbook - youth hostel plakias graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859233870-B8YHIS2OALS9EIXBZXAY/IMG_2546.jpg sketchbook - youth hostel plakias graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858841627-6VJDC6BBU9IV71JPIMQB/IMG_2440.JPG sketchbook - atrani, italy graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859143579-98JLU2T2SQ2CJ7RYKFXQ/IMG_7895_Afterlight.jpg sketchbook - wallflower coffee graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599620448462-F5MVXS1BPCOENKGEWPN5/IMG_0137.jpg sketchbook - lion exhibit In graphite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858838317-TNXI3CHTEXS91QEZY0Q5/81F38625-520C-4AE7-B70B-885040E81939.jpg sketchbook - theatre de l'opera graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858845041-J58ZGYLS6P0V74MZMFB6/IMG_7893_Afterlight.jpg sketchbook - double dragon graphite + colored pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604985162263-5LH18ZYB3TFU1WU13FFL/PortfolioPage2.jpg sketchbook - call out time A collage that questions, what does it mean to “call out” time? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858836256-J4YHXY7T4Y7SJ24QWL5G/FFDD5F0D-B519-4B41-BE98-A8B33970F229.jpg sketchbook - factory hostel graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859746902-41KT3WYP5IPRXH1ID62A/4.png sketchbook - eiffel from seine graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599624272370-I8X9Y0ZHIRZ9N0C0LK8P/IMG_1721.jpg sketchbook - late night food cart pavilion Dining pavilion - fourth meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858835202-0KZ1OWQ5S4JLK8ZAKIQ0/AfterlightImage+%2819%29.jpg sketchbook - first slice pie cafe, chicago graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604984592056-DTL0J1K5URNLP0Q3W8L2/IMG_7377.jpg sketchbook - pippa graphite + colored pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604984652287-4KHBZAFHENLNSB2V10OJ/IMG_7406.jpg sketchbook - stella graphite + colored pencil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858840335-EO9P2V6G7CCWUOXAHUHC/4E68ED52-FAD9-46E6-A0CD-1876825EE1FE.jpg sketchbook - EWR martini graphite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793858834602-3GLT8HLK14K22A599AIK/0EEDC443-A5CC-4596-8AA8-4BF5FFAC17B6.jpg sketchbook - la croix colored pencil and pen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859252387-ZTL7XD3CBUG7KRQOG0W7/IMG_9164.jpg sketchbook - sketchbook pen + marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859456895-RU529V4RBFZBJD52DAI5/3.JPG sketchbook - sketchbook spread pen + marker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793859456875-UTN8K58BR7VCIN04C4ZR/2.JPG sketchbook - sketchbook spread pen + marker https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/pedestrianpark daily 0.75 2021-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598945038-NFL1W92A5XZJAZS7YKF7/MAP1.jpg pedestrian park - site plan The Cully neighborhood is a predominately Latino/a/x community located in NE Portland. While its sense of community is flourishing, this neighborhood is under served. Cully has some of the the lowest rated schools in the state, a high crime rate, unsafe walking conditions, and is also considered a food desert. This project aims to reclaim the streets for pedestrian activity. A three-block urban park located at the center of the Cully neighborhood. Not only providing safe walking spaces, but allowing for a social and recreational hub for residents of all ages and abilities. Establishing the “heart” of Cully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598945038-NFL1W92A5XZJAZS7YKF7/MAP1.jpg pedestrian park - site plan The Cully neighborhood is a predominately Latino/a/x community located in NE Portland. While its sense of community is flourishing, this neighborhood is under served. Cully has some of the the lowest rated schools in the state, a high crime rate, unsafe walking conditions, and is also considered a food desert. This project aims to reclaim the streets for pedestrian activity. A three-block urban park located at the center of the Cully neighborhood. Not only providing safe walking spaces, but allowing for a social and recreational hub for residents of all ages and abilities. Establishing the “heart” of Cully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599614080178-4REMCWJ8BGVAI2A0NYNI/sitesection.jpg pedestrian park - site section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598922840-W38O9K6KFGG5XXKIYA4N/PERSPECTIVE1.jpg pedestrian park - walkway / integrated bench Walkway on NE Cully Blvd. Providing safe walking spaces for pedestrians, pulling them away from the busy street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598925110-7FZNIK24CVD0DOYDSEJI/PERSPECTIVE2.jpg pedestrian park - crosswalk Intersection at NE Prescott and NE Cully Blvd. Added additional crosswalks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598933516-WXNP5YPS3D3QACONNFGF/PERSPECTIVE3.jpg pedestrian park - playground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598935880-EBFPAW2IIWGL4AD7XOCO/PERSPECTIVE4.jpg pedestrian park - amphitheater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599598957903-8L0UTYWJTE28QSVRTE88/PERSPECTIVE5.jpg pedestrian park - pedestrian corridor Transformed what was previously a through street into a pedestrian-only corridor, allowing space for thriving outdoor neighborhood marketplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599606298684-KC3AKIXYO7U2W6EN3KA9/ARCH480_MaddieBelgrave_Mapping_Community+Development_1.jpg pedestrian park - wellness mapping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621304273-1SNM3SWA1SVIXGW6ZT9Q/IMG_0125.jpg pedestrian park - site section sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621244218-UR3P3GAU6J6D8OAEV5MV/IMG_9620+%281%29.JPG pedestrian park - amphitheater sketches from sketchbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621350983-TCZX9LY0VJ1DWJCI2B9G/IMG_9480.JPG pedestrian park - amphitheater concept sketch https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/primate-exhibit daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597778953-ZIU6OAWP6LEWTWX7NW66/ChimpExhibit_Perspective.jpg primate exhibit - interior perspective The goal with this design was to create an immersive experience where visitors can feel as if they are truly within the habitat of the animals. Spaces which allow visitors to observe activities by the primates at varying heights, and indoor and outdoor spaces, while simultaneously allowing for both private and public interaction between primate and zookeeper. Throughout the interior spaces are educational and interactive spaces for visitors to further understand and deeper analyze what they just witnessed. The building facade implements a draining solution regarding storm water management and engages with the topography/landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597778953-ZIU6OAWP6LEWTWX7NW66/ChimpExhibit_Perspective.jpg primate exhibit - interior perspective The goal with this design was to create an immersive experience where visitors can feel as if they are truly within the habitat of the animals. Spaces which allow visitors to observe activities by the primates at varying heights, and indoor and outdoor spaces, while simultaneously allowing for both private and public interaction between primate and zookeeper. Throughout the interior spaces are educational and interactive spaces for visitors to further understand and deeper analyze what they just witnessed. The building facade implements a draining solution regarding storm water management and engages with the topography/landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597782716-F3JHZGC7ZV9VYDTLPPG5/SitePlan.jpg primate exhibit - site plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597526364-YLEJD6INP3PY5VV3EEDD/image-asset.jpeg primate exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597780215-C9GBID6IX2WIFLORSZEK/ChimpExhibit_SiteSections.jpg primate exhibit - site sections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597780378-VTXGH4Z89BZ6D5J36W0K/ChimpExhibit_Elevations.jpg primate exhibit - elevations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599597812159-ZS02RXRFGOPC2RA1V9IC/IMG_7136.JPG primate exhibit - initial conceptual collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599620546718-CS8IGWMCR2JQAC5X27O0/IMG_0154.jpg primate exhibit - sketchbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621522714-E5ST2GY00A7SNGGFAHU0/IMG_7549.JPG primate exhibit - sketch model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621477577-JVQHPB29M4AXT1E0QGNJ/IMG_7547.JPG primate exhibit - exterior viewing detail - physical model Engraving details in exterior cladding for storm water management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1599621624101-8S10PJNKJ50YCA7VOLKS/IMG_7554.JPG primate exhibit - sketch model https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/collage daily 0.75 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1619072952943-T8R1SSNQPLGV56JHL26M/IMG_5612.JPG collage - social culture of old town Mapping the historic character of Old Town Chinatown, Portland, OR. Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1619072952943-T8R1SSNQPLGV56JHL26M/IMG_5612.JPG collage - social culture of old town Mapping the historic character of Old Town Chinatown, Portland, OR. Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1619072253520-CF0WMDZFT4IO7VWVRFRD/4A3C1697-33AB-45AF-A7F8-ABB3D0967FF6.JPG collage - nostalgia Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1619072452730-PO09KPEJ7907TWH56QHG/Belgrave_DP.jpg collage - floating worlds Grasshopper, Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1619072245160-YDPA7QVGC8TLXQMI50B5/SIX_945BACC6-C12E-4148-91C6-C7EF70B75745.JPG collage - valentine's day Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1616469658525-3Q865MTBMU7OTIY92C3L/orange.png collage - dehydrated fruit Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1616469720307-ZRXPYNQ5H16QB1TJ62SC/stimmy.png collage - stimmy dropped Adobe Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1616463320401-AXH4HLM1CCV096OPMO69/callouttime.PNG collage - call out time Adobe Photoshop. https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/food-cart-dining-pavilion daily 0.75 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604986071962-BN7N19JVWVFV3REKPLFV/IMG_1729.jpg food cart dining pavilion - late night food cart pavilion For the late nighters, fourth mealers, and those who need a little pep before their graveyard shift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604986071962-BN7N19JVWVFV3REKPLFV/IMG_1729.jpg food cart dining pavilion - late night food cart pavilion For the late nighters, fourth mealers, and those who need a little pep before their graveyard shift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1620114702884-B8UD9PAFX8RABNU0UAG4/IMG_1727.JPG food cart dining pavilion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1620115101987-KJYM43ELBSZWTDW0188D/IMG_1805.jpg food cart dining pavilion - site plan In colored pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1620115020785-C1BEN79GUW39UIGE1274/IMG_1803+%281%29.JPG food cart dining pavilion - orthos In colored pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604986044799-718SHCMIFZHZKV3I8Z52/Capture.jpg food cart dining pavilion - late night food cart pavilion perspective In colored pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604985689844-YIUO3CEEUJP6NKSUOKFL/IMG_1799.jpg food cart dining pavilion - late night food cart pavilion perspective In colored pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1604985726874-EX4BW910TM7QUOF2GU93/IMG_1761.jpg food cart dining pavilion - late night food cart pavilion perspective In colored pencil. https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/reclaiming-infrastructure daily 0.75 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641236993414-NQXTP5FFZB1J1CLYST47/ELEVATION.jpg reclaiming infrastructure - elevation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641236993414-NQXTP5FFZB1J1CLYST47/ELEVATION.jpg reclaiming infrastructure - elevation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237273844-JE798AXZV49QA3ZUKI7U/stage.PNG reclaiming infrastructure - stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237315544-S4IGJ0YT2ZWD3RF19JNV/dining.PNG reclaiming infrastructure - dining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237013082-2SZCLPWDE3P1KW8VR14Y/TREES+PERSPECTIVE.jpg reclaiming infrastructure - entry to site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641236983486-5YBBTPZSVFOQLGMC3SOZ/OVERHEAD+AXON.jpg reclaiming infrastructure - site axon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237138780-1OGC9XWX0D7HI6TWJFPX/SECTION_11.30.jpg reclaiming infrastructure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237139933-8J9BAHI4U8JIS3F5Z4UF/PLAN_ground.jpg reclaiming infrastructure https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/stickyspaces daily 0.75 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641238206959-X7OS75BXB1G7BIL2ID4G/1_base+maps-02.png sicky spaces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641238206959-X7OS75BXB1G7BIL2ID4G/1_base+maps-02.png sicky spaces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641238524180-VDGG19ASOPH4H3BKHGIM/1_base+maps-01.png sicky spaces - site context https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237793451-PETHB5TB9AH3WPUGX9YS/garden+street.png sicky spaces - north blocks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/61d34b8c93e82b26aa0116f6/61d34b99817560021e7a1b86/1641237535457/ sicky spaces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237790238-3SWJ6BX9AU0NALMHLJZN/museum+madison+promenade-01.png sicky spaces - art museum entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237779082-USOYYCXS9J2NGRMKOU45/freeblock+museum.png sicky spaces - tasteful vandalism and fpool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237802870-5XXBTQVCHG1K651Z5UDZ/museum+elephant.png sicky spaces - museum plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237814619-KNGT78QPA1GTA48FC1FW/glisan+intersection.png sicky spaces - glisan intersection bike arches to call out green loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237810091-PW1R5TBYIJFTLN7HPO2U/burnside.png sicky spaces - burnside intersection The heart of park blocks - use bike arch to call out greenloop, repaving the ground with brick pavers to connect with other iconic and monumental gathering spaces in Portland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237805997-WU1GA6LMIKUAMF4ZS8EE/culinary+corridor.png sicky spaces - culinary corridor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237823131-6LLOAIMMS6F13P1PCNHW/projectionplaza.png sicky spaces - projection park Using projection mapping to draw people into spaces, even just when passing through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237817832-GOUUP0W0D590YSUTAS79/obryant+entry.png sicky spaces - o'bryant square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237795418-1TUTQZWF6RQVVFM327YP/entertainment+street.png sicky spaces - o'bryant movie screen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1641237819706-G5E07FR90VBOU5NEBCS9/obryant+stage.png sicky spaces - o'bryant entry https://www.maddiebelgrave.com/the-catwalk daily 0.75 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855710046-OYJMEFJ6U3QWQOUV2H6R/6.1.png the catwalk - integration board In the Urban Violence Laboratory each student was tasked with investigating a subtopic in Urban Violence related to design, architecture, and urban design, in order to propose an architectural project that could prevent, mitigate, or disrupt existing systems of violence. My thesis is addressing gender-based violence against women and other marginalized genders within the urban fabric. My project is a proposal for a safe street for queer individuals, at the heart of Portland’s Central East Side. Inspired by drag culture and the forming of chosen families, the street is anchored by three “houses:” the fashion house (makers spaces for the sewing and tailoring of costumes), the music house (a recording studio), and the performance house (dance studios/event venue) to support entrepreneurship and provide creative amenities for local artists. The interstitial spaces between these anchors transform existing industrial loading docks into outdoor stages, all connected by an urban catwalk. The catwalk is intended to connect the architecture while hosting introverted and extroverted street activities*, softening bridge infrastructure, and de-paving part of the city, further creating green spaces within the city to foster security, community, and joy for all gender identities. *During my research I was intrigued by an article by fem_arc_collective where I learned about the origins of the term “gossip,” it was originally a term for way that women or other marginalized communities communicated in regards to their safety, survival, and used as a way to build community. Today the term has been stigmatized into something negative, because people outside of these marginalized communities felt othered by the whispers. My project is a host for these more intimate moments “for gossip” as well as extroverted moments; for show, performance, and exuberant celebration of identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855710046-OYJMEFJ6U3QWQOUV2H6R/6.1.png the catwalk - integration board In the Urban Violence Laboratory each student was tasked with investigating a subtopic in Urban Violence related to design, architecture, and urban design, in order to propose an architectural project that could prevent, mitigate, or disrupt existing systems of violence. My thesis is addressing gender-based violence against women and other marginalized genders within the urban fabric. My project is a proposal for a safe street for queer individuals, at the heart of Portland’s Central East Side. Inspired by drag culture and the forming of chosen families, the street is anchored by three “houses:” the fashion house (makers spaces for the sewing and tailoring of costumes), the music house (a recording studio), and the performance house (dance studios/event venue) to support entrepreneurship and provide creative amenities for local artists. The interstitial spaces between these anchors transform existing industrial loading docks into outdoor stages, all connected by an urban catwalk. The catwalk is intended to connect the architecture while hosting introverted and extroverted street activities*, softening bridge infrastructure, and de-paving part of the city, further creating green spaces within the city to foster security, community, and joy for all gender identities. *During my research I was intrigued by an article by fem_arc_collective where I learned about the origins of the term “gossip,” it was originally a term for way that women or other marginalized communities communicated in regards to their safety, survival, and used as a way to build community. Today the term has been stigmatized into something negative, because people outside of these marginalized communities felt othered by the whispers. My project is a host for these more intimate moments “for gossip” as well as extroverted moments; for show, performance, and exuberant celebration of identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855664293-SFJCGCLDDUDJT15HHCER/SOUTH+BETWEEN+BUILDINGS.jpg the catwalk - south entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855949798-56SQLWOB7LR7MSUVXVEZ/Capture.JPG the catwalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855643297-LVMBS7TLKJKFE4PACQWG/1.1.png the catwalk - collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855707106-GRIRQRXUGV75XOIWR6WQ/3.1.png the catwalk - initial mapping excercise When beginning my research I started looking into things that make the city feel unsafe or unwelcoming as a woman, things like lack of lighting, tall facades without entries, vacant lots, underused space under overpasses and lack of sidewalks/pedestrian infrastructure. This led me to picking my site at the heart of portland’s central east side; on 3rd avenue, spanning the blocks between Morrison and Yamhill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d773ad703667955d70d7fff/1793855735921-YBKU1Y1MWZ6WTLYMS26Y/board2.1.png the catwalk - mural mapping The Central East Side is notorious for having little existing sidewalks, is extremely car-focused, and has two large overpasses passing over it. Simultaneously, this site has a bright and vibrant art culture: Portland Street Art Alliance has been commissioning local artists to paint murals in attempts to make this the “mural district” within Portland. In addition, the neighborhood has a thriving flea culture and underground art culture. This “underground culture” inspired me to research more into queer art forms such as drag (while now it’s become much more mainstream) historically, queens and other performers come out at night, and drag events (Balls and Pagaents) originated as an underground scene where Black and Latinx gay, trans and queer people developed a thriving subculture, where they could express themselves freely and find acceptance within a marginalized community. Drag balls were considered illegal and taboo to the outside world in the early 20th century, which drove the competitions underground (and also undoubtedly added to their appeal). Attendees were invite only, or knew someone who is there or competing. 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M. Arch University of Oregon ‘22 BS, Architecture, Portland State University ‘19 It is my goal to design environments that move and engage people; environments that nurture human potential and foster social interaction. Environments that overall make our lives happier, and more empowering. 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